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Good morning, PR pros:
Peloton’s holiday commercial didn’t invoke universally warm feelings, but instead was met with ridicule. The ad, in which a woman receives a Peloton bike as a gift and then documents her yearlong fitness journey, quickly drew snarky comments and video spoofs from Twitter users.
https://youtu.be/pShKu2icEYw
My husband would be getting divorce papers. This #peloton ad is ridiculous! Vlogging the whole thing and then having him watch as conformation she did work out is super cringey! https://t.co/xDAuXqJqre
— 🌻ParoDia de Gatos🍓💀🐈⬛🔥🤬 (@dory_derry) December 3, 2019
https://twitter.com/ShallowPear/status/1200841771019886593
Nothing says “maybe you should lose a few pounds” like gifting your already rail thin life partner a Peloton https://t.co/E2M9gFdD5A
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