Am I choosy or mind controlled?

[Pix]

I just got back from the store and one of the things I got was Jif peanut butter, presumably because it was on sale. But for about a minute I was trying to choose between that or an even bigger jar that was only slightly more expensive, and I THINK I chose the Jif because I never tried the other one (so had no idea of its taste or texture) and I didn't like that the other one was in a glass jar while Jif was in plastic. And as I thought about it I heard singing in my head out of nowhere going, "Moms like you choose Jif. Choose Jif." And as I wondered where the hell that came from I heard a woman's voice in my head going, "Choosy moms choose Jif." I figured it must've been an ad I heard somewhere before, but as I couldn't remember I just grabbed the Jif and kept going.

Then on the way home I remembered that it was a commercial back in the 90s (these days it's more "moms & dads" rather than just moms) and I saw it at least a couple of times. I didn't watch much TV at all back then so I couldn't have seen it a lot. I suppose it says something about the power of advertising when over a decade later it stuck with me. For those curious (and perhaps very brave):




But surely that was a coincidence and my choice of Jif was rational of my own free will...at least that's what I keep telling myself. :redface:

[Blue]

Well, if it wasn't , just go try the cheaper, generic peanut butter. There is a taste difference, Jiff does taste better.

[AquarianDragon]

Jif is a toilet cleaner here, though obviously not peanut butter

[Corsac]

Jif is a toilet cleaner here, though obviously not peanut butter

Used to be the same here but it got changed to CIF.

[Rainbowmum]

You are not being too choosy, at times it's better the devil you know.

I won't buy the stores own peanut butter , they are either to dry or too oily.
I buy the Kraft brand, it's about the only one my Terry will eat.

Terry grew up in Albany Georgia and considering we do not have the same brands here , he settled on Kraft .

Once my southern gentleman sets his mind to something , he will reject everything else , besides it's a case of quality over quantity.

[Nick9]

LOL Pix, you seems to be an ideal customer.

It's interesting how taste differs. Hardly anyone would buy peanut butter in my country. We simply don't like it at all.

[East]

I don't know if you are old enough to remember back in the 70s there was a huge controversy about the subliminal messages in advertising.....it definitely exists....

I know for me...I have to have Best Foods Mayo and even when it is in a jar called Hellmans which is the EXACT SAME MAYO...it just has a different name in other parts of the US...I won't touch it. Even when I KNOW it is the same thing.

Funny about Jif...Their slogan "choosy moms" backfires with me....

I go for Skippy Extra Crunch but one peanut butter jar lasts me a year or more and I have to throw the rest away anyway....