At a friend's house and had a passing conversation about their new ladder-style towel rack. I never searched for such a thing in my life, but Facebook began to present ads for them to me. I first thought Siri/Alexa/Samsung TV, but am now suspecting (after comments here) that using their wireless was the trigger.
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At a friend's house and had a passing conversation about their new ladder-style towel rack. I never searched for such a thing in my life, but Facebook began to present ads for them to me. I first thought Siri/Alexa/Samsung TV, but am now suspecting (after comments here) that using their wireless was the trigger.