Commercials That Annoy, Irritate or Outright Enrage

[dleighg]

2 minutes ago, peacheslatour said:

I love that, if true.

I have no idea of the numbers, but it takes a LOT to totally power a house (meaning oven, dryer, air handlers for AC or forced air). I know this because we just installed a very expensive (10s of K) bank of batteries for our solar array, and we can't power those heavy loads I just mentioned without running out in hours. So I'm guessing that the car can do some simple basics (fridge, lights, wifi, tv, etc.). Not that this is bad. 

[peacheslatour]

18 minutes ago, dleighg said:

I have no idea of the numbers, but it takes a LOT to totally power a house (meaning oven, dryer, air handlers for AC or forced air). I know this because we just installed a very expensive (10s of K) bank of batteries for our solar array, and we can't power those heavy loads I just mentioned without running out in hours. So I'm guessing that the car can do some simple basics (fridge, lights, wifi, tv, etc.). Not that this is bad. 

Yeah, that's still pretty good. All I really care about is heat. I can read by candlelight but I must have heat!

[mmecorday]

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When will the Kay jewelry commercial go away? I can’t bear one more instance of “I need you tooooo seeeeeeee…”!

I hate this trend of using just a tiny snippet from a song in commercials. It's usually the most annoying part of the song that gets used.

[ctlady]

Can the stylist for the Wayfair ad please dress Kelly Clarkson in something more flattering than those high-waisted, wide belted skirts or in patterns that are best suited for heavy drapery?

[Maverick]

 I've only seen commercials for her talk show, but isn't that her style?  

[proserpina65]

On 2/24/2022 at 5:41 PM, mojoween said:

The Chevy ad where she had sushi yesterday followed by “you know I hate seafood” has been changed to having sushi yesterday…and thinking about getting Indian.  And now we know that sometimes, ad agencies hear us.

Actually the Indian part was already in the longer version along with the I hate seafood bit, but there is a new version without the reference to seafood.  Don't remember what took its place though.

1 hour ago, Maverick said:

 I've only seen commercials for her talk show, but isn't that her style?  

I think so, but it's not exactly flattering on her.  Still, if she likes it, that's all that really matters.

[Maverick]

 CGI de-aged Dolph Lundgren excreting a bucketful of sweat on a guy's face is supposed to make want to buy something?   Nausea medication perhaps.  WTF is wrong with people. 

[susannah]

6 hours ago, ctlady said:

Can the stylist for the Wayfair ad please dress Kelly Clarkson in something more flattering than those high-waisted, wide belted skirts or in patterns that are best suited for heavy drapery?

I agree that the style she wears in the ads and often on her show is not flattering to her. I don't think belts are flattering to most anyone. The fabric patterns are a little odd too!

[Gharlane]

On 2/27/2022 at 5:28 PM, Maverick said:

 The big trend with electric vehicles now is to have such great battery capacity that you can use it as an on site power source.  Ford is touting that their new electric truck the Lightning will be able to power your whole house during a blackout.  

I am highly skeptical of that claim.

 

On 2/28/2022 at 3:14 PM, ctlady said:

Can the stylist for the Wayfair ad please dress Kelly Clarkson in something more flattering than those high-waisted, wide belted skirts or in patterns that are best suited for heavy drapery?

Be thanksful she doesn't get her clothes from the RealReal, which has a new commercial with ever more circus clownish clothes. 

[KLovestoShop]

We just bought a generator and believe me, it takes a whole lot of power to completely run a house. There’s no way a truck battery will completely run an entire house, much less a whole business like they imply in their commercial.  Even the smallest gas generator will only power a furnace/air conditioner and your basic lights.  You need a lot more watts to power everything in a house. 

[Leeds]

I hate the ad for ProNamel toothpaste - the dentist who's touting it has a voice that makes my stomach churn.  What's possibly worse is that she pronounces it ProEnamel, twice.  You'd think the company would want their spokesperson to pronounce their product correctly. Oh, and I just forced myself to listen again (how did my TV know to show it while I was typing this?) - she also says "thenamel" instead of "the enamel".

[marceline]

I am completely over the Larry David crypto ad. All crypto ads, to be honest. Even if I liked these performers, why should I take financial advice from them? The ads feel downright predatory.

