Absolut Vodka prepared another limited edition bottle. The new black bottle is designed by Ennio Capasa - the fashion designer. The bottle will be distributed only in Italy. Together with this black bottle there are two postcards published by Promocard Italy. First card with bottle has a number PC7309 and the second one without bottle is numbered PC7295. Thanks to Dean for information!
Absolut Vodka’s newest websites absoluttracks.com and absolutkravitz.com are still being strongly advertised. On top of the ads, CDs, etc., also postcards have been issued in several countries. Here’s a list:
February 2006 - AUSTRALIA
Avant Card distributed absoluttracks.com postcards with the publisher number 10452.
March 2006 - GERMANY
Edgar Medien distributed absoluttracks.com postcards with the publisher number 8296.
March 2006 - ITALY
Promocard issued particular absoluttracks.com postcards with the publisher number 6201 and the Absolut Vodka Collection number 323. The plugs pictured on the cards are embossed and the card has a (plug) hole in the “o” of the “.com” writing.
April 2006 - COLOMBIA
Free Card distributed Absolut Kravitz postcards (see picture).
April 2006 - ITALY
On April 19, Promocard distributed a spectacular series of postcards:
It is actually a large puzzle of 8 postcards which need to be put together to see the complete advert for the absoluttracks.com website.
Promocard’s numbers are 6317-6324, and the cards have the Absolut Vodka collection numbers 324-331.
Promocard just announced the name of the last postcard issued under the Italian version of the Seven Deadly Sins series: ABSOLUT ACCIDIA which is equivalent to the ABSOLUT SLOTH ad. The card will be issued in January 2006.
For those of you who would like to see a list of all the 7 cards incl. collection numbers and Promocard series numbers, please click below for the full story.
Happy New Year to everybody !!!
Here’s the full list:
APRIL 2005:
ABSOLUT SEVEN (this was the introductory card)
Promocard n°5328, Absolut Vodka collection n°297
MAY 2005:
ABSOLUT INVIDIA (Absolut Envy).
Promocard n°5406, Absolut Vodka collection n°300
MAY 2005:
ABSOLUT LUSSURIA (Absolut Lust).
Promocard n°5481, Absolut Vodka collection n°301
AUGUST 2005:
ABSOLUT AVARIZIA (Absolut Greed).
Promocard n°5700, Absolut Vodka collection n°310
SEPTEMBER 2005:
ABSOLUT GOLA (Absolut Gluttony).
Promocard n°5793, Absolut Vodka collection n°311
OCTOBER 2005:
ABSOLUT IRA (Absolut Wrath).
Promocard n°5848, Absolut Vodka collection n°314
DECEMBER 2005:
ABSOLUT SUPERBIA (Absolut Pride).
Promocard n°5927, Absolut Vodka collection n°318
JANUARY 2006:
ABSOLUT ACCIDIA (Absolut Sloth).
Promocard n°6069, Absolut Vodka collection n°321
There is a wide diversity of womens handbags is available in the online stores. You can go to sunglass hut and shop for ladies and gents sunglasses which can be purchased in matching with your handbag or party costume. Not just sunglasses and handbags, men and women watch stores are also online. The best advantage of online shopping is that you can buy women and men’s shoes as well as other accessories from the comfort of your home.
Fame Cards in Bulgaria advised that two new postcards have been distributed.
- ABSOLUT FREECARDS (pictured) and
- ABSOLUT SEASON
In December, Promocard in Italy will distribute five new postcards:
- Absolut Superbia (Promocard n°5927, Absolut Vodka collection n°318)
- Have an Absolut Ball (Promocard n°5928, Absolut Vodka collection n°319)
- Absolut Tradition (Promocard n°5992, Absolut Vodka collection n°45 new edition)
- Absolut Christmas (Promocard n°5991, Absolut Vodka collection n°320)
- Absolut Collection 2005 (Promocard n°5996, Absolut Vodka collection n°321)
“Superbia” is the Italian word for “pride”. This card is the penultimate issue under the Italian version of the seven deadly sins.
Have an Absolut Ball and Absolut Tradition have already been issued before by Promocard (with Absolut Vodka collection n° 192 and 45, respectively).
Absolut Christmas is equal to the Absolut Joy postcard issued already twice before.
Absolut Collection 2005 is Promocard’s summary of all Absolut Vodka postcards issued this year. A similar year-end overview has been issued since 2000.
Some of you may have lost the overview on the Edgar cards issued this autumn.
This is to provide you with a short summary of all the cards we know of incl. a short description of the background of the cards:
#7641 - Hamburg only - Absolut St. Pauli
-> equal to Absolut Party as St. Pauli is the party and red light district of Hamburg.
#7642 - Munich only - Absolut Wies’n
-> equal to Absolut Munich. “Wies’n” is the Bavarian expression for the Oktoberfest.
#7753 - Cologne only - Absolut Dom
-> two Absolut Vodka bottles next to each other representing Cologne’s famous Cathedral.
#7754 - Düsseldorf only - Absolut Aquazoo
-> equal to Absolut Treasure. “Aquazoo” is the aquarium zoo in Düsseldorf.
