Commercials That Annoy, Irritate or Outright Enrage

[SweetieDarling]

I just saw a commercial for the Graza olive oil where they boast that it's Michelin quality, which made me laugh because my mind immediately went to motor oil when i heard that.

[Ancaster]

Ellen deGeneres and Portia de Rossi in their ad for some kind of skin cream.  They are so unnatural, obnoxious, and unfunny.  Mind you, I always found deGeneres the same on her talk show, which is why I never watched more than a couple of minutes.  I never minded de Rossi, but together they don't work for me, and considering they're a married couple, find they have zero chemistry.

Plus the ad is way too long, so it gives me extra time to be irritated.

[dleighg]

yeah that ad annoys me as well. Who the hell talks like that: "that makeup brush you LOVE...."

[dleighg]

The "Good Good Good ... Good Morning" ad for Dulcolax.

The lady leaving her bathroom and giving a loving backward look at her toilet....

I'm happy for her, but I don't really want to think about it.

[Tom Holmberg]

Ads that bother me, such as the TuboHeat machine, is where they offer a second device "for free, just pay a separate fee." Don't they know the meaning of the word free?

[Ancaster]

There's an ad for a generic Viagra that I swear offers plans called "Fried Egg Plans."  Turns out it's (for some reason), Friday Plans, but I swear the spokesperson adds "gg".

(I'd find a link, but I really don't want to search for Viagra and be subject to the resulting ads on my laptop.)

Edited January 19 by Ancaster

[dleighg]

18 minutes ago, Ancaster said:

(I'd find a link, but I really don't want to search for Viagra and be subject to the resulting ads on my laptop.)

isn't funny how we self-censor ourselves these days?

[MissAlmond]

I want a murder mystery based on those annoying Final Expenses commercials where someone is bumped off after telling loved ones all money worries will be gone after their demise. 

[chessiegal]

5 hours ago, Tom Holmberg said:

Ads that bother me, such as the TuboHeat machine, is where they offer a second device "for free, just pay a separate fee." Don't they know the meaning of the word free?

I've read that companies make more money from "Shipping and Handling" fees than they do from the products they are selling.

[Tom Holmberg]

On 1/18/2025 at 9:21 PM, chessiegal said:

I've read that companies make more money from "Shipping and Handling" fees than they do from the products they are selling.

They also say free shipping.  I also bugs me that some of the products are sold for a three week (or some period of time) trial for X dollars, but they never say what the actual final price is.  That's a scam if I ever saw one.

Edited Monday at 09:27 PM by Tom Holmberg

[Red Bridey]

There are two commercials that I absolutely loathe: the Cheezit commercial where for some unknown reason a fat naked guy toboggans down a hill into a little shed for a mouthful of Cheezit (?). 

And one for something...not sure for what...where a guy gets holes blasted into him and he screams when he looks down at his chest (apparently whatever he doesn't take leaves his immune system full of holes?). The scream is awful and it always startles me and I hate it!

[fastiller]

@Ancaster - I think "Fried Egg Plans" is better than "Friday Plans".

[Ancaster]

On 1/20/2025 at 6:05 AM, Tom Holmberg said:

They also say free shipping.  I also bugs me that some of the products are sold for a three week (or some period of time) trial for X dollars, but they never say what the actual final price is.  That's a scam if I ever saw one.

What about all those commercials that run for months even though their super special offer will only last for "the next 24 hours/3 days/whatever limited time"?

[Tom Holmberg]

2 minutes ago, Ancaster said:

What about all those commercials that run for months even though their super special offer will only last for "the next 24 hours/3 days/whatever limited time"?

I like the ones with a clock as if it will really run down (I think the fake "gold" coins have one).

 

Also the ones where supposedly production (in China? Really?) has stopped.

Edited Tuesday at 03:51 PM by Tom Holmberg

[andromeda331]

While it's not really annoying commercial. It's weird to have John Walsh doing commercial about joint pain. Security cameras or something sure. But a drug commercial? It's just weird.

