Say What?: Commercials That Made Us Scratch Our Heads

[peacheslatour]

3 hours ago, mbluecpa said:

A commercial I’ve seen quite a lot lately for a razor: adult son video calls his father while shaving (odd enough, but I get it’s the whole premise of the ad).  But the head-scratching part for me is who wears a clean white crew neck t-shirt and backwards baseball cap while shaving?  I’m guessing the hat is to appeal to a younger demographic but…head scratcher to me, at least.

[Gharlane]

On 12/11/2023 at 4:57 PM, dleighg said:

I see this ad for private jet travel A LOT on a channel I watch, which is not a channel oriented toward very wealthy people, so I really wonder why I keep seeing it. They guy is so damn smug, and somehow signing a business deal is one the "most important moments in your life." And they guy who doesn't have this private jet for hire company looks like such a loser (I know, that's the idea)

I've been seeing them too and wondered when renting private jets (Uber Flight?) became trendy among the non-wealthy.

 

11 hours ago, TattleTeeny said:

Just saw a credit card commercial with a couple on a date. They walk to the girl’s door, which she tells him is hers, and the guy says “it’s still early, want to get coffee?” They do and then do 20 other date things. So “still early” for what? This makes it sound like she had some kind of time limit for this date, yet she then was able to go do a bunch of other activities. Also, it was even earlier before they walked to her house—why didn’t he propose coffee before that? Oh, and not that this matters on its own, but what time of day was this date anyway? It was clearly light outside when he said “still early.”

I always thought they were enjoying this first date and wanted to lengthen it. I am not sure why people at the karaoke bar thought he was about to propose to her, tho. He's clearly starting to tie his shoe!

 

On 12/10/2023 at 11:39 PM, KWalkerInc said:

Ocean Spray now has a sequel to the cranberry sauce commercial.  This time a woman enlivens a boring party by pouring cranberry juice in the punch, and everyone starts gyrating uncontrollably.  The way she smirks makes it look like she has actually poisoned them though, and to make things weirder, she then drinks a glass of the juice.

In the old days, kids used to "spike the punch" by adding liquor to it when no one was looking. 

[dleighg]

3 minutes ago, Gharlane said:

I've been seeing them too and wondered when renting private jets (Uber Flight?) became trendy among the non-wealthy

Given that they apparently offer a $20k credit for signing up (???) I can't believe this is for the "non-wealthy." I guess this is for people who can't quite scratch together enough for their own plane and pilot.

[TattleTeeny]

3 hours ago, Gharlane said:

I always thought they were enjoying this first date and wanted to lengthen it.

That makes sense, I think, but I also think it's weird that he says "it's still early" at all. Obviously, as it's still light out, but also because if she wanted to be home at a certain time, prompting him to comment that it is earlier than that time, why were they going home sooner than they had to and did she cancel whatever it was that she needed to conclude the date for and then go to a bunch more places with him? I think that it would make sense without the "early" comment or if it was dark the whole time. 

That said, maybe she didn't have to be home at a certain time; she was just making sure she had an out in case she hated him!

[peacheslatour]

Back to the Dolce & Gabbana commercial, my DH and I decided to watch really closely to see if we could see what he threw at her. My DH said it looked like the guy pulled something out of his belly button but we still didn't see anything.  🧐

[Gharlane]

35 minutes ago, peacheslatour said:

Back to the Dolce & Gabbana commercial, my DH and I decided to watch really closely to see if we could see what he threw at her. My DH said it looked like the guy pulled something out of his belly button but we still didn't see anything.  🧐

You all are reminding me of a common benny Hill joke involving him dropping something into a woman's cleavage. You would think there would be GIFs of it out there... 🤷‍♂️

[Bastet]

4 hours ago, peacheslatour said:

Back to the Dolce & Gabbana commercial, my DH and I decided to watch really closely to see if we could see what he threw at her.

I just looked it up, and he didn't actually throw anything to her, he gestured like he was giving her his heart, and then she looked down towards her own:

 

[KWalkerInc]

12 hours ago, Gharlane said:

In the old days, kids used to "spike the punch" by adding liquor to it when no one was looking. 

If these people react this way to plain cranberry juice and punch, I really don't want to see what would happen if she had added alcohol!

