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That's not always true, because "store brand"is different from store to store. And I've had boxes open back to back to notice actual physical differences.
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Just because something is made in the same facility doesn't mean it's the same product. It's like saying that a steak and a hamburger are the same thing because they both come from the same frying pan. Some name brands like Listerine have even started putting little notices on their packaging that they do not sell their formulas as store brands because the myth is so prevalent.
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So this may not be a super dumb thing, but it's something that amused me. You know those ads law firms put out about class-action suits and "If you took this" or whatever? Well, I saw one a while back that started with "Attention retired NFL players" and I think they may be casting their net a bit too wide. I would think there's a better way of contacting that particular demographic.
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May 31, 2016 23:30
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Guy Mann posted:Just because something is made in the same facility doesn't mean it's the same product. It's like saying that a steak and a hamburger are the same thing because they both come from the same frying pan. I have serious issues with your beef preparation procedures
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Jun 1, 2016 03:59
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Nitrox posted:That's not always true, because "store brand"is different from store to store. And I've had boxes open back to back to notice actual physical differences. It might not always be true with all products. What I've seen first hand is that the ingredients and even the process are the same. But the packaging can definitely make the end result very different. In my case, cereal that is dumped directly into the box in the processing facility is a better and fresher product than one that is shipped in bulk to another facility to be packaged as store brands.
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Jun 1, 2016 08:42
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Waffleman_ posted:So this may not be a super dumb thing, but it's something that amused me. Oh, oh, I saw that one too! I think during a Forensic Files commercial break. I wondered about that, too, but then started to think, the NFL has been a thing for a long time, that may actually be a sizeable group by now, and maybe they honest to god DO just have a really particular and easily targetable taste in television. But yeah, when I heard it I did a real 
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Jun 1, 2016 12:21
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Yeah NFL rosters are bigger than any other sport, they have full practice teams on top of that, and the average length of career is like a year and a half. Multiply by 32 teams and you've got a pretty sizable chunk of the population.
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They're not just targeting them, they're targeting all their friends, family, and co-workers who of course know they used to be in the NFL who may bring it to their attention
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walrusman posted:Yeah NFL rosters are bigger than any other sport, they have full practice teams on top of that, and the average length of career is like a year and a half. Multiply by 32 teams and you've got a pretty sizable chunk of the population. That's not the multiplier. The multiplier is the amount of funds they could conceivably extract from the NFL by a lawsuit. If the pool of potential claimants is only 100 guys but the lawsuit could result in a staggering payout, you run ads to reach those 100 guys.
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Jun 2, 2016 00:19
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Phanatic posted:That's not the multiplier. The multiplier is the amount of funds they could conceivably extract from the NFL by a lawsuit. If the pool of potential claimants is only 100 guys but the lawsuit could result in a staggering payout, you run ads to reach those 100 guys.
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I might think a friendly call to the Players' Association would be faster in getting lists of former players.
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oldman posted:I might think a friendly call to the Players' Association would be faster in getting lists of former players. Hi, legal entity that represents thousands of people who have a history of getting bilked out of their money? We're a bunch of ambulance chasers, can we have names, addresses, and phone numbers for your clients?
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Speaking of legal commercials or commercials with some form of disclosure: how the gently caress is someone going to reasonably read a giant wall of text that is almost certainly extremely blurry and they don't stick on screen for more than a few seconds at best? I guess someone could pause it if they have the service but I've seen ones where it's nigh impossible to read even with it paused and your eyeballs as close to the screen as possible?
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stringball posted:Speaking of legal commercials or commercials with some form of disclosure: how the gently caress is someone going to reasonably read a giant wall of text that is almost certainly extremely blurry and they don't stick on screen for more than a few seconds at best? We have dogshit consumer rights.
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stringball posted:Speaking of legal commercials or commercials with some form of disclosure: how the gently caress is someone going to reasonably read a giant wall of text that is almost certainly extremely blurry and they don't stick on screen for more than a few seconds at best? You're not meant to read it, being informed is anathema to those trying to sell you something.
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stringball posted:Speaking of legal commercials or commercials with some form of disclosure: how the gently caress is someone going to reasonably read a giant wall of text that is almost certainly extremely blurry and they don't stick on screen for more than a few seconds at best? "Yes, Your Honor, we may have bilked them out of thousands of dollars, but they knew what they were getting into when they called us. After all, we went to the trouble of putting all the pertinent information in the commercial itself, and as airtime is expensive, we had to put it in a slightly smaller font."
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There are legal guidelines and minimum fonts for disclaimers in print ads, but as far as I'm aware text for TV is required only to be "legible." I bet that's where the wiggle room comes in. "I don't know, your honor, it's perfectly legible to us!"
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NFL roster during the regular season and playoffs is 53 guys, practice squad is 10 guys (up from 8 a couple years or so ago).
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Huntersoninski posted:There are legal guidelines and minimum fonts for disclaimers in print ads, but as far as I'm aware text for TV is required only to be "legible." I bet that's where the wiggle room comes in. "I don't know, your honor, it's perfectly legible to us!" *Legible on our 8k 100inch preview setup.
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Huntersoninski posted:There are legal guidelines and minimum fonts for disclaimers in print ads, but as far as I'm aware text for TV is required only to be "legible." I bet that's where the wiggle room comes in. "I don't know, your honor, it's perfectly legible to us!" Courts aren't dumb. If it came down to that, claiming that illegible text is legible to you would earn you a quick loss.
