So adverts can lie now?

[SoundsGood]

It says "***** reserves the right to use artistic license" at the beginning

 

[Marky]

240GB capacity SSD!

(actually about 211GB usable capacity)

This really grinds my gears

People like me.

 

[Mikeyboy]

Fibre Optic Broadband!

Yeah, so where's that fibre optic cable coming through my wall?

 

[tom_e]

That's what normally happens in which case it's fine, but I don' think there was this little print in that add. Will look more closely next time I see it

It does, I seen it earlier.

 

[LordSplodge]

What annoys me the most about adverts is the reduced prices they can claim by bumping up the price the following month.

Save £400 on this laptop, was £999 now £599 (was £999 from 01/08/2012 to 01/09/2012) and was no doubt £599 before then.
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This really winds me up, and it's always the same "Purple Shirt" types, as they put the price up for the barest legal minimum time before they roll out the "Save £300 on this ****y laptop that was never worth £600" crap. These should be banned.

Oh and don't even get me started on the "sleek"books. If Intel had any plans for the Ultrabook 'brand' to mean quality they're screwed thanks to every cowboy computer sales company fostering such tat on unsuspecting parents, grandparents and other less clued up folk.

 

[Jotun]

240GB capacity SSD!

(actually about 211GB usable capacity)

Technically, they are correct, it's just that windows displays the size in GiB. Which is smaller than the value in GB. It is annoying though!

 

[MooMoo444]

It's no different to lynx advertising that their deo sprays make women rip their clothes off and sex you on the spot.

Both are complete tripe, and not to be taken seriously.

edit; damn someone already mentioned it!

 

[Pawnless Endgame]

The one I hate is the "5-door" car. Nope, it's just 4 doors.

Unless you want to count the bonnet as well as the boot, then I guess you could advertise it as 6-door

 

[LordSplodge]

The one I hate is the "5-door" car. Nope, it's just 4 doors.

Unless you want to count the bonnet as well as the boot, then I guess you could advertise it as 6-door

You can exit the car via the hatchback. You can't do that via the bonnet, can you?

 

[Pawnless Endgame]

The luggage can exit via the hatchback, like how the engine can exit through the bonnet lid.

As far as the consumer is concerned though, it's still 4 doors

 

[martrimo]

all in the small print

 

[MooMoo444]

You can exit the car via the hatchback. You can't do that via the bonnet, can you?

You could exit via the sunroof too, but you don't count that as a door

 

[Emlyn_Dewar]

"If you work in advertising... Kill yourself" - Bill Hicks

 

[Belmit]

You can exit the car via the hatchback. You can't do that via the bonnet, can you?

Challenge accepted!

 

[Aod]

The luggage can exit via the hatchback, like how the engine can exit through the bonnet lid.

As far as the consumer is concerned though, it's still 4 doors

I exited a car via the hatchback last night...

 

[LordSplodge]

You could exit via the sunroof too, but you don't count that as a door

Most sunroofs don't open wide enough to get out of.

Challenge accepted!

Post a video. Should provide much laughter.

 

[tom_e]

The hatchback was the only way to get in and out of one of my mates cars at one point

 

[MooMoo444]

Most sunroofs don't open wide enough to get out of.

Pretty much all I've seen open completely

 

[eatcustard]

So many of you here making comments with no knowledge of marketing and advertising laws.

 

[Van Hellseek]

"Contains all natural ingredients!"

The term "natural" has no legal definition, thus even the most synthetic man-made products can still be advertised as being 100% natural. :/