Commercials That Annoy, Irritate or Outright Enrage

[Ilovecomputers]

9 hours ago, ShutUpLutz said:

Although given that Guy came across as a snot in real life, I wouldn't be surprised if f she HAD called the reporter a douche.

A friend of mine uses different levels, or parts, of a douche to describe people:  douche, douche bag and douche nozzle.  I believe the worst level is when she calls people douche nozzles but I should get clarification.

Edited October 5, 2018 by Ilovecomputers

[KLovestoShop]

The new Aldi commercial where a mother puts her adult son in the child seat of the shopping cart just bothers me way too much. She just acts so creepy with the son, looking at him and stroking his hair like she would want to have sex with him.  He just sits there texting.  

[Ubiquitous]

Apparently, Alex, the kid from the Shriner's Hospital ad, has aged out of his cuteness and is passing the baton to a younger cuter kid in their newest ad. So annoying.

[KnoxForPres]

9 hours ago, KLovestoShop said:

The new Aldi commercial where a mother puts her adult son in the child seat of the shopping cart just bothers me way too much. She just acts so creepy with the son, looking at him and stroking his hair like she would want to have sex with him.  He just sits there texting.  

Yes so much. When I first saw it and they panned out to show the son I said out loud “what the fuck Aldi?”

How are people sitting in a room and they agree “yes!  Let’s go with that”? 

[Maverick]

The Aldi's and is creepy as fuck.  It plays more like a commercial for a website catering to people with those weird age play fantasies rather than one for a grocery store.  

[topanga]

On 10/5/2018 at 12:17 AM, Gigi88 said:

I hate that new Pizza Hut commercial with the family watching a Steelers game with their jerseys on and the little girl starts acting crazy ripping the pizza box and it says “you know you are raising her right” ?it’s so stupid 

I actually found that commercial funny the first few hundred times I saw it. 

[Popples]

On 10/5/2018 at 12:17 AM, Gigi88 said:

I hate that new Pizza Hut commercial with the family watching a Steelers game with their jerseys on and the little girl starts acting crazy ripping the pizza box and it says “you know you are raising her right” ?it’s so stupid 

I don't believe Antonio Brown* even eats pizza.

*Slightly NSFW

[TattleTeeny]

Good lord, I just thought something was wrong with the sound on my TV because of a Chewy.com commercial featuring a lady who I was sure had inhaled helium!

[SmithW6079]

I despise the new Hulu commercials, which has a bunch of inane comparisons (don't fly first class, you'll never go back to coach; don't sleep in a king bed, nothing smaller will do again; don't date Joe Manganiello, that'll ruin you for other men -- OK, maybe that one's true), all leading to don't watch Hulu because you'll be ruined for watching regular TV. OK, Hulu. I'll save my money and not subscribe.

Edited October 8, 2018 by SmithW6079

[walnutqueen]

Play "She's a Rainbow" - I dare you.  Because I will KILL, KILL, KILL if I have to hear it again.

[Madding crowd]

I’ve been sick with the flu the last few days and I must have seen the endometriosis commercial with the woman afraid to “tell her doctor” about 20 times. I want to scream “we know, it’s all bad” the second it comes on.

I know it’s a serious thing-but do they have to advertise every five minutes?

[chessiegal]

I can't complain about the endometriosis ads having had it - it's horrible. The pain is debilitating. Hard to believe they have to tell women to be honest about it with their doctor. I wasn't. In the process of figuring out what was wrong, they discovered I had an enlarged ovary, which turned out to be late Stage One Ovarian cancer. Saved my life.

[Ilovecomputers]

On ‎10‎/‎4‎/‎2018 at 9:04 PM, ShutUpLutz said:

I'll bet LOTS of men turned down the offer to be in THAT commercial! I can only imagine being an aspiring out of work actor and FINALLY, you get the call from your agent telling you they've got a job for you and it's going to be seen nationwide; as the man with the curved penis. Who may or may not have genital gangrene! Lol! 

