SALES JARGON NEW = Different color from previous design ALL NEW = Parts not interchangeable with previous design EXCLUSIVE = Imported product UNMATCHED = Almost as good as the competition DESIGNED SIMPLICITY = Manufacturer used the cheapest components they could find FOOLPROOF OPERATION = No provision for adjustments ADVANCED DESIGN = The advertising agency doesn't understand it IT'S HERE AT LAST! = Eight Months Late FIELD-TESTED = We think most of the bugs were found by three beta testers HIGH ACCURACY = Unit on which all parts fit DIRECT SALES ONLY = We wouldn't give distributors enough margin to make a profit YEARS OF DEVELOPMENT = Project was canceled six times REVOLUTIONARY = It's different from our competitors BREAKTHROUGH = We finally figured out a way to make it work FUTURISTIC = No other reason why it looks the way it does DISTINCTIVE = A different shape and color than the others MAINTENANCE-FREE = Impossible to fix RE-DESIGNED = Previous faults corrected, we hope... HAND-CRAFTED = Made in my mates backyard workshop PERFORMANCE PROVEN = Will operate through the warranty period MEETS ALL STANDARDS = Ours, not yours ALL SOLID-STATE = Heavy as Hell! BROADCAST QUALITY = Gives a picture and produces noise HIGH RELIABILITY = We made it work long enough to ship it SMPTE BUS COMPATIBLE = When completed, will be shipped by Greyhound or Pioneer NEW GENERATION = Old design failed, maybe this one will work MIL-SPEC COMPONENTS = We got a good deal at a government auction CUSTOMER SERVICE ACROSS THE COUNTRY = You can return it from most airports UNPRECEDENTED PERFORMANCE = Nothing we ever had before worked THIS way BUILT TO PRECISION TOLERANCES = We finally got it to fit together SATISFACTION GUARANTEED = Manufacturer's, upon cashing your check MICROPROCESSOR CONTROLLED = Does things Marketing can't explain LATEST AEROSPACE TECHNOLOGY = One of our techs was laid off by Boeing
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Aussie Jargon is subject to change without notice.
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