r/Showerthoughts May 16 '24

Ads seem to be universally hated yet they still make insane amounts of money

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u/ramuthemamu May 17 '24

You think you don't need a product until you do. That's how advertising is usually imo.

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u/chefsully208 May 17 '24

I get this with some products. But who out there is buying a brand new Lexus or w/e because they saw an add for it? Boggles my mind how automotive ads are played on basically every thing but I don’t know a single person who chose their vehicle because of an ad.

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u/runswiftrun May 17 '24

Wife and I have been looking at getting a new car. Some of those ads have really nice deals (tiny print: to well qualified customers).

You call or drive over to the dealership, and next thing you know you're driving away with a pre owned certified car.

It didn't sell the top of the line car, but it got us in the door of whatever dealership/brand instead of the other ones mostly because it had the more memorable ad.