Originally Posted by nokturnalmuse

Well 1) I think it's ultra-cheesy, and 2) it is way over-used. To me, whenever I see a (usually) e-commerce site that has their main graphic element on the page 1 person cut out on a plain white background, right-justified, standing and smiling up into the camera, with their hands on their hips trying to look cool, but instead looking silly; I am completely turned off. It evokes the same response in me that I get when I go into a chain store (i.e. Best Buy or similar) and have 5 salespeople ask me within the span of 10 minutes(with big, fake smiles pasted on) if they can help me find something.