Nico Strips, too?

What is next, Nico strips? I was skimming through some smoking advertisements and bypassed this cartoon. It was an upfront message to me as soon as I noticed it. This ad is exemplifying the entire ridiculous “smoking relievers” to prevent those who are innate smokers. Nico, the driver of this race car, has patched his car with all the nicotine products there is. It consumes nico patch, nico gum, nico inhaler, nico mints, and if there was any more available room, nico something else would be added. Those individuals who are trying to stop their smoking habits feel that it is necessary to own all those products or at least half of them, too. I believe this is to be an anti smoking advertisement which is counterintuitive. Ironically, the sellers of such nicotine products are promoting the quitting of smoking, yet the products contain tobacco. Tobacco isn’t any better. If the seller’s, such as Marlboro company, message was opposite then it indicates the ridiculous collecting of numerous products, when an individual could just enjoy one pack of Marlboro cigarettes. Yet either way, both products aren’t so great for your health. Someone wouldn’t come to notice that unless they skim the very small print on the back of the box or even listen to the commercial skim through the warning. With many advertising companies, the intent is to grab the audiences’ attention as immediate as possible. Although, sometimes it doesn’t seem as if much thought went into the process. The advertisement here is very clear and obvious to sell their product or address their purpose.

~Krystal Wilson