Commercials That Annoy, Irritate or Outright Enrage

[Haleth]

11 hours ago, tres bien said:

There's also an All Spice ad for an aerosol spray men can use all over but I don't think it's offensive 

Only because the guy asks about using it on his... toes.  But we all know what he meant.

[TattleTeeny]

What I wonder, though, is what is it that we'd want the ads to say? Obviously the manufacturer wants people to know that (and maybe how and why) the product is different than deodorant made only for armpits. So would a more clinical, scientific style be better? Or if the "you can use it on your delicate junk" part was in text only at the bottom of the screen? Or if the person talking about it wasn;t that particular lady? I'm just wondering. 

Personally, I don't find them inappropriate or anything, but also not silly or funny or especially relatable either. 

The other thing I don't get about the responses to Lumē is the annoyance that it works for 72 hours, the "just take a shower!!!" thing. I don't think it's encouraging people to neglect normal, routine hygiene, it's just letting them know that if external forces get in the way of it, it's all good -- or, you know, if someone has a legit medical problem that causes some smell issues in this regard. 

In other news, I actually saw a commercial that made me laugh. I think it was for something to do with AARP, maybe? It showed a guy -- obviously someone who's been an adult for a while -- fall off a skateboard and say, very deadpan, "That was not radical." I don't know why that last part was so funny to me, but it was.

Edited March 12 by TattleTeeny

[chessiegal]

Coterie diapers - since we started using them, we have less diaper changes. No, no, no!!!! It's fewer diaper changes. Dear ad writers - it's not that hard.

Edited March 12 by chessiegal
Edited to correct typos.

[proserpina65]

20 hours ago, chessiegal said:

No. She didn't say "balls". She says something like private parts or down there.

She did say "balls" in the commercial I saw.  Believe me, it shocked the hell out of me.  I've only seen that one twice, so maybe they pulled it.  But it was definitely "balls".

19 hours ago, sempervivum said:

I've decided that I hate the new Jardiance ad even worse than the first one. I think it's the lead actress; she comes across phony/ actress-y. The OG came across as genuinely happy, even though she over-acted, if that makes any sense. 

I feel the exact opposite, that the first actress came across very phony and the second one less so.

 

[chessiegal]

At least in the new Jardiance ad the lead singer is wearing clothes that fit. In the first version, which they seem to have ditched, I was too distracted by the lead singer's too tight pants that I was waiting for them to burst at the seams.

Edited March 12 by chessiegal

[Ancaster]

 

4 hours ago, chessiegal said:

Coterie diapers - since we started using them, we have less diapers changes. No, no, no!!!! It's fewer diapers changes. Dear ad writers - it's not that hard.

I died on that hill a few decades ago.

[TattleTeeny]

I'm sorry -- I am really not trying to be an asshole, but does this commercial actually say "diapers changes"?

Edited March 12 by TattleTeeny

[chessiegal]

10 minutes ago, TattleTeeny said:

I'm sorry -- I am really not trying to be an asshole, but does this commercial actually say "diapers changes"?

No, typo on my part. It says diaper.

[TattleTeeny]

Haha, OK! I was wondering why that part was not upsetting!

Edited March 12 by TattleTeeny

[MagicEyes]

It doesn't seem possible, but the choreography in the new Jardiance commercial is worse than the first one. They could at least get a kid who makes TikTok videos to do the choreography--that wouldn't cost much, and the dancing would be much better. 😉

[TattleTeeny]

What the hell is up with the Kleenex lady cooking food on the stove? Is she trying not to sneeze? Does she want to sneeze but it won’t come out? Is she about to die? Whatever it is, she’s really overdoing it with the face acting. 

And, ugh, Stouffer’s! “Meaty cheesy” is almost, but not quite, as stupid as “happyfull.” 

Edited March 13 by TattleTeeny

[tres bien]

I truly believe that the current Jardience commercial would be tolerable if they'd get a new jingle. The spokeswoman seems likable and she's not dancing around in some weird Disneyesque production 

[TVMovieBuff]

On 3/11/2024 at 8:06 PM, tres bien said:

There is a Mando ad with a spokesman. He's creepy.

