How could you leave off that they give great economic advice? Everyone knows it's best to create sound financial habits as a youth: "diversify yo' bonds, bitch"!
I know, I was like, WAIT that guy seems awfully familiar. Cannot even wrap my mind around the racial, gender, and sexual politics involved there. Somehow, it is so appropriate to drag <i>Precious</i> into this.
#9 - Be careful with unit pricing! If you look closely, you'll notice in this example that one price is per 100 count, and the other is per 85 count. [So it's 1.68 for 100 (.0168 for each item) vs. 1.32 for 85 (.0155 for each item)]
In this case, the cheaper per unit item…Â
I'm Caribbean, but yeah, all of these, practically. #6 used to drive me nuts. My grandma always used to tell me to turn the air conditioner on (even though, if she was the only person home, it would get turned on just fine). One time, she and I had this standoff because she called…Â
Fun Fact: Listerine was also frequently used as a contraceptive/abortifacient, so when you read those ads, keep in mind the not-so-hidden double entendre the copywriters were expressing.
They're basically saying, "Single ladies, you need to shove some Listerine up your coochie…Â
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