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Re:We turned $140k on Kickstarter into $40k debt and broke even by yorwba on Monday November 28, 2016 @10:29PM (#13060542)
They probably guessed that you were male and then showed you women's fashion to make you buy something for your wife.

I have come to understand advertising a lot better since I asked, while looking at some lingerie ad, "Who would ever want to wear something like that?" and someone replied "This ad is for your spouse who wants to see you in this."

Re:We turned $140k on Kickstarter into $40k debt and broke even by taneq on Monday November 28, 2016 @11:03PM (#13060683)
> "This ad is for your spouse who wants to see you in this."

The same reason that underpants come packaged with pictures of hunky guys on the front. The guys aren't there for the men wearing the underpants, so presumably they're there for the women buying them.

Re:We turned $140k on Kickstarter into $40k debt and broke even by slau on Tuesday November 29, 2016 @01:23AM (#13061274)
They're also there for you: "Maybe I'll look more like this wearing these?"

They don't crop the faces off the model's picture only for costs. They don't have a face so that it's easier to project yourself with said body.

Re:We turned $140k on Kickstarter into $40k debt and broke even by prawn on Tuesday November 29, 2016 @07:52AM (#13062707)
My wife's fashion choices are best left to her. Giftware or gift vouchers for fashion stores I could understand, but not dresses.

Meanwhile, I research hiking trips almost every day of the year, talk online about hiking frequently, and I can't remember seeing a single ad for hiking gear or anything remotely related.

Re:We turned $140k on Kickstarter into $40k debt and broke even by flowersoldier on Tuesday November 29, 2016 @09:59PM (#13068118)
I agree with you, women's fashion choices are not something I think I'm an authority on. But, I research music equipment thoroughly before I make a purchase. There are a couple sites I use that I've white listed in AdBlocker and they serve me ads for music gear incessantly. Ironically, it's for a lot of the same equipment I've already purchased.