[Shrek]

15 hours ago, Bastet said:

I just looked it up, and he didn't actually throw anything to her, he gestured like he was giving her his heart, and then she looked down towards her own:

 

That's exactly what I thought the first time I saw it but after reading here I thought I was the one who was crazy. 

Well that & "yet another stupid fragrance commercial".

Edited December 14, 2023 by Shrek

[proserpina65]

18 hours ago, Bastet said:

I just looked it up, and he didn't actually throw anything to her, he gestured like he was giving her his heart, and then she looked down towards her own:

 

Clearly they didn't do it that well since a lot of us didn't get it.  But it's just another stupid fragrance commercial anyway.  Possibly one of the less stupid ones, I guess.  At least she didn't bury a body in the desert and then play a concert for wolves.  (Yes, that is my gold standard for stupid fragrance commercials.)

 

[sempervivum]

Open Door (real estate app)- WHY does Janet have to immediately sell her house just because she won a 'speed boat' playing Bingo??

[Shrek]

27 minutes ago, sempervivum said:

Open Door (real estate app)- WHY does Janet have to immediately sell her house just because she won a 'speed boat' playing Bingo??

Well it is the U.S.A. so probably to be able to pay the taxes.

[peacheslatour]

1 hour ago, Shrek said:

Well it is the U.S.A. so probably to be able to pay the taxes.

But then she has to buy a house on a lake? Lakefront property is expensive as hell. And if it's her primary residence then taxes wouldn't be a consideration.

[dleighg]

(I think it's to pay the taxes on the lottery win-- but that can just come out of the winnings so....)

Yeah I don't get what the urgency is. I mean, put the boat in your back yard until you figure out where you want to live.

All of those ads are silly. "I'm going to live near my grandkids! Yeah! Oh NO! I have to sell my house!"

I mean, you didn't consider that before????

[Gharlane]

On 12/14/2023 at 2:50 PM, sempervivum said:

Open Door (real estate app)- WHY does Janet have to immediately sell her house just because she won a 'speed boat' playing Bingo??

I thought she won a houseboat, but yeah, why does she think she's no longer allowed to stay in her house?

 

ETA:

Just saw the commercial, and it's a speed boat. 

Edited December 16, 2023 by Gharlane

[Bruinsfan]

Maybe boat maintenance is so expensive she can no longer afford her mortgage?

[sempervivum]

Two strange ads that popped up in the last week:

for Babbel (language app)- this ad has run for a long time, with a 'human' cast, where a large-nosed young woman learns how to ask a taxi to take her to the Hotel Pierre, in French. Now they're running the exact same ad, but animated. The cartoon woman even has a cartoonish large nose.

for Friday Plans (cheap ED /Viagra medical app)- yesterday I saw 2 different actors repeating the exact same script that has been running for months with another actor. All 3 actors are middle aged or older white men, slim, with gray or balding heads, all wearing a grey and white checked shirt. They all read the lines EXACTLY the way the first guy did it ('Boom! Look at that-87 cents a pill!)

Why on earth??!

[Tom Holmberg]

2 hours ago, Bruinsfan said:

Maybe boat maintenance is so expensive she can no longer afford her mortgage?

Boats are notorious money pits.

[peacheslatour]

3 hours ago, Tom Holmberg said:

Boats are notorious money pits.

They are what with moorage and all the expenses to keep away various kinds of rot, rust and slime. My dad had to put his in drydock every winter but a speedboat could be stored on a trailer in her driveway. She doesn't need to move.

[Ghost of TWOP Past]

9 hours ago, sempervivum said:

I saw 2 different actors repeating the exact same script that has been running for months with another actor. All 3 actors are middle aged or older white men, slim, with gray or balding heads, all wearing a grey and white checked shirt.

I've been curious about how many versions there are of that one, but not curious enough to actually seek them out and count. Anyway, the thing that bugs me about all of them is that the guys are talking about boner pills with all the deadly earnestness of a surgeon giving you your chances of surviving the operation. 

[sempervivum]

13 hours ago, Ghost of TWOP Past said:

Anyway, the thing that bugs me about all of them is that the guys are talking about boner pills with all the deadly earnestness of a surgeon

Actually, the only reason I noticed the duplication (or triplication) of these versions is that I kind of like the first guy- the mostly bald one. He seems enthusiastic and upbeat. The other two (who I've so far seen only once) aren't as convincing to me. (btw, I'm an old lady with absolutely no interest in Viagra 🙂)

[Gharlane]

I don't know if there's a TV version of this commercial I keep hearing for OD pens or not but I can think about is if you have friends in danger of overdosing then you need to have  better friends. 

