Local Commercial for Australian Youth Hostel Is Explosively Crazy Would you stay at 790 on George?
How common are American used-car dealership ads in Australia? Because this ad for a backpackers' hostel in Sydney called 790 on George has that structure down to a T. I don't know what they used for inspiration, but what I do know is this hostel was going for cheesy, and they nailed it. In an endearing way, I mean. They sure are proud of those cupboards, aren't they? Via BuzzFeed, where the submitter writes: "I work at a crappy backpacker hostel. My boss told me to make an ad with no money. This is what happened…"
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