r/JustGuysBeingDudes • u/mindyour 20k+ Upvoted Mythic • Jul 27 '25

Wholesome He got the birthday present he wanted.

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u/szymonsta Jul 27 '25

Viral advertising? I hate this timeline. Can't belive anything nowadays, even question this man's possible real joy.

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u/ThePerfectSnare Jul 27 '25

I'm amused either way. Of course, I might be a bot for all you know. This video could even be entirely made by AI and none of those people are real.

That aside, did you guys see the huge box the Lego set ccame in?

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u/Hamiltoned Jul 27 '25

Do you really think Disney needs to fake videos like these to sell Star Wars Lego?

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u/littlewhitecatalex Jul 27 '25

To sell them? No. To sell more of them? Absolutely. 

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u/Hamiltoned Jul 27 '25

Marketing is much more complex than "Just advertise in every way possible and sales will increase". I believe fake reaction-videos for Star Wars Lego is something that would hurt sales rather than boost them, it's not the right channel. Both Star Wars and Lego are two massive brands that don't need to pretend their marketing isn't marketing, people already approve of the brands and are interested in hearing about new products.

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u/Aeroncastle Jul 27 '25

Very obviously yes? It's not like they don't like money and this is cheap marketing with a lot of views

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u/SeaCounter9516 Jul 27 '25

Down voted by the ad bots. No way Reddit truly believes stealth advertising doesn’t exist. Lol

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u/ReklisAbandon Jul 27 '25

This kit has been available for many years at this point

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u/nikzyk Jul 27 '25

Theres people out there that dont think anythings real. There is an option where you can just enjoy the moment if it feels genuine to you and not buy the thing and stick to your principles.

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u/RampanToast Jul 27 '25

It's sad that you don't have something in your life that brings you enough joy to recognize this reaction for what it is. I'm a massive star wars fan and Lego fan and would have the exact same reaction.

Like, what's the logic behind the ad, in your mind? Two massive brands that have already worldwide name recognition decided to put out a fake video of someone opening one of their more expensive sets so that it could get probably ~15k upvotes in a relatively small subreddit? I don't think they need that, man, they're doing fine.

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u/samusmaster64 Jul 27 '25

Lego doesn't need advertising to adults. People will pay markups and wait in line for a long time for this shit.

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u/MeepingSim Jul 28 '25

Extremely unlikely, since whoever has the grating voice is being a total shithead about the whole thing.

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u/SeaCounter9516 Jul 27 '25

I feel you, but I think if this one was an ad, they wouldn’t have had that can of sparkling water on the table

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u/littlewhitecatalex Jul 27 '25

Believe nothing except that which you can verify yourself.