Does it bother anyone...

musicteacher40

I know that MFP depends on ads to help pay for this site, but really McDonalds... I keep seeing "Customer Appreciation Day" adds for buy one, get one for $ 0.25 for Big Macs or Quarter Pounders.... don't they know that this is hard for some people (like me!)....

Does this bother anyone else? or is it just bothering me?

AlexisJ330

The ads come from your search history and not from MFP. So if you goggled mcdonalds or even calories in fast food it might cause the ad to come up. Right now personally, I have an ad for replica star trek uniforms.

Francl27

The ads come from your search history and not from MFP. So if you goggled mcdonalds or even calories in fast food it might cause the ad to come up. Right now personally, I have an ad for replica star trek uniforms.

Awesome!

Yes, like he says. I have Beachbody/ Lee jeans ads right now.

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suzieduh

I've got Fixodent and shoes. Odd.

Achrya

I use adblock. No adds were had at all


But uh, tell me more about this customer appreciate day

snookumss

If you google vaccumns, you'll see vaccumns. If you've looked at vacation packages recently... magically those will be the ads!

Cyliesmom

I have vega one protein ad, perhaps because I just had one and added it to my food for the day

FlaxMilk

I've got a cartoon woman in a green bikini gripping her belly pudge.

SmartAlec03211988

I have ads for plus sized women's clothing.

Explain THAT one? At what point did I search for plus sized women's clothing? (Hint: I didn't). I've never even looked up plus sized clothing. Or women's clothing. Yet there on the side is an ad for "Zulily's" advertising clothes for big women.

I_Will_Be_The_Swan

Calotren(never looked it up) and Life Fitness Superstore(again, never looked it up.)
Weird.

HeyGoRun

lol I just get electronic ads on mine, my husband always searching tech stuff. Start searching for health and fitness things and it will change on you

poedunk65

Don't have time to weat things like that

scuzziemoo

I have vodafone coming up

rachaelgifford

I always get the ads for the gym chain I work for. I can't escape haha!

becca6585

I use this and never have to look at them.
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/adblock/gighmmpiobklfepjocnamgkkbiglidom?hl=en

I_Will_End_You

I use Adblock Plus in my browser....so I show ads for absolutely nothing.

BeccaBollons

Hmmm I have wiltshire farm foods, which do meals on wheels for people confined to their home. Weird. Certainly doesn't apply to me!

That's a great offer at mcD's though

hookilau

I know that MFP depends on ads to help pay for this site, but really McDonalds... I keep seeing "Customer Appreciation Day" adds for buy one, get one for $ 0.25 for Big Macs or Quarter Pounders.... don't they know that this is hard for some people (like me!)....

Does this bother anyone else? or is it just bothering me?

Well, I keep seeing ads for bras (I recently searched out how to re-size) and then I started seeing ads for holstic dog foods (also searched ancestral canine diet, as we've recently started a rotation diet high in protein, mod fat low carb for all the pups)....I think the ads you see have to do with the searches you do...yes, it creeps me out....and yes, I sometimes feel nagged by them :laugh: :blushing:

em435

I've not seen an ad on the internet for years now.

https://adblockplus.org/en/chrome

It's completely free (although you can donate to the guy who created it)

You're welcome.

0067808

I'm getting 'pay as u gym.com' which would probably be more interesting if I didn't live in Belfast - don't think they have any outlets over here!!

Wendy, N Ireland

magerum

Just you.

Seesawboomerang

I have AdBlock Plus. :glasses:

glitteratthesea

Ad block, I'm loving it.

JesterMFP

It also has to do with the types of sites you visit, and the content of those sites. These forums have a lot of words about food, so it's inevitable that food ads will show up sometimes. I haven't had McDonalds ones, but right now I have one for a healthy eating programme, and one for exercise machines, neither of which I've searched for.

ILiftHeavyAcrylics

I have ads for plus sized women's clothing.

Explain THAT one? At what point did I search for plus sized women's clothing? (Hint: I didn't). I've never even looked up plus sized clothing. Or women's clothing. Yet there on the side is an ad for "Zulily's" advertising clothes for big women.

I'll see your plus-sized clothing and raise you Asian mail-order brides.

aNewMiniMe

That will change fast. As you search things like healthy eating, fitness DVD's, Nike fuel etc. Then you will see nothing but the items you have searched recently. Just don't search Depends........LOL

I have thumb drives on mine right now. My husband must have used my iPad last. LOL

Sporks42

Mine are usually World of Warcraft, which I play too much already!

chad_phillips1123

......feel like I'm the only one here that downloaded Adblock Plus ages ago and haven't seen any ads at all....

thesifter

Install an add blocker, solved.

highervibes

I have vega one protein ad, perhaps because I just had one and added it to my food for the day

I have the same. Maybe because I was googling protein shakes a lot searching for a new one lol


OP STOP GOOGLING MCDONALDS ;P