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I'm gonna go out on a limb here and suggest that this is the wrong 470 page forum thread for you.  lol

Eliot
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Speaking of "awful and cruel" ads, the one for that home healthcare company, Brightstar I think it's called, makes me want to scream and throw things at the TV. It's narrated by a woman whose mother i

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29 minutes ago, andromeda331 said:

Between Lumi and all the laundry bottles that let smells last twelve weeks. We apparently never need to take a shower or wash are clothes. 

We really need a "digust/gross"/puking reaction.

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Going back to the Mara talk, or generally about the Progressiv characters; it's just crazy to me that Flo has been around so long, that she has her own cast of side characters! Really can't think of another similar situation off the top of my head. (I guess Geic o expanded from one caveman to several; but they all weren't recurring.)

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andromeda331

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The diabetes commercial with the idiot who's only now starting to take care of her diabetes because it's effecting her eyesight. Well, no shit you idiot. If you had taken care of it this whole time it wouldn't be a problem. And there's no way she's not having other health issues for not taking care of her diabetes.  

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surfgirl

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I didn't know this area existed here, is this a safe space to express my disgust for not just Lumi, but every other 'deodorant' ad that uses the phrase, 'pits, privates...' Just, NO. I don't need to hear that shit thankyouverymuch.

And to the makers of Jardiance, why on earth do you continue using actors who would be considered clinically overweight/obese in your ads? I mean, I get that they want people at risk or who have high A1C scores to identify with the people in the ads, but my first thought is, 'no lady, you're not eating well if you're still at best overweight. The whole campaign annoys me no end! All the focus is on overweight and obese people taking a pill. Why not include exercise, heart health diet, and people who've dropped weight and lowered their scores? Oh that's right, then they'll sell less pills. Grrrrrrr.

ETA: I say this as someone who is considered overweight myself, and trying hard to lose the extra pounds to be healthier and not need a pill like this.

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chessiegal

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What is Jardiance? Jardiance (empagliflozin) is an FDA-approved tablet used to help control blood sugar levels in type 2 diabetes and is also used to reduce the risk of cardiovascular problems in adults with heart failure or cardiovascular disease with type 2 diabetes.

Jardiance is used for people with type 2 diabetes. People who use it may also lose weight.

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cinsays

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1 hour ago, surfgirl said:

I didn't know this area existed here, is this a safe space to express my disgust for not just Lumi, but every other 'deodorant' ad that uses the phrase, 'pits, privates...' Just, NO. I don't need to hear that shit thankyouverymuch.

And to the makers of Jardiance, why on earth do you continue using actors who would be considered clinically overweight/obese in your ads? I mean, I get that they want people at risk or who have high A1C scores to identify with the people in the ads, but my first thought is, 'no lady, you're not eating well if you're still at best overweight. The whole campaign annoys me no end! All the focus is on overweight and obese people taking a pill. Why not include exercise, heart health diet, and people who've dropped weight and lowered their scores? Oh that's right, then they'll sell less pills. Grrrrrrr.

ETA: I say this as someone who is considered overweight myself, and trying hard to lose the extra pounds to be healthier and not need a pill like this.

what i find worse is the wegovy commercial with the gal whose comment is that she's keeping it off, which implies that she's hit her target weight and this drug is helping her maintain that. she is the most overweight person in the commercial!

 

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andromeda331

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The Charmin commercial with the red bear mom and son. Son comes in with toilet paper pieces stuck to his butt (a little gross) which he tries to hide behind his school book. The mom bear knows he hasn't been using Charmin. It looks like he just got home from school. She should be happy the school actually had toilet paper. It was always hit and miss. If they had it you were lucky if it hadn't already been stolen by the time you used the bathroom. She really thinks a school is going to shell out money for Charmin toilet paper? Really? Most schools can't even get the funding they need for the basics. Fancy toilet paper ain't ever going to happen. 

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KWalkerInc

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There's a part of one of the commercials for Cerakote (products to make cars shiny, headlights clear, etc.) that bugs me.  They have a guy in a green truck who drives by some ladies at an outdoor eatery slowly and nods at them like he's going, "Hey ladies, look at my shiny truck!!"  And I think all three women are supposed to be impressed, but there's one who is so taken by the guy/truck that she starts twirling her hair.  Sometimes it kind of makes me laugh but it's on way too often during every sporting event.

