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You Give Us Your Books, We’ll Show You Your Life

“You Give Us Your Books. We’ll Give You Your Life”

This is the slogan of a bookkeeping chain called First Class Accounts. They advertise on TV

My kids thought this slogan was sinister – “How do they get your life?” “Can they give you their life?” “What if they don’t like the books .. What happens to your life then?”

The three of my kids are young

Suffice it to say that it is important to consider the (unintended) consequences of having a marketing line with a double meaning – if taken literally

Can you think of any other examples of marketing slogans with a double meaning? Grant