Vintage Buckfast advert targets very unusual audience

Vintage Buckfast advert from the 1970s targets stressed out housewives in need of a little downtime.

Published 1st Feb 2016
Updated 1 st Feb 2016

Now a cult favourite with a much younger audience, Buckfast was originally aimed at a very different demographic if this vintage advert is anything to go by.

The magazine ad, originally published in the 1970s, has been doing the rounds on Social Media over the past few days and features a harassed housewife taking some time out to enjoy a glass of Buckfast under the slogan "for your moments of peace and quiet".

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One Twitter user posted this response, poking fun at the ad:

https://twitter.com/Fitzy_07/status/691998390977171456

And it's not the first time an advert from the past for the notorious drink has popped up on social media either. This one, highlighting the health benefits of drinking Buckfast was posted on Twitter last year.

https://twitter.com/BSHistory77/status/606384821770833921/photo/1

See also: 

• The company behind Buckfast sees profits jump

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