Commercials That Annoy, Irritate or Outright Enrage

[chessiegal]

1 hour ago, sempervivum said:

I was going to complain about the dumb name of this car rental outfit- SIXT- thinking it was new and made-up-but I googled and it was founded in Germany in 1912, so😏

I recognized the company because that's who we rented from the 2 times we were tooling around France. Our travel agent set us up with them. We were happy with their service. I didn't realize they were in the US.

[Prevailing Wind]

3 hours ago, andromeda331 said:

Good question. I worry more about the false negative. People take the test, get that and walk around not knowing they actually have it until it gets worse. False positive will freak you out but at least your doctor will tell you that you don't have it after probably very, very uncomfortable tests.

You're knocked out for the actual scoping. It's the damn prep beforehand, pooping your guts out, that people want to avoid.

[Crashcourse]

40 minutes ago, Prevailing Wind said:

You're knocked out for the actual scoping. It's the damn prep beforehand, pooping your guts out, that people want to avoid.

Yeah, I went through that but in the end (including mine 😅), it was worth it.  

[Prevailing Wind]

Oh, look - they've moved the "like" button to the default position!

[Colleenna]

7 hours ago, andromeda331 said:

Yeah, that's the part that makes no sense in the commercial. Rental companies have different cars but it all comes down to the cost. A sports car is going to cost more than a regular car. Most people go with what they can afford. We always went with whatever was cheapest because that was what we could afford.

Enterprise  rents luxury cars. You can get a Porsche,  Bentley,  Maserati..... of course Dog only knows how much they would charge per day for a Maserati.  Way more than I would ever consider paying. 

[andromeda331]

8 hours ago, dleighg said:

Actually you just get a regular colonoscopy then. Which is unpleasant of course, but that's what one hopes to avoid with this thing. But yeah, the false negative is worrisome. But if people do this instead of avoiding the whole thing, it's a win.

6 hours ago, Prevailing Wind said:

You're knocked out for the actual scoping. It's the damn prep beforehand, pooping your guts out, that people want to avoid.

My dad had one and that's how he described it the prep beforehand. He was in a lot of pain in that area and his butt which was why they were doing the test all the pooping made the pain even worse. It was worth it since they found hemmorrhoids but he hope to never have to go through the prep again the pain was so bad. 

Edited December 16, 2022 by andromeda331

[Haleth]

On 12/14/2022 at 10:35 AM, proserpina65 said:

At least these people look like they bathe once in awhile, unlike Johnny Depp in those stupid Sauvage commercials.

I'm still not convinced it's not a parody.

Not that cost should be a factor in making medical decisions, when my husband had a colonoscopy it ended up costing over $1000 for the anesthesia.  That and the prep scared me off.  Cologard costs nothing and doesn't make you drink that vile liquid all day.

[proserpina65]

1 hour ago, Haleth said:

I'm still not convinced it's not a parody.

Not that cost should be a factor in making medical decisions, when my husband had a colonoscopy it ended up costing over $1000 for the anesthesia.  That and the prep scared me off.  Cologard costs nothing and doesn't make you drink that vile liquid all day.

I guess I'm lucky because my insurance company covered my colonoscopy 100%.  They would've covered Cologard, but if it indicated that I also needed a colonoscopy, the insurance company would NOT have paid for all of it.  It was a no-brainer for me, even if the prep was not fun.

I actually saw a perfume/cologne commercial which sort of made sense: Lenny Kravitz for YSL.  It shows him putting on the product on the way to perform a concert for actual people in an arena/theater.  Not wolves out in the desert.  It's like it was the exception which proved the rule that perfume commercials are weird and ridiculous.

[Welshman in Ca]

1 hour ago, proserpina65 said:

I guess I'm lucky because my insurance company covered my colonoscopy 100%.  They would've covered Cologard, but if it indicated that I also needed a colonoscopy, the insurance company would NOT have paid for all of it.  It was a no-brainer for me, even if the prep was not fun.

That makes no sense whatsoever and surely costs the insurance company a lot more in the long run with people opting for the more expensive colonoscopy straight away like you did. Even if only 20% tested negative and didn't need a colonoscopy they (insurance) would come out ahead covering both.

Luckily my wife has great insurance (she's a nurse) and they fully covered both, when I had my own insurance it was crap and I never even asked.

[Gharlane]

On 12/13/2022 at 5:18 PM, knuckles491 said:

I'm sorry, but the Apretude commercial (HIV) is just disgusting.

You mean that guy dancing at a gay bar wearing a bedazzled neck collar? 

On 12/13/2022 at 7:47 PM, TattleTeeny said:

I kept waiting for something disgusting to happen in the Apretude commercial and nothing. Also nothing that would harm a kid.

I did, however, laugh at the drama of one of the head-turns (I think it’s at the “waiting for the train” part) and at the delivery of the second instance of “I prep without pills.”

Aww, I thought the coy 1980's-looking young man at the subway station is cute!

