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@Melissa
Please, what were some of the 'tricks'?
I enjoy ads, often.
I like to recognize the manipulative devices they use.
And I like a fun ad, too.
For me, whatever is cheapest and I like the best... (I do have one guilty pleasure, tho.... not because of advertising, but as a childhood memory... Growing up, I couldn't afford good clothes/shoes. Back in the 80's, the cheap shoes were the Chuck Taylor's. I still buy them today, as an emotional thing. I imagine that the emotional component of ads are very powerful. I know it works just based on the enormous amounts of $$ and creative energy spent on this industry. (Like warfare, it seems a shame that such energy and focus couldn't be spent on bettering humanity/ exploration/ or other more humanitarian pursuits.... it seems a waste of our creative juices to spend such hours and days in offices coming up with these advertising masterpieces over such banal products, when there is such an inspiring universe to draw inspiration from!) I've heard that advertising is our highest art form, but I beg to differ.What brands do you have right now in your home freediver?
I'm still laughing about this one!
i agree but then you get the ones with animals in like the john lewis buster the boxer advert last year:
First time I've seen this one. I love it! It made me smile and laugh a little when I was in Starbucks.
I think the truly awful thing about ads is how they emotionally manipulate you.
Oh. I don't really watch much tv so that explains why I didn't see it. lol. I watched a few Christmas movies, but didn't see the advert.it was on UK tv constantly over christmas
I laugh at adverts frequently. I also point out things that make no sense within adverts too. It annoys my husband some times because I will point out the same thing in an ad that's wrong every time, but it's because it's wrong and it irritates me. One example:
The part where he says the music is "literally coming out of my ears". Ummm....no Kevin, it's going into your ears because it's coming out of the headphones. Gets me every time it's on.
i always hear it as theyre saying these people are given wings by drinking redbull to,it annoys me so i try to avoid it,ive drank the stuff since 15 and never developed any wings unfortunately.The adverts for the energy drink Red Bull annoy me, contrary to the ads, you don't literally sprout wings if you drink the stuff.
Sounds daft I know, but I'm sure there's not just me that would be mad enough to take the ads literally!
i always hear it as theyre saying these people are given wings by drinking redbull to,it annoys me so i try to avoid it,ive drank the stuff since 15 and never developed any wings unfortunately.
@Lord Riot yes the over use of literally annoys me to,i have a part time young/university student support staff who uses it in every sentance,she has just been on shift with me and i wanted to strangle her.
i dont understand how someone can say things like 'my dissertation was [shouted out] LITERALLY late for my uni course',its not literally late,its just late for frigs sake.