Commercials That Annoy, Irritate or Outright Enrage

[iMonrey]

There's a new PSA - or maybe it's a law firm more likely - saying you can get uterine cancer from talcum powder. WTF? What's next? "Beware - studies show that air can give you cancer!!!!"

[Rick Kitchen]

That's not a new report, there have been medical reports on talcum powder when women use it as a genital cleanser.  I know, it makes me go "huh?", but apparently it's a thing.

[Brattinella]

No, it is applying talcum powder to the inside of panties.  I lucked out.

[Rick Kitchen]

Report on women applying talcum powder to their genitals - http://www.medicaldaily.com/talcum-powder-ovarian-cancer-risk-factors-376717

[Brattinella]

Same result.  Talcum powder on genitals.  I think I was informed about this problem 20+ years ago, by my doctor. 

[peacheslatour]

2 hours ago, Brattinella said:

I agree with you so much.  Those HPV ads are offensive and wrong.  Put the blame where it belongs, folks: ON THE TEENS HAVING SEX.  That's how you get genital warts.  Why don't they call it that anymore?

And, yes, it is not 100% effective.  In fact, it has caused irreparable harm to some kids instantly after the injection!

It's not just teens having sex. You can get HPV any time. Teens are usually when people start. That's why it's important to have comprehensive sex and health education and vaccinate for whatever can be vaccinated against when kids are young.

[ennui]

23 minutes ago, Brattinella said:

Same result.  Talcum powder on genitals.  I think I was informed about this problem 20+ years ago, by my doctor. 

I think I heard about it farther back than that ... I think women used talcum powder (aka baby powder) to feel fresh, before the plethora of female freshness products were developed.

[Brattinella]

52 minutes ago, peacheslatour said:

It's not just teens having sex. You can get HPV any time. Teens are usually when people start. That's why it's important to have comprehensive sex and health education and vaccinate for whatever can be vaccinated against when kids are young.

The ad was directed at the parents of teens, that's why I said that.  And it IS genital warts; called that because they are on the GENITALS.  I think this vaccine is crap, and hurts more than it helps.

[Ohwell]

7 hours ago, LoneHaranguer said:

I don't see a problem as long as you keep the right to have your own professional assess the condition. They just don't want people to let the place fall apart and stick them with a house that's only worth a fraction of what it used to be, because, human nature being what it is, that's what a lot of people would be inclined to do.

I can understand the reverse mortgage company wanting to keep their property in good condition, but I have read about instances where mortgage companies have their own inspectors to inspect homes as frequently as once a month, effectively amounting to harassment of the home owners.  And if they find something (as they most certainly will), the home owner has a certain time to fix it or else.  That's usually how the home owner gets screwed.

Out of curiosity and thinking about the future, I went to a reverse mortgage seminar and left with a bad feeling.  Nope. Never.  Like Prevailing Wind, I have no heirs so I don't care what happens to my condo when I kick the bucket.  I am disappointed in Henry Winkler and Tom Selleck though.  

[Ohwell]

3 hours ago, ennui said:

I think I heard about it farther back than that ... I think women used talcum powder (aka baby powder) to feel fresh, before the plethora of female freshness products were developed.

I never used the stuff, but some women used it under their armpits and when they wore sleeveless dresses/blouses, you could see it all crumbled up under their armpits.  Ick.

[BabyVegas]

There's an Old Spice commercial that has been driving me up the wall. One old dude is interviewing a young dude for a job and asks him a question. The young guy's response is to take a big ol' sniff of his stick of deodorant and then start talking about how the company should do "less mergers and acquisitions..." As he's giving his answer, both he and the interviewer start shrinking into their suits and then their heads shimmy across the floor under the carpet and finally they end up on the opposite person's body. Okay, WHAT? First of all, taking a giant sniff of your deodorant before you answer a question in an interview is beyond bizarre and doesn't project confidence into the commercial, it projects insanity. Second of all, the grammatically correct phrasing should be "fewer mergers and acquisitions," and third of all, the heads independently moving across the floor is gross as Hell. It'll be too soon if I ever see that commercial again.