[ebk57]

I find those "use AI" commercials with Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson so incredibly annoying.  Just tell the woman at the store that those are not the clothes you want.  Just tell the restaurant that you (obviously) don't want to sit outside in the rain and eat whatever they bring you.   Use your words!

Honestly, if that's the best use of AI, we're all in for a lot of problems. 

[Ohiopirate02]

58 minutes ago, ebk57 said:

I find those "use AI" commercials with Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson so incredibly annoying.  Just tell the woman at the store that those are not the clothes you want.  Just tell the restaurant that you (obviously) don't want to sit outside in the rain and eat whatever they bring you.   Use your words!

Honestly, if that's the best use of AI, we're all in for a lot of problems. 

I'm also perplexed that a person would use AI to order their food for them. I can see using AI to compile a list of restaurants to try in a new city, but ordering food is a step too far. And that plate offered to Matthew looks insanely unappetizing outside of the weather. It does not look like anything that would make a top 10 list of gotta have dishes for any major city.

[chessiegal]

When I see Matthew McConaughey getting soaking wet all I can think about is the people who work with him must be thrilled. I've read he doesn't like to bathe and stinks.

[Tom Holmberg]

2 hours ago, andromeda331 said:

While it's not really annoying commercial. It's weird to have John Walsh doing commercial about joint pain. Security cameras or something sure. But a drug commercial? It's just weird.

And his polo ponies?  I can really sympathize with him and his wife about them. :)

[Ghost of TWOP Past]

13 hours ago, Ancaster said:

What about all those commercials that run for months even though their super special offer will only last for "the next 24 hours/3 days/whatever limited time"?

"They are some of the hottest videos on social media!" No, they weren't back then and they sure as hell aren't now that this commercial has been around for 5 or so years. 

[Gharlane]

"Artificial Intelligence is Bullshit, and Now, So Are We!"

 

18 hours ago, Ancaster said:

What about all those commercials that run for months even though their super special offer will only last for "the next 24 hours/3 days/whatever limited time"?

I remember the Simpsons mocking that in their second season or so.

[Haleth]

There’s a commercial for some financial planning company that has a young couple pondering whether or not they have enough money for a vacation. They think about a safari, among other things. Then their imaginations take off and they wonder if they have enough to buy a horse ranch in Montana. If they have to wonder about a vacation?  No, no they don’t. Pretty clear. 

Edited Wednesday at 01:29 PM by Haleth

[dleighg]

1 hour ago, Haleth said:

There’s a commercial for some financial planning company that has a young couple pondering whether or not they have enough money for a vacation. They think about a safari, among other things. Then their imaginations take off and they wonder if they have enough to buy a horse ranch in Montana.

Oh I hate that ad. What a pair of idiots.

[proserpina65]

22 hours ago, ebk57 said:

Just tell the restaurant that you (obviously) don't want to sit outside in the rain and eat whatever they bring you. 

I mean, they have these things called "menus" so you can see what they have and tell them to bring you what you want.

I will confess, I kinda like the shirt he's wearing in the first commercial.  The rest of the outfit, though . . .

[dleighg]

probably just a NYC tristate commercial, but "Wendy from WindowRama." 

Maybe I'm just superficial, but that Wendy has TERRIBLE HAIR. I'm allowed to say this as a woman who hasn't used any kind of styling machine (blow dryer, curling iron, etc) in 40 years, and gets my hair cut cheaply every 6 weeks only if I'm paying attention.

A little fluff? A little mousse? SOMETHING?

 

[Ancaster]

Elizabeth Banks in the No. 7 ad.  Talk about a voice like nails on a chalkboard.

[Ancaster]

On 1/18/2025 at 4:25 PM, MissAlmond said:

I want a murder mystery based on those annoying Final Expenses commercials where someone is bumped off after telling loved ones all money worries will be gone after their demise. 

