Commercials That Annoy, Irritate or Outright Enrage

[Annber03]

9 minutes ago, kathyk24 said:

I'm also a fan of the All State ad that uses Our House by Madness.

There's an ad for the Hy-Vee grocery stores that uses that song, too. 

[Yeah No]

21 hours ago, Bastet said:

That's one of those songs that puts me in a good mood every time I hear it (and, like the person in one of those commercials, I must sing along), so sometimes it comes along just when I need it.

It came along at a time when a lot of popular music was getting too bubble-gummy for my evolving tastes.  We had the Archies, the Cowsills and Bobby Sherman all juxtaposed with the Stones, Creedence and the later Beatles at that time.  A lot of contrasts!  I looked upon the pop stuff as part of my childhood while the other groups and their music were more in line with my aspirational adulthood....

[CrystalBlue]

1 hour ago, Yeah No said:

It came along at a time when a lot of popular music was getting too bubble-gummy for my evolving tastes.  We had the Archies, the Cowsills and Bobby Sherman all juxtaposed with the Stones, Creedence and the later Beatles at that time.  A lot of contrasts!  I looked upon the pop stuff as part of my childhood while the other groups and their music were more in line with my aspirational adulthood....

Me too.  Classic rock for me.

[Crashcourse]

I don't know if they're roommates or if the other woman is visiting, but I'd be gone after seeing that crazy heifer with the knife in this Kayak commercial.

 

[Prevailing Wind]

It's one of those meat hammers, not a knife. Still...Yeah, we've (most of us) been in lockdown and want to get out. No need to go insane over it.  (I've got two nights booked near the Great Smoky Mountain National Park in mid-August to attempt, once again, to see the Perseid meteor shower, but I'm not threatening anyone with a meat tendrerizer.)

[Gramto6]

There is a new ad I have seen recently one version is grossing me out. It is called Lume a personal deodorant for all parts of the body. Pits, crotch and butt. The one that grosses me out is the demonstration of application to the butt crack. They say use a pea sized drop of the cream and rub it outside the butt, they demonstrate it it on the "crack" of a peach!  Gross, gross, gross!!!  

Don't people shower anymore???

Edited June 28, 2021 by Gramto6
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[shoovenbooty]

I read through a few pages back and couldn't find much about HungryRoot, so maybe nobody else is as annoyed by the woman randomly singing about how "HungryRoot came throughhhhh..." for her, while she shows us her fridge full of HungryRoot items. Makes me cringe every time I hear it.

[Gramto6]

3 minutes ago, shoovenbooty said:

I read through a few pages back and couldn't find much about HungryRoot, so maybe nobody else is as annoyed by the woman randomly singing about how "HungryRoot came throughhhhh..." for her, while she shows us her fridge full of HungryRoot items. Makes me cringe every time I hear it.

At first it sounded like a good service. Went through all the sign up stuff to find up they don't deliver to my area. Think I posted it in Pet Peeves. But now the more I see the ad, there is so much plastic garbage generated from this service from what they show in the ads it is an obscene amount of waste!

[susannah]

6 hours ago, Gramto6 said:

There is a new ad I have seen recently one version is grossing me out. It is called Lume a personal deodorant for all parts of the body. Pits, crotch and butt. The one that grosses me out is the demonstration of application to the butt crack. They say use a pea sized drop of the cream and rub it outside the butt, they demonstrate it it on the "crack" of a peach!  Gross, gross, gross!!!  

Don't people shower anymore???

OMG! This is beyond the pale of grossness!! I haven't seen it and I don't want to, EVER! Agreed, showering/bathing usually takes care of those issues. But to put an ad about them on...Does no one writing these ads have any level of maturity or intelligence?

2 hours ago, Gramto6 said:

At first it sounded like a good service. Went through all the sign up stuff to find up they don't deliver to my area. Think I posted it in Pet Peeves. But now the more I see the ad, there is so much plastic garbage generated from this service from what they show in the ads it is an obscene amount of waste!

