# What would you endorse? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [November 6, 2011, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-endorse/602067 "2011-11-06T17:02:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2011, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-endorse/602067/1 "2011-11-06T17:02:02Z")
Suppose that in some kind of Skaldian alternate universe, the Dope becomes the cultural sine qua non of hipness, and all of a sudden we’ve got marketing people clamoring for Dopers to endorse their products. You can only endorse one product, and it has to be a product that you really do rely on/use regularly/think highly of. (No “I’d be happy to endorse Ferrari if they give me one.”) The payment is a lifetime supply of said product, at a normal rate of usage: weekly shipments of a food product, seasonal or annual of a clothing brand, once every five years or so for a car, etc. To which product would you give your imprimatur? My first thought was Diet Dr Pepper, but now that I’ve outlined the parameters of the deal I might want to think about it some more. ---
**Author:** ![MostlyClueless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba9def/32.png) [@MostlyClueless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MostlyClueless)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2011, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-endorse/602067/2 "2011-11-06T17:22:12Z")
Lego. I use it. [A _lot_](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=STzYYgJmsoc). I think it’s pretty much the perfect toy. If they’d actually _want_ me to endorse it, though… ---
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2011, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-endorse/602067/3 "2011-11-06T17:26:18Z")
Honda. Many people in my family have Hondas, including myself and my husband. I think they’re great, reliable, comfortable cars at a very reasonable price. They have considerable resale value and last forever. I would happily endorse them. ---
**Author:** ![Tess\_Trueheart](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/779978/32.png) [@Tess\_Trueheart](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tess_Trueheart)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2011, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-endorse/602067/4 "2011-11-06T17:33:19Z")
Only 2 replies in and **olives** got my first idea! I love my Honda CR-V: over 10 years old with no problems in sight. Guess now I’ll go with Sheet Music Plus - the cashback account for teachers is helping me get my piano studio going, and I buy a lot of things there for myself, too. Lots to choose from, site is well-organized and the themed sales are always fun, and the books get to me quickly. Free concert-level books for my lessons each semester/year or things for my students would be great. ---
**Author:** ![Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e4f/32.png) [@Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Digital_is_the_new_Analog)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2011, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-endorse/602067/5 "2011-11-06T18:31:12Z")
My initial thoughts are cash…assuming the US Mint is in on the game…or gas. There is serious money in not paying for gas. -D/a ---
**Author:** ![Crackrat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/919ad9/32.png) [@Crackrat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crackrat)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2011, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-endorse/602067/6 "2011-11-06T18:59:30Z")
I’d have to give a shout out to Honda. I love my Civic, and I loved my Accord before that. But the product I would have to endorse is Mountain Dew. I could easily go through a couple of cases a week if I wasn’t paying for it. ---
**Author:** ![carlotta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/898d66/32.png) [@carlotta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carlotta)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2011, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-endorse/602067/7 "2011-11-06T19:55:34Z")
New Balance Shoes. I am wide-footed and their shoes are always true to size, comfortable and long-lived. And reasonably priced for the quality. I was sitting around with two friends, a married couple, and observed aloud that all three of us were wearing New Balance shoes, kicking off a several minute conversation that was exactly like the fakey kind of brand praise I always think sounds so unrealistic in ads. Or Doritos. So Good You Don’t Care If They’re Shortening Your Life Because Any Life Would Be Too Long Without Them. ---
**Author:** ![Cap\_n\_Obvious](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e56c9b/32.png) [@Cap\_n\_Obvious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cap_n_Obvious)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2011, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-endorse/602067/8 "2011-11-06T20:13:38Z")
Pepsi Throwback. I love those things. ---
**Author:** ![DigitalC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ebca7d/32.png) [@DigitalC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DigitalC)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2011, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-endorse/602067/9 "2011-11-06T20:15:00Z")
Turkish pistachios. ---
**Author:** ![Al\_Bundy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e79b87/32.png) [@Al\_Bundy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Al_Bundy)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2011, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-endorse/602067/10 "2011-11-06T21:21:20Z")
I’d endorse everything from my running shoes to my GMC Sierra. I use them. I enjoy them and would enjoy them more if free. I doubt whether my endorsement would mean anything to anybody except a slight amount for the running shoes. ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2011, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-endorse/602067/11 "2011-11-06T21:28:03Z")
Disneyworld. ---
**Author:** ![Erdosain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/erdosain/32/7284_2.png) [@Erdosain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Erdosain)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2011, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-endorse/602067/12 "2011-11-06T21:35:32Z")
I’d like to endorse my kids’ daycare facility. The teachers are nice, the building is modern and clean, and I could really use the free $2k/month. ---
**Author:** ![JustinC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/justinc/32/8083_2.png) [@JustinC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JustinC)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2011, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-endorse/602067/13 "2011-11-06T21:35:59Z")
My first thought was Johnnie Walker Black Label but I think a free supply could be a little dangerous to my health, so I’ll opt instead for (beef) tenderloin steak. ---
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2011, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-endorse/602067/14 "2011-11-06T22:35:56Z")
Probably diet pepsi. I do drink an awful lot of that stuff. ---
**Author:** ![Sudden\_Kestrel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecd19e/32.png) [@Sudden\_Kestrel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sudden_Kestrel)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2011, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-endorse/602067/15 "2011-11-07T00:49:09Z")
I would like to endorse my local veterinary clinic, please. ---
**Author:** ![Tracyfish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f14d63/32.png) [@Tracyfish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tracyfish)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2011, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-endorse/602067/16 "2011-11-07T01:00:41Z")
Jif peanut butter. ---
**Author:** ![Fish\_Cheer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fish_cheer/32/17179_2.png) [@Fish\_Cheer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fish_Cheer)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2011, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-endorse/602067/17 "2011-11-07T01:02:27Z")
Some airline. Even better, a global airline alliance. There’s nothing better than free air travel. ---
**Author:** ![Rhiannon8404](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rhiannon8404/32/17929_2.png) [@Rhiannon8404](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhiannon8404)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2011, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-endorse/602067/18 "2011-11-07T01:02:48Z")
[Gladrags](http://www.gladrags.com/) A lifetime supply would be pretty much meaningless as they last forever, but I really believe in the company. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Tooth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c67d28/32.png) [@The\_Tooth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Tooth)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2011, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-endorse/602067/19 "2011-11-07T01:05:59Z")
Mountain Hard Wear. I can think of more noble causes, but single payer health care isn’t exactly a product. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2011, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-endorse/602067/20 "2011-11-07T01:06:10Z")
The products of [Anchor Brewery](http://www.anchorbrewing.com/). [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-you-endorse/602067.md?page=2)