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proserpina65

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On 2/22/2025 at 12:06 PM, Ancaster said:

Me too.  I went so far as to google it because I was so sure it was Salisbury.  Yes I'm sad and old.

It's an easy mistake to make.  I only know the correct title because I have a cassette a friend copied for me from the album and she wrote all the song titles on the insert.  Yes, I am also old. lol.

On 2/22/2025 at 4:37 PM, cinsays said:

what i find worse is the wegovy commercial with the gal whose comment is that she's keeping it off, which implies that she's hit her target weight and this drug is helping her maintain that. she is the most overweight person in the commercial!

 

It only implies that she's lost weight and not gained it back, not that she's made her target weight.  Although we have no idea how much she allegedly weighed to begin with, so she could be at a weight which she and her doctor agreed was a better one for her.

My problem with the whole "I'm keeping it off" is that she's keeping it off because she's still on Wegovy, and the commercial doesn't make it clear.  Once a patient goes off the drug, they almost always gain most, if not all, of the weight back.

 

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Ancaster

Ancaster

59 minutes ago, proserpina65 said:

It's an easy mistake to make.  I only know the correct title because I have a cassette a friend copied for me from the album and she wrote all the song titles on the insert.  Yes, I am also old. lol.

 

 

Oh dear lord - writing out the tracks in tiny writing on that little cardboard insert and trying to make it fit in the crappy plastic case.  You're making my brain hurt with ancient memories.

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Red Bridey

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I think it's an Ubereats commercial where a woman is lying in a bed which is in a store entryway and the door automatically hits the bed over. And Over. And Over again. The sound irritates me no end. Also there is a New York State lottery commercial where some office dude builds a time machine and a coworker keeps appearing and reappearing so he can experience the joy of telling her he won the lotto. Or something? I don't know. But it's also extremely annoying to have the same lines repeat. If I don't like the sound once, I don't want to hear it repeated!

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Gharlane

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On 2/24/2025 at 3:55 AM, andromeda331 said:

The Charmin commercial with the red bear mom and son. Son comes in with toilet paper pieces stuck to his butt (a little gross) which he tries to hide behind his school book. The mom bear knows he hasn't been using Charmin. It looks like he just got home from school.

To me, it looks oddly like a "no more wire hangers!" moment about to happen.

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andromeda331

andromeda331

Chase commercial the guy apparently spends years telling people how he's going to redo his kitchen. It never once occured to him to save up for it until he talks to the guy with Chase. Really? How else did he plan on getting it done? 

The optum commercial about debts they get a lower balance and pay off their debt. So they can go off and create new debt. Apparently they learned nothing from the huge debt. Like savings accounts, living within their means. 

The couple wanting to go on safari for their honeymoon and by a ranch in Montana. Their financial guy tells them they can discuss all of that. Is preparing for the future and/or unexpected expenses no longer a thing? Savings account, emergency funds, retirement accounts? It's all about what they can blow their money on. You'd think there would be more commercials of couples being responsible with their money given that five years ago we had a pandemic where a lot of people lost their jobs. Or at very lease save up for the stuff they want. 

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ebk57

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8 minutes ago, andromeda331 said:

Chase commercial the guy apparently spends years telling people how he's going to redo his kitchen. It never once occured to him to save up for it until he talks to the guy with Chase. Really? How else did he plan on getting it done? 

And the worst thing to me is he's the same guy in the Hyundai Tucson bad date commercial, so although I wasn't looking up the first time the Chase commercial came on in my house, I knew immediately who that was and hated the commercial.  He's so... blech.  And, the commercial is annoying.

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KWalkerInc

KWalkerInc

The only part of that Chase ad I like is when he's prattling on about what shade of white he wants the kitchen to be and his friends (clearly sick of hearing about this yet again) start reciting some of the options at the exact same time that he says them.  I doubt he would take the hint and stop repeating himself though.

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Kimmmmmm

Kimmmmmm

On 11/26/2024 at 3:26 AM, Yeah No said:

I hate him almost as much as that Arby's "We got the meats" guy.

I just want to say that you all have had me in stitches with your funny posts lately!

Speaking of "old", Bill Glass, who plays him is 80 years old IRL, which is older than I think he looks on the commercials. 

