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I avoid commercials like the plague. Every time I see one on TV I mute them faster than the Flash.
Unfortunately not really how it works. People like you (and me to an extent) who will actively avoid a product because of ads are a minority. The point is not that you see an ad and then think hey I want to buy that. It’s meant to saturate your subconscious such that when you think of a product the brand is the first thing that pops into your head. When I say soda chances are coke or Pepsi pops into your head (most likely coke) when I say fast food it’s probably McDonald’s. There are tons of different brands for both of these products but their ads are so ubiquitous that it’s the first thing that pops in your brain so when you’re making impulse buys and not consciously thinking through your decisions they’ll likely get a buck off you. >


Exactly why the OP's opinion is unpopular. >

This is exactly how I feel about ads on YouTube. >

ads are painfully annoying