The last time Snooki appeared in the pages of ChasNote, there were allegations that Coach was sending her gift baskets with gear from its competitors in order to undo the unfortunate accident of badly-placed product placement.
Now it appears that the Jersey Shore star — as well as the convicted felon and former Illinois governor Rod Blagojavich, and Levi Johnson, the young man who added drama to Sarah Palin’s vice presidential campaign by impregnating her teen-aged and unmarried daughter Bristol — has found a legitimate sponsor: Pistachio grower Paramount Farms. None of the above sparks my hunger for a pistachio, let alone makes me want to seek out Paramount Farms over other brands.
Speaking of damaging your brand: I wonder if fellow endorsers Chad Ochocinco, Charlie Brown and his crew from Peanuts knew they’d be running in commercials alongside Snooki, Rod and Levi?
(More at 5 Blogs Before Lunch.)