The hope on the face of a baby taking her first steps. The morning mist on the lake where father and son fish silently, together. Grandmother and grandchild sharing a hug across the generations.

This LG 22” LCD monitor isn’t about any of these things. It frankly couldn’t care less about the special moments in our lives. All it wants to do is deliver a crisp, vivid widescreen picture with a 2 ms response time. But maybe, just maybe, if we evoke enough schmaltzy, sentimental imagery in this piece, you’ll reach down deep and give us some of your money.

It’s about a young couple getting the keys to their first, humble home. It’s about the playful gleam in a puppy’s eye. It’s about a beloved voice from far away, ringing down the telephone line: “I miss you.”

It’s about whatever will leave you emotionally vulnerable and wear down your sales resistance. We could just explain to you why it’s a useful, high-quality monitor, but that’s the logical person’s way out. We sincerely believe that if we pelt you with manipulative glurge, you’ll be that much more likely to leave your wallet open for us to plunder as we wish. You might not even notice this part right here where we tell you that these are refurbished and may have a dead pixel or two. It’s a slim chance. But chances like those are the gingerbread that people build their dream castles out of.

So go play catch with your kids. Go dance with someone who loves you. Go teach an adult to read. Go send a “Thinking of You” card to an old friend, or make a new one. Through all the moments you treasure, the LG W2252TQ-TF 22” Widescreen LCD Monitor will be there…as long as you give us some money first.

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