Is There Truth in Advertising?
The marketing industry has its fair share of deception and bullshit. From “Do-Nothing” infomercials to self-proclaimed “Gurus,” it seems like everyone’s out to beat you up and take your lunch money.
Well personally, I think it’s time to wake up and smell the coffee. If people are begging you for cash, they clearly don’t know how to get rich fast.
And let’s not kid ourselves about those supposed free iPhones. If time equals money, then spending 50 billion hours on online surveys ain’t exactly free.
Sure, I’ll concede that there’s an ounce of truth in advertising. Hell, pharmaceutical commercials are too honest. I mean, have you ever seen those commercials? One minute you’re watching a cheerful montage of newfound vitality, and the next you’re bombarded with a laundry list of potential side effects…
“RELAXOFT may cause nosebleeds, baldness, memory loss, swollen ankles, facial boils, excessive earwax, uncontrollable cursing, an urge to play in the mud, road-rage, snoring while awake, perjury, atheism, and a compulsion to spit at small pets.”
Well, isn’t that lovely? Next time, I think I’ll just tough out the headache.
All of these side-effects lead to bigger questions. Like, if I’m feeling under the weather and my partner offers me medicine, should I fight him? Should I slap it out of his hand? After all, the medicine might have caused the sickness in the first place.
And while pharmaceutical ads get points for partial honesty, they’re not entirely off the hook. In many other ways, they’re just as confusing and misleading. For example, they often feature scenes unrelated to the product.
Vagisil commercials have cheerleaders performing routines. Male enhancement commercials have politicians playing golf. Every herpes commercials can be summed up as: “I have herpes.” “I don’t.” “Let’s ride bicycles.”
Ultimately, when it comes to medication, I don’t pay much attention to the advertisements. It’s best to let the doctors decide what’s right for me. They usually know what they’re talking about. Well, emphasis on usually. I once had a doctor whose office plants were always dead. I couldn’t help but wonder if I could trust him with my life.
127 Comments
Chris
rofl about advertisers they make us look so freaking stupid.
&& your doctor??! WOW! haha
awwwww you dont have to say "you are" people will think that's ok to say it all over again =(
yepp i've seen those commercials they're all true and funny haha
thank you for liking my blog (: i like yours too (:
uhmmm about affiliates?? i currently dont accept now cause of theres a lot already but i can make an exception but you'll be at the bottom is that ok? and plus my site is kinda dying =(
Masoud
Thanks for the comment! <3
Affiliates? Are you kidding me? 😛 Of course I want to be affiliate with you if you still want to! 🙂
Tellie
I love when I watch a commercial and they speedily go through the list of side effects and at the end one of the side effects "strokes, heart attacks, and in some cases death".
One my Dr. was going to put me on a medication that would make me lose 25-40lbs. And he didn't seem at all bothered by the fact that I'd be under 100lbs if that were the case. It also caused memory loss, which definitely isn't good for a person in COLLEGE. I told him I would rather take something else (and surprisingly enough this medication was for headaches)
Camila
wow! This post is overflowing with comments haha 🙂
Thankss! I added your link to my "links" page, but I'll also be adding a section in my sidebar soon.
I'll be checking back for a new posttt 🙂
Haroula
yeh that kinda suck; hving ppl to bully us and take our lunch money :O.And thnks for the RELAXOFT info. 😉 lmao
Greg
Hey Justin!
Just doing a little “affie” check
Still loving the site (:
The layout is still fabby! haha
How are you?
What you doing?
I actually made my first sub-doamin today (yaay) just need to fix the site up a tad before her new sub-doamin opens!
From Greg your “busty” affie
Busty? Yeh its part of this thing i’m doing read end of my first blog if you dont understand haha!
Anyway from Busty Greg!
Mandi
hey, nice site, but i only accept affies that i've gotten to know, sorry
Greg
Hey (again)
Nothing much, surprisingly i just had a macdonalds for my lunch, there were a few fat people but no rivers of shit. Haha
Anyway byee!
Diamond
Haha that's alright. A gold star isn't actually necessary for that mark. If it was on the 70s then yes, most likely 😛
Okay thanks! Lol don't worry. I refreshed a couple of times and there was my name! ^^ Cool. ^^ I just added yours too now! Thanks again! x
Ben
Well get you, you JavaScript genius. I may just take it and edit it and credit you on my to-go-up credit page. (: THANKS!
Kaylee
🙂 well im not saying everone who wants to be an actor is childish because as i said some people suceed maybe you will be the luckone 🙂
Vincent
Thats so true, medicine can give you so many after-effects that its ironic to actually call it medicine. As for doctors.. well they scare me.
Greg
Hello!
Thanks for your lovely comment on my blog!
I absolutely love your site, its so funny! ''i peed a little'' how did you think of that i mean its so unique!
Well wassup?
From Greg (:
Rianna
Thanks for the comment.
Amy
No, thank god. It's actually a blueberry farm but I'm not doing any dirty work, yet. The people will pick the blueberries and come to me (i feel so important) and I'll weigh the blueberries for them and tell them how much they need to pay. In lack of better words. 😛
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