[Prevailing Wind]

4 hours ago, Gharlane said:

I don't know if there's a TV version of this commercial I keep hearing for OD pens or not but I can think about is if you have friends in danger of overdosing then you need to have  better friends. 

But perhaps YOU are their "better" friend.

[chessiegal]

I just saw an ad that Bed, Bath, & Beyond is back. And I threw away all my 20% off coupons. Maybe only online?

[SoMuchTV]

1 hour ago, chessiegal said:

I just saw an ad that Bed, Bath, & Beyond is back. And I threw away all my 20% off coupons. Maybe only online?

They were bought out by Overstock.  I'm almost positive they wouldn't take the old coupons.  But... I got an email (this was last August) to the address I've used with BB&B, offering me a $20 credit for setting up a loyalty account with them.  There's not too much on their site for that amount (the merchandise leans more furnishings than BB&B did) but I was able to get a nice insulated travel mug for free.  And, they email me every once in a while to remind me I have a couple dollars of credit left.

I found the old email - it said offer good until 12/31/23, so maybe check it out?  Not sure if it's good for anyone who sets up an account, or if there was some special link in the email.  They're still at bedbathandbeyond.com

 

[Gharlane]

4 hours ago, chessiegal said:

I just saw an ad that Bed, Bath, & Beyond is back. And I threw away all my 20% off coupons. Maybe only online?

I swear I get more spam from then since they went out of business!  😡

I keep seeing a new Charmin commercial with the father bear constantly having to goto the bathroom. Shouldn't he see his doctor about that? 

[Haleth]

20 hours ago, chessiegal said:

I just saw an ad that Bed, Bath, & Beyond is back. And I threw away all my 20% off coupons. Maybe only online?

I miss the brick and mortar store.  It was always a mess but you could touch and compare the towels before buying.  Fun to browse the kitchen section too.

[janie jones]

On 12/13/2023 at 10:21 AM, TattleTeeny said:

That makes sense, I think, but I also think it's weird that he says "it's still early" at all. Obviously, as it's still light out, but also because if she wanted to be home at a certain time, prompting him to comment that it is earlier than that time, why were they going home sooner than they had to and did she cancel whatever it was that she needed to conclude the date for and then go to a bunch more places with him? I think that it would make sense without the "early" comment or if it was dark the whole time. 

That said, maybe she didn't have to be home at a certain time; she was just making sure she had an out in case she hated him!

I always interpreted it as It still being early in the day. Which, if you had a lunch date, of course it will still be early when you're done, so why act like that's news?

[Gharlane]

On 12/24/2023 at 9:48 PM, Baltimore Betty said:

I did not realize they were the same people from that beach chair commercial, I do not like that spot, the father seemed so mean to his albeit adult kids the way he got to the beach chair first. 

I never understood the point of them racing to reach the beach first so they could get that particular chair or spot, only to discover their father had beat them to it. There is no reserve seating at the beach! 

[Baltimore Betty]

2 hours ago, Gharlane said:

I never understood the point of them racing to reach the beach first so they could get that particular chair or spot, only to discover their father had beat them to it. There is no reserve seating at the beach! 

I got the feeling it was a upscale beach club sort of place.

[chessiegal]

I was watching Joseph Rosendo's Travelscope. One of his sponsors is Scenic river cruise who announce they design their river cruises with their passengers in mind. Really? Who else would you design your cruises for?

[Prevailing Wind]

4 hours ago, chessiegal said:

Who else would you design your cruises for?

Shareholders.

[Ancaster]

On 12/13/2023 at 6:40 AM, dleighg said:

Given that they apparently offer a $20k credit for signing up (???) I can't believe this is for the "non-wealthy." I guess this is for people who can't quite scratch together enough for their own plane and pilot.

What's a $20k credit?  Do you mean a credit limit?  If so, is $20k unusual?

On 12/13/2023 at 2:39 PM, Bastet said:

I just looked it up, and he didn't actually throw anything to her, he gestured like he was giving her his heart, and then she looked down towards her own:

 

I hadn't seen this ad so out of curiosity, I took one for the team (well, for me, really) and watched it.  To me it looks like he's plucking off his nipple and throwing it at her.  If it's his heart, it must be really tiny for him to be able to grab it with that little pinch.

