On 10/7/2011 20:42, Jim Henderson wrote:
> What's going to get me to buy them (as I did yesterday) is that I have a
> need for them.  Then I'm going to look for something that fits my needs.

That fails for things that you didn't know about.  New TV shows advertised 
on TV. Games on sale on Steam. Trailers for movies when you're at the 
movies. Etc.

> Coupons are a bit different to me - if they're for stores I shop at.  I
> don't mind getting Costco coupons, for example, because we have a
> membership there and we spend a fair amount of money there.  So it's good
> to know what's on sale and what's going to be on sale (since they
> actually will tend to ring the coupons regardless of whether or not you
> bring them in or not).

And that's what I'm saying. For you, the effort of looking thru the coupons 
for stuff you don't want is outweighed by the slight likelihood that you'll 
get a coupon for something you do want. It's less than $1 cost to find the 
$1 off coupon.

> But in general, I'm in the camp of "I hate all forms of advertising". :)

I dislike most of it, to the point where I stopped watching TV for many 
years, and even now watch maybe one or two shows a week sometimes. That 
doesn't mean I consider it "spam" instead of advertising.

-- 
Darren New, San Diego CA, USA (PST)
   How come I never get only one kudo?

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