Nah... I think he looks every day of 80.

Prevailing Wind

Prevailing Wind

Trivago:

Two guys are checking in to a hotel and one of gets a rate WAY lower than the other guy because he uses Trivago. He grins at the sucker and says something about Trivago...I dunno what he's saying, because I'm blinded by his mouthful of super-white teeth. Honestly, they're as big as horse teeth and a completely unnatural shade of white.  Do people with blinding white teeth know how stupid that looks?

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SweetieDarling

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6 hours ago, Prevailing Wind said:

Trivago:

Two guys are checking in to a hotel and one of gets a rate WAY lower than the other guy because he uses Trivago. He grins at the sucker and says something about Trivago...I dunno what he's saying, because I'm blinded by his mouthful of super-white teeth. Honestly, they're as big as horse teeth and a completely unnatural shade of white.  Do people with blinding white teeth know how stupid that looks?

Apparently not, because people on tv (see every Real Housewife franchise) keep having it done. They're way too big, way too white, and look ridiculous

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lh25

lh25

6 hours ago, Prevailing Wind said:

Two guys are checking in to a hotel and one of gets a rate WAY lower than the other guy because he uses Trivago.

Funny, that one was just on and I came here to comment.  I hadn't noticed the teeth, I'll watch for them.

My comment was that he was checking into a hotel and the desk clerk asks how his vacation was.  He says it was great and he really needed it.  So he lives at the hotel he is checking into?  I get people do travel for work a lot and stay at the same place and all, but it just strikes me as weird each time.

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proserpina65

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1 hour ago, SweetieDarling said:

Apparently not, because people on tv (see every Real Housewife franchise) keep having it done. They're way too big, way too white, and look ridiculous

Given how much people on sites like Television without Pity used to complain if people's teether weren't blindingly white, I don't blame them.  They can't win either way.

1 hour ago, lh25 said:

Funny, that one was just on and I came here to comment.  I hadn't noticed the teeth, I'll watch for them.

My comment was that he was checking into a hotel and the desk clerk asks how his vacation was.  He says it was great and he really needed it.  So he lives at the hotel he is checking into?  I get people do travel for work a lot and stay at the same place and all, but it just strikes me as weird each time.

I think they were checking out, not checking in, because they were paying which is usually done at the end of the stay.

 

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lh25

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6 minutes ago, proserpina65 said:

I think they were checking out, not checking in, because they were paying which is usually done at the end of the stay.

That would make more sense, but hopefully they knew how much a night they were paying before they checked out.

And I saw it again, and all I see are those teeth!

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Ohiopirate02

Ohiopirate02

The last few times I have stayed in a hotel, I have paid at check in and not at checkout or at least ran the credit card but charged me upon checkout. And now hotels have your email address and send the bill electronically. I rarely ever checkout at the desk with a person. I just leave and drop the key cards in the box on my way out. I have also never had a clerk blurt out the total cost at a volume where another guest could hear. In my experience, they are trained to not do exactly that since the rate does differ based on where and when you booked plus your status with the chain or with whatever credit card you may be using. The last thing any hotel manager wants is for another guest to overhear someone getting a room for "free" or $30 because of points.

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Ancaster

Ancaster

On 2/28/2025 at 2:24 PM, Crashcourse said:

Ask Ross from Friends.  😁

Or the Osmonds.  Back in the days of teeny yet huge black and white TVs with no remotes and little worth watching, my brothers and I would amuse ourselves by turning the contrast down until all you could see was the Osmonds' identical, blindingly white teeth.

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Ancaster

Ancaster

On 2/28/2025 at 12:42 PM, Ohiopirate02 said:

The last few times I have stayed in a hotel, I have paid at check in and not at checkout or at least ran the credit card but charged me upon checkout. And now hotels have your email address and send the bill electronically. I rarely ever checkout at the desk with a person. I just leave and drop the key cards in the box on my way out. I have also never had a clerk blurt out the total cost at a volume where another guest could hear. In my experience, they are trained to not do exactly that since the rate does differ based on where and when you booked plus your status with the chain or with whatever credit card you may be using. The last thing any hotel manager wants is for another guest to overhear someone getting a room for "free" or $30 because of points.

Yes, and all of this is exactly why I hate these commercials.

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