Do you ever watch an advert and realise you’re not the target audience?

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arashi256@reddit

Honestly, I'm not paying attention enough to care what it's flogging and whether it applies to me. I just sort of tune out for the duration.

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Away-Ad4393@reddit

I smiled at your comment about the sofa. I often wonder why house furniture is getting larger when the housing being built is getting smaller🤷‍♀️

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SearchLightsInc@reddit (OP)

Right??? The houses are unrealistically big, I see SCS advertise for a back to back front room!!

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Extra-Sound-1714@reddit

I think it's why IKEA sofas are so popular

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I actively avoid watching any and all adverts, and it's not because of my financial situation (my situation is fine) - it's because I'm here to watch something that I enjoy, entertainment - i don't need anyone trying to sell me anything, even if it's something I want whilst I'm doing that.

I will decide when to look into the information regarding a purchase when I want to.

In short it boils all the way down to "I won't do what you tell me to do".

There are a plethora of ways to completely negate adverts, I'm not sure if I'm on my own with this but I will literally move heaven and earth to avoid advertisements of any kind.

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mrs_shrew@reddit

I deliberately turn off the sound and refuse to look at the telly or screen during unskippable adverts. I won't let them into my brain! I literally look away in a huff for 3 minutes.

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RockAndHardPlace81@reddit

Me too! It gives me a weird satisfaction to think I've made the company waste their advertising budget on someone who won't watch or listen to it.

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Slightly_underated@reddit

I do this too! If I'm watching YouTube and an ad comes on I literally flip my phone over so my brain can't be infected with the utter nonsense coming out of it! It's like my own little rebellion against an over advertised world.

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arashi256@reddit

I had to practice. Try it, you'll be happier.

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WalnutWhip00@reddit

I'm a female in my mid 20s I keep getting baby related stuff. I don't have kids and don't want any.

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thb202@reddit

Facebook keeps advertising me, an atheist male, hijabs at M&S, it’s pretty clear that the Facebook algorithm pushes products that cause gammons to engage (judging by the comments below). I’d be pretty ashamed with that if I was the m&s marketing department

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InternationalRide5@reddit

I never knew M&S did hijabs.

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SearchLightsInc@reddit (OP)

I’ve never even seen an advert resembling that on Facebook, mad.

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DoctorOctagonapus@reddit

There was that time a lot of people over on r/CasualUK were complaining about one ad that called them all kiddy fiddlers. Reddit apparently showed that one to every user from the UK.

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SearchLightsInc@reddit (OP)

You’re dropping reddit lore without a link 😂

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DoctorOctagonapus@reddit

Managed to find it without searching for anything too suspect! https://www.reddit.com/r/CasualUK/comments/utc7j9/is_anyone_else_getting_a_reddit_advert_for_nonce/

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BrissBurger@reddit

Daytime TV during the week - I don't want a funeral plan and a free Parker pen.

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raquille-@reddit

Yes. Tampon adverts for example.

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sjr0754@reddit

You should see my Facebook ads, I get random Christian groups, lab equipment, hand forged armour, construction vehicles and once a clinic offering vaginoplasty for victims of FGM. Given that I'm an atheist, who works in a factory, who can't afford construction equipment, and is most definitely male, I don't think Meta's algorithm is as clever as they let on.

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SearchLightsInc@reddit (OP)

wtf

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sjr0754@reddit

Yup, somehow without me telling it to, I don't get ads for gambling or booze, which is accurate I don't drink or gamble.

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HarketSavoy@reddit

I scroll through Snapchat and there’s a gambling app every 30 seconds. You have to watch the full advert and it drives me insane.

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Jaded_Library_8540@reddit

Young men 18-25 are the most at risk of developing gambling addictions, so obviously they advertise on Snapchat

You're not even allowed to use models or actors under 25 in gambling adverts for this reason

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HarketSavoy@reddit

I’m a 50 year old hag, who doesn’t gamble. And I swear it’s every 20-30 seconds. I have the app for my friend who uses it. It’s also shocking what they allow for apps aimed at children.

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SignificanceHead9957@reddit

I never gamble either, never have but I get gambling ads all the time.

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lavender_cookie_@reddit

I was shocked seeing a gambling advert in the early evening on the TV at the gym! I thought strict laws were put into place against that in my country, must have changed the rules.