Don't they have tons of plastic wrapping and cushioning in the boxes? I have seen the ad once or twice I think.

[friendperidot]

One that's been getting on my nerves when I happen to look at the screen during Oh oh, flamingo with the fairly normal sized woman doing gyrations in the bathtub/shower. I think she's trying to shave and while I may have gone through some gyrations at some times, she just irritates me. It's the lip pursing/puckering she does. The camera goes in for a close up as she poses in a sexy? pose complete with her lips sticking way the heck out there all ready for the kiss cam. I don't think that sticking your lips out like that is attractive or sexy. I think she may be the lover of the big deal Price Line woman.

[dleighg]

I guess I'm way behind the times, but I finally saw the ad with the Kardashian person who has migranes. Wow, how plastic can you look? I'm just sad that too many young women think this is something to aspire to. I guess with a lot of "sculpting makeup" and lip fillers you may approach it. But why would you want to?

[proserpina65]

5 hours ago, dleighg said:

I guess I'm way behind the times, but I finally saw the ad with the Kardashian person who has migranes. Wow, how plastic can you look? I'm just sad that too many young women think this is something to aspire to. I guess with a lot of "sculpting makeup" and lip fillers you may approach it. But why would you want to?

Her fingernails freak me out in that commercial.  My best friend referred to them as talons.  Ick.

 

Planet Oat, get out of here with your stupid "we fixed milk" bullshit.  Milk did not need "fixing" and your crap is not creamy.  It doesn't taste as bad as almond milk and doesn't have the nasty aftertaste that soy milk does, but still, it's not good.  And it's not milk.

[Prevailing Wind]

On 6/27/2021 at 9:49 PM, Gramto6 said:

At first it sounded like a good service. Went through all the sign up stuff to find up they don't deliver to my area. Think I posted it in Pet Peeves. But now the more I see the ad, there is so much plastic garbage generated from this service from what they show in the ads it is an obscene amount of waste!

I know they deliver in my area because I saw one of their (now empty) boxes in the condos' dumpster.  (NOT in the recycle bin. Guess where all that plastic is going, too?)

[mmecorday]

I think my nightly prayers have finally removed the "Naked and Afraid XL" commercials from rapid rotation.  You're welcome.

[peacheslatour]

12 minutes ago, mmecorday said:

I think my nightly prayers have finally removed the "Naked and Afraid XL" commercials from rapid rotation.  You're welcome.

Thank you!

[xaxat]

I am annoyed by the increase of commercials that take the beloved music of my reckless and irresponsible youth in the eighties and use it to convince me that I should now be a grown up and  do things like buy insurance and plan for retirement.

 

[peacheslatour]

42 minutes ago, xaxat said:

I am annoyed by the increase of commercials that take the beloved music of my reckless and irresponsible youth in the eighties and use it to convince me that I should now be a grown up and  do things like buy insurance and plan for retirement.

 

Oh, fuck no.

[Crashcourse]

1 hour ago, xaxat said:

I am annoyed by the increase of commercials that take the beloved music of my reckless and irresponsible youth in the eighties and use it to convince me that I should now be a grown up and  do things like buy insurance and plan for retirement.

 

I love playing air guitar to that song.

[friendperidot]

I've noticed a commercial that has irritated me has been altered and the line that irritated me has been removed. The ad is for one of the online banks, Chime, maybe. First their ads with the weird talking young woman bragging about getting paid early, saw that one a few minutes ago and I talked over her so I wouldn't have to listen to her. But there's another one, with a young woman that said something about being screwed by a big bank, "screwed" has been removed. I'm not a fan of big banks, I think they've gotten entirely too big and I live in dread of the day when my small bank gets taken over by big banks. I do laugh and laugh when I get a spam email from Bank of America saying my account has been hacked and I just need to click some link they are happily providing and give up my account number and password and ssn. My bank was a single building place when I first started, it was bought out by another bank in another state and I think they have 5 branches now, 2 in a state to the north and 1 in a state to the south, 2 in this state.

