Commercials that get up your nose!
wormlover
Formerly Derbyshire, UKPosts: 46MI6 Agent
Does anyone have any commercials on television that really get on your nerves? Personally, I can't stand watching the Gillette advert because it reminds me of "Gladiators" (don't ask why). We've got plenty of crappy adverts on the tele so which one get's damn annoying and which do you like?
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The spot cream thats supposed to work over 24 hours, SHE'S GOT NO F!$^"%ING SPOTS ANYWAY!!
21 year old women advertising anti wrinkle cream, WHATS THE POINT?!
You get the point. I'm going to stop myself now!
Oh, god, and those effing "Spam" commercials! ARGH! (clap clap) "More Spam!!!" God, do I hate those!
I hate that stupid "i'm lovin' it" thing. X-( (I wrote a review for McDonald's, if you want to check out the Mole forum, Task 6
Also, the Eggo waffles commercials with the guy in the waffle suit are getting quite annoying (it's only been the 1000000000000000000000000th time they've aired the same ones. . . .)
Oh, and any of those "singles hotlines" things. Seeing the same woman wearing the same shirt with the same cheesy voice saying "It's fun . . . It's free. . . ." every five minutes gets so annoying! Besides, they're not free in the first place--you only TRY it for free . . . After that, you probably pay $3.00 a minute.
Okay, I've ranted long enough. Someone else's turn.
Yeah, Because theyre worth £2.99 the price of the shampoo
It fells unfortable when I'm watching the tv with family or friends and one of the commercials comes on.
Yes. They are the most annoying commercials besides the ones that make no sense and you have no clue until the last second of the commercial. The person singing, "Gillete, the best a man can get." gets me doing flips off the wall, I can't stand that irratating song.
Anyway, I personally find them kind of funny . . . Or at least I used to. Now, they're getting quite old. . . .
My ideal commercial of a desodor is a guy like me, sitting in front of a computer in a room with no air condition. I dare to say I sweat more than those sport-hunks do. Come on, creativity!
Yes, I've seen that one, it is just so inconvienent. I hate people that laugh at that too.
I hate the Egg-Stractor (and commercials like it), it is not that hard to peel an egg.
Also the spam commercials, where they do the perfect family joke, it annoys the crap out of me.
These adverts are always class, the only thing is that they change them about twice a year so they get incredibly repetitive after a while
I cant bear it when the advertisers try and get all clever.
I like the Stella ads as well.
Sorry if I'm causing any psychological trauma there, Alex
I hate cosmetics adverts, shampoo adverts and the likes.
"Try our new cream (shows picture of a tub of face cream) it's not surgery (no way?!) But it is proven to reduce wrinkles and the signs of ageing. (21 year old woman comes on and rubs cream on her face, flashes her tits and ass and acts like her life has been saved."
It's the same with shampoo! Oh well what ya gonna do!
The Travelocity ads with Alan Whicker are superb too, as are the Typhoo tea (bucket of water) ads - but my favourite at the moment is the Smirnoff Red one with the Russian 'doll'. It's fantastic.
Ads I loathe include all those which feature Linda "Snip snip" Barker, Michael "Calm down, dear" Winner, ANYTHING which features David Beckham (Wilkinson Sword welcomes a new customer thanks to his endorsement of Gillette), Addidas, 118 118, and that sodding nodding dog from Churchill...
Though the Renault Megane one gets an honourable mention, not because the ad annoys me, but because I've got "I see you baby, shakin' that ass" stuck in my head for hours afterward...
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Then there's the Vanish stain remover add with that woman who played the lesbian prision officer in Bad Girls. She says: "Trust Pink" as she chucks a load of spagheti sause and ink over a woman who stupidly just stands there and lets her. I say I'd rather go round to Hanibal Lecters for dinner than degrade myself like that by being in one of those god awful ads.
As fot the Jellyfish... I think that's what happens when people in the advertising world mess with illegal substances. Best viewed having consumed a bottle of Vodka.
To end on a positive note both my wife and I find the Lynx advert where the couple have to collect their clothes from all round the streets and supermarket isles, to the tune of "Somewhere Over The Rainbow" quite ammusing.
Norwich Union Direct and their "Quote me Happy" adverts.
Must mention Cadbury's with their "Your happiness loves Cadbury" line.
...and also that goddamn talking blue cartoon telephone on
the "Lombard Direct" ads. AAAHHHHH!
Honestly, I cover my ears and look away when that advert is on the television.
Yup. Here we have annoying Safe Auto commercials. And there is another one called Bar One where a sock puppet goes around. GRRR.
I should say that I think the new Lexus (I think) commercial is pretty funny. The husband and wife keep racing each other to drive the SUV and they are getting up earlier and earlier every day.
O-kaaay. Whatever.
How dare ye, Howard is great! his Brummie accent and all, some of the best adverts out there!