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RecentTwo544@reddit

Let me guess - you're ad-block extensioned up to the hilt, were careful to decline all personal ad consents/cookies, and possibly use a VPN?

It's a great way to confuse the hell out of algorithms when sponsored content does get through.

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Vixrotre@reddit

I let Google personalize my ads and I also ticked options to not show me ads related to pregnancy, weight loss, gambling and dating.

Guess what ads Google shows me.

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Agathabites@reddit

I was a pilot for a while, then a police officer, then a bit later I was a doctor. I swing between being young and old, male and female. According to the algorithm I struggle with penile dysfunction while being pregnant. I’m very confused.

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DoctorOctagonapus@reddit

For a while I knew when Ramadan was because I'd get loads of Facebook ads for Muslim charities around that time. Never been a Muslim.

I also got a lot of ads for pregnancy care and new baby stuff, which is rather strange given I'm a man.

Then there was Facebook's response to my last breakup, which was two months of ads for wedding planners. Learn to read the room.

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lavender_cookie_@reddit

I got a religious one very anti abortion I was like well the algorithm isn't working as I am pro choice 😂 I got a lot of ads for weiner problems as well I was like uhhh I don't have one of those 😂😂

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Glad-Pomegranate6283@reddit

I had an anti gay marriage one on YouTube the other day (talking about how gay ppl have ruined the sanctity of marriage). Idk why or how given I’m a lesbian

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zerumuna@reddit

The only ads I ever get are dick pills (I don’t have a dick) and pregnancy tests. I can’t get pregnant anyway due to medical issues, I’m on other medication that I’m not allowed to be pregnant on even if I could get pregnant, I’m childfree regardless and I’m asexual 😂😂

All the data on me these companies are selling and this is the best they can come up with!

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External-Praline-451@reddit

You can adjust the types of ads you get I believe, and tell them to stop showing certain advertisers and content. I've done that with Reddit and Facebook which I'm only still on for the local Facebook drama fun.

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sjr0754@reddit

Oh I know that, but to be honest, I enjoy the chaos of it

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External-Praline-451@reddit

Ha ha, fair enough! I got too wound up seeing god botherers adverts, etc!

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Azuras-Becky@reddit

As a woman who's into a lot of stuff the algorithms likely consider 'male pursuits' (gaming, sci-fi, PC hardware and such) on the rare occasions I do see ads I've clearly broken them. Women's fashion ads, penis enlargement ads, car ads and female-led BDSM dating app ads can all be spotted in a single doomscroll on Reddit on my phone.

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Inevitable-Debt4312@reddit

When TV adverts started it was all about showing ordinary families in ordinary houses, and then we started getting ‘Black Magic’ style stuff with guys creeping up the outside of homes to leave a box of chocolates, which was pure fantasy - and of course I can enjoy the chocs of if I want to without feeling the need to go to Paris. Nowadays some ads are fantastic - perfume, for instance - but a lot of stuff - cars for instance - is shot in exotic places so the cars look out of place in Salford.

In other ways advertising genuflects to fashions in social engineering without actually being involved.

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Suspicious_Banana255@reddit

I usually mute adverts and look at my phone, so I don't know what they are flogging

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Level_Engineer@reddit

Adverts are generally aimed at people with money

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Conscious_Cat_6204@reddit

That’s funny as the people with money are able to pay the extra to not see the ads in the first place.

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C2BK@reddit

They're more aimed at people who are prepared to borrow money.

People "with" money tend to still have money because they haven't pissed it away on the shiny things that the ads tell them they need.

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Level_Engineer@reddit

Yeah fair point

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SearchLightsInc@reddit (OP)

Exactly why I, as a non-monied person, should be exempt from watching them!

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Conscious_Cat_6204@reddit

Being from Northern Ireland, I quickly learned to ignore ads as most would have a disclaimer at the bottom saying ‘Excludes NI’. Even perks from banks etc don’t apply here as we don’t have the chains the perks are for.

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Agathabites@reddit

Never seen an ad that is aimed at me. Always feel kind of like an alien.

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pixelunicorns@reddit

I watch a lot of Murder She Wrote, Columbo, Poirot, etc during the day so I see a lot of ads for retirement, funeral, cruises for older couples but I'm in my early 30s!

