Awhile back, if I remember correctly,there was such a thing as truth in advertising. Products could not make claims that were not true. Those days are over. So many products today promise results that they cannot possibly deliver. And, of course, the gullible consumer believes them. For instance febreze does not eliminate odors. Like every other air freshener they cover odors up until they disappear on their own. And Bayer aspirin does not prevent strokes or aid during a heart attack any more than any other aspirin, which is just as ineffective. Neither Advil nor Aleve delivers the long-term freedom from pain they promise in their many, many commercials. I have yet to find a cough suppressant that suppresses coughing or a cold cure that cures colds. Most "One coat covers" paints require two or more coats. No product grows hair or removes wrinkles or melts off fat in just a week or two. DiGiorno pizzas are not better than the ones from your local pizzeria. Cheerios do not make you stronger. Anyway there are too many products to list. I'm sure you have your own disappointing shams. And of course the networks couldn't care less about how honest commercials are. An excellent example of this is Prevagen, the supposed memory enhancer created from jellyfish. This product was soundly debunked as a fraud months ago, but their advertising is still running and promising everything it did before. I have long complained about the excessive commercials on television.. What makes them even worse is that so many of them are lies.
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