Advertising

[Zelig]

It is difficult to be attentive to a discussion that doesn't exist.

Well here, you selectively didn't quote most of the context and didn't address to any of the following:

That's not really a useful discussion though.

That's like asking "have you ever purchased an item at a grocery store where the price was clearly indicated?"

And I don't buy stuff because it's on sale. I research and decide what I want to buy, I look up the lowest historical sale price, I set up an email alert to notify me next time the price reaches close to or below that price. No (paid) advertising involved.

Right, that's all either not relevant to me, or stuff that I just explained I wasn't talking about.

I try to buy everything direct from the manufacturer where non-sale prices are purely to clear out discontinued stock or to discriminate against people who need the product immediately. I also preferentially purchase from manufacturers who never have sales. If you want to pedantically refer to sales as advertising, fine, we should get rid of those too.

Sugar cereal is disgusting and shouldn't be allowed.

Alternatively, I could accept, arguendo, that you are an exceptional person for whom advertising is not relevant.

Bully for you, but that demonstrates that you are, in fact, an exception to the general rule as to the relevance and effectiveness of advertising upon the general public.

I'm obviously exceptional by virtue of my avoidance of media ads and/or recognition of how worthless advertising is.

 

[Terxpahseyton]

At the time in West Germany commercials on TV only came on after 7pm and before midnight, or something similar.

Hm, don't know. Nowadays private channels can advertise at any time of day, the two main public channels advertise from about 6pm to 8pm (with a few exceptions) and the several other public channels got not advertising ever. That doesn't actually interest anyone I guess, but there it is folks!

They wouldn't interrupt TV shows either, except for hour long shows like Matlock.

That is still the case on all channels! Commercials may only air after 30 minutes.

You know what, though? We looked forward to watching advertisements!

I fully understand this. I think everyone would like them. They just reveal a whole new world previously unknown I guess.
When I had no TV for a while and went months without even the glimpse of a commercial - I also found it strangely comforting to see TV ads again when I stayed somewhere else. For its familiarity I guess. But the fascination lasted for like one add block

 

[SS-18 ICBM]

Just humor the guy, BvBPL.

I sent them a few courteous e-mails first, even mentioning that I actually preferred their burgers over most others, and got no replies, so I just automated it and let it go. I set it for once every three days. It isn't like I was nasty about it.

But the way you're doing it makes you sound like a spambot. Calling them as Valka said would let them know there's a actual person (read: customer) on the line that's upset with the ad.

 

[Mise]

I like some adverts. I find them useful. They alert me to new products without me having to research them myself. This saves me time. My time is valuable to me. Adverts are, sometimes, valuable to me.

 

[warpus]

I fully understand this. I think everyone would like them. They just reveal a whole new world previously unknown I guess.
When I had no TV for a while and went months without even the glimpse of a commercial - I also found it strangely comforting to see TV ads again when I stayed somewhere else. For its familiarity I guess. But the fascination lasted for like one add block

We enjoyed them at first mostly because they were such a novelty.. Plus, they showed us many products that we dreamed of while still in Poland. Plus of course the nudity, I can't deny that this attracted me to German TV commercials. I remember distinctly seeing a commercial for a product called SATINA, where a guy whispers "SATINA" over and over and a naked lady kneels there, with random pieces of cloth blowing in the wind and around her body, various body parts showing.

"WOW", I thought the first time I saw that. "Capitalism IS paradise!".

But then I moved to North America and everyone hates nipples here.

 

[Timsup2nothin]

But the way you're doing it makes you sound like a spambot. Calling them as Valka said would let them know there's a actual person (read: customer) on the line that's upset with the ad.

Heck, I started out straight out saying that I did use a spambot...so I undoubtedly did sound like one. But that was only after concluding that I was going to be ignored anyway so there was no point in putting in effort. I could either drop it or automate it.

Ultimately I think the difference is location. Getting something 'gone from Red Deer' is a different beast than taking on something in Los Angeles.

 

[Valka D'Ur]

Heck, I started out straight out saying that I did use a spambot...so I undoubtedly did sound like one. But that was only after concluding that I was going to be ignored anyway so there was no point in putting in effort. I could either drop it or automate it.

Ultimately I think the difference is location. Getting something 'gone from Red Deer' is a different beast than taking on something in Los Angeles.

Well, Red Deer is a lot smaller than Los Angeles, but hardly a village.

 

[Timsup2nothin]

I wasn't thinking it was a village. But there is something bad to be said for being just one in twenty million. Getting blown off in LA is pretty much just to be expected.