# You can find anything on Google Shopping, except what you are looking for... **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [March 28, 2013, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-can-find-anything-on-google-shopping-except-what-you-are-looking-for/654149 "2013-03-28T02:00:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Ficer67](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c57346/32.png) [@Ficer67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ficer67)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2013, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-can-find-anything-on-google-shopping-except-what-you-are-looking-for/654149/1 "2013-03-28T02:00:34Z")
Do a search on google shopping for something, and you get hundreds of hits - none of which have anything to do with what you are shopping for. Google must be in league with all the online markets or something… ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2013, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-can-find-anything-on-google-shopping-except-what-you-are-looking-for/654149/2 "2013-03-28T02:11:58Z")
reported for forum change. ---
**Author:** ![tomndebb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b9e5f3/32.png) [@tomndebb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tomndebb)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2013, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-can-find-anything-on-google-shopping-except-what-you-are-looking-for/654149/3 "2013-03-28T03:29:11Z")
I’m guessing that this was intended for The BBQ Pit, although I suppose it might work in MPSIMS. Off to the Pit. ---
**Author:** ![Ficer67](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c57346/32.png) [@Ficer67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ficer67)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2013, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-can-find-anything-on-google-shopping-except-what-you-are-looking-for/654149/4 "2013-03-28T03:45:00Z")
It’s a great debate. Not as fancy as what the supreme court is debating on, but it is still a purdy good debate… I mean, people are still debating on whether the light goes off when you shut the refrigerator door or not. And, refrigerators have been around since the '30’s or so…