Commercials That Annoy, Irritate or Outright Enrage

[nokat]

9 hours ago, chessiegal said:

Isn't that the stupidest thing ever? Every time I see it, I think, you idiot - shake it out of the can!!

Gravity, just tilt the can, a little.

[nokat]

10 hours ago, nokat said:

The Pringles commercial, where the guy gets his hand stuck in a can. No.

New commercial I want to do. "Head in a corner? Feel like you can't get out? Get a human to get your head out of the chips bag."

[SG429]

On 9/15/2022 at 1:32 PM, greyhorse said:

This one isn't going to be noticeable to anyone, since this is a tv forum and I hear it on the radio.  But it's so annoying that I just feel better posting it here.

There is a woman who has a company named Satia (?) which sells cream/lotion that she created by cooking up something on her stove in her kitchen.  "My daughter suffers from eck-ZEE-ma and I was unhappy with the medicines that the doctor gave us.  So I did research and made my own eck-ZEE-ma lotion that has helped her tremendously."  (Paraphrasing, not an exact quote.).

Thank you for being brave! I've been wanting to share this one for so long. It's definitely on my fingernails-on-the-chalkboard list.

[SG429]

On 9/29/2022 at 6:28 PM, RedElf said:

My local station is running an ad for windows that lists the URL of Hardest Working Windows <dot> com, with a guy and a woman blathering about windows.  But they never name the brand of the windows.  It's Renewal By Andersen, though I don't know why they don't tell us that.  And then the guy says, "And you're local, right?" And the woman says, "That's right. We live here, we work here."  No, they're not.  Andersen is a national company.  And if they were really local, she would have said, "We live here in <city>, we work here in <city>."

If that's the Ann Romer character, she's apparently a Canadian host of some sort. The line reading is worthy of middle school drama club.

[ctlady]

Walked into our office kitchen where the news went to a Lume commercial showing Dr. Klingman pointing to a white board showing an 'odor chart'.  It's really caricature at this point.  The sponsored ads keep showing up in my IG feed as well with her sweaty, bloated close ups

[PrincessPurrsALot]

The extended discussion about period underwear has been moved to Small Talk.  It was annoying, irritating, and outright enraging some folks by it's extreme off-topic nature.  Please take any further discussion to Small Talk. 

[Gharlane]

On 10/4/2022 at 1:24 PM, nokat said:

The Pringles commercial, where the guy gets his hand stuck in a can. No.

I think it's based on a fable about a greedy but stupid monkey who gets his hand stuck in a jar.

Yeah, it annoys me too.

[Prevailing Wind]

58 minutes ago, PrincessPurrsALot said:

It was annoying, irritating, and outright enraging

I see what you did there. LOL.

[crowsworks]

the commercial for  'Real' Love Boat where the girl in the orange string Bikini if spread legged to the point of seeing inside her...all she needed were the stirrups for the gyno exam.

[Prevailing Wind]

2 hours ago, crowsworks said:

the commercial for  'Real' Love Boat where the girl in the orange string Bikini if spread legged to the point of seeing inside her...all she needed were the stirrups for the gyno exam.

Or the application of some Lume. Maybe she's a test subject getting ready to be sniffed.

[millennium]

The Botox commercial featuring the insufferable narcissist Javi who couldn't possibly love himself more and appears to have mistaken the camera for a vanity mirror.

[littlebennysmom]

9 hours ago, ctlady said:

Walked into our office kitchen where the news went to a Lume commercial showing Dr. Klingman pointing to a white board showing an 'odor chart'.  It's really caricature at this point.  The sponsored ads keep showing up in my IG feed as well with her sweaty, bloated close ups

She's such an annoying, off-putting spokesperson.  Give it up, Klingman, people would rather reek than give you money.

57 minutes ago, millennium said:

The Botox commercial featuring the insufferable narcissist Javi who couldn't possibly love himself more and appears to have mistaken the camera for a vanity mirror.

He's also convinced he looks so much better now.  He looks exactly the same, but okay, Javi... 🙄

[Colleenna]

3 hours ago, crowsworks said:

the commercial for  'Real' Love Boat where the girl in the orange string Bikini if spread legged to the point of seeing inside her...all she needed were the stirrups for the gyno exam.

