The 25 Weirdest Vintage Advertisements

Every company that sells a product or service needs good advertising to attract and inform buyers. Some designers back in the day made huge fails while trying to communicate their ideas to the public. Even if these ads were in place before the digital age, they haven't disappeared. To prove our point, we've compiled a list of The 25 Weirdest Vintage Ads. In this case, judgements are welcomed and encouraged.

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No one at this company found this to be more than a tad bit perverted? Innocence and sexiness should be opposing ideas.

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In other words: a training coffin.

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Kanye warned us of the consequences of all that power. We are curious where that "secret action button" is though.

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Next week he will be delivering cartons with her picture on the sides.

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She said look ma, no hands.

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9 out of 10 dentists' wives recommend this product.

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Coke heads are known for their extraordinarily calm stomachs. Fact.

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This product will let you hold those balls up and keep on trampin'.

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Yeah, because tetanus tongue and bleeding gums are so much better than a wet thumb.

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This would definitely come in handy in a tiny New York apartment. So what if your "clean" dishes smell like fish grease and your ice trays melt every time you make Ramen?

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It's awesome that it was so cheap and that they had the home trial option, but what happened to the dolls that were returned? More importantly, is this offer still valid?

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So unapologetic. And they had the nerve to place the words "regular sizes" in parentheses like that would help.

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And the parenting award of the year goes to...

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On some Oedipus shit, huh? It's cool, as long as she isn't the one handling your nuts.

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It's all about that third leg, ladies (and/or gents).

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This is a bit of a stretch don't you think? Stalin maybe, but Hitler is a little extreme.

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No. No bites ever!

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If you're a sad hobo clown, it's probably too late to lay off the sauce.

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Poor kitten. This little girl needs professional help as soon as possible and child protection services should be called on the mother for pouring the dye into a bowl for her in the first place.

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This makes zero sense.

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Looks like they weren't interested in repeat customers back then.

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Gangbanging was a game and it required pants? Times have certainly changed.

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Granted, these kids have some weird expressions going on, but wrapping them in cellophane? Last we checked that was called murder. Save it for your food people.

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Not sure how putting their heads together saved them money, but they look happy so let's not judge.

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Even joking about this these days would get you cuffed. What does killing a woman have to do with a postage meter anyway? Maybe we wants to mail her parts across the country and needs a convenient way to print postage without making the trip across town to the post office? Either way, the answer is yes.

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