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Reinstitute limits on TV commercial time

Hugh Herbert East Lyme

Publication: The Day

Published 10/09/2012 12:00 AM
Updated 10/08/2012 04:59 PM

Is anyone else as annoyed with television commercials as I am?

Years ago they were limited to six minutes per hour. Today, they have 20 minutes per hour and some cable channels have even more. I am especially bothered by ads from local auto dealers whose salesmen stand out in their parking lot, waving their arms and screaming (thanks for the mute button) about their wonderful products.

My only way of protesting these ads is to keep a list of the ones I find most offensive and then make a practice of not patronizing those establishments.

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