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[proudlyfromNJ]

Why do posters watch commercials especially when they find them so horrible? Just flip over to QVC for a few minutes. 

[SilleeMee]

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@Melbalee wrote:
And complained about someone. I feel better

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I've done that, too, and now that person is gone. 

I couldn't believe that person was there for as long as they were. 

[Spurt]

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@Kachina624 wrote:

@proudlyfromNJ    I'm sure there's some sort of deal with the station and whoever owns this franchise.  They sell it to sucker TV stations.  Its called "Local Steals and Deals" if you want to Google it.

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@Kachina624 

We have "Steals and Deals" but its one of the local news gals that does ours....perhaps LR was too expensive....😉

[Spurt]

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@KKJ wrote:

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@bonnielu wrote:

I record most of my programs and rarely watch live.  So tired of commericials and the fact that I record them allows me to fast forward.  Getting worse, annoying most of them.

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ITA about the annoying commercials, especially the ones they show over and over constantly everyday. The worst to me are the prescription med ones that use a popular song for their annoying ads like Skyrizi and Ozempic.

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@KKJ 

Yes, those pharmacuetical ads are so annoying especially some of the music but the one that irrritates me the most is the one where just one piano note is hit the entire time the commercial is running ARRRGGHHHHH!!!! 😫

[Kachina624]

@Spurt   That's why Lisa's people probably added the "local".  There's nothing local about the junk she pushes.  If you Google "Local Steals and Deals", you can see some of her ads.

How's your weather today?

[hckynutjohn]

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@Melbalee wrote:
And complained about someone. I feel better

@Melbalee 

What was their response? I believe most of the commercials like this are put on by whatever parent Network with which these local stations are affiliated. 

I have to believe that local stations can only control commercials of local businesses or other entities. If they cannot sell enough time to local commercials, they financially have to go with the ones their Network runs.

Might try calling or emailing the Network itself. I have done this myself many times over the years. I got the necessary information from the local channels, and they were happy to do so.

My belief has and still is this. When you want to really try to get results, you have to converse with ones that are in the position to make changes. Preferably by phone, otherwise in the next best way possible. That was/is my approach.

hckynut(john)🥅🏒

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[hckynutjohn]

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@Duckncover wrote:

"they seem to be shown as much or more than the regular programming".

@Duckncover 

It sure seems that way. I can tell you this from my own experience. There are several Network shows that are 1 hour. 

I have downloaded many of them "On Demand". Have found that many of them do not have the commercials, and are 42-43 minutes in length. My math says that leaves 17-18 minutes for commercials, which equates to over 25% of those hour shows.

hckynut 🏒

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[Cakers3]

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@proudlyfromNJ wrote:

Why do posters watch commercials especially when they find them so horrible? Just flip over to QVC for a few minutes. 

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@proudlyfromNJ   Then they will come here to complain about the host.

Shhh..........don't give them any ideas.  We have enough threads about hosts.  LOL

[Cakers3]

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@Melbalee wrote:
And complained about someone. I feel better

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@Melbalee   Did you ask to speak to the manager?

[Spurt]

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@Kachina624 wrote:

@Spurt   That's why Lisa's people probably added the "local".  There's nothing local about the junk she pushes.  If you Google "Local Steals and Deals", you can see some of her ads.

How's your weather today?

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@Kachina624 

Thanks for asking....Its been Cold---- temps in the upper 20's...and icy.....ice melted but is going to re-freeze tonight  when temps go down to mid to upper 20's again and tomorrow high of 31. ...glad I work from home.....It will warmup a bit on Sunday 55/32.....