Are people as dumb as the retailers think (Page 7): I thinks you missed the best one! "This dog food tastes best". oooooooo kay. Who did the taste test? Do they have a talking dog now?

SHUTERED Loc: SO. CAL.

JR1 wrote:

I agree just wondered if I was alone br br Advert... (show quote)

I thinks you missed the best one! "This dog food tastes best".
oooooooo kay. Who did the taste test? Do they have a talking dog now? If its a person: how do they get paid? All the chow they can eat?

BHC Loc: Strawberry Valley, JF, USA

TchrBill wrote:

Mogul wrote:

Db7423 wrote:

Who was it that said "a sucker is born every minute"?

P. T. Barnum

Actually, it was probably NOT P.T. Barnum that said those famous words but his competitor.

http://www.historybuff.com/library/refbarnum.html

I agree, although the quotation is most often attributed to Barnum. Wiki has its own view of the matter, although, as we know, wiki is famous for its profundity followed by its obfuscating disclaimers:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/There's_a_sucker_born_every_minute.

cdhakl Loc: Townsville, Queensland - Australia

rayford2 wrote:

If you look up the definition of "Professiona... (show quote)

>>>>>>>>>>>>>

I got to retire from the cops here in Australia and a "pro" was a slang term we used Australia wide that ALWAYS meant 'prostitute'. The irony of this in relation to this thread, I find, (drum roll, wait for it.... ), ironic.........
Curt H.

wlgoode Loc: Globe, AZ

cdhakl wrote:

quote=rayford2 If you look up the definition of &... (show quote)

"Pro" slang is used in US too. (And its the oldest profession)

Squeeky Loc: Rapid City, SD

CaptainC wrote:

After having worked in the photographic retail biz for a few years, I can say that with very few exceptions, one should avoid any product with the word "Pro" in the product name.
The real way to tell professional-quality stuff is usually the price!

So I bought a Manfrotto 055PROB ( I think those are the right numbers ) and it has the word pro in the description. Should I have gotten something different?

ojibway Loc: Eastbourne, UK

Eight out of ten doctors prefer Camel cigarettes :D :D

cwalti

People in general are unbelievably stupid. Just look around, most should not be allowed to vote, have kids, or drive a car. But then again, if one would take out all the idiots, competition would be very tough!

Fazit: Bring on the morons, they just beg to be hosed! :-)

krispix Loc: London - UK

rayford2 wrote:

Robbie7 wrote:

Oh yes! 3 out of 4 housewives prefer our brand of toilet roll to Britains no 1 brand...Who buys the toilet rolls in your house?...

I do, it has to be perforated and be 2-ply.
You can tell 1-ply folks by the look on their faces.

:lol:

And the colour of their fingers! Lol

Wellhiem Loc: Sunny England.

When digital was first coming into it's own, they just put the word "digital" in front of everything and doubled the price. Digital tripod? There's an ad on TV at the moment for a kitchen roll with 100% larger sheets which are perferated in the middle so you can just use half a sheet. In answer to the original question, YES I think a lot of people are.

krispix Loc: London - UK

Wellhiem wrote:

When digital was first coming into it's own, they just put the word "digital" in front of everything and doubled the price. Digital tripod? There's an ad on TV at the moment for a kitchen roll with 100% larger sheets which are perferated in the middle so you can just use half a sheet. In answer to the original question, YES I think a lot of peoploe are.

Obviously it's what you need for your digital camera. Isn't it?

nikon_jon Loc: Northeast Arkansas

JR1 wrote:

I agree just wondered if I was alone br br Advert... (show quote)

Sorry, JR1, I don't mean to be ugly, but 'buzz' words in ads are almost as annoying as people who don't proof read themselves before they hit the send button. "were thy staff" Did you mean "were they staff"'? But then, I have been known to miss some of my own. Sometimes I have a red forehead from smacking myself there when I notice that I have missed typos in things I have posted. :roll:

rayford2 Loc: New Bethlehem, PA

Wellhiem wrote:

When digital was first coming into it's own, they just put the word "digital" in front of everything and doubled the price. Digital tripod? There's an ad on TV at the moment for a kitchen roll with 100% larger sheets which are perferated in the middle so you can just use half a sheet. In answer to the original question, YES I think a lot of people are.

Some folks bought digital antennae to replace their old ones when TV went to the digital format.

cwalti

...and that is where the 'EDIT' button comes into play!

Save your forehead.

wlgoode Loc: Globe, AZ

rayford2 wrote:

Wellhiem wrote:

When digital was first coming into it's own, they just put the word "digital" in front of everything and doubled the price. Digital tripod? There's an ad on TV at the moment for a kitchen roll with 100% larger sheets which are perferated in the middle so you can just use half a sheet. In answer to the original question, YES I think a lot of people are.

Some folks bought digital antennae to replace their old ones when TV went to the digital format.

I'm surprised Fuji and others don't advertise "Digital Film."

Mudshark Loc: Illinois

Thus the term.......wait for it....."MARKETING PIMPS..."