Community Chat

[Tinkrbl44]

I'm talking about television and internet commercials here ....  most of them I totally ignore, and I can't even remember the last time I bought something because of a commercial.

Alas, this has changed ..... after being barraged by countless Dawn Dishwashing Liquid commercials recently, with them cleaning up all the oily baby ducks, I bought a bottle of Dawn yesterday.    Gotta help the baby ducks.  

How about you?  Do you pay much attention to commercials .....    and do you ever find yourself buying something you remember being advertised somewhere?

[x Hedge]

no

never watch them

never

[on the bay]

The Dawn dishwashing commercials do make you want to buy it but is is ironic and not mentioned that they do test on animals!

Why oh why do they need to do that when they seem to be doing good with the oil cleaning disasters.

[Its Me LuLuBelle2]

Not at all.  But I do love Dean Winters as Mayhem in the insurance commercials.  Sadly, for the insurance company, I don't remember what company he represents. I'm pretty sure those aren't words they want to hear!

[Annabellethecat66]

No, not at all.  I'm like some other's.  I don't watch them.  A commercial means getting something to eat and/or drink and it is a way I fast forward over the commercials!

[jewel3]

I would love to say that I am immune to advertising but I know that would be wishful thinking. I bought Dawn because of the ducklings and marvel at the clever ads I see on TV. I have even clicked on an internet ad. I bought my favorite mahabi slippers because of an ad I think. 

I try to never pay attention to them but the mayhem guy and a few others catch my attention. 

[SahmIam]

No. Ads of any type stopped having an influence on me when I finally saw the light. I am a marketing departments' nightmare.

[qualitygal]

I've never bought the sets of Time Life CD's with the music, but I will leave the whole commercial on and watch and listen to a lot of the older songs. 

[SeaMaiden]

I do not believe I am influenced by commercials other than the catchy songs they use sometimes get stuck in my head.  I do not buy things I see on TV for sale. 

 Most commercials are for unhealthy things ...food, drink....or cars  or Drugs.  I drive a 20 year old car  and only focus on good nutrition and  take NO PHARMACEUTICAL DRUGS.  

I have noticed of late so much  Drug company advertising  on TV.  It is horrible....worst thing they ever started allowing on TV since the time when cigarettes were advertised like they were good for you too.  

[SilleeMee]

For me, yes I think they do. Especially commercials for new products that I have never seen or tried before. Otherwise I probably would have never tried the products if not for seeing the commercials first.