There's also an All Spice ad for an aerosol spray men can use all over but I don't think it's offensive 

I am in favor of any and all ads for deodorant products. People stink. Too many people missed the classes on personal hygiene when they were kids. Or their parents didn't care and they stank too. 

Dr Shannon should win the Nobel Prize. 

[proserpina65]

4 hours ago, tres bien said:

I truly believe that the current Jardience commercial would be tolerable if they'd get a new jingle. The spokeswoman seems likable and she's not dancing around in some weird Disneyesque production 

Yeah, it's that damned jingle which makes me hate it so much.

2 hours ago, TVMovieBuff said:

Dr Shannon should win the Nobel Prize. 

For telling women to spray on deodorant instead of going to their gynecologists if "down there" smells bad?  I don't think so.

[TattleTeeny]

Perhaps we are supposed to assume that the person has already been to a doctor and has confirmed that it's not a health concern. Is there a disclaimer anywhere in the commercial that mentions consulting a doctor? And does anyone actually use the term "instead of" in the commercial? 

Body parts -- feet, armpits, junk, whatever -- just smell sometimes, not to mention that different people may have different opinions on what is bad/too much/too strong. I just really don't see what's any different about a commercial for this thing and a commercial for other deodorants.

Edited March 13 by TattleTeeny

[CrazyInAlabama]

Velsipity, a drug commercial, featuring some blobby blue creature with many eyes.  Who thought this was a good way to promote a drug?   I found the commercial and the creature nauseating.  

[millennium]

Why is it our fate to be blessed with so many annoying and terrible prescription medicine commercials?

My newest hate-spot:  Otezla and "Introducing Ned's plaque psoriasis!"

Is it any wonder Ned the loser's blind date ends at the theater with a brotherly hug?

And what's the deal with the weirdly flirtatious old woman who looks like an emoji of an old woman?  Then time stands still in the theater (over the intercom: Would Mr. Klaatu please report to the concession stand?).   Who puts on lipstick in a dark movie theater?

I must see this commercial no less than 10 times a day.

Craziest of all, the commercial has 3.8 thousand views on youtube.   Nearly 4000 people watched it voluntarily!

 

[KWalkerInc]

I was getting tired of seeing ads for Vabysmo (prescription treatment for wet age-related macular degeneration) practically every break for hours on MLB Network.  It's not a particuarly annoying ad on its own, it's just that any ad can wear on me after seeing it 20+ times in a day.  However, for most of today, they instead started showing an ad about Peyronie's Disease that often.  I was very happy when they switched back to Vabysmo during the replayed game that is on now!

[dleighg]

7 hours ago, millennium said:

Is it any wonder Ned the loser's blind date ends at the theater with a brotherly hug?

I mentioned up above about this ad, that these two people spoke no more than 5 words to each other on this "date." Who sets up a "date" like that??? I also see this ad way too much.

[millennium]

1 hour ago, KWalkerInc said:

However, for most of today, they instead started showing an ad about Peyronie's Disease that often. 

It has ruined the produce section for me.

[millennium]

I must confess:  I laugh every time the Ingrezza guy fumbles and drops the ceramic bowl in the antique shop.

[TattleTeeny]

3 hours ago, dleighg said:

I mentioned up above about this ad, that these two people spoke no more than 5 words to each other on this "date." Who sets up a "date" like that??? I also see this ad way too much.

It's so weird all around! The hug, for instance: not because they just met -- that doesn't bother me -- but because they don't appear to have had a chance to "click" regardless of when they met. And then the super-abrupt "movie's over, OK bye!" of it all; I know it's a commercial and we don't have all day, but no walk to the car or implication of getting a drink after or even standing around for a minute until the Uber gets there -- just a weird hug and walking off in separate directions.

Between this and the one with the girl in the red dress returning from a date at what seems to be 2 in the afternoon (oooh, maybe they got lucky the night before!), maybe advertisers are confused about how dates work?

Edited March 14 by TattleTeeny

[millennium]

4 hours ago, TattleTeeny said:

And then the super-abrupt "movie's over, OK bye!" of it all; I know it's a commercial and we don't have all day, but no walk to the car or implication of getting a drink after or even standing around for a minute until the Uber gets there -- just a weird hug and walking off in separate directions.

