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Originally posted by SteveDallas
And this from a woman who took her handle from an advertising slogan! 
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Yeah, I know -- it's not the first time I've gotten that response. The handle is from a private joke when I was stalking -- um, lurking around, trying to get a rise out of HB. I guess I should adopt a REAL handle now, but I've grown somewhat fond of this one. Besides, it's pretty accurate.
Re Old Navy, in addition to applauding those who try to avoid products with annoying ads,* I stay away from stuff like Old Navy because the product itself is an advertisement. As I noted in some earlier thread, if the company wants to turn my kids into walking billboards,
they should be paying
us.
*Market research shows that ads which supposedly annoy people are nearly as effective as those which are judged by consumers to be "funny" or "enjoyable." The point is to give their product "real estate" (akin to shelf space at the store) in your brain. Whether it's in a positive light or not doesn't matter to the advertiser -- they're money is on name recognition.