Well, it sorta tells you EXACTLY  what the show is really about.  I won't be watching. So the commercial is a fail for me. 

[millennium]

[BusyOctober]

What in the HELL is up with the new McDonald’s ad for “adult” Happy Meals?? I kinda get the nostalgia factor and the continuing infantilism of 20-30-40 something’s.  “Yay! I can relive my youth with my beloved McNuggets!” (because you couldn’t order them before they were packaged in a folded box I guess?)

WHY for the love of Mayor McCheese do the characters have 2 sets of eyes?? 

Why is the box labeled ‘Cactus Plant Flea Market’???  Whaaa? 

Are they marketing these Happy Meals to people driving home from their local dispensary? Or for the Burning Man after party? 

[Gramto6]

18 minutes ago, BusyOctober said:

What in the HELL is up with the new McDonald’s ad for “adult” Happy Meals?? I kinda get the nostalgia factor and the continuing infantilism of 20-30-40 something’s.  “Yay! I can relive my youth with my beloved McNuggets!” (because you couldn’t order them before they were packaged in a folded box I guess?)

WHY for the love of Mayor McCheese do the characters have 2 sets of eyes?? 

Why is the box labeled ‘Cactus Plant Flea Market’???  Whaaa? 

Are they marketing these Happy Meals to people driving home from their local dispensary? Or for the Burning Man after party? 

Thankfully I have only seen that one once or twice, both times I ignored it as I don't do fast food.

[janie jones]

2 hours ago, BusyOctober said:

Why is the box labeled ‘Cactus Plant Flea Market’???  Whaaa? 

Cactus Plant Flea Market is the company that's making the prizes in the Happy Meals. I only know that from a segment on the Today show. I haven't seen any commercials, but it sounds like that should be made clearer in the ads, since probably the whole deal is supposed to bring attention to the brand. The Today Show people also didn't know why the characters had two sets of eyes, so maybe that's something McDonalds should have told them.

[2soon2tell]

2 hours ago, BusyOctober said:

What in the HELL is up with the new McDonald’s ad for “adult” Happy Meals?? I kinda get the nostalgia factor and the continuing infantilism of 20-30-40 something’s.  “Yay! I can relive my youth with my beloved McNuggets!” (because you couldn’t order them before they were packaged in a folded box I guess?)

WHY for the love of Mayor McCheese do the characters have 2 sets of eyes?? 

Why is the box labeled ‘Cactus Plant Flea Market’???  Whaaa? 

Are they marketing these Happy Meals to people driving home from their local dispensary? Or for the Burning Man after party? 

Evidently, the cactus plant flea market brand’s signature element is faces with four eyes.  Perhaps McDonalds should have done a little market research before moving forward with this. If I was into fast food nostalgia, I think I would want the characters to look like they did when I was a child, not something nightmare inducing.

[knuckles491]

I'm not sure what product this commercial is for, but a mother is trying to get her little girl to take some liquid medicine, while her other daughter is sliding down her hip.  Put the kid down already.

[Colleenna]

This commercial for the flu vaccine.  Grrrr. Haven't we been frightened enough already by covid? 

[PamPamPam]

8 minutes ago, Colleenna said:

This commercial for the flu vaccine.  Grrrr. Haven't we been frightened enough already by covid? 

My dog does NOT like that wolf. 

[chessiegal]

31 minutes ago, Colleenna said:

This commercial for the flu vaccine.  Grrrr. Haven't we been frightened enough already by covid? 

I think it's an important PSA reminding folks to get vaccinated and not take the flu lightly.

[Colleenna]

13 minutes ago, chessiegal said:

I think it's an important PSA reminding folks to get vaccinated and not take the flu lightly.

Chacun à son goût. 

Edited October 7, 2022 by Colleenna
Autocorrupt struck again!

[millennium]

Agreed.   Gout affects approximately 9.2 million people in the US.

[janie jones]

22 hours ago, Colleenna said:

This commercial for the flu vaccine.  Grrrr. Haven't we been frightened enough already by covid? 