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ExcitementKooky418@reddit

Absolutely. I am totally sick of all ads, even if they are relevant to me, it's just so much overhyped claims and flashy bullshit.

But also, if I had enough money that I could afford these products, I could afford the more premium subscription for netflix/prime etc so that I don't have to see the ads

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Intruder313@reddit

All of them - especially the current obsession with cleaning products

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JennyW93@reddit

I don’t watch many adverts, but I live on a street that’s predominantly pensioners, so I get a lot of leaflets through the door for mobility aids and funeral planning.

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SamVimesBootTheory@reddit

My dad sometimes buys plants once in one of the packages all the assorted advertising junk bundled in very much gave the impression they assumed anyone into gardening was an older middle class person

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Isgortio@reddit

I get so many leaflets for retirement homes and funeral planning.

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MelodicAd2213@reddit

Same, live on south coast, next town along gets called heaven’s waiting room

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Longjumping-Gap-5986@reddit

I live next to a coastal town in the south that is called this.

We're either neighbours or everywhere on the south coast is a portal to the afterlife.

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dospc@reddit

Most depressing for me are the ones you get in the run up to April 6th being like "do you have £20k savings from THIS YEAR that you haven't put in an ISA yet?"

Um, no.

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Fit-Bedroom-7645@reddit

Yes, I constantly get AI generated Tai Chi scam ads for some reason. Like thousands of them. Presumably the target audience is people who can't tell it's AI and a scam. And no, the AI generated mildly Eastern looking fellow with an eight pack didn't get it from Tai Chi walking.

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Luton_Enjoyer@reddit

Most ads are targeted at me through algorithms. They advertise things I can afford, but nothing I'm interested in buying.

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Inevitable-Debt4312@reddit

Constantly making you feel ignored, alienated? Dear me, I’m sorry. I think TV adverts have more effect than we realise.

They sell aspiration, of course, but they don’t seem to consider that they are actually alienating their market. I am myself (a little) concerned with two matters which almost seem to indicate ‘policy’ among advertisers.

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SearchLightsInc@reddit (OP)

This is it. It’s not that I want those things (in terms of someone who is driven by material possessions) it’s just the fact that I’ve realised “oh, I won’t ever own a house, drive a flash car, have a big sofa and go on nice holidays” and it IS almost a constant reminder of the alienation from “mainstream” society - but the TV was never about representing poor/average people.

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TomasNavarro@reddit

Most of them

Seriously at this point when someone says that companies are collecting all this data on me and selling it, I'm starting to wonder if they actually are, because it's certainly not advertising companies buying that data

Did you know that co-pilot is 15% off for non profits? Obviously something I need to keep in mind if I start a non profit and decide to use AI

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bars_and_plates@reddit

This is actually quite funny because I could easily afford anything in the adverts, and they still look naff

Brand new car advert - they all look worse than the car I have and 3x the price, even the "cool" stuff like land rovers I'd rather have an old defender

Sofa adverts / kitchen sales / windows - almost always aimed at the kind of monochrome "deano" style

Holiday adverts - doesn't everyone just price compare hotels and flights and go

IME if you ever watch daytime TV it's just constantly banal stuff like how fairy liquid is apparently the best, I've used the absolute cheapest washing liquid for my entire life

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SearchLightsInc@reddit (OP)

Always wondered what it’s like for the other side - the people who actually have the money for these things, it seems you guys aren’t impressed by that stuff either! Perhaps the target audience is very niche as you’ve described.

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MaltedMilkBiscuits10@reddit

All the adverts are just trying to exploit you.

It's nothing about whether you can afford it as with almost every product and service nowadays is finance.

You got people rock bottom poor in a tiny council flat will see a advert on a TV for say a £3999 sofa but will always get accepted for extortionate credit.

It's the same with new car finance, what average person has £40,000 for EV? They don't but they can get finance on it.

Sometimes it's not the product that's the money maker it's the finance that gets you that product.

As for irrelevant ads say web browsing, seriously check what data you are sharing. Amazon, Google, smartphones are always listening. If you have certain data sharing enabled I can assure you, that family discussion about something will result in ads at that discussion. For example we have a family member that has a house full of Amazon smart speakers, we all had a discussion about a teenage relative starting her periods, next day we all had ads from Amazon and recommendations on period underwear. It's not uncommon either for apps and content you watch on say Instagram, tiktok and Facebook to generate ads.

