Mom Wants Real Connection, Not a Best Buy Gift Card

Steve Hall

May. 15, 2007
1 min read

The aptly named agency Mother, New York gives us Maternacord, the ultimate Mother’s Day surprise.

Our favourite scene from the promo video:

Daughter: “It’s tingling.”

Mom: “That means it’s working.”

Why get Mom an iPod when you can umbilically reconnect? It’s so deliciously creepy.

Steve Hall

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