The more you spend

[CrystaLv]

I just read Cliches thread and though when they say
The more you buy the more you save (during sale of course) it IS true because you save more but you spend more too.
So is this 'politically' correct to use this statement for sales people? Is this statement THE most misleading or THE best marketing strategy ever?

 

[mjldba]

I am thoroughly annoyed by commercials that display text on-screen ..... and then the narrator reads the same text aloud.

 

[SilentAiche]

As annoying and deceptive as comercials can be, I just wish we could return to the days when prescription meds were not advertised.

It's like the drug companies saying you pressure the doctor from your side, we'll pressure him/her from our side, and in the end, we the drug company make more money.

Gee, I feel better already.

Although, I confess, it can be entertaining to learn about the side effects of these billion-dollar drugs.

Can't sleep? Take our pill! You'll sleep like a baby when you're not suffering from atomic diarrhea, vision loss, webbed toes, stuttering, insomnia, hair loss and really ugly children. It may also cause drowsiness. Four out of five study participants found the pills to be tablet shaped. The fifth, perhaps due to lack of sleep, thought they were salamanders. Then he asked ifff hhe hee he could gggo to the the the bathroom.

The Pharmer


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"Although many figures are strange, prime numbers are truly odd."[/blue]

 

[flapeyre]

I am thoroughly annoyed by commercials that display text on-screen ..... and then the narrator reads the same text aloud.

Not everybody has the volume turned up all the time to be able to hear what is being said. The advertiser wants to get the message across. Can you fault him for a Little redundancy in order to overcome the viewer's fickle attention span?

Feles mala! Cur cista non uteris? Stramentum novum in ea posui!

 

[Gooser]

Right-on SilentH!

I've always loved this one:

Drug      Desired Effect    Possible Side Effect
--------- ----------------- ---------------------
Viagra    [b]Strong like bull[/b]  Hair Loss
Propecia  Regrow hair       Erectile Dysfunction

So, if you take Propecia, you can get a woman, but not keep her, but if you take Viagara, you can't get a woman, but if you could you'd be all-set?



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Gooser

Why do today
that which may not need to be done tomorrow --me

 

[Stella740pl]

flapeyre

Not everybody has the volume turned up all the time to be able to hear what is being said.
Or the opposite, some, like me, can be sitting with their eyes concentrated on some other stuff, like that button that needs to be sewed on my son's shirt, or even with their back to the TV, doing other much needed things.

Gooser,

...if you take Viagara, you can't get a woman...

Who told you that bald men cannot get women?
Some women even attracted to bald men, and some just don't care if he has hair or not, if he is a great smart guy - and confident enough to not consider his hairlessness a disability.

 

[Turkbear]

Hi,
Also rememeber that it is Testosterone ( actually one of its relatives) that causes most Male Pattern Baldness ( hence the 'Male' part)..Many feel that Baldness indicates a high level of Testosterone which could indcate strong sexuality.



To Paraphrase:"The Help you get is proportional to the Help you give.."

 

[jebenson]

I am thoroughly annoyed by commercials that display text on-screen ..... and then the narrator reads the same text aloud.

Also, the text on the screen typically is displayed long enough that if you are fast-forwarding through the commercial - that you taped while recording your favorite show - you will probably see the product name at least.

I once had a professor in college who wrote the book used in the class, assigned readings from the book, and then stood in front of the class and read aloud from the assigned readings. Not really any appreciable discussion, expansion on the topic, solicitation of commentary...just reading aloud what the class (or I, at least) had already read. I skipped that class quite a bit.



I used to rock and roll every night and party every day. Then it was every other day. Now I'm lucky if I can find 30 minutes a week in which to get funky. - Homer Simpson

Arrrr, mateys! Ye needs ta be preparin' yerselves fer Talk Like a Pirate Day! Ye has a choice: talk like a pira

 

[Gooser]

Jeez-

Didn't mean to offend any bald men. I'll be among you, no doubt, within a few years. I was merely dumbing-down the data (perhaps too much.)

My apologies.



