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-When a 500ml drink bottle lists extremely healthy nutritional information, but in small print it says "based on serving size of 200ml"  -"50% less fat"... uh, less fat than what? -"Organic" Yeah how about you just gently caress off, mmkay.
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no they will not posted:-When a 500ml drink bottle lists extremely healthy nutritional information, but in small print it says "based on serving size of 200ml" So I get 2.5x more vitamins?
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Mar 6, 2015 01:32
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- Saying 0% fat on sweets and fizzy drinks
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Mar 6, 2015 01:33
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- The word "REAL". Oh, this is REAL ketchup? That's... great.
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Mar 6, 2015 01:45
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Has antioxidants that neutralize harmful free radicals
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Mar 7, 2015 01:42
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A $500 value, yours now for just $19.99!
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Mar 7, 2015 01:45
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When the small print says 76 percent of women agree... based on a sample size of barely more than one hundred. Like, can you not?
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Mar 7, 2015 01:48
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Article headlines that go beyond clickbait and into total bullshit that only doesn't count as an outright libel / lie by the most tortured logic. Russian tabloid sites do this a lot more often than English ones (or maybe I don't get a lot of links to English language tabloids on my facebook feed): "Celebrity was hanged!" - Oh, they've hung his picture in a gallery. Hah. "Celebrity commits suicide!" - In character, in his latest movie. Jesus gently caress.
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Mar 8, 2015 17:02
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Tabloids that refer to celebrities by their first name. Jennifer is preggifer! You are on a first name basis with Jennifer. You are friends with jennifer. You should cover yourself with honey and
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Mar 8, 2015 17:32
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Shouting out 'NEW IMPROVED RECIPE' when they really mean they've replaced expensive ingredients with cheaper alternatives.
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Mar 8, 2015 17:38
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One I see a lot in hair/skincare products 'Contains [fruit/flower extract]' but doesn't explain what benefit that has (probably none, but people think it must be useful or they wouldn't mention it) Also, 100% natural ingredients/organic. This is meaningless in determining a products safety or quality and organic basically just means 'Paid to have it certified'
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Mar 8, 2015 17:51
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"Low Carb! Gluten Free!" No poo poo, it's a loving bottle of water.
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Mar 8, 2015 17:55
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Contains 25% real juice!.......whats the other 75% then genius.
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Mar 8, 2015 18:17
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no they will not posted:- The word "REAL". Oh, this is REAL ketchup? That's... great. The alternative is much worse.
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Mar 8, 2015 18:30
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no they will not posted:- Saying 0% fat on sweets and fizzy drinks I still remember how my high school biology teacher brought this up because it is 100 % bullshit and a lie if you know anything about sugar.
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Mar 8, 2015 18:45
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Buy one get one free* *You pay additional shipping and handling If you have to pay ANYTHING, it's not loving free!
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Mar 8, 2015 18:50
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Infomercials at 3am so that fatigue impairs judgment. Few years back, i feel asleep with the tv on and half woke up at some point to a commercial for a flat iron for your hair. "I would totally use that everyday..." (on my naturally straight hair) I had the number half dialed before I fully woke up and realized what the gently caress i was doing.
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Mar 8, 2015 18:53
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Doctors HATE this one housewife who learned a  weird trick to solve a completely mundane problem!
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Mar 8, 2015 20:02
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Helps lower cholesterol.......as part of a healthy diet Yeh no poo poo
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Mar 8, 2015 20:06
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"The ONLY skincare product with Nutrimagidex!" No poo poo, because it's a name you just made up.
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Mar 8, 2015 20:35
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When they insult my intelligence with the way the item is advertised. You always see it with those black and white commercials for a mundane item. I mean sure, a quicker egg cooker is great. But my family and I aren't all suffering from Alzheimers and start a kitchen fire when we try to cook WITHOUT said item. Just show us the benefits and move on, don't make reality seem terrible because literally no one suffers from this problem.
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Mar 8, 2015 20:56
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Sirens in radio commercials We'll beat anyone's price by $500 or give you the car for free!