The first time I saw that, before I realized he was supposed to be a wolf in sheep's clothing, I thought his own damn skin was coming off and was horrified.

[TVMovieBuff]

On 10/5/2022 at 11:54 AM, ctlady said:

Walked into our office kitchen where the news went to a Lume commercial showing Dr. Klingman pointing to a white board showing an 'odor chart'.  It's really caricature at this point.  The sponsored ads keep showing up in my IG feed as well with her sweaty, bloated close ups

Just today my husband said to me "this Lume stuff is hilarious! Is there really such a thing as a Stink Meter?"

[nokat]

Did I just watch this Pooph commercial. I'm not sure it is just for pet odors.

[chessiegal]

12 minutes ago, nokat said:

Did I just watch this Pooph commercial. I'm not sure it is just for pet odors.

I just checked reviews on Amazon - mixed reviews. Some reviewers said greatest thing since sliced bread and works on other surfaces (shoes, furniture) and others said it doesn't work at all. 🤷‍♂️ That said, overall rating was 4 out of 5 stars.

Edited October 10, 2022 by chessiegal

[RedElf]

So they just put out a new ad for the video game Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II that didn't show a single second of the game, but showed a bunch of rappers and actors that have nothing to do with the game but probably cost them a fortune to pay for.

I was looking to find the names of all the people in the ad, but instead I found this rant about the ad that just posted today.

https://www.autoevolution.com/news/the-new-call-of-duty-modern-warfare-2-ad-just-took-cringy-to-a-whole-different-level-200779.html

[Colleenna]

I keep getting this ad on my tablet (pretty sure it's strictly a web ad) for some  snake oil anti-aging crap that's  "liquid botox." The photoshopping is sooooooo bad. I have no clue about the name of the product,  because it's never given and I'm not about to click on the button to find out. I Googled relevant details but none of the found videos are for this product.  

[mmecorday]

Quote

I keep getting this ad on my tablet (pretty sure it's strictly a web ad) for some  snake oil anti-aging crap that's  "liquid botox." The photoshopping is sooooooo bad. I have no clue about the name of the product,  because it's never given and I'm not about to click on the button to find out. I Googled relevant details but none of the found videos are for this product.  

Is that the one that shows people applying said snake oil to blemishes and wrinkles that instantly vanish as if by magic?

[dleighg]

21 minutes ago, mmecorday said:

Is that the one that shows people applying said snake oil to blemishes and wrinkles that instantly vanish as if by magic?

I see that one a ton on my Solitaire app on my phone. Yeah right. Along with the "single keto gummy a day" that takes you from a size 20 to a size 6 in weeks. 

[Gharlane]

1 hour ago, mmecorday said:

Is that the one that shows people applying said snake oil to blemishes and wrinkles that instantly vanish as if by magic?

You mean the one that takes five minutes and people inexplicably record while cheering as they watch it shrink? 

[Gharlane]

I hate this scummy douchebag. 🤬

Edited October 10, 2022 by Gharlane

[Ghost of TWOP Past]

Game advertising is notorious for not showing the actual game, @RedElf. In fact, there have even been lawsuits about it being deceptive. If you want to find out what a game is actually like before buying it you have to find player videos on Youtube, which are invariably awful. But at least you get to see a bit of the actual product. 

[ctlady]

The commercial for the Dave app where a woman is on the phone stating she can't afford a plane ticket.  Person on other end tells her about the Dave app where she can get up to $500 advanced instantly.  This scenario, much like the Chime ad or any other app that promises you'll get paid a day or two before anyone else in your company makes my eyeballs spin at the absolute ignorance of these people.

Unless your company processes payroll on a Monday for Friday paycheck date, then - yes - you'll get funded either Tues/Wed while your unfortunate co-workers have to wait until Friday.  However, by Friday, when everyone else is getting their full net check, you've just spent half of yours.  Does it really matter when you get your funds?  You still have to go a full week before you get paid again.

