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catlover79 · 04-04-2007, 03:07 PM

I can't stand it. I miss the old days on TV where someone would carry a bag that said "Chips" or a bottle that said "Cola". I think most product placements are too obvious and obnoxious.

AB · 04-04-2007, 04:10 PM

It is a little distracting to see a name brand product in the background. Do you think they get a kickback from displaying those products?

catlover79 · 04-04-2007, 04:18 PM

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Originally Posted by annball1957

It is a little distracting to see a name brand product in the background. Do you think they get a kickback from displaying those products?

Probably.

troopoleon8897 · 04-04-2007, 04:25 PM

I like when they have a product with a changed name like Montana Dew or Popsi Cola or Fay's Potatoe Chips...

AB · 04-04-2007, 05:53 PM

On some shows like The King Of Queens they talk about the products too. Like when Doug ran out of cereal, he takes the empty box and tells Carrie that they're out of Coca Puffs. I guess it gets a bigger laugh if he says the
products name. But it does have a way of distracting you when they do this.

Ant-Lox · 04-05-2007, 12:04 AM

It doesn't really bother me, Seinfeld used real products most of the time... I does bother me when they use fake money though.

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04-04-2007, 04:10 PM	#2
AB Member Eternal Member Forum Icon Join Date: Dec 26, 2006 Location: The South Posts: 59,428	It is a little distracting to see a name brand product in the background. Do you think they get a kickback from displaying those products?

04-04-2007, 05:53 PM	#5
AB Member Eternal Member Forum Icon Join Date: Dec 26, 2006 Location: The South Posts: 59,428	On some shows like The King Of Queens they talk about the products too. Like when Doug ran out of cereal, he takes the empty box and tells Carrie that they're out of Coca Puffs. I guess it gets a bigger laugh if he says the products name. But it does have a way of distracting you when they do this.