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Originally Posted by shamanNS
Here we are "only" conditioned to want overpriced toys we can't afford without some serious sacrifices, but the majority falls short of actually buying the thing. Most of the time  |
You did give me a giggle.
Here in the US, the common term is Keeping up with the Joneses.
Keep in mind that this trend only started about 75 years ago and became really prominent 10 years or so later.
Oh look a bright shiny refrigerator. How about a new car?
On CBS at 10 am, there is an hour long show dedicated to new products. It is now in its 60th year. The show is The Price is Right.
Our local CBS channel was founded in 1956.
It was in 1970 or 71, that I learned why we have commercials. I was either 4 or 5.