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Infomercials And Other Dishonest Commercials - Online Essay

Infomercials And Other Dishonest Commercials

The other night I was sitting in front of the television watching a late
night show, when a commercial break came on, I instinctively clicked on the
remote to flip through the channels to see what else was on. As I surfed through
the channels I came across dozens of info-mercials, a commercial for getting a
college degree at home, and a few psychic hotline advertisements. I stopped
clicking the remote after a while to see what the commercials were selling, and
to see how cheep the products were. There were advertisements for how to get a
better body, the "fountain of youth" make-up, and the charcoal-less grill. It is
amazing what they come up with nowadays. As I continued surfing I came ...

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was "life changing," and that "it was so real…
the psychic knew everything." It is amazing what people will fall for in this
day and age.
Info-mercials are basically half hour commercials that attempt to sell
products to watchers. The products that most info-mercials offer are things that
are said to "improve someone's life" but in most cases the products are rip-offs
and are an easy way for the manufacturer's to make money. Some of the products
include the "AB-flex," a simple rocking seat that is supposed to hold this
unearthly power to flatten a persons stomach. The "AB-flex" guarantees to "make
it easier to develop stomach muscles, without the assistance of any other
machine, in just thirty days" they also claim that "this piece of equipment can
make you feel younger and give you more energy." There is also an info-mercial
for "the fountain of youth" make-up, the make-up is said to make skin appear
younger than it actually is; this product plays off the idea of women ...

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Added: 2/19/2005 05:44:00 AM
Category: Arts
Type: Free Paper
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