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Richwood · 01-16-2018, 01:40 AM

I remember we got our first TV when we moved to NY in late 1952. There certainly were ads on TV, most live and subject to a few errors on occasion. I remember a commercial for Melmac plastic dishes. The guy dumped a table full off the table while saying it was unbreakable and right on TV one piece broke when it hit the floor! Also advertisements from discount furniture stores were common. A room full of furniture for $69. Talk about inflation since.

By late 1952 in NY all TV shows had advertising of some sort just like there had been advertising on network radio shows since at least the early 1930s.

As far as internet and TV advertising, I buy virtually NOTHING based on advertising. If I buy something based on an emailed ad it is because I have bought from the advertiser before. I run a pop-up blocker too so see relatively few internet ads and mute the TV ones. Most of mine are received via email. If Yahoo and Facebook depended on me for response to ads they would both be bankrupt.

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Richwood Astronomy Nut Posts: 519 Karma: 3700000 Join Date: Oct 2017 Location: Reno, NV Device: Kindle (All), Kobo (Multiple), Sony (most) and Nook Glowlight Plus	I remember we got our first TV when we moved to NY in late 1952. There certainly were ads on TV, most live and subject to a few errors on occasion. I remember a commercial for Melmac plastic dishes. The guy dumped a table full off the table while saying it was unbreakable and right on TV one piece broke when it hit the floor! Also advertisements from discount furniture stores were common. A room full of furniture for $69. Talk about inflation since. By late 1952 in NY all TV shows had advertising of some sort just like there had been advertising on network radio shows since at least the early 1930s. As far as internet and TV advertising, I buy virtually NOTHING based on advertising. If I buy something based on an emailed ad it is because I have bought from the advertiser before. I run a pop-up blocker too so see relatively few internet ads and mute the TV ones. Most of mine are received via email. If Yahoo and Facebook depended on me for response to ads they would both be bankrupt. Last edited by Richwood; 01-16-2018 at 02:56 AM.