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John Curtis
By John CurtisApr 02, 2023
John Curtis
A novelist, picture book writer and native New Yorker, John is a graduate of Syracuse University and the children's media graduate program at Centennial College. When not staring at his computer monitor, you'll most likely find John sipping tea watching British comedies, or in the kitchen, taking a stab at the technical challenge on the most recent episode of 'The Great British Baking Show'.
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Advertising can be shockingly persuasive.

Be it a television commercial, a radio jingle, or merely a flier on the subway, effective advertising and marketing can make consumers buy things they otherwise have little to no interest in.

Often to the annoyance of others, who grow increasingly frustrated that some products continue to sell when there are much better variations of the same thing available.

But even if these less well-known variants are superior in every way, their lack of a savvy marketing team results in their coming up short in sales.

With consumers having no idea that they are missing out on a much better option.

Redditor dxxsyxo was curious to hear what products they think are overrated, leading them to ask:
"What’s something extremely overrated that people buy anyways?"

The Mermaid Draws Them In...

"My boyfriend might kill me for this because he's a fanatic, but...Starbucks coffee."

"Overrated but extremely successful."

"Probably the factor of convenience and now sentiment with holiday traditions but....I've found many other places where the coffee is just genuinely so much better."- AriesRN

"Starbucks."- NCBadAsp

Loop Starbucks GIF by FrappuccinoGiphy

All Shoes Wear Out Eventually...

"Those new release Nikes."

"They’ve never been all that to me."- TraditionalLet3934

"Shoes."

"Sneaker-heads baffle me, who is spending $150+ on shoes you won’t even wear outside?"

"Makes no sense."- bbbhhioiii

"Yeezys (was the answer several months ago) and Jordans."- Particular-Topic-445

shoes destroy GIF by MuchGiphy

How Often Do You Actually Wear Them?

"Expensive diamonds and jewelry."- Back2Bach

Bad For You AND Expensive...

"As a smoker trying to quit, cigarettes."

"Yes, I know they're awful. I am trying."

"But srsly, Marlboros are near $10 a pack."

"There are people smoking 3, 4 packs a day."

"$40 x 7 = $280 a week."

"That's $14,560 a year."

"On smokes."

"Vaping is just as bad."- Expensive_Rhubarb_87

Ultimately Can't Fill The Void

"Subscriptions to twitch girls."- Few-Illustrator-5333

If You Need To Get Them Insured, Best To Look For Other Hobbies...

"Video game insurance."- DarkMagician-999

You Can Get It From A Tap, For Free...

"Bottle water."- MathCrank

Are They Dolls? Are They Figurines?

"Funkos."- OddOrphanus

fun pop GIF by PrimarkGiphy

Ultimately, It's One Person's Opinion...

"Self-help books written by people who have only had success by writing self-help books."- Longbowed

It's How They Draw You In...

"Anything in a free-to-play game."

"Looking at you fornite people."- TheSuperDK

Some Traditions Need To Die...

"Husbands."

"In India."

"With dowry."- Gloomy_Tangerine3123

It's easy to jump on the bandwagon and buy something because "everyone else is buying it."

But just because something is popular doesn't always make it good, forcing you to decide which is more important: fitting in or standing out?

What would you add to this list? Let us know in the comments below.

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