Maybe they were both mentally depleted after psychically freezing the popcorn and soda in mid-air for an untold period of time.

(but seriously, what kind of dolts dump soda and popcorn because of a jump scare?)

[TattleTeeny]

Well, I might -- but I always have a lid! Why are there no lids?!

[Ancaster]

Elizabeth Banks in the Boots No 7 skincare commercial - her voice is unbearable to me.

[TVMovieBuff]

On 3/13/2024 at 1:56 PM, proserpina65 said:

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For telling women to spray on deodorant instead of going to their gynecologists if "down there" smells bad?  I don't think so.

Dr Shannon should indeed say "if you have excessive odor in your fun bun or your mud gun, by all means see a doctor! But if you check out ok, you are just a big stinkpot and need Lume !" 

[chessiegal]

In my experience, crotch odor that needs medical attention comes with other symptoms, one being discomfort from a yeast infection. I've had them, and I knew taking a shower or spraying my crotch with deodorant would not help.

And with that, I will try to be done with "down there" odor. 

[Red Bridey]

The problem with the Audi ad focussing on the headlight options is that, for me, the kid looks CGI-generated. He doesn't look human. Creeps me out!

[Bastet]

No surprise, since Kim Kardashian is a truly ridiculous person, but this Skims commercial is equally ridiculous, and unfortunately Hulu has developed the habit of showing it to me every damn ad break:

 

[tres bien]

Sorry about more of this. But today I saw a new Mando ad. So weird. The spokesman says it lasts for 3 days! Really? You're not showering daily and you wonder why you stink? 

So this is Dr Lume's customer base. People that don't practice regular daily hygiene. I seriously think I hate her

[Bastet]

Plenty of people don't always take daily showers, and it's certainly not a universal rule that people need to (two articles for example, but it's widely noted). (My own habit is: If I exercise or otherwise get sweaty, I always take a shower before I go to sleep, but if I basically sat at my desk all day and on my couch all evening, I may very well skip it). 

Fundamentally, in terms of the commercials:  I have not seen a Mando commercial, but the one for Lume I saw that similarly talked about how long after application it controlled odor was not presented in terms of showering vs. Lume, it was showering vs. showering plus using Lume.  Is the Mando commercial even saying "Hey, use this and you don't have to shower for three days" in the first place?

[HyeChaps]

I've heard a Mando commercial on satellite radio.  Guess they are making lots of money to advertise.

[Gharlane]

I noticed legitimate soap and deodorant companies are jumping on the "genital deodorant" bandwagon. 🙄

[AgathaC]

On 3/11/2024 at 3:19 PM, sempervivum said:

I've decided that I hate the new Jardiance ad even worse than the first one. I think it's the lead actress; she comes across phony/ actress-y. The OG came across as genuinely happy, even though she over-acted, if that makes any sense. 

As annoying as the original 'plot' (dances, tries on new dress, dances) was, the new one with the 'funny' scenes (mixed-up lunch orders, dumb guy with moobs needs help with printer) are totally pointless. And we still have to listen to that song.

Agreed. Also, I feel like new chick isn’t even trying with the lip syncing. Maybe it’s because I sing, but you at least have to separate your teeth. She does most of it looking like she’s clenching her jaw and that gets on my last nerve — a nerve already frayed by the number of times I’ve heard that damned song.

[chessiegal]

I saw a Lume commercial the other day where a woman says her gynecologist recommended Lume. Hmmm.....

[KLovestoShop]

Has anyone seen the Dude Wipes commercial?  Just a series of men dropping their white shorts, in public places, to show they don’t have skid marks. It’s because they wipe their poopie butts with Dude Wipes.  Too weird for me.

Here on our local shows, there’s an ad for the casino where there’s a woman singing the praises of said online casino and they show a woman sitting on a public toilet, playing casino games.  Thankfully, it shows her from the calf down, so you don’t see anything, but you get the idea. 
 

