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Postby Taro Toporific » Wed Nov 23, 2005 10:47 pm

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Dog lovers mad over chihuahua thefts
Reuters.co.uk, Mon Nov 21, 2005 5:58 AM GMT7
TOKYO --- Japanese pet owners are howling over a spate of thefts of chihuahuas, the country's most popular dog thanks to a series of TV commercials that starred one of the cuddly Mexican canines.
The dog, from condominiums and houses across Tokyo over several months, show the dark side of a pet boom in Japan, where the number of dogs and cats exceeds the number of children...
Because there is no official system to record their origins, the loveable lapdogs are much easier to sell than stolen jewels and, with a price tag of some $2,000 (1,200 pounds). almost as enticing....more...
ImageImageImage Watch "Loppi" the chihuahua's commercial 'Returning home': 15 seconds (1457k)
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Postby Mulboyne » Wed Nov 23, 2005 11:07 pm

It's not great news for other breeds, though...

MDN:Hostesses hounded by gifts of unwanted pricey pooches
"Loads of customers have recently started giving nightclub hostesses little dogs as presents in the hope they'll be able to woo them. Dogs are little bit out of the ordinary and, as a present, they have a bit more impact than the average brand name goods," a hostess in Tokyo's Roppongi nightclub district tells Shukan Taishu (10/24). "...But, there are so many guys out there with the same idea, some hostesses are apparently getting as many as four dogs as presents. They can't look after the dogs, so just dump them. I feel really sorry for the poor dogs"...more...

I'm sure I read somewhere that the original chihuahua featured in the Aiful ads has not been seen of late by his co-star. It is rumoured that he died from the stress of all the attention
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Postby FG Lurker » Wed Nov 23, 2005 11:08 pm

Man I hate those ratdogs. Fugly little fuckers.
And you run and you run to catch up with the sun but it's sinking
Racing around to come up behind you again
The sun is the same in a relative way, but you're older
Shorter of breath and one day closer to death
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Postby hellosalaryman » Thu Nov 24, 2005 1:10 am

god i love this commercials.

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Postby Taro Toporific » Thu Nov 24, 2005 8:43 am

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Postby Taro Toporific » Tue Nov 29, 2005 7:53 pm

FG Lurker wrote:Man I hate those ratdogs. Fugly little fuckers.

HURRY. COLLECT THEM. DON'T BE THE ONLY ONE ON YOUR BLOCK NOT TO HAVE ONE. HOURS OF FUN.
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AFP/Getty Images, 29 Nov 2005 12:00 AM, TOKYO, JAPAN---Mitsukoshi department store employee Fumiyo Uenaka displays the 3.33 million yen (28,000 USD) figurine of chihuahua dog decorated with ultrafine silver-made fiber at a press preview for the New Year's lucky bag at the company's main store in Tokyo, 29 November 2005. The chihuahua dog figurine with gold and silver made dog food plates (unseen) will be on sale 02 January 2006 for the New Year celebration of the Year of Dog.
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Postby Greji » Wed Mar 29, 2006 9:49 pm

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[size=200]Dog lovers mad over chihuahua thefts
"....loveable lapdogs are much easier to sell than stolen jewels and, with a price tag of some $2,000 (1,200 pounds). almost as enticing...."


Wow! 200 clams? I'm going to have to stop flushing the little buggers down the crapper!
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Postby Taro Toporific » Thu Apr 27, 2006 10:49 am

gboothe wrote:Wow! 200 clams? I'm going to have to stop flushing the little buggers down the crapper!
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Aiful troubles hit Chihuahua sales, popularity
The Yomiuri Shimbun, April 26, 2006
The popularity of chihuahuas as pets has fallen after major consumer loan company Aiful Corp., which used the breed in its television commercials, was reprimanded for its aggressive loan collection practices earlier this month.
The small dogs attained rock star status almost overnight when the commercials first aired a few years ago and commanded prices of 600,000 yen at the peak of their popularity in 2002 and 2003, according to a major pet shop operator in Tokyo.
Since the Financial Services Agency ordered Aiful to suspend some operations at all its branches on April 14, orders for the dogs at pet shops have started drying up, pet dealers said.
"We sold a female puppy for about 150,000 yen in February, but the price has fallen by up to 20,000 yen after the Aiful news was reported," said a pet shop owner in Urayasu, Chiba Prefecture. "We used to get orders for white chihuahuas similar to the one in the ads, but not anymore." ...more...
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Postby Blah Pete » Thu Apr 27, 2006 12:04 pm

Ahh, another flash trend fizzles out in Japan. Wonder what they will do with all the leftover pooches?
Ship them back to Mexico or do what they did when the Finding Nemo craze died out...

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Postby Ketou » Thu Apr 27, 2006 12:30 pm

Taro Toporific wrote:"We sold a female puppy for about 150,000 yen in February, but the price has fallen by up to 20,000 yen after the Aiful news was reported," said a pet shop owner in Urayasu, Chiba Prefecture. "We used to get orders for white chihuahuas similar to the one in the ads, but not anymore." ...more...


I knew there was something weird about chihuahuas. Behind that cute cuddly exterior they're just thugs. Loan sharking dogs!
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Postby Greji » Sat Apr 29, 2006 4:03 pm

Ketou wrote:I knew there was something weird about chihuahuas.


They're really not that bad. I just can't eat a whole one tho!
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Postby Taro Toporific » Thu May 11, 2006 4:47 pm

Tainted lender Aiful declines top award for Chihuahua TV commercials
MSN-Mainichi Daily News, May 12, 2006
Scandal-plagued loan firm Aiful Corp., which was handed a business suspension order from the Financial Services Agency, has won top honors for its television commercials, but has declined to accept the award, saying its actions disturbed society...more....
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Postby MrUltimateGaijin » Thu May 11, 2006 6:22 pm

Taro Toporific wrote: Aiful troubles hit Chihuahua sales, popularity
The Yomiuri Shimbun, April 26, 2006
The popularity of chihuahuas as pets has fallen after major consumer loan company Aiful Corp., which used the breed in its television commercials, was reprimanded for its aggressive loan collection practices earlier this month.
The small dogs attained rock star status almost overnight when the commercials first aired a few years ago and commanded prices of 600,000 yen at the peak of their popularity in 2002 and 2003, according to a major pet shop operator in Tokyo.
Since the Financial Services Agency ordered Aiful to suspend some operations at all its branches on April 14, orders for the dogs at pet shops have started drying up, pet dealers said.
"We sold a female puppy for about 150,000 yen in February, but the price has fallen by up to 20,000 yen after the Aiful news was reported," said a pet shop owner in Urayasu, Chiba Prefecture. "We used to get orders for white chihuahuas similar to the one in the ads, but not anymore." ...more...



only the worlds dumbest people could act like this
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Postby Greji » Thu May 11, 2006 11:44 pm

MrUltimateGaijin wrote:only the worlds dumbest people could act like this


Welcome to Japan! Yokoso, you ain't seen nothing yet!
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