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[stacytaylora]

Has anyone actually visited a website they saw on a tv commercial?

I have seen so many websites advertising on tv and I haven't been to one. I wonder if people actually go to any of the sites promoted on tv. I saw one the other day on comedy central and I thought for 2 sec. of actually going there and then decided not to...my laptop wasn't in front of me...lol.

[pphillips]

I have a laptop in the living room.. if a commercial is selling or promoting something somewhat interesting I'll flip open the laptop and check it out.

On the other hand, I've NEVER called a phone number on a TV commercial.

[cheyenne1212]

Yes I have..I've also visited sites I've seen on advertisements outside / bumper stickers etc...just out of curiosity..I've never bought anything though.

[Felipe - Limestone]

No but one time I ate at Chick-fil-A because I saw a billboard with a cow standing on top of another cow spray painting the sign and it made me hungry...

Never thought it would happen to me.

[DreamHost-MikeS]

Yes, I love visiting websites that I see on TV. It's not usually because I'm interested in what they're selling or advertising, but just because I like to see what kind of website they have. It's generally not a very good one.

I absolutely love visiting websites for infomercials, too, because you run into a gem like this every once and a while: http://www.comfortwipe.com

[The-Pixel]

I never called or visited their websites. I was tempted to check out that 'Cash for Gold' because of their commercials, they always looked interesting I thought.

[MattS]

I do around Black Friday time (day after Thanksgiving here in the US). I'll go to different sites when I see an ad on TV and check it out although usually I'll have the paper on Thanksgiving day anyways, it gives me an idea of what to expect

[MichelleH]

Originally Posted by Matt - HostMist

I do around Black Friday time (day after Thanksgiving here in the US). I'll go to different sites when I see an ad on TV and check it out although usually I'll have the paper on Thanksgiving day anyways, it gives me an idea of what to expect

I have to agree that around the holidays I tend to more then other times. Nothing on TV is ever that interesting that I have to see it right away online.

[stacytaylora]

The Taco Bell commercials kill me!! But I still haven't purchased anything from websites that advertise on tv.

Originally Posted by Felipe - Limestone

No but one time I ate at Chick-fil-A because I saw a billboard with a cow standing on top of another cow spray painting the sign and it made me hungry...

Never thought it would happen to me.

[qwidjib0]

I have, but usually just as an afterthought weeks later, and only if the ad is something weird and ambiguous enough to actually have me curious.

[gina_]

Yes, the cyber school ads. I'm considering taking my 15 yr old out of high school and keeping him home for cyber school... maybe.

(I belong to a few websites of some of my favorite TV shows.. The View, The Doctors, the Food Network to name a few.)

[Clay - Limestone]

I actually have called once! I saw the commercial for ShamWOW, anyone else seen it? That guy sure knows how to sell a product!

[gina_]

Originally Posted by Clay - Limestone

I actually have called once! I saw the commercial for ShamWOW, anyone else seen it? That guy sure knows how to sell a product!

Yeah. Between him and Billy Mayes (Mays/whatever), I don't know which one drives me nutser.

[SingleHopSteph]

I used to work for a company that produced infomercials and 99% of the products are not worth it. We used to have a huge room full of infomercial products that we could take home but they were so random...I never wanted any of them. When I first started working there, I was surprised b/c a lot of people place orders through the website especially people in the central US.

[rfarrell]

My buddy and I thought it would be a fantastic idea to call the Titan Peeler people one night while drinking and argue that there's no way it can peel a pineapple.

Unfortunately the automated phone system they use killed that idea pretty quick.