# Weird ads on the interwebs?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-ads-on-the-interwebs/983008>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [April 21, 2023, 7:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-ads-on-the-interwebs/983008 "2023-04-21T07:46:29Z")\
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**Author:** ![kambuckta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/53a042/32.png) [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\
**Post date:** [April 21, 2023, 7:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-ads-on-the-interwebs/983008/1 "2023-04-21T07:46:30Z")

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So I jumped onto Amazon to check out prices on Birkenstock sandals, because my current ones are, quite honestly, ready for the compost bin.

So I came across an ad for a (reasonably priced) pair, checked the product description in the details, and it said they required 1 x AAA battery. For a pair of sandals?

What weirdnesses have you come across in your browsing on the web?

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**Author:** ![WhyWhyWhy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whywhywhy/32/7539_2.png) [@WhyWhyWhy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyWhyWhy)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2023, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/weird-ads-on-the-interwebs/983008/2 "2023-04-22T04:27:27Z")

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A video that I first thought was an ad for for a criminal defense attorney that successfully defended two Black Lives Matter activists. I was in the jury.

Turns out, the video was an ad for Birkenstock sandals.

No mention of batteries but the Birkenstock sandal wearing public defender was once paid in tomatoes.