It's incredibly important to understand what data you are sharing through your devices and apps.

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GreatChaosFudge@reddit

Virtually all the ads I see on YT are Monzo or Revolut. I watch a lot of gaming videos. I don’t see the connection, but there must be one.

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helen2353@reddit

I’m 36 and a big fan of crime drama, all of the ads are funeral plans, direct cremation, gifts in wills, walk in baths and stairlifts - I don’t know whether to be ashamed that I have the same taste in TV as a geriatric or proud that I’m the youngest swinger in town.

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fivebyfive12@reddit

I came here to say this! Endless adverts for chairs that help you get up. I'm 37 🤣

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360Saturn@reddit

It always feels a little morbid that the ads on when murder mysteries air are always about funeral memorabilia!

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SearchLightsInc@reddit (OP)

Hahaha this is hilarious 😂

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Paulstan67@reddit

Many adverts are purely for product/company awareness.

You will know the name of that kitchen company and if you are even in the market for a kitchen there is a good chance you would look into their products.

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Extension_Pickle_581@reddit

Any car advert.

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AndyOf77@reddit

I watch a lot of youtube and I have got very good at not watching adverts, I simply back out of a video continuously until it either plays or only gives me a 5 second ad.

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Capital-Squirrel3522@reddit

Yeah going to fashion websites and realising my fat ass wouldn't fit into any of those clothes.

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ameloblastkit@reddit

I see Porsche taycan add in Instagram. Im poor

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ThisIsMyRedditAcct20@reddit

As a male, I’m pretty darn sure period pants aren’t targeted to me.

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KitFan2020@reddit

All the time.

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SearchLightsInc@reddit (OP)

Eyeliner can work for anyone except JD Vance

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KitFan2020@reddit

Ugh. Cold, hard eyes.

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K1ng_Canary@reddit

Reddit gives me adverts for Islamic finance products for reasons I can't fathom.

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Ok_Gazelle_24@reddit

i get reddit ads for viagra and other.. performance enhancement aids.

i'm a woman. and gay.

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Isgortio@reddit

It's great scrolling along and suddenly it's a cringey attempt at a woman's orgasm face telling me I could do this with my penis if I take the pills.

I'd buy the pills if it made me grow a penis!

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Danglyweed@reddit

Me too, also dont have a penis.

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SignificanceHead9957@reddit

Lol, me too.

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SearchLightsInc@reddit (OP)

Maybe Reddit knows your money is safer in religious hands (joking)

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Busy-Doughnut6180@reddit

There was a time when I thought that no one could actually buy anything from those TV ads apart from rich people. I thought that those kitchen ads, for example, were more like an elaborate example displaying all the possible ways you could use that design, but surely most people would only get a few parts of it, if they owned their own house and were allowed to have work on the kitchen done in the first place.

Well, I was far too old when I realised I'm just poor and many people do in fact have kitchens just like in those daytime TV adverts. And the cars. And those stupid sofas.

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CouchAlchemist@reddit

Ads are the time gaps I get to waste time on Reddit.

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Upbeat-Fish-3348@reddit

I regularly watch ITV Quiz and they have an ongoing advert for Simplicity Cremations which has the most annoying jingle but it comes on every ad break, I feel like saying come on man I'm only 29.

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No_Topic5591@reddit

Pretty sure noone markets anything towards people with no money, so yes...

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VirtuosoApocalypso@reddit

Why are there Milfs in my area?

Why are you telling me?

Surely I'm not that old yet?

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Turbulent_Ad_880@reddit

Every daytime TV ad implies you're either about to die or about to wet yourself.

Well I suppose one out of two ain't bad...

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Dry_Construction4939@reddit

My dad watches a lot of stuff on TV about history, the weather, the police and any cheaply produced action movie going, and I have to say, those channels really do know their target audience, because I have no need for vinyl kitchen refurbs, cruises or life insurance bought via phone.

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anti-sugar_dependant@reddit

No, I'm poor but ublock is free so I don't watch ads. I also don't watch live TV (saves cost of a TV licence) and stream everything for free, and the people who run the streaming sites don't include ads when they pirate the content. So the only ads I see are the ones YT creators do themselves (ublock blocks the YT added ones) and I just fast forward through those.

