Are you kidding me MFP, really.....

ChrisR0128
ChrisR0128 Posts: 86
edited September 27 in Chit-Chat
Logged on to MFP today and the ad at the top of the page was for a a fricking candy bar (milkyway carmel) WOW way to support the cause NOT!!!!!
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  • RunHardBeStrong
    RunHardBeStrong Posts: 33,069 Member
    A lot of the ads on here amaze me but it's free to us for a reason! lol
  • Amcantar
    Amcantar Posts: 43 Member
    Mine were for JCpenny and Claratin. Luck of the draw?
  • CeleryStalker
    CeleryStalker Posts: 665 Member
    LOL I have a huge pizza ad on the side bar. Time to turn the ad blocker back on!
  • Kimbie500
    Kimbie500 Posts: 388 Member
    Mine had BACON on the side. Wait! =========> THERE IT IS AGAIN!

    Stop the insanity!
  • seansquared
    seansquared Posts: 328 Member
    Bacon is a great part of any diet! :D
  • peanutbutterpanic
    peanutbutterpanic Posts: 28 Member
    Mine was that changing banana, it always looks so nasty!! I hate the yummy looking cupcake, lol~it's so mean heh heh!
  • Harshberger24
    Harshberger24 Posts: 155
    what about that fantastic blue cupcake!
  • Carl01
    Carl01 Posts: 9,307 Member
    I don`t know what or if any editorial control Mike has over ads.
    Google Adsense is often triggered by keystrokes so if you have made a post (s) that mention food,sweets,candy in any way it may trigger an ad supposedly targeting you.
    It doesn`t know any difference.
  • heyitsmekatie
    heyitsmekatie Posts: 544 Member
    It's an exercise in will power! Plus it keeps the site free. I'd rather have Big Candy pay for the site than me! :)
  • Mellissande
    Mellissande Posts: 33
    mine are bowflex and flowers. Never had a candy bar ad on here lol but keep getting the gastric surgery ads. They make me feel like crap
  • spirited_angel
    spirited_angel Posts: 142
    Blumming burger vouchers here :0(
  • miqisha
    miqisha Posts: 1,534 Member
    Hey, they have to pay for the website somehow. It just means our willpower is getting stronger, if we can ignore them right...lol
  • jase111
    jase111 Posts: 83
    I always get the ad with the Banana and the tag line " 5 foods you should never eat". Has anyone clicked on that or know the story behind that? There's no way I'll believe bananas aren't good for you.
  • SMarie10
    SMarie10 Posts: 956 Member
    Hey, they have to pay for the website somehow. It just means our willpower is getting stronger, if we can ignore them right...lol
    Um, Miqisha - I'm trying to ignore your avatar with that tasty looking glass of wine......
  • kelbel76
    kelbel76 Posts: 148 Member
    There are always going to be temptations around so you may as well learn to deal with them. I personally don't even notice the ads on this site or any others for that matter. Also, it's the ads that make it possible for this site to be free for us! Anyhoo, best of luck to everyone on your weight loss and fitness goals!
  • craftylatvian
    craftylatvian Posts: 599 Member
    I used to get Taco Bell ads all the time when I first joined.
  • darkrider42
    darkrider42 Posts: 5,449 Member
    I totally tune banner ads out and couldn't tell you which ones pop up on my page.....thankfully it sounds like! :)
  • bbb84
    bbb84 Posts: 418 Member
    They dont bother me.... I get them all (nasty banana, zumba, jenny craig, cupcakes).... As long as MFP is free, it's for me!
  • editara13
    editara13 Posts: 384 Member
    It doesn't matter if there are ads or not, all I care is just get in here and program my food schedule for the day and so far MFP is the best ever :-)

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  • ceebs9
    ceebs9 Posts: 511 Member
    Bacon is a great part of any diet! :D

    *like*
  • ceebs9
    ceebs9 Posts: 511 Member
    I use Firefox Adblock Plus and see no ads.
  • ket_the_jet
    ket_the_jet Posts: 1,257 Member
    Google Chrome has a ton of fantastic ad-blocking modifications.
    -wtk
  • binary_jester
    binary_jester Posts: 3,311 Member
    I am resisting the temptation to change my profile pic to bacon.
  • HeatherShrinking
    HeatherShrinking Posts: 776 Member
    It is a free website. Free websites are going to have ads. It shouldn't be any more of a temptation to you than going through a check out line at the grocery store or at a gas station. If you need a website without ads, I'm sure there is one you can pay for out there. They might not be as awesome as MFP though...

    Plus a majority of ads relate to something you've done on line. For example, I have 1-800-flowers and Kaplan University as my ads right now. Recently I sent flowers and enrolled in grad school. I know if I do a search for pizza, I'll get pizza ads. Maybe if you try clearing your cookies you'd get ads you'd like better.
  • b00b0084
    b00b0084 Posts: 729 Member
    Logged on to MFP today and the ad at the top of the page was for a a fricking candy bar (milkyway carmel) WOW way to support the cause NOT!!!!!
    as I was reading this there was an add for the exact same thing on the side of my screen!
  • kimber607
    kimber607 Posts: 7,128 Member
    HAAAAAA..that is my fav
    some of these ads suck!
  • candlegal
    candlegal Posts: 220 Member
    Remember you guys this is a FREE SITE!!!:flowerforyou: FREEEEEEEEE We are so lucky not to have to pay to join!!:love: The advertising pays for the site so we don't have to,:bigsmile: you have to learn to ignore it or get use to it. I think it's just a random group of ads that rotate so just ignore the ads, think of it as an exercise in learning will power?:blushing: Just ignore them they have nothing to do with the type of site this is obviously:wink:
  • Melis25Fit
    Melis25Fit Posts: 811 Member
    This makes me laugh. Lately it's been the changing Nanner and the Mio water enhancer.
    I can deal with both of those. But I do like bacon. Alot. And burgers. And Milky Ways are my favorite ever.
    That is all.
  • sophjakesmom
    sophjakesmom Posts: 904 Member
    Google Adsense is often triggered by keystrokes so if you have made a post (s) that mention food,sweets,candy in any way it may trigger an ad supposedly targeting you.

    I wondered about that. Someone posted about jog bras and the add on the page was for Title Nine, a women's workout cloths company. I thought that was a bit too much of a coincidence.
  • TDGee
    TDGee Posts: 2,209 Member
    Google Chrome has a ton of fantastic ad-blocking modifications.
    -wtk

    Testify! I'm running Ad-block and don't have ANY ads, it's great!!
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