Look before you leap (parody)
1I won't mention the name of the advertiser being spoofed here, as I don't wish to do any more to spread that ear worm. It's one that I find intensely irritating as I fell for the advertising myself once, many years ago. When it appears on the idiot box, I grab for the remote and hit the mute button.
The reason for this is simple: I once had a car that was in very good nick, but had been involved in a collision (with a roadside barrier, at quite low speed – I'd hit a patch of black ice). I drove it home from that (very carefully), and then decided to replace it. Which, of course, meant disposing of the original. This was soon after this particular vendor began its advertising on the idiot box, the one with the by now very well-known ear-worm jingle.
In a nutshell; I got suckered. I was promised £50, and they would collect from my home. When their truck arrived, however, the first thing they wanted to know was whether my old car was a runner. I was pretty sure it would (as I'd driven it home after the accident). Unfortunately, it wouldn't start. So then they persuaded me to part with it for a mere £5, arguing that I would have to pay to get someone to take it away. I fell for that line (just call me a sucker), accepted the fiver, and subsequently decided never to deal with these shysters ever again.
If there were any justice in this world (and there's very little of that), these advertisers should include small print along the lines of,:
'Caveat: yes, we will buy your car from you, but we reserve the right to not pay you the price we originally agreed when you contacted us, and will instead use slimy tactics to persuade you to let it go for much less.'