Hah! For once the lying bastards made to stand down

[Driller]

I really like Apple stuff but I really hate advertisers twisting the facts. For once I agree with the ASA.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7749435.stm

[Brown and Boris]

And they allow the cosmetics companies to show celebs using their products with such small print as;

Enhanced in post production (so what I am seeing isn't actually true or possible then?)

Lash inserts used (so you can't get the effects with the product without using falsies then?)

Ms Mc XXXX uses fair extensions (so basically you dyed a wig?)


Lies, damn lies and advertisers.

[rfn]

It's only one of the adverts though - as one of the others (the shop one) was on TV last night?

I think they're all a bit exagerated "Steps omitted and sequence sped up" (or similar) is the small print at the bottom of the ad...

[hornetrider]

rfn said:

It's only one of the adverts though - as one of the others (the shop one) was on TV last night?

I think they're all a bit exagerated "Steps omitted and sequence sped up" (or similar) is the small print at the bottom of the ad...

I've noticed that on the latest one, bizarre they are allowed to get away with it frankly.

[Driller]

Small print is not good enough. If they print it small it's because they want people to miss it (obviously) which is bloody criminal in itself. Gits.

[elster]

Yet it is fine for cosmetics companies and food people can make up medical sounding names so they sound like they actually do something.

Personally I don't mind what the adverts say.

[Driller]

elster said:

Yet it is fine for cosmetics companies and food people can make up medical sounding names so they sound like they actually do something.

Personally I don't mind what the adverts say.

Don't you find it an insult to your intelligence?

[thinfourth2]

Anyone stupid enough to believe an advert or makers claim deserves to be conned

[Mars]

Driller said:

Don't you find it an insult to your intelligence?

Do you mean my 48-quid/thimbleful shampoo with included hyperfribble-4X doesn't wash my hair any better than the 89p/Litre Tesco special?

[MitchT]

I love Apple products generally, but I was tempted to report them to the ASA after they claimed that the iPhone 3G was "the iPhone you've been waiting for". No it isn't. I'm waiting for one that supports Flash.

[elster]

Driller said:

elster said:

Yet it is fine for cosmetics companies and food people can make up medical sounding names so they sound like they actually do something.

Personally I don't mind what the adverts say.

Don't you find it an insult to your intelligence?

No, as I'm not dumb enough to believe the crap that is on TV.

[Indigop]

Mars said:

Driller said:

Don't you find it an insult to your intelligence?

Do you mean my 48-quid/thimbleful shampoo with included hyperfribble-4X doesn't wash my hair any better than the 89p/Litre Tesco special?

To be honest Mate I think it may do as it sounds like your washing your hair Tesco unleaded.

[Driller]

elster said:

Driller said:

elster said:

Yet it is fine for cosmetics companies and food people can make up medical sounding names so they sound like they actually do something.

Personally I don't mind what the adverts say.

Don't you find it an insult to your intelligence?

No, as I'm not dumb enough to believe the crap that is on TV.

But that's the point: they're hoping that you are dumb enough...and the fact that adverts are rife on the telly suggests that most people are dumb enough, which drives me insane.

Yeah, yeah, I know. If I don't like it etc etc

[Davi]

Driller said:

elster said:

Driller said:

elster said:

Yet it is fine for cosmetics companies and food people can make up medical sounding names so they sound like they actually do something.

Personally I don't mind what the adverts say.

Don't you find it an insult to your intelligence?

No, as I'm not dumb enough to believe the crap that is on TV.

But that's the point: they're hoping that you are dumb enough...and the fact that adverts are rife on the telly suggests that most people are dumb enough, which drives me insane.

Yeah, yeah, I know. If I don't like it etc etc

I think we already have fairly conclusive proof that roughly 50% of the population are gullible enough to buy into marketing bullst - I've yet to meet a woman the doesn't believe her latest overpriced bottle of crap won't really contain monotryxicyclodominotachanceinhellyoudumbbint complexes.

[Neil_H]

I agree they shouldn't be allowed to run adverts that are just plain bullst, I'm glad they've been pulled up for it.

[drivin_me_nuts]

Never assume that people are dumb.

people when they buy seek assurance. Nutraceramide (or what ever the product is) works extremely effectively as a marketing tool because it gives the scientific 'proof' that the public demands.

... and on a slightly different note.. something that perhaps we already knew ..

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/04/08040...

[Daisy Duke]

Davi said:

I think we already have fairly conclusive proof that roughly 50% of the population are gullible enough to buy into marketing bullst - I've yet to meet a woman the doesn't believe her latest overpriced bottle of crap won't really contain monotryxicyclodominotachanceinhellyoudumbbint complexes.

You've been meeting some dumb women then!