Commercials That Annoy, Irritate or Outright Enrage

[Gharlane]

On 7/28/2023 at 6:11 PM, xls said:

 I can't stand this chick! Cant even understand what she is saying, sounds like she has a mouth full of marbles! ugh!!!! go away!

I was about to comment on this one! For some reason. that chick reminds me of cockney guttersnipe. 

 

On 7/29/2023 at 7:50 AM, Prevailing Wind said:

And lawyers. Prescription meds and lawyer ads should be banned. And I certainly wouldn't mind a ban on candidates' TV ads.  (Not a political statement - just a wish list of ads to be banned.)

I haven't seen any Morgan & Morgan commercials lately, but there's what i assume to be a local law firm with the lawyers pretending to be sitting around a coffee table and reading letters from satisfied clients. Their banter is awful too: "Or lil' Kimmie is quite a pitbull when she gets on a case!" "I wouldn't want to be opposing Kimmie in court!" 

 

On 7/30/2023 at 9:24 PM, Bruinsfan said:

I console myself with the thought that all those (over)actors better not have made any plans for later that day with all the Haribo candies they had to eat filming that commercial.

Those Haribo actors sounds like they're mentally disabled children.

[Bruinsfan]

In my revenge fantasy, the production assistant hated the premise of the commercial as much as I did and took special care to buy the giant-sized bulk bags of sugarless gummies.

 

22 hours ago, KLovestoShop said:

If anyone came up behind me, and started sniffing me, there would be people with a bloody nose, a non-functioning penis, and then a call to the police department for assault.

Hey now, it could be that doctor from the Lumē commercials instead of a man!

Edited August 1, 2023 by Bruinsfan

[Prevailing Wind]

4 hours ago, Gharlane said:

I haven't seen any Morgan & Morgan commercials lately

Unfortunately, I have.

[Tom Holmberg]

4 hours ago, Gharlane said:

I was about to comment on this one! For some reason. that chick reminds me of cockney guttersnipe. 

She "train[ed] professionally at the New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts, graduating in 2015, and becoming the school's youngest student ever.'

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm4768856/

[Tom Holmberg]

5 hours ago, Gharlane said:

I was about to comment on this one! For some reason. that chick reminds me of cockney guttersnipe. 

I have to admit, not only did I not get that this is somehow supposed to be a takev off on a horror movie, but I still don't see it.

 

http://auralcrave.com/en/2023/07/09/whos-the-girl-in-the-2023-samsung-flip-commercial/

 

Edited August 1, 2023 by Tom Holmberg

[CrazyInAlabama]

I just saw the Poligrip denture cream commercial, the woman is going to eat popcorn, but starts talking in a British accent, and then goes to use Poligrip.  I fail to see the connection, or how it makes anyone want to try that denture creme. 

Edited August 1, 2023 by CrazyInAlabama

[dleighg]

yet another annoying balance of nature ad. "I'm 60 but after taking balance of nature I feel the energy level of 27."

That is oddly specific. I'm 62 and I really couldn't tell you the difference between my energy level at 22, 25, 27, 31... (ok 32 I had a newborn, so things changed then).

https://www.ispot.tv/ad/1c9v/balance-of-nature-caroline

[meep.meep]

On 7/29/2023 at 6:48 PM, peacheslatour said:

It bugs me because I have never in my life, met a kid who wanted mushrooms on their pizza.

Me and two of my siblings.  And I met lots of kids in Italy who wanted fungi pizza.

Pineapple on pizza is an abomination.

[xls]

On 7/31/2023 at 9:31 AM, Tom Holmberg said:

What's the deal with all these Brits in American ads suddenly? 

Always wanted mushrooms.  Pineapple? That's Communist pizza!

They always star in the generic Viagra commercials too & stupid GPS voice is also. Trying to make them sound classy perhaps? 

[Crashcourse]

34 minutes ago, meep.meep said:

Pineapple on pizza is an abomination.

I'll take it then!  

[janie jones]

On 7/29/2023 at 12:57 PM, Bastet said:

Is it weird in the actual commercial (I've never seen it)?  I just figured it was wonky in that YouTube video posted upthread because it's not an upload of the actual commercial, it's an upload of video someone took - presumably with their phone - of the commercial airing on their TV.

Yeah it looks like a made for TV movie from the '80s or something.

Okay, so I just noticed something watching the full version of the ad. Has anyone else noticed that the shortened version (posted above, and the only one I had previously seen) has a continuity error?