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TruthfulRepugnance@reddit

I tune out for the most part. Annoying ads ensure I won't buy their product. Online ads with a comment section receive my thoughts. Recently got blocked from some rice cake manufacturer (Quaker?) for suggesting that their rice cake + tomato sauce + cheese 'pizza' looked like sadness and disappointment. 🤷

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Glad-Pomegranate6283@reddit

I’m banned from commenting on the Canada goose fb page😂

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DameKumquat@reddit

Prime thinks anyone who watches crime drama is obsessed with laundry and stain removal and washing up, but particularly obsessed with the scents of their towels, bubbles, and the clothes of everyone around them.

Spouse and I can't stand artificial scents and recoil at all of them. He'd like Febreeze and Glade banned, I'd just like them heavily taxed to raise money from the stupid.

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RaspberryJammm@reddit

We also try to avoid heavy fragrances in our household. Have you found a decent floor cleaner that doesn't have a ton of artificial fragrance?

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Glad-Pomegranate6283@reddit

It depends on your budget but I use Smol. I have rats which are v prone to respiratory inflammation and infections and I have migraines, works pretty well and smells pretty mildly of green tea (I think)

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boudicas_shield@reddit

Every time I have to turn to my husband and exclaim, “Fabric softener is SO BAD for your clothes; why are people still using it?!” I think he’d pay Amazon at this point to simply show us any other advert.

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DameKumquat@reddit

This is as well as fabric softener - little beads to put in your washer to add extra smell. WTF?

Taskmaster is better as kid2 mutes the ads and provides own commentary.

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Glad-Pomegranate6283@reddit

The fabric scent beads are awful ! Fabric conditioner is usually grim bc of the animal fat in it I think

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360Saturn@reddit

"Watching a crime drama? You must be looking for tips of what not to do!"

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Glad-Pomegranate6283@reddit

As someone with an eating disorder history I get GLP ads on YouTube semi often lol. I once had a flyer posted through my door about conservatory fittings, I lived in a high rise flat on the 9th floor. I once also had an ad for combine harvesters when I can’t even drive a regular car

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Goldf_sh4@reddit

All the time. It's kind of liberating being immune to advertising. Like a superpower.

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Kolo_ToureHH@reddit

Ever watched day time TV? Most of the adverts featured during that time are targeted at pensioners.

I'm most definitely not a pensioner.

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Kitchen_Contest_1497@reddit

I always just mute my ads. Hurts my head

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Sam-Lowry27B-6@reddit

I rarely see adverts but if I do it's in the cinema and then it's for expensive cars and holidays and phones and I don't have the money for any of that. I genuinely can't remember the last time I saw an ad and went 'oh what's this....this is good I want that thing '

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takesthebiscuit@reddit

ALL OF THEM

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RaspberryJammm@reddit

Learned recently that turning off the volume during ad breaks makes them so much more bearable. Sometimes they're a bit too flashy and I have a neurological condition so I have to cover my eyes too.

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CapableSong6874@reddit

Keep up the good work! Poison the feed and get an adblocker.

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Jimboats@reddit

Maureen 118 212! Who the hell would want to call an older lady for a phone number and pay £2.50 for the privilege? I guess the market is older people, who trust the older lady, and who don't know how to Google stuff yet.

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littleduckcake@reddit

I went to my granny's house today and she watches itv quizzes all afternoon. The number of funeral plans and cremation adverts was extremely depressing..constant reminders of impending death

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PresterJonny@reddit

Every single advert because I'm white.

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CarrotBusiness6255@reddit

I don’t think any advert has made me want to buy it tbf

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soulsteela@reddit

The bodyform panty liners ones , I’m shit at rollerblading .

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360Saturn@reddit

Nearly any time i watch tv (infrequently) all the ads are clearly aimed at retired people. Lifting chairs, insurance, cruises & garden centres!

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jeminar@reddit

No. I don't think I see adverts

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Suddendeath777@reddit

Pretty much any advert where it's someone doing funny faces or wacky dancing.

It just makes me think "who is amused by this enough that they'll be swayed into using this product?"

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Paperopiero@reddit

Most of the time, my reaction is more "I wouldn't use this product/service even if it was for free", sometimes "not even if they'd pay me for it"

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Repulsive-Note-112@reddit

For 50 years Saga adverts were clearly not aimed at me, then 10 years ago suddenly they were ;)

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MyAlt4WomanyStuff@reddit

The ads on Spotify free are hilarious for bad targeting. If I can't afford £12.99 per month for premium I sure as hell can't afford that luxury thing you're trying to sell me.

