Advertising - Are we paying for it?
by So I'm sitting here thinking lately about advertising. It's a great industry and they really come up with some great ideas at times. But the more I think about it the more I feel we, the consumer, end up paying for it in the long run.
Think about it. You purchase a car and pull it off the lot. Typically there is a sticker, license plate, holder, tire cover, something advertising the dealer you just purchased it from. Now correct me if I'm wrong, but if Sansone were to put up a bill board, they pay decent money for that, no? So why isn't Sansone paying you for driving around advertising their dealership? If their not, rip that sticker or logo off! DEMAND YOU GET PAID FOR THEIR ADVERTISMENT!
Movie prices continue to go up. I went to see Starsky & Hutch this weekend and I remember, not too long ago, I'd go to the theater and watch movie trivia or a screen changing color while music was being played if I got there early. Now I'm seeing commercials for upcoming episodes of ER or shows on TNT. So I have to pay to see commercials now? If TNT or NBC are paying to have their commercials aired before the start of a movie, shouldn't my ticket prices go down now? And don't even get me started on the 10 minutes of trailers before the start of a movie.
I don't mind being forced to see advertisements everywhere I turn, that's expected. I'm sure they have families to feed too. But I am tired of paying money out when I should be getting some sort of discount because of advertising. You want to show commercials before the movie, fine, give me $2 off my ticket price. You want me to advertise for your car dealership? Sure, either knock $5,000 from the total price of the car or mail me a check for $50 a month for you're advertising.
That's my vent for the week.
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i hate commercials before movies, what the heck im paying 10$ as it is!
wow, i never thought about it that way...they should lower the price in that case...not keep raising it
you pay $10 to go se ea movie? ur goin to the wrong place
welcome to ny, you try to find it cheaper then that besides a matinee
yeah, ny has crazy expensive movie theaters. You might be able to find one for 9 bucks...but for the dollar more, it's nicer to have stadium seating
I agree with this. I'm seeing all kinds commercials before movies now and i HATE IT. prices should go DOWN if this is to continue. UGH. I LOVE previews tho.
Everytime I buy a new Mercedes or Jag, i immediately take the sticker off the back of it.
if you ever have a jag that's a couple weeks old that you're tired of, please send it to me.
oh yeah, definitely.
completely agree with what you're saying here. we have commercials on tv because it pays for the FREE service, why do we need them at movie theatres?
I think we should start a walk-out boycott. anytime we go to the movies if we see commercials, we immediately get up and walk out and demand our money back. if enough people did it, they'd take notice. (I'm talking like a national-scale thing)
dean, i would definitely do this. i should be paid to watch advertisements. in school, when we watched "channel one", all the classrooms got free TVs and shown a news program every day in exchange for showing us ads. that system made sense. this - doesn't.
we pay for cable and still see comercials, explain that one...
the idea was, originally, you wouldn't...
you don't have commercials on all cable though. Like hbo or starz.
I'm talking broadcast. which is completely free. cable's another deal. UHF/VHF is all around us, and if you get good enough reception where you live with some rabbit ears or a roof antenna, then just use that. save yourself $40 a month.
But you won't get as many channels. even if you get "Family" Basic cable (all broadcast+USA, Discovery, MTV etc.) which all have advertising, it'll cost you because the cable company provides a better service than broadcase, and because those cable channels charge the cable company to carry them. you pay the price, because you want quality reception, and you want more choice of channels.
prices are def. overinflated though.
this sounds like a title from the awake! magazine
that's the same thing i thought when i saw it
What's up with Disney showing comercials now, didn't they used to be a premium channel?
don't forget to watch the mooooovie
don't forget to watch the SHOWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW
la la la la la la laaaa laaaaa
also, If u like a band, u buy thier T-shirt for like 30 bucks, and thats free advertising for THEM! They should pay YOU!!!!!!!
this is absolutely why i don't wear abercrombie and fitch, aeropastle and things of thins nature. they are crummy clothes that everyone has and all i do is walk around and advertise them. and ALL their clothes have their name on it. i hate it.
AMEN to this, I agree 1000%. I'll see a shirt that I like but will be totally disgusted to see the brand name in huge letters on the back or whatever. And if you get a shirt from A&F, you spend 30 bucks to advertise their name.
My family prefers to advertise for that store in other ways. My brother named our cat Abercrombie. We just call him Abe.
i agree!!! If i wasn't in the industry i'm in, i would NEVER wear the clothing. I wouldn't pay $30 to sport a surf logo name. it only costs like $1 to make the shirts....
Oh but they do have some really cute stuff sometimes..
yeah in skirts and bags. but they don't say the name so i have no objection to that. but $36 for a shirt that says their name? and that's ALL it says? that's just ridiculous!!!
Seriously..just got buy a plain white t-shirt at Rag Shop and write Abercrombie on it with a black marker.
that would be so punk rock
You know..I was gonna add those exact words to the end of my post..and I didn't.
yeah, I like Gap jeans, but I wouldn't buy a Gap shirt that Says "GAP" in huge letters across my chest.
I'd wear band t-shirts, because at least your advertising your favorite band and get them more attention (especially if they're underground/unkown)
I'm the same way. I get Gap stuff thats subtle. And I love my lil band shirts. THE SUNSHINE WILL RULES! MELT BANANA RULES!
do you actually like melt banana??
Yeah, I saw 'em with Tomahawk, Melvins and Isis in NYC. MB were like NOTHING i've ever heard before. I was instantly attracted. It's like yelpy japanese sludge punk!
melt banana? is that from the banana republic?
wow. they grate on me man, i can't stand them for more than a minute. i don't like the whole grind/wack sound they have going on.
that's nothing compared to sunshine will, they were the worst thing i've ever heard...but the shirt was 5 bucks so i bought it
of course you're paying for advertising. thats the whole point.
thats why companies advertise. it's incorporated into the price.
aside from that , most advertising is a convenience for you..
" oh man i just threw up all over my shirt.. i need a washing machine ... where do i get one "
*turns on tv to watch brooke burke tour the world and get wild*
' heeey it's craaazzzaaay eddddieee we have washing machines alll over the place ready to wash everythign wooo hooo '
" ohh maybe i'll go to crazzzaaaay eddies"
I thought it was hilaroius in high school when kids purposely bought stuff with names right on the clothes so you can see where they shop.
Because you know, that makes you cool
I remember one time at lunch, this girl walked by this snotty girl table, and she was wearing the same shirt as one of the snotty girls, and the snotty girl yelled out "Hey at least I got my shirt at the Mall not K-mart!!" and it was SOOOO GAY hahaha i remember i thought that was soooooooo stupid
the shirt was ugly anwyay
Haha that's the best part! when the item of clothing is so ugly it should be burned.