Does advertising have too much influence on our lives?

Nowadays, we are inundated with advertisements through mass media such as TVs. I think advertising has too much influence on our lives, and should be restricted. I would like to explain the reasons.
Firstly, children are negatively affected by advertisements. They ask their parents to buy character goods which are advertised through TV commercials. However, these goods tend to be expensive and unnecessary for studying. Children may think those goods are better than simple ones, because they may be persuaded easier than adults. Therefore advertising for children should be restricted.
Secondly, TVs’ advertisements are becoming more inconspicuous than before. These days many people are using hard disc drives to record the TV programs, and tend to fast-forward the commercial times. To counteract, companies are advertising their products through the program. For instance, heroes and heroines are always driving sponsor’s cars, drinking sponsor’s beers, eating sponsor’s hamburgers. So people may be affected from the programs subconsciously. People should not choose their decision by the image on the TV programming, but should carefully consider the content of products.
In conclusion, I think advertising have too much influence on our lives. Advertising for children should be restricted and people should be careful not to be affected by TV programming subconsciously. People should choose product for its quality, not by the image presented in adverts.