[dleighg]

2 hours ago, Ancaster said:

What's a $20k credit?  Do you mean a credit limit? 

That's the wording they use. I did a little sleuthing, and while I can't find a (current) reference to the $20k, at least without giving them my private info, I did find this earlier offer, so I imagine it's something like this:

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Private jet travelers will get a $25,000 flight credit if they buy at least 50 BAJIT hours from jet card broker OneFlight in March

 

[chessiegal]

Why do Medicare commercials say to call an 800 number and that the call is free? Aren't all 800 numbers free?

By the way, Kelly Clarkson is looking good in her latest Wayfair commercial. Good for her.

[dleighg]

9 minutes ago, chessiegal said:

Why do Medicare commercials say to call an 800 number and that the call is free? Aren't all 800 numbers free?

They figure that geezers on medicare aren't up on new-fangled ideas like 800 numbers. Sheesh.

[Tom Holmberg]

2 minutes ago, dleighg said:

They figure that geezers on medicare aren't up on new-fangled ideas like 800 numbers

Also, in advertising, "free" is the magic word.

[Gharlane]

There are some commercials for an adult sex toy company that tells us we won't have to deal with nosey and judgemental cashief Edna when you make your purchase.  For starters,  she's working at a porno store and second, I'm pretty sure she'd get fired for harassing customers, so what's the big deal? 

[chessiegal]

18 minutes ago, Gharlane said:

There are some commercials for an adult sex toy company that tells us we won't have to deal with nosey and judgemental cashief Edna when you make your purchase.  For starters,  she's working at a porno store and second, I'm pretty sure she'd get fired for harassing customers, so what's the big deal? 

Just curious. What channel are you seeing this on?

[Gharlane]

21 minutes ago, chessiegal said:

Just curious. What channel are you seeing this on?

I want to say it was on Pluto TV but that doesn't sound right. Maybe it was on YouTube?

[Prevailing Wind]

31 minutes ago, Gharlane said:

I want to say it was on Pluto TV but that doesn't sound right.

I dunno. I keep seeing ads on Pluto for some app or website or something I'm not paying close enough attention to for Milfs and Dilfs. (And mostly on Pluto, I'm either watching Star Trek in various incarnations or "Rawhide.")

[Gharlane]

2 hours ago, Prevailing Wind said:

I dunno. I keep seeing ads on Pluto for some app or website or something I'm not paying close enough attention to for Milfs and Dilfs. (And mostly on Pluto, I'm either watching Star Trek in various incarnations or "Rawhide.")

I've been seeing commercials for TickPicks(?) in which someone mishears what was said.

[mmecorday]

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By the way, Kelly Clarkson is looking good in her latest Wayfair commercial. Good for her.

Yes! And that shade of purple is her color! 

[Tom Holmberg]

Uber is shutting down Drizly

https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/15/business/uber-is-shutting-down-drizly/index.html

 

[dleighg]

13 minutes ago, Tom Holmberg said:

Uber is shutting down Drizly

good. Their ads were really annoying.

[margol29]

There are a couple of commercials out that are just gross. One I think is for Cheezits where this chunky older gentleman is wearing nothing but a Speedo sliding across a frozen pond gobbling up Cheezits like Hansel and Gretles breadcrumbs. Boy, that makes me want to buy some and eat them! 🤢

The other is on the same idea but I think it is for Amazon or something where this guy is lying face down on the floor acting like a Rumba sucking up tidbits off the floor. 🤮

Just What?

[mmecorday]

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The other is on the same idea but I think it is for Amazon or something where this guy is lying face down on the floor acting like a Rumba sucking up tidbits off the floor. 🤮

Just What?

That ad is for Kayak and it's just awful! What are ad execs smoking these days? 

[dleighg]

37 minutes ago, mmecorday said:

That ad is for Kayak and it's just awful! What are ad execs smoking these days? 

just saw that one. So disgusting.

[Tom Holmberg]

On 1/17/2024 at 12:54 PM, margol29 said:

this chunky older gentleman is wearing nothing but a Speedo

Any ad with Speedos is disgusting

[margol29]

So in that Jergens commercial did that lady in bed with her husband tell him his sandpaper skin is like screwing a cactus? I guess the sensers are letting everything pass these days.