Re: Is Advertizing “fooling the people” - Your Comments.
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Those who ask why I have been away, this topic explains it quite well. A forum where even the mods don’t follow the decorum is definitely not a place of much interest to me.
My bad, I forgot you shouldn’t expect serious topics/serious replies from people here! Most are here for their pand-gri I guess.
Thanks to the odd ones who answered, your inputs have been valuable :).
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OK I admit that little seriousness is required in this thread.
I will not call it “fooling”, cause fooling means fake claims. Though there are loopholes where advertisers get by when making fake claims, but at least in West, its just a huge law suit waiting for you. Deception might be a better term.
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^ speaking of loopholes, there is a thread on that in the Science forum.
I think there r laws re false advertising. The advertiser can make qualitative claims - as in this is the best response you will get, the best post there has been in GS. But cannot falsify data..As in there are only 100 calories on this package if the number is 1000.
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Thanks for yr input guys 
appreciate it!
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I always think whether these models use products they advertise for? The answer to this question will have a bearing on the query raised by OP.
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Aww zareen, you should be flattered that we liked your thread enough to flood it a little. 
you know it’s too much to expect serious responses from Cafe mods.. it’s just not in us. 
Re: Is Advertizing “fooling the people” - Your Comments.
Thats a good one! I doubt they would esp celebs like big b who endorses everything from a to z.
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Not sure if the model using the product being pitched falls under the fooling category. The model is simply an actor. For famous sports icons, I believe they are under contract to use product from that specific company.
But great point though.
Invitation to treat.
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Welcome back ZK.
Yes it can happen.
Meaning people can get fooled by advertisement and ‘intention to fool’ is also very likely.
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There are very fine print to cover possible lawsuits.
Claim of the product itself can be made in such a way that the person still gets fooled.
There are lots of examples of this and perhaps late night ads might help you understand what I am saying.
A lot of product are sold this way and I know few people who didn’t get expected results from as simple as “electric muscle stimulants” or kitchen-aid products etc.
Suing the company is no joke. Most consumers do not have time nor they feel worth suing the company for small product.
And lastly:
The shipping and handling (S&H) charges are such that while one can get the money back upon return, the shipping and handling charges are not.
So company still makes some money this way.
Consumer may get the money back after a long time of reviewing the goods returned or maybe placed on hold for a long time to get someone to respond.
Bottom line: People need to be very careful in buying products.
I would say advertising tries to “fool” people, and in some cases succeeds. Or is it most cases? Organisations wanna sell their products/services and considering how much money talks, bending the truth wouldnt be an uncommon practice.
Adverts paint an idealistic picture which 9/10 times doesnt work. Maybe even 9.9.
Theres a hilarious bunch of comedians that do ad road tests, where they test claims made by ads and try them out in real life. Hilarity almost always ensues and the ads almost never actually work out.
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Advertising is deceptive in general. Products that actually work speak for themselves and don’t need much advertisement to begin with. Also, products that actually work eventually become illegal so consumers can keep buying products that don’t deliver. Hurts us but keeps the market alive!
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Link please! (It’s not Top Gear is it?)
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Nah not them. Aussies!
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Hilarious
I wonder what advertisements they have on their own show.
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They didn’t. They used to run a on a public broadcaster haha.