Shortened:

 

Full:

 

In the shortened version, they show a girl with a bandanna on her head is shown getting mesmerized by the the phone. My interpretation was this was supposed to be one of the rumored incidents the girl with the hoop earrings is talking about. But the girl wit the bandanna is actually sitting at the table and gets mesmerized after they all run away.

Edited August 2, 2023 by janie jones

[PrincessPurrsALot]

Folks,

Let's not go down a path of what we each enjoy on pizza and when we started to enjoy it.  That's a good topic for Small Talk. Thanks!

[xls]

1 hour ago, janie jones said:

Yeah it looks like a made for TV movie from the '80s or something.

Okay, so I just noticed something watching the full version of the ad. Has anyone else noticed that the shortened version (posted above, and the only one I had previously seen) has a continuity error?

Shortened:

 

Full:

 

In the shortened version, they show a girl with a bandanna on her head is shown getting mesmerized by the the phone. My interpretation was this was supposed to be one of the rumored incidents the girl with the hoop earrings is talking about. But the girl wit the bandanna is actually sitting at the table and gets mesmerized after they all run away.

Its like that movie is it Birdbox, where you cant look? ffs, its stupid.🤪

[TattleTeeny]

Why do these phones keep calling themselves "Z" things? I have seen Z Flip and Z Fold. But neither looks like what a "Z fold" looks like in my brain; they both appear to fold only once (though I, admittedly haven't paused the TV and looked closely, and I am thinking about it in terms of print media). 

[Gharlane]

18 hours ago, Tom Holmberg said:

I have to admit, not only did I not get that this is somehow supposed to be a takeoff on a horror movie, but I still don't see it.

http://auralcrave.com/en/2023/07/09/whos-the-girl-in-the-2023-samsung-flip-commercial/

I can see it as a "body snatchers" theme but I do not recall this being a long running campaign!

 

18 hours ago, CrazyInAlabama said:

I just saw the Poligrip denture cream commercial, the woman is going to eat popcorn, but starts talking in a British accent, and then goes to use Poligrip.  I fail to see the connection, or how it makes anyone want to try that denture creme. 

It's her dentures speak, because dentures speak with a British accent, you know.

 

38 minutes ago, TattleTeeny said:

Why do these phones keep calling themselves "Z" things? I have seen Z Flip and Z Fold. But neither looks like what a "Z fold" looks like in my brain; they both appear to fold only once (though I, admittedly haven't paused the TV and looked closely, and I am thinking about it in terms of print media). 

Maybe it's spoken with a French accent?

[Crashcourse]

This Colgate toothpaste commercial is supposed to be about the girl smiling, but she barely smiles and it's so brief, I think the whole point of the commercial is blown.  Maybe the woman smiling should have been the main character. 

 

[Ghost of TWOP Past]

Burger King, sincerely, fuck right the fucking fuck off with the guy who can't sing doing the jingle. It is my new most hated commercial. It makes me dive for the remote even faster than the abused dogs. And I actually say "lalalala" while reaching so I don't have to hear it long enough to change channels. If I had a choice between starving to death and eating at Burger King now, I would burn the Burger King down and rejoice in the silence. 

[Kimboweena]

On 8/2/2023 at 8:47 AM, TattleTeeny said:

Why do these phones keep calling themselves "Z" things? I have seen Z Flip and Z Fold. But neither looks like what a "Z fold" looks like in my brain

Could they be referring to Gen Z?

[TattleTeeny]

Who knows? Maybe. But that seems like it may alienate a big chunk of older people who also buy phones, haha! 

ETA: Looks like you’re onto something:

"With the Z Series, we are adopting a new naming convention for our foldable portfolio that shows our commitment to expanding the category to offer a variety of experience. We chose 'Z' for this series because it intuitively communicates the idea of a fold while delivering a dynamic, youthful feel."

 

Edited August 4, 2023 by TattleTeeny

[Kimmmmmm]

On 7/29/2023 at 4:10 PM, Ghost of TWOP Past said:

Maybe that guy keeps the pet food in his fridge because it's perishable and that's what fridges are for. I know the intended thing is that she's being elitist and he values his pet, but it's just such a stupid thing to have someone even pretend to be offended about. 

Don't care... I love seeing the door slam in her ugly face.