And as for Dave - if the person can't 'afford' a plane ticket, then how will she afford paying back the $500 advance?  It's really nothing more than a loan or charging it on your credit card or even taking a credit card advance.  It may be against money you've 'earned', but once that earned money is in  your hot little hands, you'll have to pay back the advance

[Colleenna]

4 hours ago, mmecorday said:

Is that the one that shows people applying said snake oil to blemishes and wrinkles that instantly vanish as if by magic?

And the Asian gentleman whose forehead  "wrinkle" is a miraculous straight line? And the hand applying said snake oil has black and white gel nails? Yep.

2 hours ago, Gharlane said:

You mean the one that takes five minutes and people inexplicably record while cheering as they watch it shrink? 

No, I don't remember any cheering.  

[RedElf]

4 hours ago, Gharlane said:

I hate this scummy douchebag. 🤬

He looks homeless.

[Leeds]

On 10/7/2022 at 5:48 PM, janie jones said:

The first time I saw that, before I realized he was supposed to be a wolf in sheep's clothing, I thought his own damn skin was coming off and was horrified.

The first time I saw it I thought it was an ad for Great Wolf Lodge.  That reaction may have been coloured by my aversion to theme parks and their ilk.

Edited October 11, 2022 by Leeds

[Bruinsfan]

12 hours ago, dleighg said:

I see that one a ton on my Solitaire app on my phone. Yeah right. Along with the "single keto gummy a day" that takes you from a size 20 to a size 6 in weeks. 

If the "single keto gummy" is in fact a haribo sugar-free gummy bear, and the person's plumbing and digestive tract are sturdy enough to withstand taking them every day for weeks, I can see that kind of weight loss resulting.

[Glitches]

Car Shield, when the African-American gentleman says, “when you can’t pay for it to get it fixed.” Blatant stereotyping of poor grammar for minorities. For a while the commercial did not play; then the commercial returned, unchanged. I am revolted and disgusted. 

[janie jones]

21 hours ago, ctlady said:

The commercial for the Dave app where a woman is on the phone stating she can't afford a plane ticket.  Person on other end tells her about the Dave app where she can get up to $500 advanced instantly.  This scenario, much like the Chime ad or any other app that promises you'll get paid a day or two before anyone else in your company makes my eyeballs spin at the absolute ignorance of these people.

I've worked in customer service for several years, and it never ceases to amaze me how ignorant many people are of how banking/credit cards work. Ads like these certainly don't help. I really don't know why they don't teach this stuff in school.

18 hours ago, RedElf said:

He looks homeless.

I read a tweet or something once that said he looks like what Beetlejuice must have looked like when he was alive and I've never seen a more accurate description of anything.

[peacheslatour]

Other than being kind of a goofball, I don't really get where all the Pete Davidson hate comes from.

[chessiegal]

My phone rang the other day with a number not marked as Spam, with a local area code. I was expecting my cleaning service that afternoon, so I answered thinking it might be them. It was a recording about the damn Camp Lejeune lawsuits. Arghhh! There's no escaping them.

[TVMovieBuff]

Do people really dance this way? They stink? They could do a Cialis commercial right after this

[peacheslatour]

49 minutes ago, TVMovieBuff said:

Do people really dance this way? They stink? They could do a Cialis commercial right after this

Yeah, they do. Especially when they don't know each other very well yet. I like her hair. I'm getting mine cut on Sunday and I think I'll get something like that.

[chessiegal]

1 hour ago, TVMovieBuff said:

Do people really dance this way? They stink? They could do a Cialis commercial right after this

I love her dress, and she really has the figure for it.

[Bastet]

2 hours ago, peacheslatour said:

Other than being kind of a goofball, I don't really get where all the Pete Davidson hate comes from.

As far as I know, that commercial linked above is the only thing I've ever seen him in, and, based on that, I'd be fine never seeing him in anything else.

[CrazyInAlabama]

Pete Davidson is also in a manscaping ad too.  That one really creeps me out.  There was another one with a tattoo removal, while advertising something, but I'm not sure what. 

[cynicat]

16 minutes ago, CrazyInAlabama said:

Pete Davidson is also in a manscaping ad too.  That one really creeps me out.  There was another one with a tattoo removal, while advertising something, but I'm not sure what. 

A mental health clinic?