I've seen panty liner commercials demonstrate how absorbent they are by dumping glasses of water on them, and I've seen pepto bismal ads with illustrations of stomachs ("coats and soothes"), so how come we don't get to see an illustration of a curved penis?

[Tom Holmberg]

20 minutes ago, Ilovecomputers said:

how come we don't get to see an illustration of a curved penis?

When I was in Jr. High there was a kid with a curved penis, we gave him the nickname "Jay."

[bilgistic]

1 hour ago, Tom Holmberg said:

When I was in Jr. High there was a kid with a curved penis, we gave him the nickname "Jay."

This begs the question how you all knew he had this affliction.

[Brattinella]

1 hour ago, Tom Holmberg said:

When I was in Jr. High there was a kid with a curved penis, we gave him the nickname "Jay."

Hee!

[SmithW6079]

7 hours ago, Ilovecomputers said:

I've seen panty liner commercials demonstrate how absorbent they are by dumping glasses of water on them, and I've seen pepto bismal ads with illustrations of stomachs ("coats and soothes"), so how come we don't get to see an illustration of a curved penis?

It's not the same thing: We don't see the blood leaking from a vagina to illustrate the absorbancy of a pad, so why would we need to see a curved penis for the product that deals with that condition?

[Tom Holmberg]

13 hours ago, bilgistic said:

This begs the question how you all knew he had this affliction.

Gym! Don't even get me started on how in high school gym the boys swam in the nude.

[Bort]

53 minutes ago, Tom Holmberg said:

Gym! Don't even get me started on how in high school gym the boys swam in the nude.

Not in my high school, swim team practice was co-ed. However, the practice suits were pretty shear, so we knew what everybody looked like naked.

[Tom Holmberg]

1 minute ago, kariyaki said:

Not in my high school, swim team practice was co-ed.

Girls got ugly one-piece suits (there was a girl's gym and a boy's gym, with separate pools, in separate buildings).

[Bort]

2 minutes ago, Tom Holmberg said:

Girls got ugly one-piece suits (there was a girl's gym and a boy's gym, with separate pools, in separate buildings).

Taking this to Small Talk...

[Ilovecomputers]

9 hours ago, SmithW6079 said:

It's not the same thing: We don't see the blood leaking from a vagina to illustrate the absorbancy of a pad, so why would we need to see a curved penis for the product that deals with that condition?

My remarks were meant to be humorous. 

[bilgistic]

6 hours ago, Tom Holmberg said:

Gym! Don't even get me started on how in high school gym the boys swam in the nude.

--->Small Talk

[Stella Rose]

This is not a specific advert, but I have noticed lately the attack 'sibilant S' (I think is what it's called) is nearing epidemic proportions in ads.  

It is making my ears hurt how much people seem to be over-enunciating the 's' sound everywhere in a word.  It is making me insane.  It's like people are hissing all over the place.  Do you know the sound I mean?  Everyone talks about the vocal fry, but this is different...

[peacheslatour]

34 minutes ago, Stella Rose said:

This is not a specific advert, but I have noticed lately the attack 'sibilant S' (I think is what it's called) is nearing epidemic proportions in ads.  

It is making my ears hurt how much people seem to be over-enunciating the 's' sound everywhere in a word.  It is making me insane.  It's like people are hissing all over the place.  Do you know the sound I mean?  Everyone talks about the vocal fry, but this is different...

Is it sort of like instead of saying Safelight they say Schsafelight?

[Was-MArsenault]

The CDC smoking commercials, and cannot stand those at all when they come on.

[SoSueMe]

Cripes, me and Volvo have a serious problem with their commercials. First it was the wedding/funeral one, then the prisoner/astronaut chick, now there is some soprano opera singer that goes through my brain like an ice pick. I honestly would never buy a Volvo simply based on how much I hate their commercials. Yeah, I am that bitchy sometimes. 

[Stella Rose]

1 hour ago, peacheslatour said:

Is it sort of like instead of saying Safelight they say Schsafelight?

Yes, there is this slight hisssssss with every S sound.  It is becoming an earwig.   I notice it most with young, white females.

