Calgon Water Softener

The ad showed a woman at a supermarket checkout buying an unbranded water softener. A voiceover said: “A cheap water softener could sometimes turn out to be rather expensive.”

The ad ratcheted up the price to £638 as it totalled the cost of a new washing machine, water damage and breakdown costs and ended with the voiceover “Washing machines live longer with Calgon”.
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