THE VIDEO SHELF · trademark advertising
Thank You For Your Feedback - Don't Say Velcro
Velcro's follow-up to its "Don't Say Velcro" ad responds to viewer feedback, with a humorous take on trademark usage and alternative names for hook and loop fasteners.
Why HN readers recommended it
HN recommends it as a delightful sequel to the original ad, brought up in threads on trademarks and the original campaign.
This is a summary from the source dataset, not an endorsement by Hacker News or the video creator.
Video & recommendation details
- Creator / channel
- VELCRO® Brand
- Topic
- trademark advertising
- Format
- comedy
- Level
- general
- HN recommenders in dataset
- 3
- HN mentions in dataset
- 4
- Recommendation years in dataset
- 2023–2025
These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.
From the original HN conversations
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If you've never seen the video ad that went along with this campaign, it's hilarious and worth watching, as is the follow up. I love the good humor about the whole thing. And it has made their campaign stick in ways that other similar campaigns …
compiler-guy on Hacker News · 2023-12
In Don't Say Velcro (2017)That is one of my favorite videos! Content advisory: there is one swear word in it that is bleeped out. Near the end they mention some other trademarks, and adding to the fun they bleep out those too - and even put CENSORED overlays on …
Stratoscope on Hacker News · 2025-01
In Oracle Will Not Voluntarily Withdraw JavaScript TrademarkGreat. Hope this is real. I'd be impressed if the real lawyers did this. There was a follow up video, also good [VIDEO]
FrustratedMonky on Hacker News · 2023-12
In Don't Say Velcro (2017)
Summaries, classifications and recommendation records are from the HackerTube source dataset. Read about this library and its limitations.