The downside to being off of school AND work for 2 weeks is the extreme amount of time I now have to watch TV. I can honestly say that TV advertising has hit an all-time low. And it's not just the gadgets that they are selling, but the marketing for them. They make comsumers look like absolute morons incapable of handling every day projects or tasks!
Example 1: Ad for ProCaulk shows a man with caulk covering his hands and fingers as he tries to smooth it over bathtub tiles. Seriously, has anyone ever completely covered themselves trying to smooth out caulk? Granted, this is a cool little tool, but the ads are so stupid, I'd never buy them.
Example 2: Ad for Get a Grip Safety Bar shows a woman who can't get from sitting position to standing in the shower, but shows it's OK for the other woman in a bathtub to overreach to the Safety Bar in order to get out of the tub. One would think she'd slip reaching for that bar before she'd actually reach safety.
In my home, we like to call these, "I'm too stupid for" ads, because that is how their marketing portrays us. "I'm too stupid to stand up in the shower" ... "I'm too stupid to caulk tile" ... "I'm too stupid to chop vegetables or cook pasta."
And if I have to watch one more commercial with the ridiculous screaming Oxyclean guy or that Shamwow bloke who wears a mic headset like he's selling to us at the flea market, I may trade in my television for a nice picture to hang on the wall.
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