Is it just me or does a well known actress who has had a ton of cosmetic surgery doing a commercial that claims her smooth skin comes from face cream ring false?
Or an actress with unnaturally white teeth pushing toothpaste?
Absolutely. Or I can get the longtime bodybuilder physique in a month with a Bowflex. Or (insert BS product here)… 
Advertising: reason number 1 I don’t watch TV.
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Don’t even own one.
When I got laid off during the recession the first thing I did was cut off my cable (never gonna get it again). We watch some TV now, but also a lot of DVDs which are cheaper than cable and you can rewatch them later.