[Kawaiiko]

I'm surprised no one has mentioned this 2021 Nissan Rogue commercial:

I'm getting VERY sick of it and I hope they move it out of rotation soon. 

Of course, I hoped they would move the Megan Rapinoe Subway ad out of rotation and that didn't end up happening :P

[Browncoat]

3 minutes ago, Kawaiiko said:

I'm surprised no one has mentioned this 2021 Nissan Rogue commercial:

I'm getting VERY sick of it and I hope they move it out of rotation soon. 

Of course, I hoped they would move the Megan Rapinoe Subway ad out of rotation and that didn't end up happening :P

I hate that commercial.

[Maverick]

 I hate that Nissan commercial too.  To make matters worse they always show it twice when it plays.  

 I also hate the current crop of Subway ads with athletes knocking people's lunch out of their hand because they can "do better".  Effing assholes. 

[Bruinsfan]

They can win me over if they cut to Anthony Hopkins with a carving knife and BBQ fork in hand saying "They can indeed!" and advancing toward the athletes.

[Prevailing Wind]

I'll bring the fava beans.

[eyelash]

13 hours ago, mmecorday said:

I think my nightly prayers have finally removed the "Naked and Afraid XL" commercials from rapid rotation.  You're welcome.

Can you turn your powers toward killing off the Cheetohs "it wasn't me" commercial with Ashton K, Shaggy and what's her name?

[susannah]

I have seen a few ads for different things lately where people have food falling out of their mouths as they eat. Again, ads that are stomach turning don't inspire me to rush out and buy the product.

[Kawaiiko]

10 hours ago, Maverick said:

To make matters worse they always show it twice when it plays.

That's pretty much the reason I hate it so much- overexposure. Showing your ad over and over will just annoy people. It will not make them want to buy that product.

[andromeda331]

18 hours ago, xaxat said:

I am annoyed by the increase of commercials that take the beloved music of my reckless and irresponsible youth in the eighties and use it to convince me that I should now be a grown up and  do things like buy insurance and plan for retirement.

 

I always wondered how happy their daughter really is with them moving closer to her and her kids. 

[SmithW6079]

I think it might be shown more on YouTube, but I'm so sick of the Old Spice commercial with the actor who played Charlie on "Black-ish" whining that his wife is using his lavender-scented body wash. Just buy an extra bottle, you baby!

[CrystalBlue]

30 minutes ago, SmithW6079 said:

I think it might be shown more on YouTube, but I'm so sick of the Old Spice commercial with the actor who played Charlie on "Black-ish" whining that his wife is using his lavender-scented body wash. Just buy an extra bottle, you baby!

It's annoying when married couples in TV Land don't want to share.  Isn't that what you signed up for?  Do they buy two tubes of toothpaste, one for each to use at the same time?  At least it's not some guy using lady parts wash.  Or sharing razors.  Or sharing razors for lady parts and manscaping.  Ugh.

[Prevailing Wind]

I'm getting tired of the "fit" dudes in Mack Weldon underpants.

[KWalkerInc]

9 hours ago, SmithW6079 said:

I think it might be shown more on YouTube, but I'm so sick of the Old Spice commercial with the actor who played Charlie on "Black-ish" whining that his wife is using his lavender-scented body wash. Just buy an extra bottle, you baby!

Several years ago, there was one (I think in the same series) where the wife went and bought a bottle for herself, and the guy was still whining about it because it was only supposed to be for men or something.  Fortunately I don't think that one was in rotation for long.

[cynicat]

7 hours ago, Prevailing Wind said:

I'm getting tired of the "fit" dudes in Mack Weldon underpants.

Not tired here!

[Prevailing Wind]

2 hours ago, KWalkerInc said:

 the guy was still whining about it because it was only supposed to be for men or something.

