<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div><span></span></div><div><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div><span></span></div><div><div><a rel="nofollow" class="outbound_link" target="_blank" href="http://www.fark.com/goto/9175732/mashable.com/2016/06/09/german-cat-supermarket-advert/%3Futm_source%3Dfark%26utm_medium%3Dwebsite%26" style="max-height: 1000000px; text-decoration: none; height: 19px; vertical-align: middle; display: block !important;"><font color="#000000"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Grab a cart and come with us as we go grocery shopping on Caturday.</span></font></a></div><div><br></div><div>Courtesy of <i>Mashable</i> at:</div><div><br></div><div><a href="http://mashable.com/2016/06/09/german-cat-supermarket-advert/?utm_source=fark&utm_medium=website&utm_content=link#LFtcVVJY88qB">http://mashable.com/2016/06/09/german-cat-supermarket-advert/?utm_source=fark&utm_medium=website&utm_content=link#LFtcVVJY88qB</a></div><div><br></div><div>---------------------------------</div><div><br></div><div><h1 class="title" href="http://mashable.com/2016/06/09/german-cat-supermarket-advert/" style="margin: 0px; font-family: MuseoSlabLight; font-weight: normal; text-rendering: optimizelegibility; font-size: 3.8rem; line-height: 1.2; clear: left; -webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;">This wacky German advert features cats pushing trolleys around a supermarket</h1><p style="margin: 0.75em 0px 1.5em;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">If ever advertisers are struggling to think of a concept that sells their product, there is always a brilliant fallback option — just bung a load of cats together, throw in some internet references and hope for the best.</span></p><p style="margin: 0.75em 0px 1.5em;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">That's what German supermarket chain Netto Marken-Discount have done with their recent advert "Netto-Katzen" — which features cats pushing trolleys, cats being scared of cucumbers, and cats talking — and it seems to have worked a charm. Since it was published on Wednesday, the YouTube video has already wracked up around half a million views.</span></p><p style="margin: 0.75em 0px 1.5em;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">If we had to guess, we'd say the backing track — a haunting but catchy cacophony of cats meowing in unison — probably played a part.</span></p><p style="margin: 0.75em 0px 1.5em;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">--------------------</span></p><p style="margin: 0.75em 0px 1.5em;">Netto-Katzen</p><p style="margin: 0.75em 0px 1.5em;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><a href="https://youtu.be/iNtYHswzFzM">https://youtu.be/iNtYHswzFzM</a></span></p></div><div>---------------------------------<br><br><div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Seeya 'round town, Moscow, because . . .</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">"Moscow Cares" (the most fun you can have with your pants on)</span></div><div><a href="http://www.moscowcares.com/" style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><font color="#000000">http://www.MoscowCares.com</font></a></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"> </span></div><div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Tom Hansen</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Moscow, Idaho</span></div></div><div> </div></div></div></div></div></body></html>