On 12/13/2022 at 11:59 AM, millennium said:

Am I the prude or is this young girl sexualized to the point of looking like a twelve-year-old whore?  Why is a commercial like this okay in a world so informed about child pornography, sexual abuse and sexual harassment?

You're not the only one! I suspect they tried to give it a veneer of respectability by making it backstage of some sort of theatrical performance. 

[Katy M]

16 minutes ago, Welshman in Ca said:

That makes no sense whatsoever and surely costs the insurance company a lot more in the long run with people opting for the more expensive colonoscopy straight away like you did. Even if only 20% tested negative and didn't need a colonoscopy they (insurance) would come out ahead covering both.

Luckily my wife has great insurance (she's a nurse) and they fully covered both, when I had my own insurance it was crap and I never even asked.

Yeah, I could see paying for the colonscopy less the amount of the Cologard, so in other words, that's the top amount they'll pay, so if you get the Cologard first, you're in essence paying for that one, but it only hurts their bottom line by refusing the more expensive one outright.

[TattleTeeny]

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Aww, I thought the coy 1980's-looking young man at the subway station is cute!

I don't recall, but I am sure he is! But one of the head turns is just abrupt and dramatic enough that it made me laugh. Like slightly more would make me think he had been startled.

[PrincessPurrsALot]

Folks,

The Cologuard commercial is on topic.  Experiences with colonoscopies and insurance coverage are not.  Let's head to Small Talk, where all of your off topic dreams come true. 

[mmecorday]

I am right sick of Jamie Foxx and whatever betting app he's promoting.

[Crashcourse]

Can't stand that Chapstick commercial with the little girl smashing her face against the car window.  I guess she thinks she looks cute.  I hope her parents made her clean up the car window.  

[Miss Bones]

24 minutes ago, Crashcourse said:

Can't stand that Chapstick commercial with the little girl smashing her face against the car window.  I guess she thinks she looks cute.  I hope her parents made her clean up the car window.  

Ugh, same here!  It makes me stabby.

[dleighg]

On 12/11/2022 at 12:33 AM, Leeds said:

What I want to know is what inappropriate men with Peroni's Disease do, since according to the ad it's only approved for appropriate men.

speaking of Peroni's disease-- today I was packing fresh produce bags at our church's food pantry, and my co-helper, a nice church lady of 70+ years, held up a huge carrot with a significant bend. I said "that reminds me of that ad" before thinking maybe it wasn't appropriate to mention that! She said that's exactly what she was getting at LOL. So I guess the ad is accomplishing its purpose and getting noticed!

[CrazyInAlabama]

They just had a Gerber Life insurance for adults ad on TV.   They actually said "if you're alive and over 50" you qualify.    There were some other bizarre statements, but who decided that ad was a good way to sell insurance to all of us 'oldies' (trademark Papa Sumit on 90 Day Fiance)? 

[chessiegal]

2 hours ago, Crashcourse said:

Can't stand that Chapstick commercial with the little girl smashing her face against the car window.  I guess she thinks she looks cute.  I hope her parents made her clean up the car window.  

With my one set of grands, Chapstick would be the least of the what the parents worry about.

[peacheslatour]

3 hours ago, CrazyInAlabama said:

They just had a Gerber Life insurance for adults ad on TV.   They actually said "if you're alive and over 50" you qualify.    There were some other bizarre statements, but who decided that ad was a good way to sell insurance to all of us 'oldies' (trademark Papa Sumit on 90 Day Fiance)? 

I love that commercial!

[janie jones]

One thing I do like about the Apretude commercial is that it shows a straight couple (who are African-American). I don't think I've seen an HIV PrEP commercial with a straight couple before, but heterosexual African-American women and heterosexual African-American men are the fourth and fifth most at-risk subpopulations in the US, respectively. (source) It's unfortunate that the commercial includes LGBTQ stereotypes, but I do appreciate it not perpetuating the idea that HIV/AIDS is exclusively an LGBTQ disease.

On 12/14/2022 at 7:35 AM, proserpina65 said:

At least these people look like they bathe once in awhile, unlike Johnny Depp in those stupid Sauvage commercials.

Why bathe when you can just spray on some eau de toilette?

[Cobalt Stargazer]

On 12/15/2022 at 11:20 AM, Dirtybubble said:

I can NOT with this Cologuard ad!  Stop singing about pooping in a box 

WTF does the box have eyes?!?!

[PrincessPurrsALot]

On 12/16/2022 at 3:29 PM, CrazyInAlabama said:

They just had a Gerber Life insurance for adults ad on TV.   They actually said "if you're alive and over 50" you qualify.    There were some other bizarre statements, but who decided that ad was a good way to sell insurance to all of us 'oldies' (trademark Papa Sumit on 90 Day Fiance)? 

Do zombies qualify?  Asking for a friend.

