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Thanks for the answers on the car poll. I just think the amount of advertising is wasteful.

Posted by ceregon Oct 23 '08, 10:00

Not that many people are in the market for a car, and TV advertising is expensive. I may be amused by some ads, but I can hardly remember the company that amused me or the car model. To me, a car is just a way to get from point A to point B. I don't really care what it looks like or how cool it is. I bought my last car through costco without a test drive, and the car before that I bought through the military sales program and just flew into Vegas and drove away with it. I had never seen the car before, just pictures in a brochure.

Instead of spending millions on advertising, maybe they could spend millions on designing and building better cars.

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I feel that way about Coke Ads, Pepsi Ads, Beer Ads -- nm - ty97 Oct 23, 10:07
But most people don't feel that way about their car. And as far as your last line, the same could be said of ANY product. - Cuzzin Todd Oct 23, 10:04 1
- I bought a DVR long before I saw an ad for it, and besides TT is great for bringing amazing products to my attention. -- nm - ceregon Oct 23, 10:15

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Thanks for the answers on the car poll. I just think the amount of advertising is wasteful.

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