Chase & Sanborn Coffee Ad, 1950
Oh, the 50s, a time when people dressed up for no occasion, lawns were beautiful, the world seemed more peaceful, and husbands were beating up their wives in national ads. WAIT WHAT?
Yes, this is a real ad that ran in newspapers during the 50s in America. Other than promoting domestic abuse, this ad also sells you coffee. Is it a good coffee? We don’t know, because we’re too busy being horrified by this totally inexcusable choice for an ad. We guess that’s what you have to do when you know your brand is bad enough that no one wants to buy it, you literally have to threaten your customers to buy it, or else they would get hit by their husbands.