Also there's a Verizon commercial where Selena Gomez keeps urging some dude to keep playing her song. It wasn't that bad the first twenty thousand times I heard it, but now it's insta-mute for me. The song sucks and for some reason it makes me think of the X-Files theme and then I have that stuck in my head and I hate the commercial even more.

Edited August 5, 2016 by BabyVegas

[friendperidot]

Catching up after a couple of weeks, first, I have an old top loading washing machine, it has a soak feature, I never use it, instead I am rebellious, I fill the machine and hit the button so it shuts off and I let stuff soak until I'm d**n good and ready to turn it back on. I've not had much interest in the new fangled stuff like a front loader for a long time, have to have special soap, treatments and cleaners for the machines to stop mildew build up, eh, I'll just run a load of water and vinegar through now and then.

Prevailing Wind - it's not just body fat - it's PURE body fat.  I've said it before and I'll say it again, I need you now and I'll need you then, oops, sorry, got all Captain and Tenille for a minute. There is nothing PURE about body fat!

I don't mind the grandma and grandpa at dinner commercials, it makes me miss my grandparents and parents, the dinner table was where we learned family history and the stories, I'm the one that now has to teach my nieces and nephews the family history, it was much more natural sitting around the dinner table. Most of the conversations take place in the car now.

Talcum powder attorney ads, dislike the blonde with the Barbie doll neck, but my sister is quite overweight, she used to use talcum powder to help her stay dry in places we don't want to talk about in polite society.

Despise the ads for reverse mortgages - just because it was something thought up by saint Ronnie's people doesn't mean it's a good idea for most people. I also think it's a plan for stealing homes. Also despise all ads aimed at "Seniors", the guaranteed life insurance, incontinence supplies through the mail - call the pee pad consultants so you won't be embarrassed to buy them in a store. I've never had a store clerk make rude remarks about things like tampons, why would they make rude remarks about a customer buying pee pads? If I were buying for myself or for someone else, it's nobody's business and I would report them to management so fast it would make heads spin. And I do chat and joke with check out clerks when it's a slow time, but most know better than to make remarks that are offensive. 

I loved many jingles in the past and can still sing a great many from back in the day. You Deserve A Break Today was cool. Ok, I'm old. But I can still sing 2 all beef patties, etc and Have It Your Way at Burger King. 

The mermaid in the bathroom annoys me, but I always thought it was the valley girl thing, it's stupid but it's a lot of teenagers doing something to annoy adults too.

[kat165]

Babyvegas, I hear ya on the Selena Gomez commercial. Not too long ago she did a commercial for some sort of hair product. She looked like an entirely different person & gave off a clean, fresh, young vibe. Then I saw her in the Verizon commercial & was shocked: she looks dirty, her hair looks like crap & suddenly she seems to have a gap in her teeth. If I was that hair product company I'd pull the commercial she did for them.

[TattleTeeny]

One of those commercials is weird to me because it lists the products as "Shower to Shower" and "baby powder." Why is one a specific brand and one just a category of product?

[kat165]

Teeny, I wondered the same thing. I just saw that commercial this morning. I was under the impression that all baby powder is suspect, not just Shower to Shower. I tried to purchase Shower to Shower fairly recently at Walgreens and they'd removed it from their shelves.

[Phebemarie]

When will Charter (Spectrum) come up with a commercial for fall and take those beat-boxing 20-somethings off the air?  I've finally heard it so many times I can understand most of the lyrics, including this gem:  "...with unlimited calling just to say 'sup."  Please, can't we get a nice back-to-school commercial, Charter?

[Brattinella]

Johnson & Johnson is the manufacturer for both Johnson's Baby Powder and Shower to Shower, they were the defendants in the first lawsuit.  I do believe that it is ALL talc products that are suspect.

[Ubiquitous]

On ‎8‎/‎4‎/‎2016 at 11:24 AM, Hildegard802 said:

On top of the "I want my mother to FEEEEL my migraine pain!!!!" ad, I now have the damn HPV commerical.  "I got cancer, and it's my PARENTS' FAULT.  YOU BASTARDS!!!!!" one.  smdh

Oh gawd! I saw that commercial recently with the age regressed youngsters saying "I got cancer and IT'S ALL YOUR FAULT!". Shut up and quit trying to manipulate me with guilt!

