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/^t/Advertisements are everywhere. Radio, television, newspapers, large posters put up all round the town, or bright-coloured neon sings encourage us to buy an article or to take services offered by various firms. And in spite of the fact that we often know little or even nothing both about the firm publicising itself or about its products, we buy them because we are encouraged by a colourful, attractive label and an effective advertisement. And after some time it appears that the thing we have bought is not so good as we had imagined. Have we been deceived, then? Well, no. Nobody is responsible for what we had imagined. Can we avoid such disappointments? Yes, on the condition that we watch advertisements attentively.