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Mar 9, 2015 01:15
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Jastiger posted:When they insult my intelligence with the way the item is advertised. You always see it with those black and white commercials for a mundane item. I mean sure, a quicker egg cooker is great. But my family and I aren't all suffering from Alzheimers and start a kitchen fire when we try to cook WITHOUT said item. Just show us the benefits and move on, don't make reality seem terrible because literally no one suffers from this problem. There's got to be a better way     
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Mar 9, 2015 04:10
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Do the one where the guy drops his drink and bowl of chips right as the big game starts.
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Mar 9, 2015 04:27
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Haruharuharuko posted:There's got to be a better way These are the best thing. 
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Mar 9, 2015 04:58
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amityville anus posted:Do the one where the guy drops his drink and bowl of chips right as the big game starts. This? 
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Mar 9, 2015 05:08
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Any advertising that mostly or completely ignores any attempt at using product facts. So, ~90 of all advertising. See: 90% of car commercials, most egregiously the one where people who "aren't paid actors" my rear end talk about how this guy in front of a pickup is so sexy and the same guy in front of a sedan has no sex appeal. Or outright misinformation, like the Crest "24-hour effect" whitestrips that need to be applied every 12 hours for best results.
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Mar 9, 2015 05:52
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Hahaha what the hell?! Wasn't there a tumblr or something that had all these?
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Mar 9, 2015 06:56
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Haruharuharuko posted:There's got to be a better way https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHx34pQHLOU
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Mar 9, 2015 07:14
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My local buy-everything-here box store has decided it's fun to put more expensive things without price tags in between two of the same sale items while advertising a low price. I've seen it a few times now. LOW PRICES! on the motor oil on the top and bottom shelf, but not on the coolant on the middle shelf which is technically labeled if you go find the tiny stack of them on the other side of the store. Also, Doctors HATE Him! Sure. I'm sure doctors are just seething at some dude who isn't even a patient of theirs while they roll around in their hottub full of hundreds.
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Mar 9, 2015 09:44
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"What the gently caress did you just say to me, motherfucker!?" / FutonForensic posted:This?
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Mar 9, 2015 10:19
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sticklefifer posted:Also, Doctors HATE Him! Sure. I'm sure doctors are just seething at some dude who isn't even a patient of theirs while they roll around in their hottub full of hundreds. I've seen a variation that says "Doctors are horrified by this incredible whateverblagblah" I'm not sure if I want to try anything that horrifies medical professionals.
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Mar 9, 2015 11:19
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"This knife never dulls, never breaks!" *Cut to shot of dude sawing through a 2x4 with it* "Order now and we'll send you five!" If it never dulls or breaks, why the gently caress do I need five?
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Mar 9, 2015 11:44
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The Endbringer posted:"This knife never dulls, never breaks!" To avoid cross contamination. You wouldn't want to get raw chicken on your 2x4s now would you?
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Mar 9, 2015 11:56
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50% off everything in store! * *Excludes a massive list of things.
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Mar 9, 2015 15:08
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ElwoodCuse posted:Sirens in radio commercials Along the same lines: Florida has a lot of ambulance chasing lawyers and they all advertise on radio and every one of those commercials starts with tires screeching, horns honking, and the sound of a car crash. "Have you been in a car accident?" Well yeah now that I flipped the gently caress out thinking some car next to me was about to crash into me
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Mar 9, 2015 18:13
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Observe Me posted:Hahaha what the hell?! this?
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Mar 9, 2015 18:17
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Haruharuharuko posted:There's got to be a better way Yup thats it. It is actually INSULTING to me because no one behaves that way. Literally no one without a mental deficiency, in which case we shouldn't be advertising to them in the first place, and instead, should be helping them out. I get mad when I see poo poo like that on TV or on Facebook "Doctors Hate Him". I mentioned this in my insurance thread, but I see those and wonder "what freaking idiot clicks these things"....and then I get calls at my job "I saw this ad online that said I can save $400 a month on car insurance if I follow your special program". What. The. gently caress. These people actually exist and make those ads profitable.
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Mar 9, 2015 18:44
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_largest_pharmaceutical_settlements Real pharma companies behave in exceedingly scummy ways, too. Almost all of these settlements are for illegally marketing drugs 'off-label' to treat conditions for which they are not approved. This is troubling because there's usually little to no formal evidence that these uses are safe or effective.
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Don't worry consumer, there's no gmos in this bag of chips! Or in these pork rinds!
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