I used to love musk and wore it a lot. I was visiting my brother & he asked what that horrible smell was. He absolutely hated it.  Then I read an article where they did some tests.  People were asked to sniff & rate musk. Most of the women really liked it; the men hated it. Then they dosed the men with estrogen.  All of a sudden, musk wasn't so disgusting.  Our appreciation of the scent of musk is, for the most part, hormonally driven.  Now, having menopaused a few decades ago, I, too, find musk unappealing - no more large amounts of estrogen pumping through me, there goes the musk.

Does anyone else remember the man & woman scents that were based on pheromones?  My neighbor said she couldn't stand the fragrance for women, but the one for men was nice - she considered buying it. I had to explain to her that of course we wouldn't like the scent for women - it's not trying to seduce US. And that's why she liked the men's fragrance - she was hormonally directed to.  She still bought the men's fragrance.

[smittykins]

14 hours ago, CrystalBlue said:

At least it's not some guy using lady parts wash. 

Wasn’t there an ad several years ago showing a man using his wife/girlfriend’s lady-parts wash(not realizing that’s what it was), then doing excessively manly-man stuff to atone for it?

ETA:

 

Edited July 1, 2021 by smittykins

[peacheslatour]

2 minutes ago, smittykins said:

Wasn’t there an ad several years ago showing a man using his wife/girlfriend’s lady-parts wash(not realizing that’s what it was), then doing excessively manly-man stuff to atone for it?

Oh yeah, poor guy was just devastated. RME.

[mmecorday]

The Discovery + commercial with the annoying song that goes something like "Ice cream choo choo" needs to go away this minute!

[janie jones]

7 hours ago, KWalkerInc said:

Several years ago, there was one (I think in the same series) where the wife went and bought a bottle for herself, and the guy was still whining about it because it was only supposed to be for men or something.  Fortunately I don't think that one was in rotation for long.

What a weird fucking thing to be mad about. I can understand feeling weird if your partner smells like you, or being mad if they use it all up, or even because you don't like people touching your stuff, but that it's "for men"? Is it because we shouldn't do things for the opposite gender, or because if your wife smells like a man it means you're gay? My husband doesn't give a rats ass if I use his body wash. In fact, when we travel, I just bring a thing of his so we can share it (he doesn't like the smell of mine and I don't mind his).

5 hours ago, Prevailing Wind said:

I used to love musk and wore it a lot. I was visiting my brother & he asked what that horrible smell was. He absolutely hated it.  Then I read an article where they did some tests.  People were asked to sniff & rate musk. Most of the women really liked it; the men hated it. Then they dosed the men with estrogen.  All of a sudden, musk wasn't so disgusting.  Our appreciation of the scent of musk is, for the most part, hormonally driven.  Now, having menopaused a few decades ago, I, too, find musk unappealing - no more large amounts of estrogen pumping through me, there goes the musk.

Does anyone else remember the man & woman scents that were based on pheromones?  My neighbor said she couldn't stand the fragrance for women, but the one for men was nice - she considered buying it. I had to explain to her that of course we wouldn't like the scent for women - it's not trying to seduce US. And that's why she liked the men's fragrance - she was hormonally directed to.  She still bought the men's fragrance.

I read somewhere once that they put components that women are attracted to in women's perfume (rather than components men are attracted to) so that women will like it and buy it, since women primarily buy scents for themselves.

Edited July 1, 2021 by janie jones

[peacheslatour]

6 minutes ago, janie jones said:

What a weird fucking thing to be mad about. I can understand feeling weird if your partner smells like you, or being mad if they use it all up, or even because you don't like people touching your stuff, but that it's "for men"? Is it because we shouldn't do things for the opposite gender, or because if your wife smells like a man it means you're gay? My husband doesn't give a rats ass if I use his body wash. In fact, when we travel, I just bring a thing of his so we can share it (he doesn't like the smell of mine and I don't mind his).