There'll probably be a lawsuit first from a family that claims the commercial was the cause of their "loved one's" suicide (because of the money they'd get on their death).

Edited 17 hours ago by Ancaster

[SweetieDarling]

Every Jolie showerhead commercial

The first one was the influencer type woman sitting on a stool telling us how great the showerhead makes her hair and skin feel in her most bored, teenage "I was forced to do this" voice

Second commercial has her talking about what a great gift for HER the showerhead is; how it will make HER feel, how soft HER hair will be,...

Then there's the guy with what looks like pink lipstick on telling us what a great gift for her the showerhead is; and in keeping with manliness mentions water pressure 

The latest one has a pregnant woman in a sweater dress dancing under the showerhead as it soaks her

 I hate them all

[Gharlane]

20 minutes ago, SweetieDarling said:

Every Jolie showerhead commercial

The first one was the influencer type woman sitting on a stool telling us how great the showerhead makes her hair and skin feel in her most bored, teenage "I was forced to do this" voice

Second commercial has her talking about what a great gift for HER the showerhead is; how it will make HER feel, how soft HER hair will be,...

Then there's the guy with what looks like pink lipstick on telling us what a great gift for her the showerhead is; and in keeping with manliness mentions water pressure 

The latest one has a pregnant woman in a sweater dress dancing under the showerhead as it soaks her

 I hate them all

Is that the showerhead that claims to have vitamin C in it?

[SweetieDarling]

22 minutes ago, Gharlane said:

Is that the showerhead that claims to have vitamin C in it?

I don't think so. The big selling point is that it filters the water so your hair and skin are softer, etc.

Oddly, there's no mention of the cleaning or replacement of the filter

[proserpina65]

I guess this belongs here since it sort of annoys me: the Tide commercial where the little girl asks her mother if crabs have eyebrows.  Mostly it's inoffensive for a detergent commercial, but I always - absolutely always - have to tell the tv that no, crabs do not have eyebrows because their eyes are on stalks, and that does get to be annoying after awhile.  Especially for anyone watching tv with me.

[Dimity]

2 minutes ago, proserpina65 said:

I guess this belongs here since it sort of annoys me: the Tide commercial where the little girl asks her mother if crabs have eyebrows.

This commercial annoys me as well, but not for that reason.  It's because the whole household totally revolves around doing the laundry.  And of course I know it's a commercial for laundry detergent but even so, it's just exhausting watching her field question after question after question - and given what they are wearing this is all meant to be the same day.  Tide is my choice for laundry detergent but not based on their commercials!

[proserpina65]

Just now, Dimity said:

This commercial annoys me as well, but not for that reason.  It's because the whole household totally revolves around doing the laundry.  And of course I know it's a commercial for laundry detergent but even so, it's just exhausting watching her field question after question after question - and given what they are wearing this is all meant to be the same day.  Tide is my choice for laundry detergent but not based on their commercials!

I can see being annoyed by that.  I just keep getting so wrapped up in the crab question that the rest of the commercial kinda just blows on by.

[chessiegal]

On 1/23/2025 at 10:59 AM, Ancaster said:

Elizabeth Banks in the No. 7 ad.  Talk about a voice like nails on a chalkboard.

I have no idea who Elizabeth Banks is.

The Tide ad with the young girl asking if crabs have eyebrows cracks me up. That's something I can see the young children I know asking. I belong to a social club that has a photography group. On one of our outings, we went to a store where you pick a ceramic piece, paint it, and they fire it for you. I picked a crab. Having not a single artistic bone in my body, I was discussing what to do with it with the store manager. She said, well, if you want a happy crab, paint it blue (as in still alive) or a sad crab, paint it red (dead, if you're getting ready to eat it.) Here is the result. No eyelashes but I did decide to give it red lips. 😆 Here's the result. 

[Bastet]

2 hours ago, chessiegal said:

I have no idea who Elizabeth Banks is.

She's an actor and director.  I've liked her in the things I've seen her in, but I have not seen that commercial.