I’m sick of seeing the wayyyyy too many prescription commercials, especially knowing how damn expensive they are.  I mean really, how many of you have ran to your doctors to beg for any of the stuff they advertise?  It’s my doctor who tells me what I need to take.  But what I find interesting is that they come up with new drugs for things I’ve never heard of, and probably aren’t used by a lot of people.  How about spending money to cure cancer?  But they sure do have a lot of stuff I call orphan drugs that are used by a relatively small number of people.  My sister’s chemo drugs cost $8500 a month, and that doesn’t include the drugs she needs to combat the side effects of the chemo.  

[dleighg]

I saw an ad the other day for an Rx for a disease that they only referred to by 4 letters. It meant nothing to me. I even looked it up, and it STILL didn't ring a bell for me! Shouldn't they be pitching this drug to doctors who treat this sort of disease? Since I assume that you only pitch a drug to a disease by acronym if the person already knows they have that acronym disease.

[Haleth]

It annoys me that every disease is referred to by an acronym.  It annoys me that the vast majority of commercials I see each day are for medications.

[sempervivum]

4 hours ago, Haleth said:

It annoys me that the vast majority of commercials I see each day are for medications.

And it annoys me that 6 months from now, some law firm will be soliciting people who were 'harmed' by one of these miracle cures.

I will say, though, that if I had one of these conditions, I'd be happy to know there was some hope of alleviation/cure.

[Tom Holmberg]

On 3/17/2024 at 5:43 AM, dleighg said:

I saw an ad the other day for an Rx for a disease that they only referred to by 4 letters. It meant nothing to me. I even looked it up, and it STILL didn't ring a bell for me! Shouldn't they be pitching this drug to doctors who treat this sort of disease? Since I assume that you only pitch a drug to a disease by acronym if the person already knows they have that acronym disease.

I think that might be for Wet AMD, at least I've seen ads where they only use the initials.

[TattleTeeny]

On 3/15/2024 at 5:37 PM, Bastet said:

Plenty of people don't always take daily showers, and it's certainly not a universal rule that people need to (two articles for example, but it's widely noted). (My own habit is: If I exercise or otherwise get sweaty, I always take a shower before I go to sleep, but if I basically sat at my desk all day and on my couch all evening, I may very well skip it). 

Fundamentally, in terms of the commercials:  I have not seen a Mando commercial, but the one for Lume I saw that similarly talked about how long after application it controlled odor was not presented in terms of showering vs. Lume, it was showering vs. showering plus using Lume.  Is the Mando commercial even saying "Hey, use this and you don't have to shower for three days" in the first place?

I just cannot comprehend why it appears to be so hard to understand that "works for 72 hours" is not a challenge or a directive or synonymous with "yay, screw bathing!"?

Edited March 18 by TattleTeeny

[proserpina65]

On 3/13/2024 at 2:39 PM, TattleTeeny said:

Perhaps we are supposed to assume that the person has already been to a doctor and has confirmed that it's not a health concern. Is there a disclaimer anywhere in the commercial that mentions consulting a doctor? And does anyone actually use the term "instead of" in the commercial? 

Body parts -- feet, armpits, junk, whatever -- just smell sometimes, not to mention that different people may have different opinions on what is bad/too much/too strong. I just really don't see what's any different about a commercial for this thing and a commercial for other deodorants.

In the very first commercial for Lume, Dr. Shannon claimed (based apparently on one very small, unduplicated, study) that women were overdiagnosed with infections and overtreated when consulting their gynecologists about vulva-related odors.  So I very much take it as her saying to use Lume INSTEAD of consulting their doctors.

On 3/15/2024 at 1:44 PM, chessiegal said:

In my experience, crotch odor that needs medical attention comes with other symptoms, one being discomfort from a yeast infection. I've had them, and I knew taking a shower or spraying my crotch with deodorant would not help.

And with that, I will try to be done with "down there" odor. 

In my experience, no one but me is going to notice any "down there" odor unless it's bad enough to be an infection.  So there's no need for Lume in that area.  (And according to gynecologists, one should not be putting deodorant too close to that area because it can cause medical issues.)

Now, feet, they're a whole 'nother story.

Edited to note that a sexual partner would, but presumably he wouldn't be all that worried about normal human scents, especially since he'd have his own.

Edited March 18 by proserpina65

[proserpina65]

1 hour ago, TattleTeeny said:

I just cannot comprehend why it appears to be so hard to understand that "works for 72 hours" is not a challenge or a directive or synonymous with "yay, screw bathing!"?