 

21 hours ago, iMonrey said:

There's a new PSA - or maybe it's a law firm more likely - saying you can get uterine cancer from talcum powder. WTF? What's next? "Beware - studies show that air can give you cancer!!!!"

I'm still trying to figure out how that would happen, short of, pardon my language, opening wide and squeezing the container as hard as you can.

[friendperidot]

Tattle Teeny & Kat165, baby powder is a generic term for a range of products, there are different brands, such as Johnson's Baby Powder, it's like Kleenix is a name of a specific brand of facial tissue, Puffs is another. Shower to Shower is the name of a powder from Johnson's. There are other brand name of powders.

Without looking it up because I've been sick for a couple of weeks and simply don't feel like making the effort, I think talc is a metal or mineral and that may be why it could be cancer causing. My chemistry classes were nearly 50 years ago. Cornstarch and baking soda work for a lot of the same problems are are plant based.

[peacheslatour]

5 minutes ago, friendperidot said:

Tattle Teeny & Kat165, baby powder is a generic term for a range of products, there are different brands, such as Johnson's Baby Powder, it's like Kleenix is a name of a specific brand of facial tissue, Puffs is another. Shower to Shower is the name of a powder from Johnson's. There are other brand name of powders.

Without looking it up because I've been sick for a couple of weeks and simply don't feel like making the effort, I think talc is a metal or mineral and that may be why it could be cancer causing. My chemistry classes were nearly 50 years ago. Cornstarch and baking soda work for a lot of the same problems are are plant based.

My gyno  suggested baking soda the one time I had a yeast infection. Cleared it right up and I never had another one.

[kat165]

Thanks, friend. So baking soda may be the way to go? That's good to know. Thanks, peaches!

[janie jones]

13 hours ago, TattleTeeny said:

One of those commercials is weird to me because it lists the products as "Shower to Shower" and "baby powder." Why is one a specific brand and one just a category of product?

5 hours ago, friendperidot said:

Tattle Teeny & Kat165, baby powder is a generic term for a range of products, there are different brands, such as Johnson's Baby Powder, it's like Kleenix is a name of a specific brand of facial tissue, Puffs is another. Shower to Shower is the name of a powder from Johnson's. There are other brand name of powders.

@TattleTeeny can correct me if I'm wrong, but I think what she (or he, sorry!) was trying to say was in agreement with this.  The point is, why did they name one brand name, and then just a product?  It's sort of like if the commercial said that "Tropicana and orange juice" cause cancer.

Which is dumb, because there is talc-free baby powder.  Did they maybe say "Shower to Shower baby powder"?

Edited August 6, 2016 by janie jones

[TattleTeeny]

It was definitely written on the screen like a list (in probably no less than 25 different terrible fonts, as cheap commercials seem to do) like:
• Shower to Shower
• Baby Powder
And I think the lady also said it, though I could be conflating two separate ones (these lawsuit ones seem to pop up in packs for the same suits). Not that I'm some expert on baby powder, but it struck me as odd.

Maybe it meant all baby powders, but separated Shower to Shower because, with that name, it's not marketed toward babies?

Edited August 6, 2016 by TattleTeeny

[janie jones]

But it can't be all baby powders, because all baby powders don't contain talc.  Burts Bees' doesn't.

[friendperidot]

I don't really want to, but will try to pay attention, it may be that it is Johnson & Johnson Baby Powder. And sorry if I misstated what Tattleteeny was saying. Like I said, I'm sick and I'm sick and tired of being sick - rotten ear infection caused a blister on my eardrum, been to the ER, the doctor, finished a course of antibiotics, still on pain meds and I can't freakin' hear! So, I'm cranky, sorry, I'll get over it someday. Doctor said it could be a couple of weeks. I certainly hope not.

And janie jones is right, not all baby powders have talc, there are a lot of ones available now that don't.

Edited August 6, 2016 by friendperidot
sick, can't think of everything all at once

[TattleTeeny]

Quote

But it can't be all baby powders, because all baby powders don't contain talc.  Burts Bees' doesn't.

