Say What?: Commercials That Made Us Scratch Our Heads

[Ohiopirate02]

1 hour ago, sempervivum said:

What am I missing with the Honeylove bra commercials? All of the users end up with squashed-looking uni-boobs. I can buy that these things 'lift', but they sure don't 'separate'. And the way the models hoist, jiggle and fondle their boobs must make this a fave with men of all ages 😉

That Honeylove bra is something created for the thousands of women who hate wearing "regular" bras but need something fancier than a sports bra while appearing "seamless." By regular bra, I mean the wired, molded cup ones sold at Victoria's Secret and department stores. Those bras suck for everyone not blessed to actually be a matrix size (32A-40DD) and who's breasts are the exact shape of the mold. The target demographic for the bra is women who are not all that concerned with having the girls be separate. They care more for making sure no one can see the bra underneath their clothes. Which cracks me up for a $70 piece of clothing. I don't care if someone sees my bra, or a seam, or can detect the lace through my top. For the times when I do want to appear seamless, I use a slip or a camisole. 

[xls]

On 6/30/2024 at 7:58 PM, janie jones said:

I had forgotten that abomination existed.

Its gross! 🤢

[Gharlane]

On 7/3/2024 at 11:42 AM, chessiegal said:

My husband asked if people were commenting on the Bluechew commercials. He rolls his eyes when they come on. I haven't seen any comments. All I think of is the casting call: Only young women with ginormous boobs and big pouty lips need apply. 🤣

I've been subjected to this commercial on the Weather Channel while watching for Debby updates. These women do not appear to be having a monogamous intimate relationship.

[Annber03]

1 hour ago, Gharlane said:

I've been subjected to this commercial on the Weather Channel while watching for Debby updates. These women do not appear to be having a monogamous intimate relationship.

Seeing those ads on the Weather Channel, of all channels, really throws me for some reason. I don't know why. 

[Gharlane]

On 7/21/2024 at 1:40 PM, Ghost of TWOP Past said:

What's with the Safelite car window repair bit with the two frenetic guys? They say the first part of the catch phrase and when the worker says the other part, they both shriek with delight as if this is the most exciting thing they've ever experienced. Is it really a feat for the guy to know the slogan of the company he works for? 

Those two seem to be having bad luck with their car windshield.  There's a new commercial with them at the Safelife shop getting work done. 

[proserpina65]

On 7/31/2024 at 4:16 PM, Ohiopirate02 said:

That Honeylove bra is something created for the thousands of women who hate wearing "regular" bras but need something fancier than a sports bra while appearing "seamless." By regular bra, I mean the wired, molded cup ones sold at Victoria's Secret and department stores. Those bras suck for everyone not blessed to actually be a matrix size (32A-40DD) and who's breasts are the exact shape of the mold. The target demographic for the bra is women who are not all that concerned with having the girls be separate. They care more for making sure no one can see the bra underneath their clothes. Which cracks me up for a $70 piece of clothing. I don't care if someone sees my bra, or a seam, or can detect the lace through my top. For the times when I do want to appear seamless, I use a slip or a camisole. 

They also are looking for support which doesn't involve being poked in the side (or in my case, the armpits) with underwires.  Not all of us want separation - I want cleavage.

On 8/4/2024 at 3:34 AM, Annber03 said:

Seeing those ads on the Weather Channel, of all channels, really throws me for some reason. I don't know why. 

That's where the advertisers think the male demographic for which they're aiming will be.

[Annber03]

2 hours ago, proserpina65 said:

That's where the advertisers think the male demographic for which they're aiming will be.

Oh, yeah, I figured that. It's still just very weird to me anyway, for some reason :p. 

[Gharlane]

I assume this is the audio to a TV commercial I haven't seen yet, but there's this Nissan commercial about a man and his family having to drive at ludicrous speed to get out of a car safari place that's about to close. I am pretty sure they don't lock the gates at closing time or least patrol the grounds near closing time.

[KWalkerInc]

There's a commercial for a festival mostly centered around hot air balloons in another part of the state that throws me off for some reason.  They are naming off events and then say, "Spend Saturday night listening to the hits of Wynonna."  It just seems a little oddly worded to me, like why can't they say "Come see Wynonna perform"?  I actually double-checked her website to make sure she was performing.  I think that because there are so many cover bands performing at events around the area, I thought they were pulling a fast one even though her picture was on the screen.  A friend and I joked that they were just going to play a bunch of Wynonna albums over the p.a. system throughout the festival.

[tres bien]

I don't get the 4Imprint for certain ads. None of them 

[dleighg]

I've recently been seeing ads for "Bluechew." The first ones I saw showed voluptuous young women in somewhat revealing dress talking about how the loved bluechew for their "man." The newer one I just saw had a person with a mic asking young people on the street whether they had heard of bluechew. One young woman sort of purred "oh yes, it's great." 

