enough is enough
 

How many of you are fed up with the endless barrage of Flonase commercials that are kind enough to educate us to the fact that "six is greater than one". Thank you, Glaxo Smith Klein for the Romper Room math lesson, but I think we all get it. Enough is enough

Decafe "golfing eagles", Decafe

Bad Marketing: Flonase: 6>1; this changes everything?

Others seem to share your annoyance, GE. Had not even noticed it myself.

I LOVE the commercial with Boys2Men singing the side effects. Only problem, I don't know the product being advertised. Can't get enough of Sweaty eyelids and flatulence.

Boyz II Men: Side Effects - GEICO - YouTube

Poor lady.

I get tired of ALL the drug ads....the side-effects given "really" make me want to take them!!

You could probably clear the hospital waiting room with enough gassy outbursts.

LOL - And just in case you don't yet have an ear worm ...
Lyrics:
So your new prescription does have a few side-effects.
Oh, like what?

♬You’re gonna have dizziness.
nausea, and sweaty eyelids.
And in certain cases chronic flatulence.♬

No.

♬Sooooo gassy girl.
So gassy. ♬

If you’re Boyz II Men, you make anything sound good.
It’s what you do.
If you want to save fifteen percent or more on car insurance, you switch to GEICO.
It’s what you do.

Next!
♬Next!♬

My reaction to the list of side effects: Mmm, good stuff Maynard.

It's just Marketing.

It's like "The Friendliest" or "The Healthiest".....people think if it's stated, it must be fact. I've heard of people actually thinking marketing slogans are fact.


:shrug:

The ONLY time I happen to watch commercials is:

1. During Super Bowl
2. When I can't hit fastforward quick enough on DVRd programs
3. When I can't hit SwitchChannel quick enough on Live programs

I PAY (DirectTV) to watch my TV - will not sit thru commercials if I can possibly avoid.

That's a great idea. It leaves you more time to answer the call from telemarketers from a spoofed local number:1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl:

They make a prescription medicine for all of the side effects and if that medicine produces side effects, well there is a prescription for those too. A chemical merry go round producing vast amounts of $$$$. Not that there is anything wrong with that.

So, I can cure the sweaty eyelids? Wonder what the side effects to that med would be. Think I'll keep the gas -- would keep the tables around me free from service dogs and food snobs.

:a20::pray::pepper2::oops:

What gets me is when in the side effects spiel they say "do not take this is you're allergic to it", huh? How do I know if I'm allergic til I take it? And I thought the way we decide what medication to take is that we discuss with our doctor, silly me.

....and then there's one (I forget which one) that says "you might die". Yeah...well I REALLY want to take that one (sarcasm intended). They're just ridiculous. The poster who said "there's one for the side effects and on and on". I think many of us who are on meds have fallen into that trap. I know I did a few years back but was able to ditch some of those medications.

I agree. Why sweat things that just don't matter.

That just boils me when someone does not return a wave (with more than one finger).

:a040:

I don't think the dogs would mind your f-rts.

That's the nice thing about the "mute" button for live tv and the "fast forward" button for recorded tv on the remote; I don't listen to or watch commercials; they're just incessant blah, blah, blah.

Personally I'm fed up with all the "ask you doctor about our drug" commercials. The FDA should ban all direct to consumer advertising.


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I let my wife do the waving. I'm too busy driving.


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I like some of them... Geico, We Are Farmers, most anything with humor in it. Commercials CAN be great, Cold No More!:thumbup:

I have been loving the ads of late for some reason. I watch some of them numerous times just checking the details. Browse TV Commercials - iSpot.tv

Re: Commericals listing side effects
 

For better or for worse that is the law.

Today, with the internet, you can research the side effects or any drug or medical procedure your doctor prescribes.
I read somewhere that under today's standards you could not bring aspirin to market.

You go in to a dental x-ray. If, you ask the tech about causing CANCER, they will tell you it is such a low dose etc etc etc etc. FINE. Next ask them why they go behind a lead lined wall when they give you this harmless.........
FACT-my cousins wife is currently DYING from oral cancer,
LIKELY triggered by too many x-rays. Aside-he is a doctor
she is a nurse-or was is probably closer to the facts.

Even the rules and the knowledge changes. We all know about opioid addiction. Far too much of it was CAUSED by the use of drugs like oyicotin a time release narcotic for pain. It was not supposed to be habit forming. I'VE NEVER TAKEN IT but I did receive a prescription after having a tooth pulled-HUH?

I record most shows
 

It is so easy to fast forward the commercials. Typically, the actual time to watch an hour show, fast forwarding the commercials is 45 minutes.

I've thought once or twice someone (who I didn't know) was waving at me. I waved back. Turns out they were signalling a right turn!

The same people who believe what they read on Facebook.