Well, I don't know then; it's still a mystery to me. I'll take a picture next time I see it and get to the bottom of this...though it's probably just careless work on the part of the commercial-makers.

Ugh, feel better, friendperidot.

Edited August 6, 2016 by TattleTeeny

[Cobalt Stargazer]

https://www.ispot.tv/ad/ATx9/liberty-mutual-car-insurance-dump-truck

I have to admit that I''m amused that the advertiser asked for this video to be taken down,  but WTF is this goober holding a bicycle helmet when he can't even drive a car without having a dump truck bash into him?

[kat165]

Thanks, Janie. That's what I did mean. And thank you also for letting me know that all baby powder doesn't have talc. I didn't know that.

Friend, I hope you're feeling better. I hope your doctor is wrong and you're feeling better sooner.

[bilgistic]

No more Liberty Mutual, I beg of you all.

[TattleTeeny]

I actually find the Liberty Mutual food-truck couple the least terrible. Plus, I laugh at the image in my head of crashing into a food truck; I just picture tacos flying into the streets, and this amuses me. The lady who is standing in a weird position (I feel like she looks like she has to pee) and says, "Smart" might be the worst, I think.

Edited August 6, 2016 by TattleTeeny

[peacheslatour]

17 hours ago, kat165 said:

Thanks, friend. So baking soda may be the way to go? That's good to know. Thanks, peaches!

What he told me to do was put a couple tablespoons in a douche bag *giggles here* with warm water and have at it. Worked like a charm. Probably wouldn't hurt to Google it, it has been a long time since I did it.

[Jamoche]

The Progressive ad where the box is on a shrink's couch whinging about his life - at the end, he gets ready to leave and the shrink says "but that's only 5 minutes". Look, I got only 1 of those 5 minutes and I'm ready to claw my ears out - do yourself a favor and let him go!

[Brattinella]

Yes, that obnoxious box needs to go. 

[3pwood]

14 hours ago, TattleTeeny said:

I actually find the Liberty Mutual food-truck couple the least terrible. Plus, I laugh at the image in my head of crashing into a food truck; I just picture tacos flying into the streets, and this amuses me. The lady who is standing in a weird position (I feel like she looks like she has to pee) and says, "Smart" might be the worst, I think.

I actually like the food truck couple -- it's kind of endearing that neither of them seems to mind her being taller than he is, & they're both attractive in a real-world way.  I don't approve of the "dumb jock" stereotype but, since Liberty Mutual's customers are all portrayed as too stupid to understand how car insurance works, the commercial doesn't strike me as insulting the intellectual abilities of fit, athletic people per se.

And by the way:  he didn't crash into a food truck, he just "clipped" it -- which was enough to "ruin" their perfect record, so maybe it was also enough to send tacos flying into the street (which amuses me too).

[TattleTeeny]

Ohhh, I inflated the damage in my mind to match the amusing image, I guess!

[ennui]

On 8/5/2016 at 2:53 PM, friendperidot said:

 I think talc is a metal or mineral and that may be why it could be cancer causing. My chemistry classes were nearly 50 years ago. Cornstarch and baking soda work for a lot of the same problems are are plant based.

Because I want you all to be prepared, there have been rumors for a while that mineral makeup causes lung cancer. Now, not many people inhale their makeup, but if you've used those loose power mineral foundations, you know that stuff gets everywhere. 

One day, there will be a class action suit.

[3pwood]

16 hours ago, TattleTeeny said:

... The lady who is standing in a weird position (I feel like she looks like she has to pee) and says, "Smart" might be the worst, I think.

She is pretty bad, but Brad's girl is still the worst for me.  Although the cute blonde with the little girl voice & that darling dress whose 22 page policy says nothing but "blah, blah, blah, blah" might well overtake Brad's girl someday soon....

[erikdepressant]

Dairy Queen is on my boycott list.

[janie jones]

I came here specifically to post about that commercial.  Presumably they ordered their food, so they should have some idea of what they're getting.  Secondly, how did they get to where they are and are only beginning to dig in?  Thirdly, library lady, are you supposed to be eating while on the clock?  Are you people supposed to have food in the pool area?

