What are the Trekbbs ads trying to sell to you?

[Timewalker]

Did you discuss vegetables or flowers? Or maybe a hardware store? The arrival of spring?

 

[Timofnine]

Now, a TV series called ‘Succession’.

 

[oberth]

Did you discuss gardening anywhere on a forum, blog, or social media? It's creepy, what turns up in my Pinterest recommendations after I've had a discussion on a forum. Sometimes it's stuff I'd never think of looking at. My Amazon recommendations have been bizarre lately, as well.

nope - now they want to sell me a test bahncard (2. class 25%) - i have a normal one (1st class 100 %) for more than two decades

 

[Kor]

Quaker grits, and dental implants. Coincidence?

Kor

 

[oberth]

Quaker grits, and dental implants. Coincidence?

Kor

as quakers don't condone any fun are their grits stones (albeit with some nutritional value)?

 

[Timofnine]

That’s it, I am going premium. I have come to the conclusion that I cannot afford anything that the TrekBBS adverts are trying to sell me. All that they are doing is teasing me with what I cannot have and causing a distraction. Saying that, I did just see an advert for an electric toothbrush.

For example, I cannot afford to spend more than a months salary on a beautiful maid for an hour, chosen from what is almost the equivalent of an up market dating site complete with profiles. I would rather do the housework myself. Now, if they were offering ‘butlers in the buff’…. but I guess that I would have to charter them in on a private jet.

 

[fireproof78]

An advertising for a marketing firm. Seems appropriate.

ETA: now veterinary sutures from Amazon
It's about freaking time.

 

[Kor]

A used Chrysler Prowler for $59,999. Yes, that seems so much more affordable than an even $60,000.

Kor

 

[oberth]

A used Chrysler Prowler for $59,999. Yes, that seems so much more affordable than an even $60,000.

Kor

of course - if you buy 59,999 of these you saved enough for another one

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something called club pandora (that doesn't allow to be opened in a separate tab and doesn't let you back either). they sell jewelry. i wonder which kind of boxes they use for shipping, thou.

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... and now it's dogfood - i'm canophob for god's sake (that's just a figure of speech)

 

[jackoverfull]

A “secret RPG everyone is playing” with a scantly-clad lady elf on the ad. I won’t click on it but I’m sure plenty of people will know about it, since everyone is playing it. In secret. Somehow.

 

[maneth]

New tires for my car.

 

[fireproof78]

$310 sneakers.

Why are they $310?

 

[Magistos]

Nikes and Tommy Hilfiger...

 

[fireproof78]

Nikes and Tommy Hilfiger...

They are neither of those brands.

Nike I use to sell and am familiar with their outrageous price points. These ones are unmarked, no branding, low top "sneakers."

 

[Bynar0110]

I been getting ads from car dealers from where I live.

 

[jackoverfull]

$310 sneakers.

Why are they $310?

good question…I’ve been buying the same model of sneakers online for some 15 years now and while prices have varied over the years (from a low of 30€ to a high of 100) I’m dumbfounded when I get ads for them at over 500.

 

[fireproof78]

Now a Finnish Army Surplus store.

Anyone from Finland? Is it any good? I like Army surplus supplies. Shipping will probably suck though...

 

[oberth]

Now a Finnish Army Surplus store.

Anyone from Finland? Is it any good? I like Army surplus supplies. Shipping will probably suck though...

read the fineprint, maybe they are shipping everything to ukraine anyway

 

[Aragorn]

H&R Block.

 

[oberth]

H&R Block.

i had to gOOgle that