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Ad for Huel meal replacement shakes banned in UK

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A social media ad for "nutritionally complete" meal replacement shakes was banned by the UK's advertising watchdog over a suggestion the shakes can replace conventional food. Huel's ad, which ran on Instagram and YouTube, showed celebrity entrepreneur Spencer Matthews talking to Huel Founder Julian Hearn about a race-winning athlete who "only eats Huel." β€” Read the rest

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In 1967, Kleenex sold pillows shaped like giant Kleenex boxes

Kleenex pop art pillows β€” Kleenex ad, 1967, via r/vintageads

In 1967, Kleenex offered pop art pillows in the shape of giant size Kleenex boxes. They cost $2.95 each plus two premium seals cut from Kleenex packages. You could get all three for $8.25 and six seals.

The pillows came in three designs. β€” Read the rest

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9-year-old ran up a $118,000 bill on dad's company credit card

$118,000 YouTube ads β€” Image credit: YouTube / Mighty Mike Plays

A dad named Dave said he got called into a meeting with his boss to explain the $118,000 bill on his company credit card.

The culprit was his 9-year-old son, who bought ads on YouTube to promote his Minecraft and Roblox videos. β€” Read the rest

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