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One could almost say the same thing about cars. But there are ads for those everywhere.
But similarly, you never see an ad for a stove/oven anymore.
I think you’ll occasionally see an ad for a fridge or washer/dryer but it’s usually actually an ad for a local appliance retailer. The manufacturers themselves don’t seem to make ads.
It's because demand is inelastic. Every household needs one. No more, no less.
When I was a kid we had three...
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One was broken, the other was on the countertop, and the third was stored in the attic equivalent, but we had three!I imagine, the difference is that profit margins are higher for cars and they're more of a status symbol, something you're seen publicly with.
Cars are also consumable.