[KittyMom4]

21 hours ago, Leeds said:

I hate the ad for ProNamel toothpaste - the dentist who's touting it has a voice that makes my stomach churn.  What's possibly worse is that she pronounces it ProEnamel, twice.  You'd think the company would want their spokesperson to pronounce their product correctly. Oh, and I just forced myself to listen again (how did my TV know to show it while I was typing this?) - she also says "thenamel" instead of "the enamel".

oh.my.god. I thought it was just me! Do they not teach enunciation in acting school? 

On 2/28/2022 at 10:08 PM, susannah said:

I agree that the style she wears in the ads and often on her show is not flattering to her. I don't think belts are flattering to most anyone. The fabric patterns are a little odd too!

I love Kelly but whoever is dressing her is doing her no favors. And the one where she is sitting in the chair she looks so uncomfortable. 

Edited March 3, 2022 by BexKeps
thank you Leeds!

[Leeds]

I probably hate all General's Insurance ads, but the one currently (and constantly) airing is awful.  Some old dudes at a restaurant that opens with one of them yelling, and continuing to yell throughout the ad.  Why?

Edited March 2, 2022 by Leeds
Clarity

[susannah]

2 hours ago, BexKeps said:

I love Kelly but whoever is dressing her is doing her no favors. And the one where she is sitting in the chair she looks so uncomfortable.

I so agree!

[Leeds]

7 hours ago, BexKeps said:

oh.my.god. I thought it was just me! Do they not teach annunciation in acting school? 

 

I don't think so, unless it's connected to the Catholic Church.  (Sorry, couldn't resist!)

[CrystalBlue]

7 hours ago, Leeds said:

I hate the ad for ProNamel toothpaste - the dentist who's touting it has a voice that makes my stomach churn.  What's possibly worse is that she pronounces it ProEnamel, twice.  You'd think the company would want their spokesperson to pronounce their product correctly. Oh, and I just forced myself to listen again (how did my TV know to show it while I was typing this?) - she also says "thenamel" instead of "the enamel".

This one is Instamute every time she comes on at my house!

[susannah]

8 hours ago, Leeds said:

I don't think so, unless it's connected to the Catholic Church.  (Sorry, couldn't resist!)

This one, for the win!

[Gharlane]

22 hours ago, marceline said:

I am completely over the Larry David crypto ad. All crypto ads, to be honest. Even if I liked these performers, why should I take financial advice from them? The ads feel downright predatory.

Is it a law that a large percentage of commercial must have Shaq in them? 🤔

[madmax]

One of those sports betting ads, don't know who for because they all tend to blend together, has a woman trying so hard with hockey lingo, she just sounds like an idiot.  

[Gharlane]

On the subject of gambling, I saw some commercials from a slot machine app featuring Penn and Teller that was annoying and disappointing as fuck.

 

[Bruinsfan]

I saw a SeatGeek commercial last night that dropped my jaw. The camera had a close up of a woman's (clothed) butt which was computer animated to give the impression that the voiceover was coming from it rather than her face out of camera range.

Maybe nuclear war wouldn't be such a bad idea after all. The raccoons might build a better culture after we're gone.

[dleighg]

there's this ad for a cruise line (Celebrity?) that has a flash by of "and a woman at the helm." 

So does every Celebrity cruise have a female captain?

And why should I care? Am I ever going to see the captain? Does she steer the ship particularly well?

Just drives me nuts, mostly because I see it about 10x per day.

[peacheslatour]

20 minutes ago, dleighg said:

there's this ad for a cruise line (Celebrity?) that has a flash by of "and a woman at the helm." 

So does every Celebrity cruise have a female captain?

And why should I care? Am I ever going to see the captain? Does she steer the ship particularly well?

Just drives me nuts, mostly because I see it about 10x per day.

Having dinner at the captain's table is supposed to be a big deal for some reason.

[chessiegal]

24 minutes ago, dleighg said:

Am I ever going to see the captain?

Every cruise I've taken has a Captain's party where you can meet the Captain (and have your picture taken with him so they can milk more money out of you). We attend for the hors d'oeuvres and free champagne. I have no need to meet him.

[Gharlane]

3 hours ago, peacheslatour said:

Having dinner at the captain's table is supposed to be a big deal for some reason.

It is on the Love Boat.

[Prevailing Wind]

2 hours ago, Gharlane said:

It is on the Love Boat.

Small Talk...

[cynicat]

11 hours ago, dleighg said:

there's this ad for a cruise line (Celebrity?) that has a flash by of "and a woman at the helm." 

I may be misunderstanding something, because I find this maddeningly outdated.  What would it sound like if they said: "...and an Asian/Latino/Black person at the helm"?  Are we really not past this?  Might as well say "Hey look everyone!  We snagged on of those non-white men to be the captain.  We're so edgy."

