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   Leo Autodidact said, 6 months ago

   “Oooh, something Shiny!”
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   pschearer said, 6 months ago

   Corporate America offers us all the great stuff that we enjoy. If you feel “seduced” by them, that’s your problem.
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   T_Lexi said, 6 months ago

   A Christmas tree for your car? : D Now really, has anyone seen those for sale?
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   JWF said, 6 months ago

   @pschearer, marketing is seduction. Some can resist, others can’t. But corporate America has as much a hand in seducing as consumers have in resisting.
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   mills725official said, 6 months ago

   Where is Annie?
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   Redkaycei Repoc said, 6 months ago

   @JWF

   What I really hate is the things corporate America does that are nasty in other ways… They tell us to use 3 times as much soap to wash our clothes and dishes as needed so they can sell more, they make fabric softener that makes clothes feel soft because it decomposes the fabric so it wears out much much quicker then it would if it wasn’t used. The whole planned obsolescence they say doesn’t exist. I could go on and on but you get my drift…..
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   ghostkeeper said, 6 months ago

   Then there’s the real reason daylight savings now starts after Halloween and not before, as was the case for decades. It’s because starting it after Halloween means there is one more hour for trick and treating, thus more candy has to be bought and dispensed!
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   Night-Gaunt49 said, 6 months ago

   Marketing is corporate persuasion. Big bucks spent to make even more money. Also useful for wars, invasions and other political actions the people would normally be against.
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   capndunzzl said, 6 months ago

   …short attention holiday-span.
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    DewSolo said, 6 months ago

    @ghostkeeper, and here I thought it was so the little darlings wouldn’t be out after dark. go figure :)
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    hippogriff said, 6 months ago

    T_Lexi: Sure, lots of places. Most gas stations, auto parts stores, they claim they are odor control, but a seasonal tie-in would probably boost sales. :-)
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    Jane from Florida said, 6 months ago

    Lila, I love you!
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