Commercials That Annoy, Irritate or Outright Enrage

[DrSpaceman73]

There is a car company commercial on right now, I forget which one, I think Volvo where they say, paraphrasing 'we are not a car company......we are a people company'.

No, you are a f****** car company.  And I WANT my car to be made by a CAR company.  Don't get cute.  Its so stupid. 

So annoying

Also found this on youtube about the COVID 19 commercials :

 

Edited April 22, 2020 by DrSpaceman73

[littlebennysmom]

On 4/17/2020 at 9:09 PM, friendperidot said:

I've been reminded of another old shampoo commercial lately, the one where the actress said, "you use x shampoo and you tell two friends and they tell two friends and so on and so on..." Makes me think of the how the virus spreads.

That was Faberge Organics shampoo, and I've been thinking about that "you tell two friends" commercial lately.  I totally bought into all the hair hyperbole they were selling in the late 70s!

Just a comment on ION network.  They air the grimmest, most violent and depressing shows (Criminal Minds, Law & Order SVU, etc) but their motto is "Positively Entertaining Television", accent on the "Positively".  ION, you aren't kidding anyone, we all know you're airing the equivalent of crime porn.  Sit down.

[ShortyMac]

2 hours ago, DrSpaceman73 said:

There is a car company commercial on right now, I forget which one, I think Volvo where they say, paraphrasing 'we are not a car company......we are a people company'.

No, you are a f****** car company.  And I WANT my car to be made by a CAR company.  Don't get cute.  Its so stupid. 

So annoying

Also found this on youtube about the COVID 19 commercials :

 

This,too:

I am so tired of these commercials...

[QQQQ]

https://www.tvcommercialad.com/watch/zzQ23SBLQBTJQoI

 

If hell has a Top 10 list, this song would be in spots 1 through 4. I seriously feel like I'm going insane whenever this Go Daddy commercial is on.

Edited April 22, 2020 by QQQQ

[Ashforth]

2 hours ago, QQQQ said:

https://www.tvcommercialad.com/watch/zzQ23SBLQBTJQoI

 

If hell has a Top 10 list, this song would be in spots 1 through 4. I seriously feel like I'm going insane whenever this Go Daddy commercial is on.

I dunno, did you see JLo sing "People" on the One World: Together at Home special? It would give this oddball ditty a run for its money. Warning: if you consider researching this performance, once heard, it can't be unheard! Proceed at your own risk.

One of my current most-hated ads is a Sonic one for a sweet & salty slinger or something like that. The two women who are presumably cooking up this delicacy (only the food is shown) are commenting and one of them says, "Dawn't fuuhget thu baaycun" in a really weird drawl. Drives me up the wall.

[bad things are bad]

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I've been reminded of another old shampoo commercial lately, the one where the actress said, "you use x shampoo and you tell two friends and they tell two friends and so on and so on..." Makes me think of the how the virus spreads.

The exact same thought has occurred to me as well. Might be an interesting ad to pull out of the vault to illustrate transmission

[Dirtybubble]

All these post Covid-19 commercials are irritating me...

Burger King went from buy a Whopper to during these uncertain times buy a Whopper.

Toyota:  during these uncertain times buy a Toyota

Grrrr.....I'll be happy when the buzz phrase "during these uncertain/difficult times" and  "We're here for you" are gone.

[proserpina65]

On ‎04‎/‎11‎/‎2020 at 12:07 PM, janie jones said:

Why?  It's not like people aren't washing their hair because they don't like Herbal Essences.  They're just not buying that brand.  When all shampoos/toilet paper/etc. are basically the same, what's the harm in making a choice based on a commercial?

Not all brands are the same.  I'm picky about toilet paper, and always buy Charmin Ultrasoft if I can.  The commercials don't put me off the brand.  However, if I have a choice between several brands which were of relatively equal quality and price, a commercial which annoys me can be the deciding factor.  It doesn't happen often, but every one in awhile it does.

