Happydent commercial

Controversial ads

Advertising make us buy things that we don't need. We buy because in advertising the product is presented like the ideal solution to all our problems using beautiful and "perfect" people, perfect families and perfect lifes, making us believe that if we buy that product we'll be like that.

Advertising it is more and more powerfull because we are constantly bombarded by print ads, radio commercials, TV commercials and Internet ads.

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Swatch Stripe ad

Consumerism

Consumerism is present everyday in our lives so it will affect our life style depending also on the money that we can spend.

"Excessive" consumerism is probably influenced by a stressed society that need to go shopping to clear up their mind.

Nowadays , consume more than we need is almost a human caracteristic. Everybody is a consumer, some more than others.

I spend my money in guitar stuff, going out, some clothes and in holidays with freinds.

I earn this money by working or helping my parents

By Sami

I spend my money in accessories, tabaco and going out, for I to have money I have to make things that my parents want.

By Joana

I usually just buy new things when I need to or when I really love that thing. I save my money so when I want to buy something I usually don't need to wait.

By Ana

Cool is...

Nowadays teeens are quickly to label a product as cool or uncool.

Some of the coolest clothes are:

- Converse Allstar;

- Jeans;

- Levi's;

- Salsa;

- Pull and Bear;

- Vans;

Some of the coolest accesories are:

- Pandora;

- Parfois;

- Bijou Brigitte;

- Swatch;

- Eastpak;

Some of the coolest bands are:

- Scorpions;

- Metallica;

- U2;

- Pink Floyd;

- Linkin Park;

- AC/DC;

- Pearl Jam;

- Guns N' Roses;

- The Rolling Stones;

- David Guetta;

Some of the coolest brands are:

- Coca-Cola;

- Sony;

- Nike;

- Nokia;

- Philips;

- Mimosa;

- Nestlé;

- Bic.

Some of the coolest styles are:

- Plain clothes.

Some of the uncoolest things:

- Emo style;

- Lady Gaga;

- Hannah Montana;

- Hello Kitty;

- Pucca;

- Sagen;

- Timberland yellow boots;

- Cristiano Ronaldo's rosary.