Yes, it's for ED. I don't have a wealth of experience, but every 20-something young man I've ever, um, been involved with had no need for ED treatment. So is this sort of pushing an unnecessary drug on people who think it will make them "extra special"?

I also saw the fine print on the screen which seemed sketchy. I found it on the website: "The chewable treatments offered through the BlueChew.com portal are compounded treatments not independently approved by the FDA. The chewable tablets are made with the same active ingredients (sildenafil, tadalafil, and vardenafil) used in the FDA-approved medications Viagra®, Cialis®, and Levitra®. The chewable tablets prescribed by the BlueChew-affiliated providers are compounded for patients by state-licensed compounding pharmacies when the commercially available options are not viable."

[aghst]

The young women in the Bluechew commercials are implying that they're sleeping with seniors or at least middle aged men who need ED drugs?

They never show the men who apparently take Bluechew to "take care" of these women.

[Tom Holmberg]

9 minutes ago, aghst said:

They never show the men who apparently take Bluechew to "take care" of these women.

They're probably embarrassed by the protuberance in their pants.

[dleighg]

37 minutes ago, aghst said:

They never show the men who apparently take Bluechew to "take care" of these women.

In the "street interview" ad, the group of people included both young men and women, and the young men were definitely being encouraged to look into the product.

[chessiegal]

51 minutes ago, dleighg said:

The chewable tablets prescribed by the BlueChew-affiliated providers are compounded for patients by state-licensed compounding pharmacies when the commercially available options are not viable."

So, in other words, it's for men who can't swallow pills? Talk about having problems at both ends. 😆

[tres bien]

It infuriates me how easy and cheap ED drugs are. No prescription needed and they'll be mailed to your house 

 

 

[Ohiopirate02]

35 minutes ago, chessiegal said:

So, in other words, it's for men who can't swallow pills? Talk about having problems at both ends. 😆

The chewable aspect is probably the reason they can legally sell them. Loopholes for various drug patents include changing the method of delivery. When I was a pharmacy technician, we had a patron who needed a super expensive antibiotic in tablet form, but it was off patent as an injectable so we would take the powder and make it into a suspension for them to take orally. 

[Gharlane]

On 7/21/2024 at 1:40 PM, Ghost of TWOP Past said:

What's with the Safelite car window repair bit with the two frenetic guys? They say the first part of the catch phrase and when the worker says the other part, they both shriek with delight as if this is the most exciting thing they've ever experienced. Is it really a feat for the guy to know the slogan of the company he works for? 

I don't know if this is a new version or I never noticed, but I see them wearing at least two different set of clothes in the second Safelite commercial. How does one manage to keep getting their windshield cracked? 🤷‍♂️

[Prevailing Wind]

1 hour ago, Gharlane said:

How does one manage to keep getting their windshield cracked?

One of the ads has a spokeswoman in the back seat saying, "It's not that rare..."  I've been driving for 57 years and only once has a rock chipped my windshield. I got it fixed before it became a crack. (Yeah, it was Safelite that fixed it and it was super easy to deal with them and the insurance company.)

[Tom Holmberg]

58 minutes ago, Prevailing Wind said:

One of the ads has a spokeswoman in the back seat saying, "It's not that rare..."  I've been driving for 57 years and only once has a rock chipped my windshield. I got it fixed before it became a crack. (Yeah, it was Safelite that fixed it and it was super easy to deal with them and the insurance company.)

I had a cracked windshield once from rocks flying off of construction machine on a trailer.  My parents had a cement block thrown through their rear window. Both times Safelite fixed quickly and easily.

[Shrek]

55 minutes ago, Prevailing Wind said:

One of the ads has a spokeswoman in the back seat saying, "It's not that rare..."  I've been driving for 57 years and only once has a rock chipped my windshield. I got it fixed before it became a crack. (Yeah, it was Safelite that fixed it and it was super easy to deal with them and the insurance company.)

It's totally down to luck, nothing to do with how long you've been driving.

I've been driving 40 years & never replaced a windshield either, and ignored small chips that have never once developed into a crack yet my wife had a chip develop into a crack within 2 days & a new windshield was needed. I drove over 250,000 miles in one car over 8 years & had many chips in the windshield, yet not one of them developed into a crack, it's all just luck.  

[Bastet]

4 hours ago, Gharlane said:

How does one manage to keep getting their windshield cracked? 🤷‍♂️

I've had to have my windshield replaced twice because of chips that turned into cracks, and my current windshield has had a chip for about ten years; it's not in my line of sight and has never cracked, so I'm not messing with a new windshield.  This is over the course of about 35 years of driving; if it's happening twice to the characters in the commercial in a fairly short period of time, that's less likely, but, as said, it's all down to luck (and how well they maintain the roadways in the areas you drive; some highways have more bits of small debris on them than average), and those two replacements of mine weren't even a year apart.