On ‎04‎/‎11‎/‎2020 at 5:29 PM, chessiegal said:

They belong to the wacko Waco church that believes in gay conversion. They've even had the preacher on their show. Once I found that out, I was done with all of them.

Whereas I just can't stand her or their show so I won't give them my money.  Glad to know I'm avoiding a homophobe, even if inadvertently.

On ‎04‎/‎13‎/‎2020 at 10:43 AM, janie jones said:

 

 

That reminds me of the Always (I think) commercial where they announce in the beginning that some percentage of women don't realize they're using the wrong size pad.  I don't understand this.  All the different absorbencies are on the same aisle.  The pad and tampon boxes list the other absorbencies on the side.  When you bleed through one pad faster than you'd like, you don't think to yourself, "Hey, maybe I should look into those other absorbencies"?  Like, I don't always accurately predict which absorbency I'll need, so maybe I, too, am using the "wrong" size, but it's not because I need to be informed of the existence of others.  I feel like they're inventing a problem.

You'd be surprised at how many women don't realize what the difference in sizes means.  Of course, my problem with that commercial is that even that brand's biggest size wasn't enough for overnights when I still needed them.

 

[proserpina65]

On ‎04‎/‎14‎/‎2020 at 9:26 AM, zoey1996 said:

@Haleth yes that's the one.  I had wondered if that ad was in production before Mr. Withers died.

I imagine it was.

On ‎04‎/‎16‎/‎2020 at 12:48 AM, Woopwoopkitty said:

My current pet peeve is Molly and her fucking Stitch Fit jeans.  First of all, I don’t think they flatter her figure.  Secondly, it’s girls night out.  It’s not a first date.  Or a job interview.  Or your first night out after gender reassignment or lap band surgery.  So how is this a “big night out”? Get over it.

They make her ass look great, but also show off her saddlebags.  Now, maybe that's be an acceptable trade-off for some women and not for others, but yeah, they're not the most flattering jeans on that particular woman.  And I tell the tv that every single time I see the commercial.  Also, the woman with the new dress for a job interview is not flattered by the fit of that dress - she needs something which will give her the illusion of a waist, and the Stitch Fit dress is not doing that.

On ‎04‎/‎16‎/‎2020 at 1:59 PM, smittykins said:

“When we brought her home, she was eating...little brown pieces in a bag.”

You mean kibble?

Heaven forfend!  <swoons at the thought of a pet eating kibble>

On ‎04‎/‎16‎/‎2020 at 4:25 PM, AuntiePam said:

think phone plans have gotten cheap enough so that almost everyone can afford extra lines. 

Not really.

[proserpina65]

23 hours ago, Katy M said:

Well, yeah.  Disposable pads were invented in the 1880s or 90s and tampons in the 1920s or 30s.  Before that it was raags.

Hell, back before about 1810 (in Britain), women generally didn't wear underwear, so even rags weren't used.

[Annber03]

15 minutes ago, proserpina65 said:

Hell, back before about 1810 (in Britain), women generally didn't wear underwear, so even rags weren't used.

Well. That sounds...miserable. 

[janie jones]

2 hours ago, Dirtybubble said:

Toyota:  during these uncertain times buy a Toyota

The car commercials irritate me because although I recognize that some people may need to buy a car and not really have a choice right now, as a general rule, "uncertain times" aren't the best time to make such a big purchase.  The commercials don't come off to me as "we're here if you need us" as much as "it's okay if you're out of work, come buy a car anyway."

[proserpina65]

31 minutes ago, Annber03 said:

Well. That sounds...miserable. 

I imagine it was.  One of many reasons why I would never have wanted to live during the Napoleonic era despite being quite fascinated with it.

[peacheslatour]

1 hour ago, proserpina65 said:

I imagine it was.  One of many reasons why I would never have wanted to live during the Napoleonic era despite being quite fascinated with it.

Then what did they do, just let it run down their legs and onto the floor?

Edited April 22, 2020 by peacheslatour

[proserpina65]

9 minutes ago, peacheslatour said:

The what did they do, just let it run down their legs and onto the floor?