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SearchLightsInc@reddit (OP)

Hope Spotify sees this!

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Several_Show937@reddit

"Do you ever watch an advert" I would rather stare at the wall

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SearchLightsInc@reddit (OP)

I never said willingly lol

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midgetman166@reddit

Shampoo adverts (specifically head and shoulders), I'm bald so sorry Claudia Winkleman's Fringe, I don't need head and shoulders

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SearchLightsInc@reddit (OP)

Hahahah this is a real one 😂

Also, shampoo adverts are so weird a lot of the time.

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Amonette2012@reddit

They can get pretty sexy with that shampoo!

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SearchLightsInc@reddit (OP)

I blame herbal essences!!

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OllyDee@reddit

Yes for all of them.

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AromaticVacation3077@reddit

Yes, because of the content I watch I get a lot of ads aimed at women, a lot of menopause products and even feminine hygiene products. I'm a man - a gay man, but still, I simply do not possess the correct anatomy for many of the ads I have to sit through.

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rich_b1982@reddit

If you've got nausea, heartburn, indigestion, upset stomach, di-ah rear-uh.

Yup.

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prustage@reddit

My TV seems to be flooded with ads for stair lifts, disability vehicles and cremations. I hope these are not targeted at me.

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SoggyWotsits@reddit

I keep seeing funeral adverts, and I want planning on dying yet. So it’s not just you!

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theyst0lemyname@reddit

I get a lot of ads for industrial machinery and fabrication services on YouTube for some reason. I'm definitely not the target audience for those.

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Disastrous-Emu2013@reddit

If I see one more roof solar panel adverts as I tolerate watching it from my ground floor rented flat 🤣🤣🤣

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SignificanceHead9957@reddit

I have a small income so I live frugally but I'm careful and get by. I haven't used credit cards or loans since the 90's so, while I owe no money, I think my credit score will be terrible. I buy something online maybe once a year.

All this means there is nothing to entice me into buying. I do cycle a lot and do searches online about bicycle stuff so occasionally I get ads related to this.

Other than this the ads I get are for gambling sites (I never gamble), funeral plans and, bizarrely, very very long ads for industrial plant items like CNC machines, lathes etc.

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Odins_eye_4@reddit

I always get stocks and trading app video ads. I’m a 31 year old woman who still likes hello kitty. The stock exchange is one of the last things on my mind.

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HoboStrider@reddit

I've made the adverts. The only ones I've made for me where for a supermarket. People would sell their mother to do the Christmas ones...I didn't have a family so those ones weren't for me.

I'm a designer but on and off because of mental health matters.

Brands and Adverts were I am never the target market...fucking mad.

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banwe11@reddit

Adverts aren't just about trying to get you to buy stuff right now. They also intended to raise brand awareness so that if/when you are in a position to buy a sofa/windows/new kitchen etc in the future, you will think of that brand and have some trust in it.

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Damage2Damage@reddit

you will think of that brand and have some trust in it.

By that point the brand had usually irritated me too much by keeping me away from the content I am trying to access, and I'll go with someone else

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SearchLightsInc@reddit (OP)

It’s not looking good for me, but a fair point from you.

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Bifanarama@reddit

All the time. I clear my cookies frequently.

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Winston_Carbuncle@reddit

I aggressively actively avoid adverts so not really. Brave Browser blocks all ads. Smart tube blocks ads and in video sponsorship in YouTube videos.

The only time I really see ads is watching football on the telly and I am rarely paying attention.

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SearchLightsInc@reddit (OP)

I am currently watching West Ham and wolves and this post is more based on TV adverts and also adverts I get on YouTube

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Winston_Carbuncle@reddit

Well you should download brave browser on your devices and use smart tube on your firestick. No more YouTube ads or in video sponsor segments

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SearchLightsInc@reddit (OP)

Wait wait wait…. I can download smart tube on my firestick and browse YouTube ad free???

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Winston_Carbuncle@reddit

Yes to your first question. Its genuinely life changing as far as an app goes. The in video sponsorship blocking as amazing - it seemlessly skips it.