[ivygirl]

On 10/3/2018 at 1:47 PM, Ilovecomputers said:

Don't know the name of the prescription medicine, but there's a commercial for an eczema medication that talks about how itchy one feels and then goes on to show creepy crawly things all over one's skin, like ants.  I really didn't need the visual--I understand feeling itchy.  Could I talk with the person(s) who created this ad?  Perhaps they don't understand the concepts of nauseating and irritating, and I could demonstrate that for them.

I have eczema and that ad makes my skin crawl!

8 hours ago, SoSueMe said:

Cripes, me and Volvo have a serious problem with their commercials. First it was the wedding/funeral one, then the prisoner/astronaut chick, now there is some soprano opera singer that goes through my brain like an ice pick. I honestly would never buy a Volvo simply based on how much I hate their commercials. Yeah, I am that bitchy sometimes. 

That ad grates on my nerves. Here are the lyrics in English (I think); anyone care to tell me what this has to do with a Volvo? Even acknowledging that many songs used in ads have only a tenuous connection to the product, why would you choose THIS? Just because the notes are high? 

Quote

The vengeance of Hell boils in my heart,
Death and despair flame about me!

If Sarastro does not through you feel
The pain of death,
Then you will be my daughter nevermore.
Disowned may you be forever,
Abandoned may you be forever,
Destroyed be forever
All the bonds of nature,
If not through you
Sarastro becomes pale! (as death)
Hear, Gods of Revenge,
Hear a mother's oath!

Edited October 10, 2018 by ivygirl

[funky-rat]

On ‎10‎/‎9‎/‎2018 at 12:02 AM, SmithW6079 said:

It's not the same thing: We don't see the blood leaking from a vagina to illustrate the absorbancy of a pad, so why would we need to see a curved penis for the product that deals with that condition?

But there was a commercial for Always, I think, that addressed heavy spurts that come after sitting down for some time and standing up.  They used the same blue water that diaper commercials use, but that was the sentiment.

[Prevailing Wind]

7 hours ago, ivygirl said:

The vengeance of Hell boils in my heart,
Death and despair flame about me!

If Sarastro does not through you feel
The pain of death,
Then you will be my daughter nevermore.
Disowned may you be forever,
Abandoned may you be forever,
Destroyed be forever
All the bonds of nature,
If not through you
Sarastro becomes pale! (as death)
Hear, Gods of Revenge,
Hear a mother's oath!

Well, if THAT doesn't make you wanna run out & buy a car, nothing will. 

[mmecorday]

I never realized Sylvia Plath wrote such catchy pop songs!

[proserpina65]

On ‎10‎/‎07‎/‎2018 at 11:15 PM, walnutqueen said:

Play "She's a Rainbow" - I dare you.  Because I will KILL, KILL, KILL if I have to hear it again.

I like the song, but I have never felt the need to hear it a billion times a day.

 

On ‎10‎/‎08‎/‎2018 at 4:05 PM, Ilovecomputers said:

I've seen panty liner commercials demonstrate how absorbent they are by dumping glasses of water on them, and I've seen pepto bismal ads with illustrations of stomachs ("coats and soothes"), so how come we don't get to see an illustration of a curved penis?

Hey now, there is the bent couch!

[Brattinella]

4 hours ago, funky-rat said:

But there was a commercial for Always, I think, that addressed heavy spurts that come after sitting down for some time and standing up.  They used the same blue water that diaper commercials use, but that was the sentiment.

I am glad I don't remember that one; it sounds gross as hell!

[funky-rat]

30 minutes ago, Brattinella said:

I am glad I don't remember that one; it sounds gross as hell!

Yeah, it wasn't really pleasant, but I'm not sure how they are supposed to get the word out about new features either.

[Brattinella]

53 minutes ago, funky-rat said:

Yeah, it wasn't really pleasant, but I'm not sure how they are supposed to get the word out about new features either.

That's true.  Maybe just keep the ads in teen/glamour magazines?

