Ads are intended to make an impression.
But not all impressions are good ones.
Just in case you missed the real stinkers of 2011 — many were taken out of circulation days after they first appeared — Business Insider has compiled a list of the 10 most controversial print and television ads of the year.
From smushed babies to talking vaginas to Groupon’s disastrous Super Bowl ad campaign, these ads will all leave you asking what on earth these big name advertisers and brands were thinking.