taszmom Posted August 27, 2004 #1 Share Posted August 27, 2004 How much do you think Transderm paid for this ad at the top of our page! What a pain, it's really annoying me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ekerr19 Posted August 27, 2004 #2 Share Posted August 27, 2004 OMG, I am so sick of it too! Every time I log on - there it is! YUCK, already :p Let's give it the raspberry! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptData Posted August 27, 2004 #3 Share Posted August 27, 2004 " :p " Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esme Posted August 27, 2004 #4 Share Posted August 27, 2004 I just said the same thing under another Topic. :p :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sail7seas Posted August 27, 2004 #5 Share Posted August 27, 2004 No free rides in life. We come here to this great site and don't pay a dime. The site has to be supported one way or another and the ads pay the bills for all of us. JMHO........ (that is not to say I am wildly crazy about that ad, or , for that matter, any other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptData Posted August 27, 2004 #6 Share Posted August 27, 2004 It problely cost a bundle but let's face it. Some people do use it and ask about it. So, I do not think it was a wast of their money, just my time. But it is their advertizing dollars that let us chat. But I still like the rasberry idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevesan Posted August 27, 2004 #7 Share Posted August 27, 2004 I didn't know it was there until you guys mentioned it. Thanks a lot. Now I'll be compelled to look at it every time I log in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacqueline Posted August 28, 2004 #8 Share Posted August 28, 2004 Its annoying cause you have to scroll so far down to see text on my screen. We hd a guy wearing his patch so far down on his neck I almost spoke to him about it. Forget that it was the med and you could not tell the ship was underway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CDRMark Posted August 28, 2004 #9 Share Posted August 28, 2004 $42,500.00 sorry.. I was just answering the original question that's what I think. Cheers MarkB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacqueline Posted August 28, 2004 #10 Share Posted August 28, 2004 WOW thats a lot of patches, and there are truly so few rough seas that require this sort of treatment. Bonine will handle most of it! I was a person who would be very sick to the point of --- well you know--- on Long Island SOUND. My father also thought he could never cruise due to motion sickness. Outside of the open atlantic on the way to Bermuda and the cooks islands from Tahiti this hasnt been an issue. My daughter used to throw up going to preschool in the car and had been on eight cruises with no motion sickness,, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeatherInFlorida Posted August 28, 2004 #11 Share Posted August 28, 2004 It's ugly, it's true. Frankly, they would have gotten a more positive response if they'd made it a more cruiselike ad ... something that appealed to the eye and attracted you rather than put you off with that ugly ear. But I just love that this site is free, so informative and so much fun ... not to mention the comraderie it provides on a daily basis. So I'll put up and shut up:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruising Jake Posted August 28, 2004 #12 Share Posted August 28, 2004 I like the free site so I guess an ad can be overlooked. And this particular ad makes sense on a cruise website. But I used the patch once for motion sickness on a bus tour of Europe and got so very sick from it I missed 2 days in Paris. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sierrachik Posted August 28, 2004 #13 Share Posted August 28, 2004 Ok, I have to admit I have no idea what ad you're speaking of. I have ad blocking and popup killer software so didn't even know there were ads on here. It does make sense though, it is not easy nor inexpensive to maintain a bulletin board site. I'm grateful this board is here though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RevNeal Posted August 28, 2004 #14 Share Posted August 28, 2004 "Anything that you get for free is worth what you paid for it." --Lazarus Long Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gliles Posted August 28, 2004 #15 Share Posted August 28, 2004 I am asking my doctor about it as I type this :rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CDRMark Posted August 28, 2004 #16 Share Posted August 28, 2004 Lazarus stole that one Rev, as he did so many others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vicar Posted August 28, 2004 #17 Share Posted August 28, 2004 Couldn't tell you how much , but I am sure it was plenty. :) Friend of my sister and brother in law sells advertising space in NYC You know those three story ads on the sides of sky scrapers in Times Square and such? And they are ASTRONOMICALLY expensive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhshapiro Posted August 28, 2004 #18 Share Posted August 28, 2004 At least its not a "pop-up".... Here's an interesting fact that accounts for the high price of pharmaceuticals in the U.S. Drug companies spend more on advertising (mostly here in the U.S.) than they spend on research. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trubey Posted August 28, 2004 #19 Share Posted August 28, 2004 Scopalamine . . . isn't that what they used to use for 'truth serum'? (I'm serious!) lane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krazy Kruizers Posted August 28, 2004 #20 Share Posted August 28, 2004 I am also getting sick and tired of seeing that ad. Wonder how many weeks it will be shown???? :eek: :eek: :eek: :eek: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RevNeal Posted August 28, 2004 #21 Share Posted August 28, 2004 Lazarus stole that one Rev, as he did so many others. No ... he collected them throughout his very long life. :) My favorite is: "When in trouble, fear, or doubt, run in circles, scream and shout." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RevNeal Posted August 28, 2004 #22 Share Posted August 28, 2004 I am also getting sick and tired of seeing that ad. Put a patch on and, perhaps, you won't be sick anymore. :D ;) I sure would prefer it if they would rotate these ads with a bunch of different ads. That way we wouldn't know which one it would be with every page view. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzsea Posted August 28, 2004 #23 Share Posted August 28, 2004 As long as nobody clicks for the rebate they will assume that the advertising venture was not successful. They will either pull the ad or make it bigger..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RevNeal Posted August 28, 2004 #24 Share Posted August 28, 2004 They will either pull the ad or make it bigger..... They will probably make it bigger ... and add flashing boxes and motion, too. grrrrrr. I wouldn't mind it so much if they were to get some more advertising and mix them up some ... 15 different advertisers with a random generator to select which one appears at the top of any given page. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhannah Posted August 28, 2004 #25 Share Posted August 28, 2004 Here's an interesting fact that accounts for the high price of pharmaceuticals in the U.S. Drug companies spend more on advertising (mostly here in the U.S.) than they spend on research.That plus the fact that they give away millions and millions of dollars of "free" samples to physicians and hospitals.O.T. -- Ever notice the TV ads that say "More hospitals use Tylenol than any other pain reliever." Well, having worked in a hospital in a former life I can tell you that the Tylenol sample packets arrived regularly by the case. If they were doing that with most major hospitals, then they could rightly state their claim. It's all just the cost of doing business. (Which we pay for in the price of the product.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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