> If I'm about to buy a washing machine, I would go search on google Actually we've just bought a washing machine in the past week and Google's ads didn't real

> If I'm about to buy a washing machine, I would go search on google Actually we've just bought a washing machine in the past week and Google's ads didn't really have anything to do with it. Selecting a machine took about three months, a combination of searching for user reviews and information about warranty. None of the Google 'ZOMG BUY NOW' ads were in the slightest bit useful for that. Once we decided to buy, we noticed that all the ads were for big-name stores that don't have outlets where we live; because Google is basing the results on the address of my ISP, 500 miles away...