Alan wrote:
In message , Brian
wrote


As always, this type of "show" is only of interest to those
interested in that type of thing and besides, if ITV wishes to spend
their money in this way then surely that is up to them and their
sponsors?

Their sponsors are every one of us that uses any of the sheds, garden
centres or mail order companies that give goods or money to these
programs.

The answer is then.........don't buy the stuff from the sponsors.

With regards to the sponsorship - this is a way to lots of blatant and
subliminal advertising that makes you want to go out and spend your hard
earned cash on their products - and that is all sponsorship is - another
from of advertising.

Do you object to their advertising budgets which are probably umpteen times
more expensive than a straight sponsorship deal - and for which you
ultimately pay for in the price of the product that you buy.

Brian