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Category: Parenting

■ 18 November 2008 | 12:28 PM

Ty Pennington & Similac

Now, I know that celebrities make a bulk of their money by doing endorsements but…

Could someone tell me how and why Ty Pennington is doing Similac ads?

Are moms going to go out and buy the new Similac SimplePac because there’s a picture of Ty there telling you how wonderful this product is?

And what do you think he got paid for something like that?

And why are his ads in fashion magazines?

And shouldn’t someone that’s at least had a child (or fathered a child as the case maybe) do this advertising?

I’m just totally confused about the whole thing. How about you? Why is Ty doing it? Why is Similac letting him do it?

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