Commercials
Commercials are everywhere. Radio, TV, Cable, now even the internet is ripe with ‘important messages’.
Seems that vendors who have desirable product dont advertize all that much. Oh, sure, they have to let people know what is available, but once people recognize the offering as a ‘good deal’, word of mouth takes hold and sales go up without the need for constant commercials.
So what does that say about the commercials that tout product every hour, on the hour for weeks and months? Sometimes it seems that they are trying to convince themselves that they offer something of value as much as they are trying to influence the marketplace.
It does not take a geat deal of intelligence to realize that the most advertized is the least desirable.
The following is a summary of products that receive generous attention by advertizers.
Medication: Everything from ED treatments to hair restoration. Emphasis on pain medication, arthritis remedies, gastric problems, hemoroid remedies. Seems that the ‘in thing’ is to create a malady for which a treatment can be prescribed. Designer diseases, some which you will not find in any medical dictionary, are actively presented and the consumer is urged to treat the fictious malady with the drugs offered. in most cases these miracle drugs are completely worthless except as applied to the imaginary malady. Side effects of the drug are generally worse than the malady and the only miraculous effect of the medication is the way it transfers wealth from the public to the drug companies.
Automobile Sales: Unbelievable deals on unbelievable cars. You know it is a sham when the rebate is more than a sane person would pay for the car. You can also bet that your leg is being pulled really hard when the primary reason they give for buying the car is the radio.
Home Loans: Finance companies with questionable reputation offering low interest second mortgages with no closing costs. These have got to be major rip-offs judging from how often these commercials air.