I'm sad.

[Katy M]

1 hour ago, cynicat said:

I may be misunderstanding something, because I find this maddeningly outdated.  What would it sound like if they said: "...and an Asian/Latino/Black person at the helm"?  Are we really not past this?  Might as well say "Hey look everyone!  We snagged on of those non-white men to be the captain.  We're so edgy."

I'm sad.

While I don't really care what gender my ship captain is, if that's something important to people, that actually is a good ad point as according to Women's International Shipping & Trading Association, only 9 cruise ships total in the world are captained by women.

[Welshman in Ca]

16 hours ago, dleighg said:

there's this ad for a cruise line (Celebrity?) that has a flash by of "and a woman at the helm." 

So does every Celebrity cruise have a female captain?

And why should I care? Am I ever going to see the captain? Does she steer the ship particularly well?

Just drives me nuts, mostly because I see it about 10x per day.

That's captain Kate, you can find her on the Tikety tok. Her last ship the Celebrity Edge had a lot of women in leading positions. She is on sea trials at the moment with their newest vessel which she will be the captain of. She has one of those fur less cats who's name is Bug and lives on the ship with her and is quite the celebrity.

Edited March 5, 2022 by Welshman in Ca

[magicdog]

I can't stand this ad campaign by Station Casinos featuring a smartphone with a face called "Steven Money".  The whole campaign is just obnoxious to me.

This one.

This one.

and this one.

 

I also hate this campaign from Caesar's Entertainment (Caesar's Palace et al) featuring a ghetto version of Julius Caesar and Cleopatra (since the 60s they had always been featured in a traditional historical look).  There's also been a little obnoxious guy named "Carl" who acts like "that guy".

Consider my shock when I found out Halle Berry was playing Cleo!

[Bastet]

2 hours ago, magicdog said:

ghetto version of Julius Caesar and Cleopatra

Pretty nice ghetto, what with the mansions, silver candelabras and gold goblets, gowns, and luxury car with chauffeur.

Edited March 5, 2022 by Bastet

[littlebennysmom]

On 2/27/2022 at 12:04 PM, OldStandard said:

And the voice of “Mara” with the flat (don’t give a rat’s ass) tone is the absolute worst.  (She is the voiceover at the end who says “you know, like the sign says” in case you’ve been lucky enough to miss it!). 

God, I hate that Mara voice so much!  Involuntary eyeroll on my end every time.

It's like a snarky teenager trying to be cool until they realize everyone in their life is avoiding this affected, world weary nonsense -- you're 15, shut it, child!

[dleighg]

1 hour ago, Bastet said:

Pretty nice ghetto, what with the mansions, silver candelabras and gold goblets, gowns, and luxury car with chauffeur

Yeah I do not think ghetto means what the OP thinks it means. I might have used the word "bling."

[debbie311]

7 hours ago, Welshman in Ca said:

That's captain Kate, you can find her on the Tikety tok. Her last ship the Celebrity Edge had a lot of women in leading positions. She is on sea trials at the moment with their newest vessel which she will be the captain of. She has one of those fur less cats who's name is Bug and lives on the ship with her and is quite the celebrity.

We were on a Celebrity cruise in 2016 to Bermuda, she was the Captain. 

[Gharlane]

Although initially amusing, that woman rolling up her car windows and taking a nap literally in the middle of that bad concert is such a bitchy thing to be doing.

[Haleth]

16 hours ago, magicdog said:

Consider my shock when I found out Halle Berry was playing Cleo!

I had no idea and even had to check this out since I was skeptical, but yes, you are right!  Who knew?  I think the ads with them and the Mannings are funny.  Even Cooper.

 

[Gharlane]

19 hours ago, magicdog said:

I can't stand this ad campaign by Station Casinos featuring a smartphone with a face called "Steven Money".  The whole campaign is just obnoxious to me.

I also hate this campaign from Caesar's Entertainment (Caesar's Palace et al) featuring a ghetto version of Julius Caesar and Cleopatra (since the 60s they had always been featured in a traditional historical look).  There's also been a little obnoxious guy named "Carl" who acts like "that guy".

Holy crap! I might have to throw things at my TV if I see them on it.

Yeah, Ceasar looks totally tacky. Whay do they think that will make anyone want to join?

[magicdog]

17 hours ago, dleighg said:

Yeah I do not think ghetto means what the OP thinks it means. I might have used the word "bling."

By "ghetto" I meant tacky.