[Lisa418722]

The first windshield I had to have replaced was when the little boy next door was hitting golf balls with a baseball bat.  One hit my windshield and his father had a friend who replaced it for me.  
Then I was driving past someone weed-eating and a rock hit my windshield and I had to get it fixed.  I didn't realize it until later in the day that it chipped.  I think I just had it sealed by Safelight. 
The third one just appeared. I have no idea what happened other than I noticed it.  I called my insurance company and used Safelight.  They kept asking me how it happened and I have no idea.  I'm assuming a rock hit my windshield, but I can't say when or where it happened.  
A few years ago a car in the other lane hit a rock and it cracked the vent window.  I had the window tinted so it didn't go down into the door, but it did shatter.  Once again Safelight to the rescue.  
I am a fan of Safelight.  
 

[Gharlane]

I keep seeing commercials for a new MTV Challenge show called "Challenge 40". Have they created a franchise for middle-agers? 🤔

Edited August 19 by Gharlane

[Ohiopirate02]

1 hour ago, Gharlane said:

I keep seeing commercials for a new MTV Challenge show called "Challenge 40". Have they created a franchise for middle-agers? [thinking]

The original contestants were Gen X, so yes some contestants are middle aged. 

[Haleth]

19 hours ago, Tom Holmberg said:

My parents had a cement block thrown through their rear window.

I hope they weren't driving at the time!  So scary!

[Gharlane]

13 hours ago, Ohiopirate02 said:

The original contestants were Gen X, so yes some contestants are middle aged. 

Some? 😀

[Tom Holmberg]

1 hour ago, Haleth said:

I hope they weren't driving at the time!  So scary!

No, the car was parked in the alley and probably just some kids thinking they were cool. The fact that Safelite can come to where you are and do the fix right there is very nice.

18 hours ago, Bastet said:

my current windshield has had a chip for about ten years; it's not in my line of sight and has never cracked, so I'm not messing with a new windshield.

They can easily fix the chip without replacing the windshield, making less likely you'll have to in the future.  It's worth doing.

[Ohiopirate02]

2 hours ago, Gharlane said:

Some? 😀

I stopped watching this type of programming a long time ago, so I don't know how old all of the contestants are. I did recognize CT from that commercial and I am roughly the same age as him. I assume there are younger contestants as well though I do not know who the target audience for MTV is anymore. Is it still 18-24 year olds or has the network decided to try and capture the 45-60 crowd?

[proserpina65]

On 8/16/2024 at 4:42 PM, dleighg said:

In the "street interview" ad, the group of people included both young men and women, and the young men were definitely being encouraged to look into the product.

Maybe, but the women they use are definitely the sort to have older sugar-daddy boyfriends.

On 8/18/2024 at 11:00 AM, Prevailing Wind said:

One of the ads has a spokeswoman in the back seat saying, "It's not that rare..."  I've been driving for 57 years and only once has a rock chipped my windshield. I got it fixed before it became a crack. (Yeah, it was Safelite that fixed it and it was super easy to deal with them and the insurance company.)

I've had it happen a few times, but not so much since Maryland started requiring that dump trucks have their loads covered.

 

[Prevailing Wind]

9 hours ago, Tom Holmberg said:

They can easily fix the chip without replacing the windshield, making less likely you'll have to in the future.  It's worth doing.

Safelite sealed my chip. Of COURSE it's on the driver's side, just above eye level. Looks like a wayward raindrop. It's actually a target for bird poo.

[Bastet]

9 hours ago, Tom Holmberg said:

It's worth doing.

Eh, if it hasn't been a problem in ten years, I will just deal with it if/when it is. 

[Gramto6]

On 8/19/2024 at 4:24 PM, Bastet said:

Eh, if it hasn't been a problem in ten years, I will just deal with it if/when it is. 

Well, my chip a month or so ago became a problem! It has been there for years and years with no problem. Then a few years ago a smaller one hit right by the wiper beneath it. OK for over about 2 years and then I went outside during that really hot spell we had and a backwards "L" shape crack connected them. It is a fine crack at this point, but I am going to have to call Safelite soon. Darn it!!

[Ancaster]

Is anyone else convinced that SNHU is the same as FU Hudson U from all those Dick Wolf shows?

Edited August 28 by Ancaster

[dleighg]

8 hours ago, Ancaster said:

Is anyone else convinced that SNHU is the same as FU Hudson U from all those Dick Wolf shows?

Huh? I guess I don't speak acronyms fluently.

[chessiegal]

2 hours ago, dleighg said:

Huh? I guess I don't speak acronyms fluently.

I'm assuming SNHU is Southern New Hampshire University. I don't watch Wolf's shows - too preachy.

