Comments on: Recession Unworthy Products

By: jj

jj — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 01:34:56 +0000

It seems like every other radio ad I hear starts with some variation on ‘beat the recession with our deals’ or ‘your ________ bailout store’ or something like that.

I wonder, how on EARTH do they come up with the idea to remind people they’re broke and THEN ask them to buy something? If I were selling expensive things the last thing I’d do is talk about how bad and getting worse things are…you’d hear nothing but good news out of my mouth! Maybe talk about value but certainly not the actual words ‘bailout’ or ‘recession’.

By: Pennie

Pennie — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 05:35:17 +0000

I laugh all the way to the bank with my AARP membership! I’m only 49…but enjoy “associate membership” rights as DH is 54. ;p

We saved $600/yr on our auto insurance (through Hartford), and could have saved $100/yr on home insurance but the darned underwriters didn’t like our DIY-installed pellet stove insert (bummer). We get great discounts when we travel also.

Annual membership fees are $12/yr, and I receive their free quarterly magazine. If you can get over the shock if it, AARP memebership can be a real bargain budget-wise.

By: alunachic

alunachic — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 13:43:03 +0000

Katy I have not noticed this it’s not surprising to see!
I received my AARP notice last year- yikes. I just can’t bring myself to join even though today I am 51.
The only statement I get is my social security statement and that thing is SAD to look at. LOL

By: diane

diane — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 03:55:21 +0000

I always get a chuckle out of what you say.
thanks
As I sat in the Vet’s hospital the other day, waiting for a friend, I was so blessed to speak with a man who was with Patton’s army in Germany. He was an absolute delight, over 80 and still kicking. He says that he experiences the “oh, he is just an old person” alot. But to me he was a young man back in the war, telling me some stories I will never forget.
He didn’t have a butt-ugly cap on but a Patton’s Best with alot of bling pinned to it.
Just another great post. thanks for saying like it is.

By: Kate

Kate — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 02:06:10 +0000

Any event is an opportunity to sell a product…

Here are some silly recession t-shirts:
http://shirtcrazy.com/recession-wear-tshirts.htm

By: thenonconsumeradvocate

thenonconsumeradvocate — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 00:30:55 +0000

I got my retirement statement in the mail yesterday and I actually made money instead of losing it!

I’m still behind, but I’ll take what I can.

Katy Wolk-Stanley
The Non-Consumer Advocate

By: mike

mike — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 17:11:51 +0000

Did I miss the recovery? It seems like the economy is getting worse by the day.

By: GLM

GLM — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 15:08:18 +0000

People’ll put whatever they think they can sell on the market. I agree – the truely frugal will laugh AT them, not WITH them!

Gretchen

By: Sierra

Sierra — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 13:54:12 +0000

I saw this for the first time yesterday in, of all places, a trade magazine for the American Chemical Society. It was an ad for vaccum pumps for university chemistry labs, advertising itself as a “recession-friendly” pump because it was energy efficient. Silly, silly, silly.