#7755 - Hamburg only - Absolut Steife Brise
-> equal to Absolut Chicago. “Steife Brise” is an expression for heavy, cold wind.
#7756 - Munich only - Absolut Föhn
-> equal to Absolut Chicago. A “föhn” is a warm wind phenomenon (see article dated Oct 14).
#7757 - Cologne only - Absolut Bermudadreieck
-> equal to Absolut Valentine. “Bermudadreieck” is an area in Cologne with many gay bars, discos, etc.
#7758 - Düsseldorf only - Absolut Immermannstr.
-> equal to Absolut Tokyo. Around the “Immermannstrasse” in Düsseldorf you’ll find many Japanese shops, restaurants, etc.
#7759 - Hamburg only - Absolut Schanze
-> equal to Absolut Piercing. “Schanze” is a hip area in Hamburg with many young and extravagant inhabitants.
#7760 - Munich only - Absolut Maximilianstr.
-> equal to Absolut VIP. “Maximilianstrasse” is the most exclusive shopping street in Munich.
#7761 - Cologne only - Absolut Alaaf
-> equal to Absolut Incognito, issued for the start of the Carnival season
#7762 - Düsseldorf only - Absolut Helau
-> equal to Absolut Incognito. “Helau” is the cry-out of the Düsseldorf Carnival.
#7763 - Hamburg only - Absolut Kiez
-> equal to Absolut Accessory. “Kiez” is a German word for the red light district area. It is common opinion, that most pimps and prostitutes walk around with dangerous dogs to protect themselves and to keep the area “safe”.
#7764 - Munich only - Absolut Kitz
-> equal to Absolut Wonderland. Munich is very close to Kitzbühel in Austria, a great winter sport location.
#7765 - Düsseldorf only - Absolut Kö
-> equal to Absolut Mobile. Königsallee is the most exclusive shopping street in Düsseldorf. People tend to walk around with bags of expensive shopping designers to show (or pretend) that they can afford to shop in local shops.
#7766 - Cologne only - Absolut D’dorf
-> equal to Absolut Envy. Cologne and Düsseldorf have kind of a love-hate relationship.
Still expected to be issued by Edgar in the near future is:
#???? - Hamburg only - Absolut Pegel
Only few people know, but there’s no country to celebrate Carnival the way Germany does! Carnival is actually called “the 5th season” and it runs each year from the 11th day of the 11th month at 11:11 a.m. until Ash Wednesday (usually in mid February).
Punctually for this year’s Nov 11, Edgar distributed the ABSOLUT ALAAF postcard (Edgar’s n° 7761).
If you are German, you’ll immediately know that this card must have been issued in Cologne and unfortunately, only in Cologne.
So what’s the background? If you’re interested, please open the link for the whole story below.Practically each region in Western and Southern Germany celebrates Carnival and in each area, it is celebrated in a different way.
The whole festivity is meant to drive away the demons of the winter time and to celebrate the time when days start getting longer again.
The most important things: Everybody is dressed up, almost everybody drinks… a lot actually… and everybody is in a good mood.
People kiss each other on the cheeks even though they have never met before, people are singing and dancing and everybody is just enjoying a good time.
A lot of events are organised, including shows with many many local comedians and often “dirty” jokes, but there are also dancing nights where you will only hear funny German music as you can do on the Oktoberfest.
There are a lot of parades in the bigger cities, too, where extremely large paper-mâché copies of famous persons, such as politicians, sportsmen, actors, etc. are showing them in embarassing situations they have been in (e.g. Boris Becker becoming a father even though he has ever “seen” the woman for approximately 5 minutes.. in a broom closet… no joke!); music bands are walking through the streets playing the classic German Carnival songs; people on trucks are throwing flowers, candy, etc. into the crowd and so on.
Cologne is probably the wildest carnival city in Germany, and everybody wants to underline that by crying out “Alaaf” or “Kölle Alaaf” all the time, meaning as much as “Cologne above all”.
The postcard issued by Edgar was originally issued as ABSOLTU INCOGNITO and shows the masked Absolut Vodka bottle (remember … everybody is dressed up in some way).
I found a two-paged and very good article on the website of the German Embassy in Ottawa, Canada.
It’s worth reading to understand how crazy Germans - who have the reputation to be stiff and to lack a sense of humour - can be.
At the beginning of this week, Promocard distributed two new postcards both with the same name:
- Absolut Release (Promocard n°5850, Absolut Vodka collection n°316).
The picture of this card was created by Maya Hayuk in 2004.
- Absolut Release (Promocard n°5851, Absolut Vodka collection n°317).
This picture was created by Phil Frost in 2004.
Edgar just distributed the Absolut Maximilianstr. postcard (Edgar’s n° 7760).
Again, this card is a local issue and you can only find it in Munich.
The Maximilianstr. (i.e. Maximilian Street) is the most expensive street in Munich and hosts shops of exclusive designers like Giorgio Armani, Yves St. Laurent as well as the best rated hotels of the city.
“most expensive” ? “exclusive” ? “best rated” ? I’m sure it didn’t take the designer of this card long to decide which original ad to copy … it’s obviously Absolut VIP.