You also log in with your account so it has all your subscriptions and algorithm as normal.

No idea re ps4. It's an apk file. You're better off googling that one.

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SearchLightsInc@reddit (OP)

Absolutely amazing thank you!! Will give that a go!

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SignalTransition5@reddit

Years ago there was an advert by Orange that had four out of five actors that were "ethnic". I assumed the product was not targeted at me. I still go by that now with any advert.

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SelfSufficientHub@reddit

I’m 47, own a house and have three almost fully grown kids, and have bought probably three small pieces of furniture new in my whole life.

I’m now at a stage where I can afford things I couldn’t before but I honestly still don’t think the cost of new furniture represents good value for money when used furniture is like 10% of the cost.

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SearchLightsInc@reddit (OP)

Think you’re spot on - most “new” things lack any sort of quality

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Reeelfantasy@reddit

If you pay attention, you must be working in marketing!

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Mr__Random@reddit

I get adds for penis enlargement and hair transplants ... and I'm not even bald

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FewAnybody2739@reddit

That's good, they're less likely to tempt you into buying some crap. Which is why Google, Facebook and others want to track everything you do.

Some things though, I don't think even if I was looking to buy that sort of thing, that the advert would be effective. I'm not going to buy a car because of an advert, I'm going to buy one if my current one needs replacing and be much more thorough than "I saw a video of a left hand drive version once and it was sunny".

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Special-Audience-426@reddit

Instagram thinks I'm rich so most of my adverts are things like Patek Philippe watches, custom built yachts and other stuff I'll never afford.

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SearchLightsInc@reddit (OP)

As if lol

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YOF626@reddit

I don't watch adverts.

I rarely watch live TV so just fast forward through them,

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cgknight1@reddit

Any advert for cheese.

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Lessarocks@reddit

Not really. Adverts are a time for me to get up, put the kettle on, use the loo, wash up or whatever. It’s a time to get my body moving a bit.

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YchYFi@reddit

Yes i get YouTube ads wanting me to shave my minge. Do you?

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Difficult_Bad1064@reddit

No. But maybe I should.

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YchYFi@reddit

Like wind in the willows.

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alexterm@reddit

Every other in-video ad seems to be for Manscaped!

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YchYFi@reddit

An influencer is showing me hers guess I will show mine.

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ThatGuyWired@reddit

No, I had no idea you needed to shave.

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YchYFi@reddit

Me either but I guess it's like a wooly cave.

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Urbanyeti0@reddit

Not if I can help it

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QueefInMyKisser@reddit

I’ve pretty much entirely blocked adverts

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SearchLightsInc@reddit (OP)

Please share your methods!

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imSlashing@reddit

News Flash no you are not the only one who thinks “wow i can’t afford stuff on the tv”

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SearchLightsInc@reddit (OP)

Thanks for confirming, I thought having that level of self awareness was weird but I guess very normal!

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Upstairs_Yogurt_5208@reddit

No I have never watched any advert and even considered that I am or am not the target audience. I do not yearn for things out of my grasp and the thought of why am I seeing this has never crossed my mind. I fully understand that there are varying levels of wealth within society and I consider that completely normal. I was taught very young that material wealth does not determine the status of an individual. My dad always told me not to be fooled by the man that drives the flash car or wears fancy clothes because anyone can get what they want on finance. The only thing that person has more of than me is debt. I often think that if I can’t own nothing then nothing can own me.

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C2BK@reddit

Your dad was smart, and so are you!

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C2BK@reddit

I really don't understand who the target audience is.

It's not about money; I'm financially solvent, but I'm not the target audience either.

Brand new car advert? Yes I could buy that, but I'd be pissing my money away on something that has annoying touch screen nonsense that takes my eyes off the road, and will only be worth 50% in a couple of years. I'll stick with an older second hand clunker thanks.
Sofa advert? There's nothing wrong with the second hand sofa I bought for £20 thirty years ago, so nope.
Kitchen sales / windows? I repainted my kitchen cabinets 35 years ago, they still look okay(ish) and they still work. Who knows, maybe when I retire I'll give them another coat of paint.

I think their audience is people who are a bit dim / financially uneducated, and who are daft enough to put themselves into debt for things they're told that they need. :(

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SearchLightsInc@reddit (OP)

Haha I’m cackling that they’re trying to get you to have an affair

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