TV advertising!
Irrational or untrue ads now dominate the sponsorship of TV shows. It has become awful.
I'm not talking about the after 10, R and X show ads, where they sell enhancers, vibrators, phone sex, etc., but daytime and early evening ads.
A few examples:
Some kind of life insurance for .25 cents per day per unit, with exceptions and exclusions. What is a "unit?"
Home loans (still) with no fuss, no closing cost---none, where you get more cash because of no costs. No interest rate is mentioned! I hope they aren't using any of my money for those loans either.
An AARP insurance card to go along with your Medicare card--you simply must have the AARP card, and the Insurance card, with AARP printed on it! Whatever the insurance is, it isn't AARP! They simply get a commission. Also if Medicare pays half of a bill, they pay 20% of half--which is 10% if you do the math. Shame.
Tax bill elimination--garnishment elimination, cut your tax bill by up to 80%! If you are behind and owe a lot. This is a loan company who settles with the government and puts you on 120 payments of the entire bill! At untold interest!
Eat all you want pills and lose that weight. Guaranteed or send the bottle back and get you money back (along with a doctor's statement).
Your real hair! You can comb it, wash it--it is your hair, beautiful girls go crazy.
Its your money--spend it now---sell us your structured settlement and we will give you your money now (about .30 cents on the dollar).
Short-term loans of up to $500 for a week or two (if you are a soldier). Interest has been reduced by the government from 390% to only 36%.
There are scores of others, some worse.
Did Reagan also get rid of the false ad people? It hurt business I suppose. There isn't room for Rx drug ads, nor "head-on" and all over the counter stuff here!
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