Apparently their clothing soaked up some of it, but yeah, pretty much.  Women of the upper class retreated from public areas during that time, but lower class women had to go about their lives.  (I suspect a certain amount of stuffing rags up where they were needed probably happened.)  Pretty awful, and I imagine they were all very glad when ladies' underwear became fashionable, even if it was the split crotch type.

Edited to note that a friend with whom I write fan fiction set during the Napoleonic Wars did the research on the subject.  I did the military research, and we shared information.

Edited April 22, 2020 by proserpina65

[theatremouse]

Back to ads, y'all.

[Mrs. P.]

I am so tired of the Noom commercials. They run them way too often for me.

[etexlady]

I'm sure it's already been mentioned but I'm too lazy to look for it.  I absolutely, positively despise the commercial for the drug, Taltz.  It's a drug for psoriasis but there is so much sexual innuendo in the ad that they may as well say it's a drug for erectile dysfunction.  

[Browncoat]

Dear William Shatner and SoClean,

Maybe the first time I saw your SoClean ad, I didn't know you were diagnosed with a sleep disorder many years ago, but when I see the ad two or three times per commercial break, I figured it out.  

Make it stop!!!!

[CrystalBlue]

On 4/21/2020 at 7:00 PM, DrSpaceman73 said:

There is a car company commercial on right now, I forget which one, I think Volvo where they say, paraphrasing 'we are not a car company......we are a people company'.

No, you are a f****** car company.  And I WANT my car to be made by a CAR company.  Don't get cute.  Its so stupid. 

So annoying

Also found this on youtube about the COVID 19 commercials :

 

The face mask on the reproduction painting of Mona Lisa in the background.  😄

[Dirtybubble]

15 hours ago, Browncoat said:

Dear William Shatner and SoClean,

Maybe the first time I saw your SoClean ad, I didn't know you were diagnosed with a sleep disorder many years ago, but when I see the ad two or three times per commercial break, I figured it out.  

Make it stop!!!!

As a devoted Trekkie this commercial makes me sad.  I don't want to hear this from Capt. Kirk.  I want to see him throwing boulders at aliens and making out with green women damit!!

[topanga]

On 4/17/2020 at 11:55 PM, DrSpaceman73 said:

also I normally like Geico ads but that clogging family one bugs me

Ah, I like that one. Everyone is so talented. Especially the kids. 

[peacheslatour]

37 minutes ago, topanga said:

Ah, I like that one. Everyone is so talented. Especially the kids. 

Do cloggers normally wear tap shoes? I thought they wore, you know, clogs.

[janie jones]

I find the cloggers' expressionlessness creepy.

[Dirtybubble]

29 minutes ago, janie jones said:

I find the cloggers' expressionlessness creepy.

I HATE that Geico cloggers commercial.  I know it's supposed to be funny-them clogging/tap dancing while eating pasta-but damn that is just rude.  Do they think they are the only ones who live in that apt??   I would have shot every single person in that family!

[friendperidot]

On 4/21/2020 at 10:36 PM, littlebennysmom said:

ION, you aren't kidding anyone, we all know you're airing the equivalent of crime porn.  Sit down.

and that is exactly why I watch them! Along with Escape/Mystery and the Justice Network, I switch over for 4 hours in the wee hours to watch NYPD Blue. Don't give me hearts and flowers and girl meets boy bs, give me crime drama!

 

[Brattinella]

That is NOT Jake from State Farm.

 

[Prevailing Wind]

Re: We're all in this together.

I know Consumer Cellular gets complained about, but I use them and they sent me a COVID-19 email. And I thought, oh, here we go...  but they're actually doing something! They've donated $250K to Meals on Wheels and another $250K to the Red Cross.

And my supermarket, Publix, is buying up all food & dairy the farmers can't get to processors/market and donating it to different food banks.

[andromeda331]

1 minute ago, Prevailing Wind said:

Re: We're all in this together.