[Tom Holmberg]

7 hours ago, funky-rat said:

But there was a commercial for Always, I think, that addressed heavy spurts that come after sitting down for some time and standing up. 

They should have had Gordon Jump the Maytag man do the ad.

[janie jones]

3 hours ago, Brattinella said:

That's true.  Maybe just keep the ads in teen/glamour magazines?

Except that there are people who menstruate who read neither teen nor glamour magazines.

[Brattinella]

2 minutes ago, janie jones said:

Except that there are people who menstruate who read neither teen nor glamour magazines.

They DON'T?  I always did!

[janie jones]

25 minutes ago, Brattinella said:

They DON'T?  I always did!

I can't tell if you're being sarcastic.  If you're not, then, yes indeed, there are menstruators who do not read teen or fashion magazines. 

And if you are being sarcastic, and are therefore aware of this fact, I'm not sure I understand why you would suggest that pads should be advertised in such a limited number of places, given the broad interests of their target audience.  We've all gotta sop it up! :)

Edited October 11, 2018 by janie jones

[Brattinella]

8 minutes ago, janie jones said:

I can't tell if you're being sarcastic.  If you're not, then, yes indeed, there are menstruators who do not read teen or fashion magazines. 

And if you are being sarcastic, and are therefore aware of this fact, I'm not sure I understand why you would suggest that pads should be advertised in such a limited number of places, given the broad interests of their target audience.  We've all gotta sop it up! :)

Nope, no sarcasm here.  I only had periods until I was 25 or so, and I subscribed to several glamour and teen mags.  That's where I saw ads for these products.

[SoSueMe]

17 hours ago, ivygirl said:

I have eczema and that ad makes my skin crawl!

That ad grates on my nerves. Here are the lyrics in English (I think); anyone care to tell me what this has to do with a Volvo? Even acknowledging that many songs used in ads have only a tenuous connection to the product, why would you choose THIS? Just because the notes are high? 

Wow, I am impressed by your musical knowledge! You actually made me Google. And yeah, that has absolutely nuthin to do with a Volvo ;)

[TobinAlbers]

I'm just about done with the Smart Mouth commercial of the girl telling the story of how she realized she had stank breath. I get from a director's standpoint she gave an enthusiastic performance but it's worn thin after a gazillion viewings. 

[Brattinella]

1 hour ago, Brattinella said:

I can't tell if you're being sarcastic

I am hardly ever sarcastic, WYSIWYG.

[ivygirl]

4 hours ago, SoSueMe said:

Wow, I am impressed by your musical knowledge! You actually made me Google. And yeah, that has absolutely nuthin to do with a Volvo ;)

Well to tell the truth I had to google too! :) But yeah, there are a billion opera arias... why that one!

[Neurochick]

Nothing cheesier than those stupid Mentos commercials from the 90's.  Damn, now that stupid song is stuck in my head.

[bad things are bad]

This was a clue on Jeopardy last night: 

"TV hasn't been the same since this government agency relaxed its rules on prescription drug marketing in 1997"

So thanks, FDA, for cluttering up our airwaves with skeevy drug commercials, most of which make this forum. 

[peacheslatour]

Oh, god and the ones about how your parents were always there for you when you were a kid and now it's time to be there for them. As someone caring for a parent with Alzheimer's disease, I have enough fucking guilt, thank you very much. I don't need to be constantly reminded.

[mmecorday]

I am so sorry, peaches. Watching someone you love fade away like that is heart breaking. I am hoping never to see one of those Bright Star commercials again because when that woman says that her father made her promise to keep Mom at home, I say, "Well, your dad was a dickhole for making you promise that!"

[peacheslatour]

15 minutes ago, mmecorday said:

I am so sorry, peaches. Watching someone you love fade away like that is heart breaking. I am hoping never to see one of those Bright Star commercials again because when that woman says that her father made her promise to keep Mom at home, I say, "Well, your dad was a dickhole for making you promise that!"

My mom's last words were "watch the money." She knew much more about my dad's condition than she ever told anyone. I wish I had known the full scope of what I would be dealing with.