Have you met people?  There are some who absolutely would assume 72 hour deodorant meant they didn't have to shower.

[TattleTeeny]

8 minutes ago, proserpina65 said:

In the very first commercial for Lume, Dr. Shannon claimed (based apparently on one very small, unduplicated, study) that women were overdiagnosed with infections and overtreated when consulting their gynecologists about vulva-related odors.  So I very much take it as her saying to use Lume INSTEAD of consulting their doctors.

Unless it says that, I don't agree. I don't think she's allowed to make specific medical claims because it would likely trigger FDA disclaimers. She's stating a fact and then explaining a product. But she is not saying anything explicitly. It's just a poorly worded (possibly deliberately) commercial, like 90% of the rest of them.

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Have you met people?  There are some who absolutely would assume 72 hour deodorant meant they didn't have to shower.

No, I have never once met people. What is those?

But, so what? The commercial isn't saying that regardless.

Edited March 18 by TattleTeeny

[proserpina65]

On 3/16/2024 at 3:09 PM, chessiegal said:

I saw a Lume commercial the other day where a woman says her gynecologist recommended Lume. Hmmm.....

I'd stop going to that gynecologist.

Just now, TattleTeeny said:

Unless it says that, I don't agree. I don't think she's allowed to make specific medical claims because it would likely trigger FDA disclaimers. She's stating a fact and then explaining a product. But she is not saying anything explicitly. It's just a poorly worded (possibly deliberately) commercial, like 90% of the rest of them.

She doesn't outright say to use her product instead of seeing your gynecologist but is implied.  Which, as you say, is probably more down to poor wording.  Which does not lessen my loathing for Dr. Shannon or her product's commercials one bit.

[TattleTeeny]

Some people go to a doctor about bad BO or foot smell or something and then that doctor may prescribe a special deodorant after determining there is no alarming health issue. Same thing. 

NO ONE is saying ignore a real health issue. Sometimes a strong scent is only that. That is what Lume is for. 

Hating this doctor lady is completely valid (and seemingly common -- she is right up there with Miss Original Jardiance, I think). But that can be done without pretending a commercial is saying something it isn't saying.

ETA: Based on other commercials that have disclaimers to prevent dopes from trying "this at home," maybe Lume would benefit from a similar thing about seeing a doctor blah blah. But that may necessitate FDA involvement or some kind of medical-legal reviews or something. 

Edited March 18 by TattleTeeny

[proserpina65]

2 hours ago, TattleTeeny said:

Some people go to a doctor about bad BO or foot smell or something and then that doctor may prescribe a special deodorant after determining there is no alarming health issue. Same thing. 

NO ONE is saying ignore a real health issue. Sometimes a strong scent is only that. That is what Lume is for. 

Hating this doctor lady is completely valid (and seemingly common -- she is right up there with Miss Original Jardiance, I think). But that can be done without pretending a commercial is saying something it isn't saying.

ETA: Based on other commercials that have disclaimers to prevent dopes from trying "this at home," maybe Lume would benefit from a similar thing about seeing a doctor blah blah. But that may necessitate FDA involvement or some kind of medical-legal reviews or something. 

I didn't say the commercial said something it didn't.  It does, however, imply it, imo.  You don't have to agree, of course.

[TattleTeeny]

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So I very much take it as her saying to use Lume INSTEAD of consulting their doctors.

Then I guess I misunderstood this ^ part of your post.

It's fine, it's not that big of a deal. And like I mentioned, there could be boring med-legal rules that affect how dumb the wording is and what is allowed to be outright claimed in the ad, which would cause advertisers to take a twistier course to convey an idea -- and it's no surprise that companies are indeed going to edge as close to the line as they possibly legally can to convey "this thing will make you all manner of perfect, you'll see!"

Edited March 18 by TattleTeeny

[Bastet]

After extensive deliberation into which of the numerous colorful Instacart commercials plaguing my Hulu experience annoys me most, I have concluded it's this one:

 

 

[dleighg]

The TMobile ad with Dax Shephard and Jason Mamoa-- wow, I hope they were well paid for that embarrassment. 

 

Edited March 18 by dleighg