I know Consumer Cellular gets complained about, but I use them and they sent me a COVID-19 email. And I thought, oh, here we go...  but they're actually doing something! They've donated $250K to Meals on Wheels and another $250K to the Red Cross.

And my supermarket, Publix, is buying up all food & dairy the farmers can't get to processors/market and donating it to different food banks.

Yeah I hate their commercials. My dad and I wonder why the couples are always bragging about how much they save on their cell service when their clearly not saving money anywhere else. Like the couple who rent that same huge log cabin every year. Or the couple bragging about the price and at the end shown driving in the middle of nowhere. Is that really the time you want to go with the cheapest service?  

But that's really great of them! Not just one but two organizations. All of these companies could easily do the same thing. That would not only be good PR but showing that they are actually helping.

[Haleth]

7 hours ago, Prevailing Wind said:

And my supermarket, Publix, is buying up all food & dairy the farmers can't get to processors/market and donating it to different food banks.

Oh, I am so glad to hear this.  I saw news reports of piles of food rotting on farms because it can't be sold, and hundreds of people waiting in line at food banks.  There had to be a way to solve both problems.

[peacheslatour]

14 hours ago, friendperidot said:

and that is exactly why I watch them! Along with Escape/Mystery and the Justice Network, I switch over for 4 hours in the wee hours to watch NYPD Blue. Don't give me hearts and flowers and girl meets boy bs, give me crime drama!

 

I'm the same way. My hubby will be sitting in the den watching Hallmark Schmaltz while I'm in the bedroom watching the bad guys get what's comin' to 'em.

[Ashforth]

taking this to small talk!

[TattleTeeny]

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also I normally like Geico ads but that clogging family one bugs me

But now there's a similar one with a "rat problem" -- and it is my favorite thing!

So, why do so many commercials for so many online companies tout their ability to send something "RIGHT TO YOUR DOORSTEP!" as if that's new or innovative or unique? Yeah, so can every other mail-order retailer in the history of mail-order retailers.

Edited April 24, 2020 by TattleTeeny

[iMonrey]

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That is NOT Jake from State Farm.

I think State Farm may have overestimated the shelf life of that ad campaign. This new version with the second agent replaces what was arguably the funniest bit from the original: the wife telling her husband "she sounds hideous" and him replying "well she's a guy, so . . ." I mean, that was kind of the whole point of the ad. Now it looks like this guy gets on the phone every night with a different agent. Doesn't exactly speak well of State Farm if he has to call them about his policy that often.

[theatremouse]

I think it's just that there is a new actor and a new Jake. I thought I remembered some sort of handoff Jake ad with both of them at some point. EIther that or everyone at State Farm has been instructed to indicate on the phone that their name is Jake.

[peacheslatour]

4 minutes ago, theatremouse said:

I think it's just that there is a new actor and a new Jake. I thought I remembered some sort of handoff Jake ad with both of them at some point. EIther that or everyone at State Farm has been instructed to indicate on the phone that their name is Jake.

Maybe State Farm only hires people named Jake.

[andromeda331]

17 minutes ago, iMonrey said:

I think State Farm may have overestimated the shelf life of that ad campaign. This new version with the second agent replaces what was arguably the funniest bit from the original: the wife telling her husband "she sounds hideous" and him replying "well she's a guy, so . . ." I mean, that was kind of the whole point of the ad. Now it looks like this guy gets on the phone every night with a different agent. Doesn't exactly speak well of State Farm if he has to call them about his policy that often.

Either it says something about their policy that he has to call so often or he's having an affair with Jake. Why does he keep calling them so late at night?

[janie jones]

1 hour ago, theatremouse said:

I think it's just that there is a new actor and a new Jake. I thought I remembered some sort of handoff Jake ad with both of them at some point. EIther that or everyone at State Farm has been instructed to indicate on the phone that their name is Jake.

I don't really know what they're going for with this Jake business.  The New!Jake commercial only makes sense if you'd seen the original one.  So in making sense of the New!Jake commercial, are we supposed to pretend the first version never happened?  And Original!Jake in the next cube over never talked to the husband?  Or is the couple in some sort of Groundhog Day scenario?

