Ok the biggie: your most hated Adverts. - Page 2

Refhand · January 29th, 2010, 07:34 PM

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Originally Posted by maxedout

A
Daytime ads that assume if you're at home during the day you're either
a) - retired &/or near death
b) - seriously in need of debt management
c) - you've "had an accident which wasn't your fault"

d) chronically constipated and in need of yogurt to help you have a crap.

**goonerkev** · January 29th, 2010, 11:46 PM

The ones that really get me are the increasing number of charity appeals. Of course most charities do good work, but do we really want them constantly shoving out their begging bowls during our leisure time ??

A good example was the Sally Army asking for about 30 quid so they could provide Christmas dinners for the homeless. Fair enough, but the bloody ads were still running in the middle of January !!!

maxedout · January 30th, 2010, 12:28 AM

To expand the idea a bit - non-specific annoyances in ads.

-Chemicals you've never heard of in beauty products
"Now with new fictionite to shrink the water molecules in your skin contravening the laws of physics & creating a tiny quantum singularity to just suck the ugly away"

-Claims by a "real person" who is obviously an out-of-work actor (& after the ad you realise why they're out-of-work)

-All men are whining babies at the first sign of a cold.
(when they're healthy they're just idiots)

-All women are obsessed with bingo & beauty products when they're not having orgasms over chocolate.

-In any group of more than 3 women in a public place the conversation will eventually turn to the subject of bowel problems.

-If the advert is for a training course a shop assistant will walk straight into a job as an IT consultant even though they have no experience & the qualification isn't recognised by any official body.

-Ant & Dec

-Your children will love you even more if you give them fruit instead of chocolate.

-At the first appearance of a stain on your favourite shirt a strange woman will appear with detergent suggestions.

-Christmas starts on November 6th.

**Giacson** · January 30th, 2010, 12:32 AM

Just imagine this guy being a sponsor to a network show you're trying to watch and have this repeated every 10 minutes. For anyone feeling ill after watching it, remember, you were warned.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZbGw3A9Dg-Q

Buck-cherry · January 30th, 2010, 01:04 AM

"We buy any car.com" The most annoying ad since.........

"Hi, I'm Barry Scott, and this is Cillit Bang" etc etc

**eelcat** · January 30th, 2010, 01:15 AM

Ok here's one from 1981 that is not so much annoying, but one that shouts "Here guys take my money and go easy on my knee caps". Looks as dodgy as they come

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=um7H4K4wGPk

**groovesection** · January 30th, 2010, 04:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Buck-cherry

"We buy any car.com" The most annoying ad since.........

"Hi, I'm Barry Scott, and this is Cillit Bang" etc etc

You obvioulsy wont like the techno remix then lol
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGooQ8yYC0c

Aubrey · January 30th, 2010, 09:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Giacson

Just imagine this guy being a sponsor to a network show you're trying to watch and have this repeated every 10 minutes. For anyone feeling ill after watching it, remember, you were warned.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZbGw3A9Dg-Q

Wagnerian costumes, but they don't have the wit to do a Wagner pastiche, which for any kind of a musician would be fairly easy, I'd have thought.

That is another thing about adverts, though: they are memorable not because of any intrinsic merit, but because they're repeated a lot; anything's memorable if you see it often enough.

I've been watching a lot of video tapes from around 20 years ago. It is rare that I remember any advert that I see on there; and they are all so dated - much more so than the films they break up.

dickjohnson · January 30th, 2010, 09:45 AM

Live Jasmine and adult friend finder are the most annoying to me because they pop up at least 70 times every time i search for porn. hate them!

**Toxic Dog** · January 30th, 2010, 10:01 AM

So many crap adverts …. so little time to list them all. But here are a few that spring immediately to mind that are currently plaguing UK television viewers on a regular basis:

"Here come the girls" (Boots)

"Go Compare" (insurance comparison site)

Jamie Oliver (Sainsbury's)

"Lollipop Lollipop, oh Lolli-Lollipop" (annoying song advertising fuck knows what)

Sheila's Wheels (women-only car insurance)

Any ad for furniture / carpet stores

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January 29th, 2010, 11:46 PM	#12
goonerkev Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 822 Thanks: 614 Thanked 12,264 Times in 639 Posts	The ones that really get me are the increasing number of charity appeals. Of course most charities do good work, but do we really want them constantly shoving out their begging bowls during our leisure time ?? A good example was the Sally Army asking for about 30 quid so they could provide Christmas dinners for the homeless. Fair enough, but the bloody ads were still running in the middle of January !!!

January 30th, 2010, 12:28 AM	#13
maxedout Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: The People's Republic of South Lancashire Posts: 295 Thanks: 57,667 Thanked 3,230 Times in 288 Posts	To expand the idea a bit - non-specific annoyances in ads. -Chemicals you've never heard of in beauty products "Now with new fictionite to shrink the water molecules in your skin contravening the laws of physics & creating a tiny quantum singularity to just suck the ugly away" -Claims by a "real person" who is obviously an out-of-work actor (& after the ad you realise why they're out-of-work) -All men are whining babies at the first sign of a cold. (when they're healthy they're just idiots) -All women are obsessed with bingo & beauty products when they're not having orgasms over chocolate. -In any group of more than 3 women in a public place the conversation will eventually turn to the subject of bowel problems. -If the advert is for a training course a shop assistant will walk straight into a job as an IT consultant even though they have no experience & the qualification isn't recognised by any official body. -Ant & Dec -Your children will love you even more if you give them fruit instead of chocolate. -At the first appearance of a stain on your favourite shirt a strange woman will appear with detergent suggestions. -Christmas starts on November 6th.

January 30th, 2010, 12:32 AM	#14
Giacson Vintage Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 441 Thanks: 3,460 Thanked 8,758 Times in 435 Posts	Just imagine this guy being a sponsor to a network show you're trying to watch and have this repeated every 10 minutes. For anyone feeling ill after watching it, remember, you were warned. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZbGw3A9Dg-Q

January 30th, 2010, 01:04 AM	#15
Buck-cherry Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Warks, England Posts: 69 Thanks: 35 Thanked 732 Times in 66 Posts	"We buy any car.com" The most annoying ad since......... "Hi, I'm Barry Scott, and this is Cillit Bang" etc etc

January 30th, 2010, 01:15 AM	#16
eelcat Vintage Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Australia Posts: 660 Thanks: 2,389 Thanked 6,300 Times in 648 Posts	Ok here's one from 1981 that is not so much annoying, but one that shouts "Here guys take my money and go easy on my knee caps". Looks as dodgy as they come http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=um7H4K4wGPk

January 30th, 2010, 09:45 AM	#19
dickjohnson Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 18 Thanks: 7 Thanked 315 Times in 15 Posts	Live Jasmine and adult friend finder are the most annoying to me because they pop up at least 70 times every time i search for porn. hate them!

January 30th, 2010, 10:01 AM	#20
Toxic Dog Vintage Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Third rock from the Sun Posts: 369 Thanks: 1,100 Thanked 11,733 Times in 412 Posts	So many crap adverts …. so little time to list them all. But here are a few that spring immediately to mind that are currently plaguing UK television viewers on a regular basis: "Here come the girls" (Boots) "Go Compare" (insurance comparison site) Jamie Oliver (Sainsbury's) "Lollipop Lollipop, oh Lolli-Lollipop" (annoying song advertising fuck knows what) Sheila's Wheels (women-only car insurance) Any ad for furniture / carpet stores InjuryLawyers4U