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Oh...and another thing that bothers me

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Oh...and another thing that bothers me

by John F » Thu Jun 12, 2008 7:51 pm

Those stealth full page ads in food (and other)magazines these days which are designed to look ALMOST like the real copy content. I'll be looking at it thinking I'm reading the magazine and then all of a sudden I'll think....something is not quite right here...invariably I will look up in the corner and see "adertisement" in the faintest of print.

Really bugs me
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Re: Oh...and another thing that bothers me

by Mike Filigenzi » Sat Jun 14, 2008 4:14 pm

John F wrote:Those stealth full page ads in food (and other)magazines these days which are designed to look ALMOST like the real copy content. I'll be looking at it thinking I'm reading the magazine and then all of a sudden I'll think....something is not quite right here...invariably I will look up in the corner and see "adertisement" in the faintest of print.

Really bugs me



I go back and forth on these. Once in a while, there's a decent recipe or cocktail associated with these, and they're generally marked as ads.

But just as often, I find them annoying.
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Re: Oh...and another thing that bothers me

by Maria Samms » Sat Jun 14, 2008 7:21 pm

ITA with you John...I find it very annoying!
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Re: Oh...and another thing that bothers me

by Ian Sutton » Sun Jun 15, 2008 6:35 am

The more misleading they are, the lower my view of the credibility of the magazine.

I don't get upset, I just stop buying the mag
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