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Old 07-04-2002, 10:00 PM   #1
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What was the last thing...
you didn't have that some form of advertising convinced you that you needed?

For me I guess it was a Dremel tool so I could cut the heads off nails.
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Old 07-04-2002, 10:12 PM   #2
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Dremels RULE.

Mine was an inflatable sheep....... oops,

I mean, a Palm Pilot.

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My Diamond Supra 2730.
Advertised heavily by Sarge at 56K. com. Sometimes I think he got a kick-back from Supra. Excellent product though!!
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Old 07-04-2002, 10:50 PM   #5
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My Diamond Supra 2730.
Advertised heavily by Sarge at 56K. com. Sometimes I think he got a kick-back from Supra. Excellent product though!!
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Old 07-04-2002, 11:01 PM   #6
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Sarge,
Sounds like we could go have a beer on you when we should ever meet.
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Old 07-04-2002, 11:04 PM   #7
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I've never been influenced for advertising for tech .. I usually disregard it all, and go with benchmarks and my own research or experience.

What I always fall for is movie advertising .. I am such a sap! I cannot believe the money I shell out for, and then come away feeling awful.
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Old 07-04-2002, 11:53 PM   #8
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Yeah, but with movies, it's understandable, because the trailers are always SOO sweet. Even for movies that have sucked beyond all belief, the trailers were usually good.

I don't usually buy things, and I pretty much avoid TV, I don't read magazines, and I ignore online ads, so I don't *get* much advertising. I'd be a tough sale anyway, because although I spend lots of money on others, I hate spending money on myself.
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Can't think of anything off hand, but I'm sure there's been something. I do get a real kick out of tv ads that begin their pitch with "Send no money....blah, blah, blah". I always think "Don't worry."
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I can't remember the last thing I bought solely because of the advertising. Probably some kind of fast-food item or something small like that. Whenever I need to buy something big, I turn to Consumer Reports or a forum like this one to get the scoop about the quality of the product instead of the quantity of advertising. I am definitely a marketer's nightmare.
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Old 07-05-2002, 11:56 AM   #12
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britney's new PS2 game
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Old 07-05-2002, 02:07 PM   #13
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I'd be a tough sale anyway, because although I spend lots of money on others, I hate spending money on myself.
Well, if you run out of people to spend money on, just look for me, i'm always available.

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Mine was an inflatable sheep....oops,
ROFLMAO! Man, I bout fell off my chair! Wasn't expecting that!
Mine would probably have to be a Playstation 2 that I finally got around to getting a few weeks ago since they dropped the price a little on 'em. Those damn commercials for Gran Turismo 3 always got to me. Had to tie myself to the couch to keep from blowing the money on it when it first came out.
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Lord Prism better be careful as I understand that is the probable source of the little known PVCHIV virus.
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I'm glad you guys have a sense of humor
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Old 07-06-2002, 03:30 AM   #17
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Can't think of anything off hand, but I'm sure there's been something. I do get a real kick out of tv ads that begin their pitch with "Send no money....blah, blah, blah". I always think "Don't worry."
I love the ads, myself, promising that he'll send me a kit that shows how he made money.

But I already *know* how he makes money, he makes money selling those stupid kits!
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I'm glad you guys have a sense of humor
There's a thin line between "sense of humor" and "tolerance for freaks with kinky sex preferences".
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My digital camera. I knew it wasn't as good as my Canon EOS, but it sure did look convenient. It is convenient, because I don't have to pay someone to put my pics on disk, now. If I really want good pictures, though, I stick with the film.
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Just PS2 games. I don't usually buy things because of advertisements. My last PS2 purchase was Medal of Honor. Sweet game.
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