I read somewhere once that they put components that women are attracted to in women's perfume (rather than components men are attracted to) so that women will like it and buy it, since women primarily buy scents for themselves.

That makes sense. I mean, how many men are attracted to Lily of the Valley or Lilac? My SIL said she would put vanilla extract behind her ears. Maybe if we want to attract men they should make Eau De Barbecue or L'Air Du Tyron Smith.

[Crashcourse]

9 hours ago, cynicat said:

Not tired here!

I'm not tired either!   And I reeeaallly like the guy in the orange shorts! 😍

[CrystalBlue]

5 hours ago, smittykins said:

Wasn’t there an ad several years ago showing a man using his wife/girlfriend’s lady-parts wash(not realizing that’s what it was), then doing excessively manly-man stuff to atone for it?

ETA:

 

Yes, that's what I was referring to.  😉

Remember the old Irish Spring commercials where the manly men were lathering up with the soap, and the Irish lass would say, "Manly, yes, but I like it too!"?  I guess that was when the world for more inclusive and people gladly shared what they had.

[dleighg]

5 minutes ago, CrystalBlue said:

Remember the old Irish Spring commercials where the manly men were lathering up with the soap, and the Irish lass would say, "Manly, yes, but I like it too!"?  I guess that was when the world for more inclusive and people gladly shared what they had.

I remember those! My parents loved that soap (so that's what we kids used as well). I tend to "fancy natural goats milk soap" in subtle florals that I buy from some place in Canada, and yes, my husband uses it as well!

[peacheslatour]

12 minutes ago, dleighg said:

I remember those! My parents loved that soap (so that's what we kids used as well). I tend to "fancy natural goats milk soap" in subtle florals that I buy from some place in Canada, and yes, my husband uses it as well!

My husband and I used to use it until I got pregnant with our son. Then all of a sudden the smell nauseated me and we started using Dial.

[xls]

On 6/30/2021 at 3:38 AM, susannah said:

I have seen a few ads for different things lately where people have food falling out of their mouths as they eat. Again, ads that are stomach turning don't inspire me to rush out and buy the product.

Or the dogs noisily  licking bowls & stuff 😝

[Maverick]

On 6/30/2021 at 10:21 PM, Prevailing Wind said:

I'm getting tired of the "fit" dudes in Mack Weldon underpants.

 I particularly hate the dbag on his knees in his underwear using a golf club as a pool cue. 

[KLovestoShop]

One of the dumbest is the idiot sitting on the beach eating twizzlers and bemoaning he can’t wear white after Labor Day

[Bruinsfan]

To be fair, he can probably pull it off. I think that rule is mainly for those of us who are likely to go pasty fast after the summer is done.

[Dirtybubble]

3 hours ago, KLovestoShop said:

One of the dumbest is the idiot sitting on the beach eating twizzlers and bemoaning he can’t wear white after Labor Day

That does bother me as well.  Is that the only concern or problem in your life?

3 hours ago, Bruinsfan said:

To be fair, he can probably pull it off. I think that rule is mainly for those of us who are likely to go pasty fast after the summer is done.

I Googled the reason:  The "you can't wear white after Labor Day," rule was created to separate the old money elitists from the new money group. ... For those who had money and could leave the city during warmer months, white was considered vacation attire.  Go figure *shrug*

These people are way too excited about laundry.  

 

 

 

[proserpina65]

5 minutes ago, Dirtybubble said:

That does bother me as well.  Is that the only concern or problem in your life?

To be fair, it IS a Twizzlers commercial, so it shouldn't be all that heavy, and the other one was a guy wondering if he was too old to learn to skateboard, so . . . .

[Annber03]

52 minutes ago, Dirtybubble said:

These people are way too excited about laundry.  

 

LOL, yes. But I do kinda like watching them dancing to the song anyway. I'd probably be a little happier doing laundry if I could dance and sing while doing so :p.