People Are Calling For A Giant Milo Tin To Be The Next Big Aussie Landmark
Just a few days ago Milo proposed that a giant tin be erected as Australia’s next ‘big thing’ and people are getting around it like wildfire so…could this be a thing?
There’s no such thing as too much oversized novelty shit when it comes to Australia. Big Banana, Big Prawn, Big Ram, we are here for it. So when Milo called out for thoughts on their idea to add a giant Milo tin to the list, people jumped the fuck on board.
Over the past few days, the social media posts across Facebook and Instagram have been liked over 20 thousand times. People love big things, they love milo, and they are bloody keen.
We’ve got the big pineapple, the big banana and even the big prawn so we think it’s time for the next Aussie Icon, the…
Posted by Meanwhile in Australia on Sunday, 26 November 2017
While what we are essentially getting behind is a supremely conspicuous advertising gimmick, Milo is yum and gives homely Aussie vibes so no one seems to mind.
Plus, to be fair, Milo was developed in Australia during the Great Depression in 1934 to address malnutrition amongst Aussie kids. So it ain’t just any choccy milk.
They’re pushing the ‘big tin’ as a way of honouring Milo‘s 83 year heritage in Australia and suggesting it could live on the mid-north coast of NSW near the Milo factory in Smithtown. Plenty of people are keen so if a few more big players get on board we might get ourselves a big Milo tin to put on the map.