So every day we’re bombarded with commercials. There are commercials for weight loss products, exercise equipment and everything else under the sun. And on these commercials we’re led to believe that some are better than others based on who says so. This brings us to my topic of the day: Celebrity endorsements. So products are endorsed by celebrities and it’s assumed that theses celebrities use these products. I would like to tell you a secret.

These celebrities get paid. They get paid to show up and say they use the product. They get paid to appear on TV with the product and they get paid to show up at events to further endorse the product. There are celebrities that say they will not endorse something that they do not believe in however it should be noted that many of these people are actors. As they are actors it is difficult to determine if they are telling the truth. If you see your favorite celebrity on TV with a treadmill there’s about a 50/50 chance they actually use that item and are not just looking to get paid for their time and name. Look into the products and their actual results. The internet is a great tool of discovery. Just don’t trust the pretty face to tell you everything.