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Strange Things that Facebook Has Tried to Sell Me

I'm okay with ads on Facebook (and other websites). Nothing is free and I'd (usually) rather see an ad then pay out a monthly fee (the main exception is with streaming. I will pay to remove ads from Youtube and other sites). I also don't mind targeted advertising. I already know that Facebook is collecting and selling my information and I'd rather see a product that I might be interested in rather than something that I'd never buy. 

For example, my left foot has been acting up recently (interesting story on that one if you like Anatomy), so I've been seeing a lot of ads for orthotic shoes. Sometimes, though... the algorithm gets me wrong. Here are some examples:


Thomas Kincade Beauty and the Beast Christmas Celebration Art Print

At first glance, this is a safe bet for an ad: I like Disney (particularly Beauty and the Beast), I like Christmas, I like Thomas Kinkade. But really take a look at this image.



It's all kinds of mixed up.

  1. There are human servants/guests, but the main characters are still in their transformed state.
  2. There appears to be a portrait of Belle and Adam (in human form) above the fireplace. So, why is he still in beast form?
  3. Placing the star on top of the tree is most likely Angelique (From Beauty and the Beast: Enchanted Christmas). If she is a human, then everyone else should be too.
  4. I'm pretty sure the grand staircase is in the entry hall of the castle, not the ballroom.
It's just sloppy.

An Owl Breakfast Egg Mold




I'm not really an owl fan. More importantly, those whites look really dry.


Morton Salt Ornament

I'm having difficulty thinking of a single reason why I would want to display my love of iodized salt by hanging it on my tree


12 pack of MRE Pizza

I make my own pizza. This looks worse than Lunchables. I guess you could bring this along camping, but I've never found myself in a pizza mood when around a campfire.

A Commercial Toaster

Not sure where they got the idea that I own a restaurant. They say it can toast up to 150 slices an hour.


105" Giraffe Chandelier Holder
It's $1700 off! So it's only $7300 now.



The worrying thing about writing this post is that I had to interact with the ads to get the pictures. That means that Facebook now thinks that I want novelty animal lighting solutions. This is a problem.


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