> ## Content Index
> Fetch the complete content index at: https://werd.io/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further.

# Online Ads Are Serving Us Lousy, Overpriced Goods
- URL: https://werd.io/online-ads-are-serving-us-lousy-overpriced-goods/
- Published: 2023-04-06T13:54:28.000Z
- Updated: 2023-04-06T13:54:28.000Z
- Author: Ben Werdmuller
- Tags: #Import 2025-06-13 09:21

“The products shown in targeted ads were, on average, roughly 10 percent more expensive than what users could find by searching online. And the products were more than twice as likely to be sold by lower-quality vendors as measured by their ratings by the Better Business Bureau.” [#Business](https://werd.io/tag/Business)

\[[Link](https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/06/opinion/online-advertising-privacy-data-surveillance-consumer-quality.html)\]