An advertising man's nightmare?

I'm not a great fan of advertisements although I do find some quite amusing, others are really funny but on the whole the advertising men's efforts are mainly in vain when it comes to persuading an old grump like me to buy a new product.
At present TV is swamped with perfume adverts which we get every year on the run up to Christmas. In fact most of them are the same ones we saw last year, I wasn't persuaded then and I'm not now. After all, I really can't see myself ripping off a gold necklace and throwing it to one side, then shedding a designer gown to be left only in my birthday suit and perfume. That's something I never did when I was younger and I certainly wouldn't dream of doing it now!
Then there are the anti-wrinkle-face-lift-without-botox-or-surgery creams and lotions 'because you're worth it' offerings featuring some well known, heavily air brushed celebrity/model/actress who can afford any amount of expensive creams (and has probably had some form of remedial treatment anyway). We all know that these don't work and scientists have told us we would be wasting our money because any cheap moisturiser will do the same job. So again, I'm not falling for it because I for one can accept that I can't look like a twentysomething forever and neither would I want to.
As for the shampoo and hair product adverts, I would give anything to have at least half the head of hair that the models have. There is no shampoo or hair care product on this earth that could make my thin, flat locks look full, lustrous and bouncy, so again , I'm not taken in.
The best of all are the adverts for washing powders/gels and tablets etc. because I have been around for a very long time and trust me, none of these products, pink or otherwise can remove tomato, apple, pasta or beetroot juice stains. In fact, I'm not sure whether it's the washing powders or the machines that are at fault. I still firmly believe that the old Hoover twin-tub that I had was one of the best machines I ever owned. The front loading automatic is a great time saver, but not so good with the wash and I've met quite a lot of people who agree with me.
So, I won't be swayed by an advert. I buy that which I know to work best for me and is also at a price that I can afford and as far as I'm concerned, the advertising will continue to be lost on me.