[millennium]

On 7/21/2023 at 1:18 PM, mmecorday said:

Ugh! Me too! Did some lyricist from Tin Pan Alley come back from the dead to write the jingle? "Jardiance is really swell. The little pill with the big story to tell." 

I read recently that some new parents are taking inspiration for baby names from popular pharmaceutical commercials.   "Jardiance," apparently, is increasingly popular as a name for baby girls, while "Ozempic" (Ozzy for short?) is finding many fans among parents of boys.   Boys and girls alike have been christened "Skyrizi" while more than a few young lads will grow up being called "Dovato."  No word yet on whether there will be little Prevagens or Entyvios appearing on kindergarten attendance sheets four or five years from now.  

[littlebennysmom]

On 8/1/2023 at 3:27 PM, dleighg said:

yet another annoying balance of nature ad. "I'm 60 but after taking balance of nature I feel the energy level of 27."

That is oddly specific. I'm 62 and I really couldn't tell you the difference between my energy level at 22, 25, 27, 31... (ok 32 I had a newborn, so things changed then).

https://www.ispot.tv/ad/1c9v/balance-of-nature-caroline

These Balance of Nature commercials are full of "I feel" statements instead of actual research or facts.  Can't sue us for bs, we ran this spot by our sleazy lawyers first!

[millennium]

9 minutes ago, littlebennysmom said:

Can't sue us for bs, we ran this spot by our sleazy lawyers first!

But evidently not by any hair stylists.

[Browncoat]

6 hours ago, millennium said:

I read recently that some new parents are taking inspiration for baby names from popular pharmaceutical commercials.   "Jardiance," apparently, is increasingly popular as a name for baby girls, while "Ozempic" (Ozzy for short?) is finding many fans among parents of boys.   Boys and girls alike have been christened "Skyrizi" while more than a few young lads will grow up being called "Dovato."  No word yet on whether there will be little Prevagens or Entyvios appearing on kindergarten attendance sheets four or five years from now.  

Many years ago, I overheard a woman telling her child, "Tylenol" to behave.

[Haleth]

Hopefully no Prozacs or Viagras!

[Prevailing Wind]

1 hour ago, Browncoat said:

Many years ago, I overheard a woman telling her child, "Tylenol" to behave.

Same here, except the girl's name was Charmin.

You know that guy who runs his dishwasher every day? We've had discussions about the amount of dirty dishes after his "light snack" (which I'm too lazy to go back & look for to quote) but I wasn't watching, I was only listening a few days ago and I swear he said, "BIG snack."  When it came on again, I paid attention - he does say "big," not "light."  So, while the commercial is still stupid and annoying, the amount of dishes after his snack isn't all that egregious as we once thought.

 

[Baltimore Betty]

The Safelite commercial where the parents of an infant are upset at their cracked windshield because they need their car because it is the only way they can get the baby to sleep...are you serious??!! Every night the two of them drive around until the baby is sleeping then get the baby out of the car and in to the crib (without waking up), every night? This is why kids are getting trophy's for showing up! How have parents gotten so lazy about getting a baby to sleep?

[chessiegal]

15 minutes ago, Baltimore Betty said:

The Safelite commercial where the parents of an infant are upset at their cracked windshield because they need their car because it is the only way they can get the baby to sleep...are you serious??!! Every night the two of them drive around until the baby is sleeping then get the baby out of the car and in to the crib (without waking up), every night? This is why kids are getting trophy's for showing up! How have parents gotten so lazy about getting a baby to sleep?

Our oldest grandson went through a phase where it took either a walk in his stroller or a car ride to get him to sleep. It's not lazy, you're just getting everyone peace and quiet and a good night's sleep. He grew out of it.

[dleighg]

^ yeah, I'm over the "participation trophy" comments (which the previous poster implied). Let's give parents a break. I doubt this is their first choice for getting the baby to sleep. I had a colicky baby, very bad in the afternoon, so I took long walks every afternoon with her strapped to my chest. You do what you have to do.

[Katy M]

1 hour ago, Baltimore Betty said:

The Safelite commercial where the parents of an infant are upset at their cracked windshield because they need their car because it is the only way they can get the baby to sleep...are you serious??!! Every night the two of them drive around until the baby is sleeping then get the baby out of the car and in to the crib (without waking up), every night? This is why kids are getting trophy's for showing up! How have parents gotten so lazy about getting a baby to sleep?

I would think lazy would be more along the lines of getting noise cancelling headphones and not worrying at all about the baby.

