"I try to be a responsible adult. I budget amounts for games and try to stay within that budget, but invariably I fall prey to marketing because I'm a simpleton." Shawn Williams chronicles his life as "A Marketing Love Slave."

A Marketing Love Slave

Thanks for your story Shawn

*Points a finger and screams* It's people like YOU that keep the advertising demons coming at us! In all honesty, the ability to take a step back and decide if you actually want an item is not all that common. People are impulsive when it comes to buying, take a look at how many people grab a candybar near the register some time. Few people went in to GET a candybar.