[lh25]

Mine is a Nissan Rogue commercial.  The guy is telling a friend about a test drive that includes the saleswoman saying "we've got someplace to be" and they end up at a stadium tailgating.  I just don't see that happening on a test drive.  At least the ones I've done aren't that much fun.

 

[chessiegal]

I've heard of dealers letting someone keep a car for a day. That could include taking it tailgating.

[Gramto6]

On 8/28/2024 at 4:20 AM, dleighg said:

Huh? I guess I don't speak acronyms fluently.

Hudson U(niversity) is where way too many murders take place on the Law & Order shows!

[dleighg]

6 hours ago, Gramto6 said:

Hudson U(niversity) is where way too many murders take place on the Law & Order shows!

ah, like Midsommer in the UK :)

[chessiegal]

I turn on The Weather Channel every morning to see what's going on weather wise. There must be a lot of guys with ED who watch, because there is a Bluechew commercial every.single.commercial break.

[Ancaster]

MSF by Yves St Laurent.  WTH?  🤣

[lh25]

On 8/29/2024 at 8:32 AM, chessiegal said:

I've heard of dealers letting someone keep a car for a day. That could include taking it tailgating.

Good point.  But in this commercial the saleswoman comes up with the tailgating idea (and tickets to the game I suppose) and goes with him.

[SoMuchTV]

“Did you know Sonic has hand-smashed patties?”  Yum?

To be fair, they do show a visual of a hand holding a metal device smashing a pattie on the grill, but still…

[Red Bridey]

Why on earth is Grainger advertising so much now? It's a company that sends out catalogues filled with industrial crap that no normal person needs in their life. It seems to be a niche company. What are they accomplishing by advertising to the general public? 

Of course, I have to suffer through ads for Wet-AMD tratnent, boner pills and myriad other products I will never need, so maybe I should just sigh and move along. Sigh.

[janie jones]

On 8/15/2024 at 2:59 AM, KWalkerInc said:

There's a commercial for a festival mostly centered around hot air balloons in another part of the state that throws me off for some reason.  They are naming off events and then say, "Spend Saturday night listening to the hits of Wynonna."  It just seems a little oddly worded to me, like why can't they say "Come see Wynonna perform"?  I actually double-checked her website to make sure she was performing.  I think that because there are so many cover bands performing at events around the area, I thought they were pulling a fast one even though her picture was on the screen.  A friend and I joked that they were just going to play a bunch of Wynonna albums over the p.a. system throughout the festival.

There was an ad in my area recently that said something similar about a musical act that was coming to town, although I can't remember who it was. I always wondered why they didn't just say that you could come see the people. But since apparently this is a thing, I wonder if it's to reassure people who don't want to fork out money to see an older act play only new stuff that they'll be able to hear the songs they know and love.

[Gharlane]

On 9/6/2024 at 6:29 PM, SoMuchTV said:

“Did you know Sonic has hand-smashed patties?”  Yum?

To be fair, they do show a visual of a hand holding a metal device smashing a pattie on the grill, but still…

I don't understand what the big deal with "smash burgers" is, because pressing down on a burger as it cooks makes it dry because the "juices" are being squeezed out. Every good cook says "don't do that!". Doesn't everyone know that?

[chessiegal]

22 hours ago, Gharlane said:

I don't understand what the big deal with "smash burgers" is, because pressing down on a burger as it cooks makes it dry because the "juices" are being squeezed out. Every good cook says "don't do that!". Doesn't everyone know that?

Smash burgers are a thing.

Quote

What Is a Smash Burger?

A smash burger is a thin beef patty cooked on a super-hot griddle. The burger is smashed down, usually with a spatula, to increase browning and craggy bits on the surface for extra flavor.

The smashing technique has been around for a while but was further popularized by the Smashburger chain founded in Denver in 2007. Today numerous restaurants advertise this style of burger and home cooks can choose from hundreds of recipes for making them. Fans praise the flavor the burgers get from maximum surface area and being cooked literally smashed into a screaming-hot griddle or skillet. And while generations of burger cookers once believed that pressing on a burger would force out juices and leave it dry, the science of smash burgers seems to belie this: Quickly forming a crust may actually help hold juices in.

 

Edited September 10 by chessiegal

[Ancaster]

I think the ad is for Ross.  It's a bunch of young women talking about their "frands".  Is this a thing?  Or am I making a thing out of the fact that they just don't know how to pronounce "friends" correctly?

[dleighg]

I keep seeing this pair of ads for Amazon. Both are of the variety "work for us there are lots of benefits"

But both just show a parent at home doing normal family things, that have nothing to do with the benefit. For example, the ad that touts health care for the whole family from day one shows a happy mom asking her kid where her (presumably) other kid is. He points below the table where kid 2 is feeding the dog a jelly sandwich.

What on earth does this have to do with Amazon giving you health insurance for your family?