>>>>>I think it's the combination of extra expense and nuisance. You're paying to be annoyed.
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>>>>>Which is exactly why I avoid anything that contains ads and isn't free. Free plus ads, OK, if they aren't too intrusive, in the way, shouting at me, insulting etc, OK, that's the price of free. Paid? I'm paying for the content AND to be free from ads. You like the advertisers' money, go take it and I am not giving you any.
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>>>>You know, some people see glass full; other see it half full, then others see it half empty. I think you see it empty (just kidding :))
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>>>Let's stick to your analogy (though it's not clear to me what was it analogous to). I buy myself a beer. I don't want anyone pour anything in that beer. If they want to, they're free to do so in another glass, but then I'm not paying for that glass. Clear?
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>>As mud :)) Don't forget to ask them to remove the beer advertising label from the mug :)
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>That one is the funny part... because they usually start with one brand of beer and get the mugs advertising it, then the deal goes bad and/or they get an offer they can't refuse, so you get beer B in a stein advertising beer A :).

In fact, getting beer A in a glass advertising beer A is a noteworthy rarity ;)

A lot of times even the coasters advertise beers they don't carry any more.

(or maybe I just go to cheap pubs ;))