[TattleTeeny]

This may be super nitpicky of me, but there's a Jersey-centric ad I hear during podcasts -- it's about flood insurance. It says something about "protecting your property" by buying this insurance. But -- and again, maybe I am being overly critical (perhaps because I have seen floods trash my BF's old house repeatedly) -- the coverage doesn't protect property so much as it protects, I guess, one's finances. Your property is still wrecked. 

Edited August 5, 2023 by TattleTeeny

[proserpina65]

4 hours ago, Baltimore Betty said:

The Safelite commercial where the parents of an infant are upset at their cracked windshield because they need their car because it is the only way they can get the baby to sleep...are you serious??!! Every night the two of them drive around until the baby is sleeping then get the baby out of the car and in to the crib (without waking up), every night? This is why kids are getting trophy's for showing up! How have parents gotten so lazy about getting a baby to sleep?

Idk, apparently I had to be walked around and around the house until 11pm before my parents could get me to go to sleep.  You do what you gotta do.  And I imagine it's hard to drive with the windshield cracked.  Maybe they could try singing the Jardiance jingle to the baby?  (And damn it, that stupid song is in my head again.  Thanks y'all.)

 

[Bastet]

4 hours ago, Baltimore Betty said:

they need their car because it is the only way they can get the baby to sleep...are you serious??!!

I don't even have that many parents in my circle, yet I've heard numerous stories over many years about babies going through phases where a car ride is the only thing that will get them to fall - and stay - asleep.  I've seen it in several TV shows as well. 

[tres bien]

Stuckpoopfix.com. Gross. It makes every other commercial for constipation look Emmy worthy 

[Gramto6]

1 hour ago, tres bien said:

Stuckpoopfix.com. Gross. It makes every other commercial for constipation look Emmy worthy 

Oh gawd! Haven't seen that one yet thank goodness! And I am not going to google it because heavens knows what $hitty (pun intended) ads are going to show up on everything I look at!

[tres bien]

48 minutes ago, Gramto6 said:

Oh gawd! Haven't seen that one yet thank goodness! And I am not going to google it because heavens knows what $hitty (pun intended) ads are going to show up on everything I look at!

 It's just that everytime you turn around there has to be the new "miracle" product and this commercial looks like they threw it together in a minute for $10

Edited August 4, 2023 by tres bien

[littlebennysmom]

12 hours ago, Baltimore Betty said:

The Safelite commercial where the parents of an infant are upset at their cracked windshield because they need their car because it is the only way they can get the baby to sleep...are you serious??!! Every night the two of them drive around until the baby is sleeping then get the baby out of the car and in to the crib (without waking up), every night? This is why kids are getting trophy's for showing up! How have parents gotten so lazy about getting a baby to sleep?

Rotten, spoiled babies 🙄

[andromeda331]

17 hours ago, chessiegal said:

Our oldest grandson went through a phase where it took either a walk in his stroller or a car ride to get him to sleep. It's not lazy, you're just getting everyone peace and quiet and a good night's sleep. He grew out of it.

That was the only way my parents could get my brother to sleep when he was a baby. 

[Prevailing Wind]

Taking non-sleeping babies to Small Talk...

[MerBearHou]

I cannot get to the remote quickly enough to hit Mute when that Haribo gummy bear commercial comes on when the adults talk like little kids.  I hate it with a passion and it plays SO OFTEN every day, seemingly every channel.  Haribo must have a ton of money to spend on advertising time, though it's been the same blasted commercial for a few years so they save $ on new ads and any bit of creativity where I'd actually watch the ad.  Who needs a frequent reminder to buy gummy bears?

[Stevie Nicks]

On 8/4/2023 at 7:56 AM, Baltimore Betty said:

The Safelite commercial where the parents of an infant are upset at their cracked windshield because they need their car because it is the only way they can get the baby to sleep...are you serious??!! Thank 

 

My problem with the commercial is there is nothing wrong with the windshield that would keep them from using the car. It's not shattered. It's a small little crack. On the passenger side. Nothing wrong with it that couldn't wait til tomorrow. Or longer. I drove with a huge honking crack down the middle of the windshield for years. Couldn't afford to get it fixed. 

How do they get it replaced for free is what I always want to know. 

And they all look so surprised when they go to the car and see a crack of star. Why? Didn't you see or hear whatever rock or whatever it was smack your windshield?  It didn't happen in the driveway or parking lot. 

