 Annoying adverts, Which ones grate the most |
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 Sep 17 2009, 10:10 AM
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The two adverts that make me change channel to avoid them at the moment are for the following:
1. Compare The Market - I would not go near this Company now because of the irritating 'simples' meerkats. Shoot them all - thats what I say. And the people that seem to have incorporated 'Simples' into every day language. 2. NatWest - look at us - We are so condoscending and Snooty and why exactly. Bankers almost Bankrupt the Country. Idiots. Mobile Bank? Whats that all about and how long before it gets held up? And Woo we are open on a Saturday? So what. Rant over. Have you got any you hate? |
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Sep 17 2009, 10:19 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 1,863 Joined: 14-May 09 From: Newbury Member No.: 41 |
QUOTE (TallDarkAndHandsome @ Sep 17 2009, 11:10 AM)  The two adverts that make me change channel to avoid them at the moment are for the following: 1. Compare The Market - I would not go near this Company now because of the irritating 'simples' meerkats. Shoot them all - thats what I say. And the people that seem to have incorporated 'Simples' into every day language. 2. NatWest - look at us - We are so condoscending and Snooty and why exactly. Bankers almost Bankrupt the Country. Idiots. Mobile Bank? Whats that all about and how long before it gets held up? And Woo we are open on a Saturday? So what. Rant over. Have you got any you hate? I hate the one with the boy who wants to go to his mate John's house to have a "poo" because it smells nicer there. This really really annoys me!!! I don't know what the air freshener product is as I turn the add off. -------------------- Bloggo
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Sep 17 2009, 10:26 AM
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Ditto, I also loathe all the above, PLUS
Moneysupermarket with those stupid phones on wheels with the ever irritating tones of Paul Merton and Fry. That ad seems to be on night and day and I and sooo tired of it. A good reason NEVER to spend money with that firm I say. |
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Sep 17 2009, 11:18 AM
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QUOTE (Blake @ Sep 17 2009, 11:26 AM) Ditto, I also loathe all the above, PLUS Moneysupermarket with those stupid phones on wheels with the ever irritating tones of Paul Merton and Fry. That ad seems to be on night and day and I and sooo tired of it. A good reason NEVER to spend money with that firm I say. I think the one you may be thinking of with the phone and mouse is for Direct Line. |
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Sep 17 2009, 11:35 AM
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Sorry to disagree chaps but with the standard of programme being churned out nowadays I find the adverts more interlectually diverting than the dross that separates them.
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Sep 17 2009, 11:49 AM
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Not TV ads, but ones on Kick FM
The Best Fry. "It's not just fast food. It's good food, fast." Le Petite Square. "Let's go somewhere fancy.", "No, let's go somewhere we can actually afford" Any of the Condon ads. Play at times when those really needing the advice are actually out clubbing etc. |
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Sep 17 2009, 11:51 AM
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QUOTE 2. NatWest - look at us - We are so condoscending and Snooty and why exactly. Bankers almost Bankrupt the Country. Idiots. Mobile Bank? Whats that all about and how long before it gets held up? Handy as it can double up as the getaway vehicle. |
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Sep 17 2009, 01:27 PM
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Another saw again today; Injury Lawyers 4U
They must clearly be marketing to the chavs and proletarian plebs who cannot spell and feel a stupid need to use text-speak. I would never have anything to do with them...other than to correct their erroneous spelling. |
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Sep 17 2009, 01:38 PM
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The meerkats are funny. (Then again I dont watch that much TV so I dont see them so much that they get annoying).
The M&S "this isn't just food" ones were the ones I hated the most a while back. was that woman eating or having an orgasm? As much as I love the station I do think BBC Radio 5 Live go over the top both in their content and repetitiveness. I know who they are and I know what they do, I don't need reminding every few minutes. 
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Sep 19 2009, 08:49 PM
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Bleeding Dreams beds. Why don't they just have one final sale & clear off.
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Sep 19 2009, 08:59 PM
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That awful advert on Classic FM, extolling us to buy a Mercedes Benz because people will admire us when they see us driving around in it.
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Sep 19 2009, 09:55 PM
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QUOTE (Hugh Saskin @ Sep 19 2009, 09:59 PM) That awful advert on Classic FM, extolling us to buy a Mercedes Benz because people will admire us when they see us driving around in it. Fortunately I never see annoying adverts anymore. I tape whatever I want to watch and thus miss out on all the adverts. I never watch anything anymore when it is actually on (with the exception of live football and the BBC news, which doesn't have adverts). Life is too short to watch rubbish and with modern technology there is no need. |
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Sep 20 2009, 08:02 AM
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The one for rightmove.com, with the women running in and out of loads of houses, accompanied by a god-awful backing track.
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Sep 20 2009, 07:04 PM
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A couple of years ago there was an ad on the radio extolling the benefits of a clinic that specialised in hernia treatment .
Amongst the banal blurb was the classic line " and you get up and walk away "  Tears would role down my face in mirth .
-------------------- Rem tene verba sequentur
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Sep 20 2009, 07:35 PM
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QUOTE (Blake @ Sep 17 2009, 11:26 AM) Ditto, I also loathe all the above, PLUS Moneysupermarket with those stupid phones on wheels with the ever irritating tones of Paul Merton and Fry. That ad seems to be on night and day and I and sooo tired of it. A good reason NEVER to spend money with that firm I say. You refer to Direct Line, I think? Wasn't until I heard the crap about 52 days free insurance that I realised that, perhaps, they weren't giving me the best deal despite having had the car insured with them for over 20 years. Result was that I was finally motivated to phone around and saved over 100 quids on my policy just by making that one call. Rubbish ads sometimes work, but not in the way that those who commision them expect!
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Sep 20 2009, 07:48 PM
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Safestyle UK
Yer baaay one, yer get one free. Ah say yer baaah one, yer get one free!!
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Sep 21 2009, 09:00 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 554 Joined: 27-June 09 From: Newbury Member No.: 164 |
QUOTE (Hugh Saskin @ Sep 20 2009, 08:35 PM) You refer to Direct Line, I think? Wasn't until I heard the crap about 52 days free insurance that I realised that, perhaps, they weren't giving me the best deal despite having had the car insured with them for over 20 years. Result was that I was finally motivated to phone around and saved over 100 quids on my policy just by making that one call. Rubbish ads sometimes work, but not in the way that those who commision them expect! Thanks for the tip HS , I too have been with direct line for an awfully long time , so when renewal comes round I will see whats on offer .
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