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Gooser

Why do today
that which may not need to be done tomorrow --me

 

[Stella740pl]

Gooser,
Didn't mean to offend any bald men. I'll be among you, no doubt, within a few years.
Well, you didn't offend me. I'm not bald, and not a man, and married to a man with the hair - just wanted to clarify the issue.

 

[Gooser]

Wow, I should pay better attention to who writes what!



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Gooser

Why do today
that which may not need to be done tomorrow --me

 

[tsdragon]

I am thoroughly annoyed by commercials that display text on-screen ..... and then the narrator reads the same text aloud.

I'm even MORE annoyed when they display text on screen, and it is so small, and shown on a similarly colored background, and shown for such a short time, that you can't possibly read it. That's usually where they put the "fine print" that basically says: "What you thought we just said is not what we really meant. Here's what the REAL deal is." Car commercials are particularly bad about this. For instance, "qualified buyers" actually means "you don't qualify," and "highly qualified buyers" means "Bill Gates might be able to qualify."

Tracy Dryden

Meddle not in the affairs of dragons,
For you are crunchy, and good with mustard.

 

[Gooser]

0%!*

*[small]0% interest for the first 12 months, plus $100 finance charge per month, 19.99% plus prime for the remaining months as long as you make your payments on time. Late payments will incur a $200 late fee, plus an adjusted interest rate of 23.99% plus prime. Offer only available on selected models, only on days where the relative humidity on the showroom floor exceeds 75% using a wet-bulb thermometer to determine relative humidity. Only for qualified buyers, only for a limited time. Qualified buyers are buyers who have never made a late payment on anything, ever and who only have good credit, and who make more that twice the median income, in the US, and who have never been disapproved for credit of any kind at any time. You must apply to qualify, if you do not qualify, your interest rate will be 17.99% for the first 12 months and 21.99% for the remaining months. $7432 due at signing. No trade-ins. Spare tires cost extra. Any option package voids this offer. Offer for black cars only. Colored cars may cost extra. Not to be combined with any other offer. Offer void where prohibited and in Delaware, Connecticut and Virginia. Offer limited to the first 12 applicants.[/small]

;-)

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Gooser

Why do today
that which may not need to be done tomorrow --me

 

[tsdragon]

[LOL] Yup! That's exactly what I meant!

(and there appears to be a problem with the tgml translation for that smiley)

Tracy Dryden

Meddle not in the affairs of dragons,
For you are crunchy, and good with mustard.

 

[fumei]

Hmmmm, I don't even own a TV. Or even a stereo. When I need to buy something I go to a place that sells that something. If required, I will do research on something before I buy it. Since you can't really do research via TV, not having one is no loss. I have no need to be told what to buy. I only buy what I really need.

It seems to me that one of the main purposes of media is in fact to create an environment, a culture, that encourages buying stuff - that is, consuming for its own sake.

Gerry
My paintings and sculpture

 

[CrystaLv]

Gerry,
you have to admit - you are not an average person, so you can not participate in this thread. Just kidding. But artists do not have time to watch TV unlike us average folks with daily routines. Are you also IT professional? How do you do all this in 24/7? I am in awe!

 

[sbudzynski]

Gerry can atleast relate to internet ads

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Steve Budzynski


"So, pass another round around for the kids. Who have nothing left to lose and for those souls old and sold out by the soles of my shoes"

 

[SilentAiche]

Gerry,

How on Earth can you, as an Artist, not own a stereo? What artist hasn't been influenced by another?

Or just by Beauty?

I know you disdain television, but I watch it because the humor there informs my own.

Buy an effin', er, FM, radio...

Tim

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"Although many figures are strange, prime numbers are truly odd."[/blue]

 

[CrystaLv]

Yesterday I saw Sears commercial who had heard me I suppose.
It went 'spend more save more' as usually and then if you buy 1 appliance you save 10%, 2 appliances - save 15% and 3 appliances - save 20%.
Now I have no problem with the 'spend more save more'

Are there any marketing/advertising people lirking here in TT? Come on out)

 

[Gooser]

Does that trend continue? How many appliances must I buy to get them all free?



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Gooser

Why do today
that which may not need to be done tomorrow --me