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by kyletns 1164 days ago
FTFY: "Everything advertised is overpriced"

When you buy a product that's been advertised, you also have to pay for the ad that was served to you. Ban ads!

2 comments

I’m astounded how many people blindly buy name-brand advertised crap. The advertising has gone so deep that many just default to buying name brand of everything under the assumption it will be better. I do the exact opposite: store brand everything unless there’s a compelling reason.
> FTFY: "Everything advertised is overpriced"

That's not very helpful as advice because basically everything is advertised.