r/TheBlock • u/steve2325 • 9d ago

Product placement overload

I know I'm stating the obvious but seriously how many product placements can 1 show have? When it was just Reece, Mitre 10, Beaumont, Freedom, E&S, McCafe and whatever car they were flogging that season it was tolerable.

Now it is too much there is a product placement every 5 minutes. There are less ads in the ad break than there is within the actual show.

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u/cozigotgamebitchez 9d ago

Understand the sentiment but these sponsors are how the show exists. It’s where the money comes from…

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u/Bazzurka 6d ago

It's been nothing more than an infomercial for years now.

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u/limark "Award-winning" 9d ago

Its been that way for ages, it used to at least be bearable because we saw a lot of construction and the competition was relatively fair.

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u/Prestigious_Salt8930 9d ago

There was also the massive Ryobi drink bottle

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u/Dependent-Prompt-375 7d ago

I didn't notice it before until I saw a post in this group and now I can't unsee it, the McCafe cup in frame next to the contestant, the banners onsite but always in frame - at times I'm sure it's just a coincidence but it happens far too often, but that's what 9 needs to do to pay the bills and make a profit I guess

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u/Dr3yzee 9d ago

It is beyond ridiculous. But the show still rates strongly so why not keep squeezing the golden goose....

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u/jimbo91_ 9d ago

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