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Carphone Warehouse is targeting frugal lovers this Valentine’s Day with a print ad that doubles as a paper bouquet.

Designed by CHI & Partners, the double page spread can be transformed into a makeshift bunch of flowers in three easy steps and features the strapline ‘Why spend more this Valentine’s Day?’:

It’s the latest instalment in CHI & Partner’s ‘Scrimpers’ campaign for the brand, which aims to cement its position as a value retailer by celebrating ‘the filthy, the frugal and the downright tight’.

The campaign launched last September with a humorous 40-second spot depicting characters engaged in various money-saving antics, from cutting their own hair (with disastrous consequences), to stuffing their handbag full of pastries from a free buffet.

Today’s ad is another great follow-up, and if you’ve yet to buy a gift – or are just too tight to pay for one – you can find it in various national newspapers.

Credits

ECD: Jonathan Burley

Creative direction: Rob Webster & Alexei Berwitz

Copywriting and art direction: James Crosby & Will Cottam

Design: Max Henderson