[TattleTeeny]

I don’t know what this says about me, but that Keebler commercial where the elf is spying through binoculars at the “nice family” just reminds me of the movie/book Red Dragon. There were nice families being looked at from afar in that story too, but it did not end with the enjoyment of cookies!

[andromeda331]

15 hours ago, Haleth said:

I had no idea and even had to check this out since I was skeptical, but yes, you are right!  Who knew?  I think the ads with them and the Mannings are funny.  Even Cooper.

 

So do I. 

[mojoween]

If one of the original artists of a song is no longer with us, that song should not be used in commercials.

”No Rain” by Blind Melon to sell Toyota Trucks is a. wrong and b. doesn’t even make SENSE.  Are you saying your dumb truck only works in sunny conditions?

Also in things that hurt a Gen Xers soul, besides being ludicrous, in the “Push It” ad for Doritos, WHY is the wildlife-watchers backpack unzipped while she’s climbing a tree?  And if you are going to spend time out in the woods waiting for the critters to come out, you’re not bringing noisy-ass bags of chips.

[peacheslatour]

4 hours ago, mojoween said:

If one of the original artists of a song is no longer with us, that song should not be used in commercials.

”No Rain” by Blind Melon to sell Toyota Trucks is a. wrong and b. doesn’t even make SENSE.  Are you saying your dumb truck only works in sunny conditions?

Also in things that hurt a Gen Xers soul, besides being ludicrous, in the “Push It” ad for Doritos, WHY is the wildlife-watchers backpack unzipped while she’s climbing a tree?  And if you are going to spend time out in the woods waiting for the critters to come out, you’re not bringing noisy-ass bags of chips.

Not to mention No Rain is about being clinically depressed.

[Moose135]

14 hours ago, mojoween said:

If one of the original artists of a song is no longer with us, that song should not be used in commercials.

Don't get me started on the Jimmy Dean commercials. There's one where he says "I can't tell you how good these are..."

I always yell at the TV: "Of course you can't, you're dead!"

[Prevailing Wind]

1 hour ago, Moose135 said:

I always yell at the TV: "Of course you can't, you're dead!"

I find myself doing that a lot this evening - PBS is having yet another Beg-A-Thon, with some show about "musical memories" hosted by Pat Boone.  A bunch of the people they're featuring have since died since the show was made years ago.  (How long ago did Debbie Reynolds die?)

Does Beg-A-Thon count as a commercial? If so, it really DOES belong in this thread. They keep asking us to give so they can keep showing quality programs like this...  and then they ONLY show those "quality programs" during Beg-A-Thon.  It is SO annoying.

[Suzn]

3 hours ago, Moose135 said:

Don't get me started on the Jimmy Dean commercials. There's one where he says "I can't tell you how good these are..."

I always yell at the TV: "Of course you can't, you're dead!"

I do that too!  Are his heirs so desperate that they have to exploit their dead relative?

[Maverick]

26 minutes ago, Suzn said:

I do that too!  Are his heirs so desperate that they have to exploit their dead relative?

 The right to (re)use him in these commercials is held by the company that makes the product.  After selling the company to Sara Lee in the 80s, Dean remained in a marketing capacity so the old commercials the audio would be under their copyright.  The right to use his name and likeness would also have been part of the deal when the company was sold because that would have been an asset of the company a big reason for why they would have bought the company.  

[Suzn]

8 minutes ago, Maverick said:

 The right to (re)use him in these commercials is held by the company that makes the product.  After selling the company to Sara Lee in the 80s, Dean remained in a marketing capacity so the old commercials the audio would be under their copyright.  The right to use his name and likeness would also have been part of the deal when the company was sold because that would have been an asset of the company a big reason for why they would have bought the company.  

 I realize it's not likely his grandchildren are directly allowing these commercials, but someone sold the rights to his image without regard for the use.  So the dead person can continue to discuss what he's planning for breakfast.  

It's disgusting and insulting to him.  I can't think Jimmy Dean hoped that he could promote product from the grave and someone sold the rights to use him any way they wished.

[Maverick]

 Yes, HE sold the rights to use his image a very long time ago for a very large sum.  That was his choice and the company is legally making use of what they bought from so I don't see anything offensive.  

[Suzn]

30 minutes ago, Maverick said:

 Yes, HE sold the rights to use his image a very long time ago for a very large sum.  That was his choice and the company is legally making use of what they bought from so I don't see anything offensive.  

I guess it's a matter of taste.  I find it very, very offensive.