Also, is that the same guy who is "Jake from State Farm" in that other State Farm commercial with all the insurance agents?

I wonder if they wanted Jake to be State Farm's spokesperson but the original guy wasn't handsome enough.

[TattleTeeny]

Old Jake is in the one where New Jake says, "Do they ever ask what you're wearing?"

[elle]

31 minutes ago, TattleTeeny said:

Old Jake is in the one where New Jake says, "Do they ever ask what you're wearing?"

Ah, yeah.

Wasn’t the first time it aired during or around the time of the Super Bowl?  I think they are trying for a nostalgia kick.  I kind of like the new ads with new Jake, but mot the one tacked on to the old ad.

[Brookside]

On 4/22/2020 at 11:03 AM, janie jones said:

The car commercials irritate me because although I recognize that some people may need to buy a car and not really have a choice right now, as a general rule, "uncertain times" aren't the best time to make such a big purchase.  The commercials don't come off to me as "we're here if you need us" as much as "it's okay if you're out of work, come buy a car anyway."

Plus there are several that say, oh so understandably, that they realise most of us are stuck at home, but we obviously need a new car to sit in the driveway.

[CrazyInAlabama]

The CLR sink mineral removal commercials, with talking sink crud is disgusting.    

[iMonrey]

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Either it says something about their policy that he has to call so often or he's having an affair with Jake. Why does he keep calling them so late at night?

That's another thing. Who in the heck needs to call their insurance agent at 3:00 in the morning? Even if you've just been in a wreck, can't you wait until 9:00 the next morning? Do they really need agents working the graveyard shift? 

[Dd1993]

The Bounty paper towel commercial with the girl pirate...her saying ouhwww in the beginning is the most annoying. I also can't stand the Jimmy dean commercials because of the background music. The most annoying. 

[cynicat]

20 hours ago, iMonrey said:

That's another thing. Who in the heck needs to call their insurance agent at 3:00 in the morning? Even if you've just been in a wreck, can't you wait until 9:00 the next morning? Do they really need agents working the graveyard shift? 

I once hit a deer at 4am so yes, sometimes you need to speak to your insurance agent at weird times.

ETA: I see some sad emojis so I'll add that the deer was fine.  My car on the other hand was undriveable.

Edited April 26, 2020 by cynicat

[CrazyInAlabama]

My insurance company has a 24/7 number, so you can report claims, or if you buy a car or something, they can handle that while the offices are closed.     However, for big claims the local office doesn't get involved.   The main office assigns adjusters, and they don't work for the local agent anyway.  

However, when I call them to report something, I don't ask what they're wearing. 

Edited April 26, 2020 by CrazyInAlabama

[SoMuchTV]

2 hours ago, CrazyInAlabama said:

My insurance company has a 24/7 number, so you can report claims, or if you buy a car or something, they can handle that while the offices are closed.     

However, when I call them to report something, I don't ask what they're wearing. 

Technically, I guess, it might be your suspicious spouse asking what they're wearing...

[Gramto6]

On 4/24/2020 at 1:37 PM, TattleTeeny said:

But now there's a similar one with a "rat problem" -- and it is my favorite thing!

So, why do so many commercials for so many online companies tout their ability to send something "RIGHT TO YOUR DOORSTEP!" as if that's new or innovative or unique? Yeah, so can every other mail-order retailer in the history of mail-order retailers.

I think it may be a "rap" problem..note the singers...

[Bastet]

2 hours ago, Gramto6 said:

I think it may be a "rap" problem..note the singers...

No, it's a "Ratt" problem, the '80s heavy/hair metal band.  There's no rap involved, just Ratt's "Round and Round".

[Haleth]

There is an adorable ad for a dog medication with a big pup who brings things home to mom.  (I'm an ad exec's worst nightmare- I never remember the product.)  The last thing we see him bring home is someone's bikini top.  Very cute, except I can't help but wonder why this woman is letting her dog roam around the neighborhood.  Don't they have leash laws?