Advertising – How did this happen?

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I noticed when shopping this weekend at Kohl’s that it is not very easy to find clothes without some kind of advertising.  TShirts all have company’s names on them: jackets, sweat suits, even some pants have names or logos on them.  So what’s the big deal?

Well, usually companies pay to advertise – magazine, billboards, movie and TV placement, etc.  Big money exchanges hands.  Yet somehow it became acceptable for us to pay for the privilege to wear someone’s logo as free advertising; often times actually paying more for that privilege.

It just seems strange to me.  How did we let this happen?

  • Dr G

    The real question my son is, so what’s the big deal.

    A person’s car not only has the VW on it but the place it was purchased from….your favorite drink that you walk around with all day has Diet
    Coke on the side….my favorite dunkable has OREO on the side. So what’s the problem.

    Actually, I think the reason has to do with our need to tell everyone that your wearing authentic BVDs and not some cheesy Walmart generic underwear. We just need to see the swoosh.

    Why don’t you stay up at night and worry about more important things like why people don’t like onions on a salad.

    Take 2 AirBorn my son and call Dr G in the morning.