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<p>In Northern VA, on Cox Cable, the local maddeningly repeating ad
is "Len the Plumber". Likely inflicted everywhere are insurance
companies trying to steal each others' customers, and (it being
car-birth season) car commercials. The latter, of course,
emphasizing driving locations and practices not seen/experienced
in anyone's lifetime. I don't understand why they think those sell
cars, but I'm never invited to their focus groups.</p>
<p>I'm annoyed at the auto industry anyway since they don't seem to
make mid-range coupes. Honda and Toyota dropped Accord/Camry and
it seems I'll have to go up- or down-scale in what I buy. Everyone
I've talked to -- dealers, manufacturers at auto shows and
conferences, automotive journalists -- has said coupes don't sell.
Well, of course not -- nobody builds them.</p>
<p>I mostly drive alone, rest of time with my wife. I rarely stuff
people in back seat. So I like the larger doors on coupe -- plus
usually nicer body lines. That can't be so rare usage
case/preference and yet nobody caters to me.<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 9/30/2019 8:22 PM, David Needle via
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<div>... well, at least the idea of targeted ads. In reality,
what ends up being delivered isn't always on ... target. </div>
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<div>What prompted this observation is how bad TV is at
delivering any advertising I have the remotest chance of
wanting to view. It's hard to believe the endless ads on CNN
for a "free" book on Mesothelioma and Hughes
Satellite Internet are really worth the expense when they are
so completely irrelevant to, not just me, but the vast
majority of viewers. </div>
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<div>I'm glad there are at least features like Pause, Record and
fast-forward to skip over much of this. </div>
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