Mentalechoes

For those readers who live in the US, they will be familiar with a television channel called “HSN”, or “Home Shopping Network”. For the last two weeks at work I’ve had near lethal doses of viewing because we’re trialling a broadcast of the channel on our IPTV service. On any given day I’ve been passively watching anywhere between four and six hours of plastified glorified snakeoil salespeople flogging everything from, genuine imitation looks-cheap-and-is-cheap jewellery, all the way through to DIY exercise equipment that requires only one minute a day to transform you from fucking ugly, to gorgeous.

I’ve noticed over time though that the voices of the presenters gets in your head, and you start hearing things. I get urges sometime to pick up the phone and call the number for the Estebaan Guitar, including 5 DVD instruction set, plus the 5 CD best-of-Estebaan no extra cost gift. For USD$204.99, not including postage and handling, you feel compelled… COMPELLED I TELL YOU, to buy it!

I’m convinced there is something like subliminal messaging happening on HSN, and probably TV in general. How else can you explain how people are brainwashed into buying complete crap, that you in your right mind, would never want, or consider pissing on, let alone buying!

Now having said that, I really think I’ve put off buying the Estebaan Guitar Set for long enough. Where’s my phone?

Andy.