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Waffleman_ posted:So this may not be a super dumb thing, but it's something that amused me. Class actions are dub but also sometimes pretty awesome. I got a bunch of Redbull from one once.
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Jun 4, 2016 03:13
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There was one for a medicine that I take saying that it gave guys tits. I wish.
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Waffleman_ posted:There was one for a medicine that I take saying that it gave guys tits. Is it spironolactone? AKA the blood pressure medication also used to suppress testosterone in some MTF transitions? My dad was put on that and pretty quickly switched when he realized something was up, lol
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BattleMaster posted:Is it spironolactone? AKA the blood pressure medication also used to suppress testosterone in some MTF transitions? When he bought the sex in the city box set and wine coolers?
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Waffleman_ posted:There was one for a medicine that I take saying that it gave guys tits. Is it Tetrahydrocannabinol? I hear too much of the ganja can result in man tits.
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BattleMaster posted:Is it spironolactone? AKA the blood pressure medication also used to suppress testosterone in some MTF transitions? Naw it's risperdal, I've seen the ads too.
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TontoCorazon posted:When he bought the sex in the city box set and wine coolers? in his words: "when my manboobs started to firm up" edit: I was on cyproterone acetate for my transition but I could have warned him about spiro if I knew he was put on it
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There's a shitload of class action lawsuit commercials. The ones I remember are for some hip replacement and the gynecomastia (man tits) one as well. I could swear I saw a new one today though, can't for the life of me remember what it was.
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RagnarokAngel posted:Naw it's risperdal, I've seen the ads too. Yeah, it's risperdal. I think the side effects only affected teenagers and I didn't get on it til my 20s.
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Tracula posted:There's a shitload of class action lawsuit commercials. The ones I remember are for some hip replacement and the gynecomastia (man tits) one as well. I could swear I saw a new one today though, can't for the life of me remember what it was. There's a mesothelioma one I've seen roughly four thousand times.
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Also, talcum powder causing cancer.
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The one I signed up for thinking nothing would come from it is an LCD price fixing class action while I was in California. Not sure if it was statewide or nationally but I ended up getting a $150 check from it like a year and half later. But that one I never saw on TV but ended up paying off.
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Strudel Man posted:Also, talcum powder causing cancer. THATS IT. Thank you. I couldn't recall what it was. That has to be the most  one I've seen so far.
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BumikiIsFreaky posted:The one I signed up for thinking nothing would come from it is an LCD price fixing class action while I was in California. Not sure if it was statewide or nationally but I ended up getting a $150 check from it like a year and half later. But that one I never saw on TV but ended up paying off. I used to work for a re-seller of LCD TVs. In about 2008, the cartel of panel manufacturers got tired of selling panels at a loss. As such, they shut down distribution to only a select few companies. Retailers were buying TVs at a loss to the manufacturer, then selling them at a loss, and then making it up on markup on HDMI cables (our cost $6, retail $45) and DVD players (our cost $11, retail $50). Accessory lovely cameras that we got for free as part of a deal and then sold for $60 a piece. I got all of my USB cables free but could still sell them for $10 or so at the time. We got the long tail, and the manufacturers got the shaft. The panel guys didn't get the upsale portion so they just got screwed. I remember seeing Best Buy selling a TV that I was selling for less than my cost. It was something like $350 for a 42" plasma in 2008. They simply said, "We will no longer sell to you" if you were a small player. It put quite a few companies out of business. To be fair, the cartel crackdown did get rid of all the insane re-sellers and get the market under control. Price is now stable.
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Tracula posted:There's an ad I've seen and I can't decide if it's horrible or absolutely brilliant. going back a few pages, this is sword of chaos https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYwFMQW5N2Y
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I'm trying to find out what the hell it was, I'll post again if I can dig anything up.
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Waffleman_ posted:So this may not be a super dumb thing, but it's something that amused me. Tracula posted:There's a shitload of class action lawsuit commercials. The ones I remember are for some hip replacement and the gynecomastia (man tits) one as well. I could swear I saw a new one today though, can't for the life of me remember what it was. Bobby Digital posted:There's a mesothelioma one I've seen roughly four thousand times. Strudel Man posted:Also, talcum powder causing cancer. Every time I run across class-action lawsuit ads on TV, I'm reminded of Lullaby by Chuck Pahlaniuk. For those who haven't read it, there are 2 characters who place fake class-action announcements in the classified sections of newspapers, on the theory that even though their claims are completely fabricated, the companies will pay them just to make them disappear.
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I've gotten a ton of spam mail about Xarelto or something like that and a class action suit. I am eagerly waiting for the RM3 poo poo to have a class suit. Every other radio commercial is for that poo poo. Why don't more companies just use coupons or loving free samples? How many of us buy something at Costco we barely looked at because we got a free sample?
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LibrarianCroaker posted:going back a few pages, this is sword of chaos Awesome. I had been looking for the censored version but could never dig it up no matter how hard I searched even after remembering the name. And yeah I have to admit that's loving brilliant marketing to be totally honest.
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Every time I hear the beginning of the Kars 4 Kids jingle, I mute my television. It's so loving annoying that I don't know/have forgotten what the product actually is (probably not tiny automobiles that children can drive).
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