[chessiegal]

We have access to 2 pools associated with our marina. You can have food at both of them. One has a restaurant with outside seating and bar attached. You can order at the bar and they bring you your drinks and food in the pool area.

ETA: you can't have glass. But you can bring your own food, but not alcohol.

Edited August 7, 2016 by chessiegal

[TattleTeeny]

1 hour ago, 3pwood said:

She is pretty bad, but Brad's girl is still the worst for me.  Although the cute blonde with the little girl voice & that darling dress whose 22 page policy says nothing but "blah, blah, blah, blah" might well overtake Brad's girl someday soon....

I just hate the pee-stance lady because she's speaking so seriously and authoritatively, yet appears to believe (a) that one would really be expected to literally drive a car with only three wheels, and (b) that one missing tire amounts to one-fourth the price of an entire car!

Edited August 7, 2016 by TattleTeeny

[janie jones]

48 minutes ago, chessiegal said:

We have access to 2 pools associated with our marina. You can have food at both of them. One has a restaurant with outside seating and bar attached. You can order at the bar and they bring you your drinks and food in the pool area.

ETA: you can't have glass. But you can bring your own food, but not alcohol.

I was actually being general.  What I was actually wondering was whether people could have their food in the pool, which is where one of the people is.  But who knows!

[peggy06]

On 7/24/2016 at 8:43 AM, Prevailing Wind said:

But, y'know, them darkies can SING!  </sarcasm>

Surely, they have an American ad agency that knows better.

I hear this commercial while watching late-night TV while goofing off on my tablet. It took a few times for me to actually watch, and I immediately had this same thought. Too bad, because the choir singing is so good, and really makes the commercial. Maybe it should be relegated to radio?

But I digress. I really came here to rant about the deodorant commercial that "proves" how dry it is by pointing a fan at a guy's armpit and then does a close-up of the armpit. Ugh! Who thought that was a good idea? I was so taken-aback that I can't even remember the brand name. The ad starts with some pleasing classical music, but it's all downhill from there.

Edited August 7, 2016 by peggy06

[friendperidot]

9 hours ago, ennui said:

Because I want you all to be prepared, there have been rumors for a while that mineral makeup causes lung cancer. Now, not many people inhale their makeup, but if you've used those loose power mineral foundations, you know that stuff gets everywhere. 

One day, there will be a class action suit.

I think you can bet on there being a class action suit one day. I've never used mineral based make-up, in fact since I retired about 3 years ago, I don't wear make-up. don't even have any in the house any more, it dried up and was thrown out. I can only wear the really cheap stuff anyway, the cheap stuff has fewer chemicals and I have skin allergies, so I'm not missing it. But I am rather fascinated by the late night commercials I see for air brush make-up. I probably can't use that either, but it looks fascinating, especially for those who feel the need to put it on with a tool, crud, senior moment, those tools used to apply plaster and mud when laying bricks, triangle shape, off set handle. Darn, I hate when I can't think a simple item name, can describe how to use it, but not the silly name! I just know it's not a lathe or a ladle, those are very different tools for very different purposes.

[smittykins]

Trowel?

[Prevailing Wind]

Palette Knife works, too.

[Moose135]

On 8/6/2016 at 6:03 PM, 3pwood said:

I actually like the food truck couple ...

Me too, I think they are the least offensive of the LM ads, and after they've talked about their "perfect record", I love it at the end when the husband turns towards the camera and says "Perfect!"

[friendperidot]

Thank you smittykins! Just hate it when I can't remember a simple thing like that. And palette knife works too Prevailing Wind.

[Ubiquitous]

On ‎8‎/‎7‎/‎2016 at 0:49 AM, peggy06 said:

But I digress. I really came here to rant about the deodorant commercial that "proves" how dry it is by pointing a fan at a guy's armpit and then does a close-up of the armpit. Ugh! Who thought that was a good idea? I was so taken-aback that I can't even remember the brand name. The ad starts with some pleasing classical music, but it's all downhill from there.

That ad's been in circulation awhile. What annoys me is they so obviously changed the settings and location of the confetti cannon so the contents don't stick to the armpits in the second shot.

[proserpina65]

I neither know nor care what 'kimojis' are.