# Most Shameless Kids Advertising?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-shameless-kids-advertising/963390>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Tags:** commercials-ads\
**Created:** [April 25, 2022, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-shameless-kids-advertising/963390 "2022-04-25T01:09:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\
**Post date:** [May 1, 2022, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-shameless-kids-advertising/963390/48 "2022-05-01T23:26:04Z")

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> [@Dr\_Paprika](#):
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> So, when did those ads for “X-ray specs!” and “Throw Your Voice!” and Charles Atlas chicanery go away? Did anything replace them? Were the manufacturers asked to stop these ads, which I presume were misleading?

> [@Old Magazine Ad: Spider Monkeys Through The Mail](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-magazine-ad-spider-monkeys-through-the-mail/190855/89):
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> I got some antique magazines at an estate sale, and last night, looked through a few of them. One of them was a farming magazine from the 1920s, and its classified ads included one for FREE SHETLAND PONY! Just send a letter, and we’ll send you your very own horse! Most likely, they were pictures, if they sent anything at all.

We have a whole thread about those.

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