(which I wasn't, but I am now..)
The ads on tv are hilarious. theres one for sleeping pills that says "make sure you have 7-8 hours available to sleep, and take it just before you go to bed because it works fast, and if you find yourself driving, eating, talking, something, something or something while asleep...." the ad for erectile dysfunction is hilarious too.. it works for 36 hours! but if you have an erection for longer than 4 hours..... there's also some medication for a stomach condition I've NEVER heard of, heartburn, weak bladders, asthma, a bunch for medical insurance, one for funeral insurance.. I'd not be surprised if every other American was a hypochondriac.
With food, they do have chips, but the flavours are mainly Cheese and sour cream and chives and plain. Nothing seems to be chicken flavoured at all in any department which is weird. Yet just about every food conceivable has a peanut butter flavour, filling or topping. Heaps of packaging has got written on it in BIG letters "Just 100 Calories!" like thats special.. and yes, white butter looks weird, but tastes fine..
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Sorry for the necrocomments but I felt like I needed to chip in as a local. :)
American pharmaceutical ads are nuts. It's not that we're all hypochondriacs, the drug companies want us to think we're hypochondriacs. All the commercials are so vague about the symptoms they're treating (restless leg syndrome? WTF) that almost anyone could be suffering from what their drugs treat in theory. I, for one, ignore them, because even if they did apply to me, I'd talk to a doctor about the symptoms, not "do I need X drug"... o_O
And those 100 calorie snackpacks are unadulterated crap. They're crackers flavored to taste like whatever they're purported to be. Our office manager used to get them brought in to work as a "healthier" snack, but the bottom line is they're still not that great, plus they're like twice as expensive pound for pund as the real thing? Perhaps they haven't heard of portion control?
Anyhoo I rant so I'll stop now. (This is Kuro, btw, just using my regular google account instead, it's a pain to flip between them)
LOL Good to get the opinion of a local! Those drug companies are just plain crazy, and the food manufacturers are crazier still. I only saw ONE brand of apple juice at Wallmart that was made from apples, not concentrate, and am totally boggled at the variety of pig-based products. Pickled Pigs Feet?! *gag*
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