Don't take me the wrong way: I hate ads too. I usually find out about things from other people, or ads in non-online media, or when I am physically at a store

Don't take me the wrong way: I hate ads too. I usually find out about things from other people, or ads in non-online media, or when I am physically at a store or on Amazon searching for something. I tend to by generic/commodity items over brands, but there are some notable exceptions. I pick my groceries by checking the grocery ads and seeing what's on sale. I don't think I've ever clicked on a search ad or a mobile ad except accidentally. Concerts and stuff I learn about through ads. It's kind of an eclectic list, I guess, but ads do seem to serve some purpose. I'm just hard to reach via them unless I'm going looking for something.