 

 

 

Edited August 5, 2023 by Stevie Nicks

[SoMuchTV]

26 minutes ago, Stevie Nicks said:

 

My problem with the commercial is there is nothing wrong with the windshield that would keep them from using the car. It's not shattered. It's a small little crack. On the passenger side. Nothing wrong with it that couldn't wait til tomorrow. Or longer. I drove with a huge honking crack down the middle of the windshield for years. Couldn't afford to get it fixed. 

How do they get it replaced for free is what I always want to know. 

And they all look so surprised when they go to the car and see a crack of star. Why? Didn't you see or hear whatever rock or whatever it was smack your windshield?  It didn't happen in the driveway or parking lot. 

I have a couple comments, but they’re probably more appropriate for Small Talk…

[chessiegal]

2 hours ago, MerBearHou said:

I cannot get to the remote quickly enough to hit Mute when that Haribo gummy bear commercial comes on when the adults talk like little kids.  I hate it with a passion and it plays SO OFTEN every day, seemingly every channel.  Haribo must have a ton of money to spend on advertising time, though it's been the same blasted commercial for a few years so they save $ on new ads and any bit of creativity where I'd actually watch the ad.  Who needs a frequent reminder to buy gummy bears?

I've discovered I'm not as nice of a person that I thought I was. I laugh every time it airs imagining all the remote diving going on because people hate it.

[DXD526]

Quote

Who needs a frequent reminder to buy gummy bears?

What I don't understand is, I've never been in a Dollar Tree where at least half the candy section wasn't Haribo crap. Where do they get the money to show their commercials constantly when they're a dollar store darling? 

[PrincessPurrsALot]

Folks,

The discussion about times you have cracked windshields and whether your insurance paid for it has been removed.  This can continue, as it has, in Small Talk, the place where all of your off topic dreams come true. 

[chessiegal]

Homeaglow - we'll clean your entire house for $19. I know it's been mentioned before, but it airs so often I want to complain about it again. If you're only listening, you don't see it's an introductory offer. Do my laundry? No thanks. I'm particular about laundry and would never trust a cleaning service to do it. I've used a cleaning service for over 30 years. I don't know what their real price is after the introductory offer and am so annoyed by the ad I won't even check them out.

[CrystalBlue]

On 8/4/2023 at 5:56 AM, Prevailing Wind said:

Same here, except the girl's name was Charmin.

You know that guy who runs his dishwasher every day? We've had discussions about the amount of dirty dishes after his "light snack" (which I'm too lazy to go back & look for to quote) but I wasn't watching, I was only listening a few days ago and I swear he said, "BIG snack."  When it came on again, I paid attention - he does say "big," not "light."  So, while the commercial is still stupid and annoying, the amount of dishes after his snack isn't all that egregious as we once thought.

 

He says, "Big snack?" That's what we call a light meal.  😀

Unfortunately I've heard of the female name Charmin too.  It must mean something different than toilet paper in another culture.

[Prevailing Wind]

1 hour ago, CrystalBlue said:

Unfortunately I've heard of the female name Charmin too.  It must mean something different than toilet paper in another culture.

The one I heard was a white, southern American - probably the demographic for the commercials. Charmin was about 7 at the time.

 

[dleighg]

On 8/4/2023 at 2:11 AM, millennium said:

But evidently not by any hair stylists.

(Balance of Nature)

Like this woman, who is clearly doing a bad dye job on her hair, and additionally, hasn't figured out that this "hair style" just accentuates how much her hair is thinning. (Check out near the end when she's wiping down the table with "all the extra energy" she has)

https://www.ispot.tv/ad/1c3p/balance-of-nature-family-mountain-trip-25-off-and-free-travel-set

[tres bien]

2 minutes ago, dleighg said:

(Balance of Nature)

Like this woman, who is clearly doing a bad dye job on her hair, and additionally, hasn't figured out that this "hair style" just accentuates how much her hair is thinning. (Check out near the end when she's wiping down the table with "all the extra energy" she has)

https://www.ispot.tv/ad/1c3p/balance-of-nature-family-mountain-trip-25-off-and-free-travel-set

It seems like everyday there's a new commercial for Balance of Nature featuring someone who's been taking it for as long as a quarter of a century. While I think this is such BS that I'd like to order it and be able to debunk their claims this stuff is too expensive to waste money on.

And quite frankly I'd be afraid of the side effects. Taking all kinds of ground up fruits and vegetables packed into a capsule makes me think of all kinds of gastric backlash