20 hours ago, janie jones said:

One thing I do like about the Apretude commercial is that it shows a straight couple (who are African-American). I don't think I've seen an HIV PrEP commercial with a straight couple before, but heterosexual African-American women and heterosexual African-American men are the fourth and fifth most at-risk subpopulations in the US, respectively. (source) It's unfortunate that the commercial includes LGBTQ stereotypes, but I do appreciate it not perpetuating the idea that HIV/AIDS is exclusively an LGBTQ disease.

While there are stereotypes portrayed, I too appreciate seeing a straight couple.  Also, when we compare to the nineties, there were rarely gay men of color in ads.  While the disco guy with the sparkly collar is OTT, the scenes of a couple on the street or in their kitchen are what we would typically see with straight people portrayed on TV.  That is a step up for advertising.   

[Prevailing Wind]

2 hours ago, Cobalt Stargazer said:

WTF does the box have eyes?!?!

To represent the holes poked into your intestines when the scope goes awry?

[Leeds]

https://www.ispot.tv/ad/2y1G/ferrero-rocher-its-christmas-time-again

TV ad for Ferraro Rocher.

When did "rocher" start being pronounced "rooshay"?  (Just to clarify, it's the "roo" I have a problem with, not the "shay".)

Edited December 19, 2022 by Leeds

[mmecorday]

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Do zombies qualify?  Asking for a friend.

Only if their zombieness is moderate to severe.

[Leeds]

Merci chocolates.  I get that 99% of Americans don't learn French or how to pronounce it anywhere near correctly, but "murr-see" is horrible.  Can't they hire someone who can pronounce it somewhere close to correctly and open a few minds?

[DrSpaceman73]

I showed my wife the commercial for lume last night. 

She was thoroughly disgusted. 

[mmecorday]

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Merci chocolates.  I get that 99% of Americans don't learn French or how to pronounce it anywhere near correctly, but "murr-see" is horrible.  Can't they hire someone who can pronounce it somewhere close to correctly and open a few minds?

When I hear people mispronounce merci, I always want to say, "We're speaking French, not doing our Roy Orbison impression."

[Dirtybubble]

I think Pete Davidson is so funny and I usually like everything he is in but what the AF is going on here?  What mom gives this kind of gift to their son and why in the world did Santa feel the need to do that right then and there?? This entire thing makes my head hurt.

 

[Prevailing Wind]

Open Care Final Expense Coverage:

“Hey, Mom. How are you doing after your friend Laurie’s funeral?”

“Oh, I’m OK. ... Your dad and I felt so sorry for her kids; they looked so sad.”

Well, how the hell do you think they should look after their Mom dies suddenly?

[CrazyInAlabama]

I'm tired of the commercial that shows a kid in Phoenix, or somewhere equally hot, being thrilled to see the falling snow, which is actually ashes from the neighbor's house burning down.    Then, the mother comes outside and is just standing there looking at the neighbors watching their house burn down, and her kid getting covered in ashes.       

My question is, did anyone go to see if they could help the homeowners?   Or make sure the neighbors aren't sitting in their house, and not knowing their house could catch on fire too?    It's for the American Red Cross.   They just played again, they seem to have it on every channel this morning.  

 

Edited December 21, 2022 by CrazyInAlabama

[jennifer6973]

4 minutes ago, CrazyInAlabama said:

I'm tired of the commercial that shows a kid in Phoenix, or somewhere equally hot, being thrilled to see the falling snow, which is actually ashes from the neighbor's house burning down.    Then, the mother comes outside and is just standing there looking at the neighbors watching their house burn down, and her kid getting covered in ashes.        My question is, did anyone go to see if they could help the homeowners?   Or make sure the neighbors aren't sitting in their house, and not knowing their house could catch on fire too?    

 

Well considering it's a commercial for the Red Cross.  I'm guessing someone did.

 

Of course if there was a fire that close to my house, I'd be leaving for the time being until it was out.

[peacheslatour]

5 hours ago, jennifer6973 said:

Well considering it's a commercial for the Red Cross.  I'm guessing someone did.

 

Of course if there was a fire that close to my house, I'd be leaving for the time being until it was out.

[littlebennysmom]

On 12/11/2022 at 12:10 PM, TattleTeeny said:

My cat is on my lap while I eat a sandwich. I was reminded of Baby SpiceHead when an avocado blob, with some microgreens, fell onto him.

"Baby SpiceHead" has me rolling!

[jcbrown]

On 12/19/2022 at 1:41 PM, Leeds said:

Merci chocolates.  I get that 99% of Americans don't learn French or how to pronounce it anywhere near correctly, but "murr-see" is horrible.  Can't they hire someone who can pronounce it somewhere close to correctly and open a few minds?

And if someone gives you those as a present, you have to find a nice way to say "thanks for thinking of me when you were at CVS to pick up your prescription."

[littlebennysmom]

On 12/16/2022 at 11:57 AM, mmecorday said:

I am right sick of Jamie Foxx and whatever betting app he's promoting.

Just one notch below hyping cryptocurrency (looking at you, Larry David)

[jcbrown]

On 12/13/2022 at 9:50 AM, peacheslatour said:

I hesitate mocking "real" people in ads but Kimberly in the Clear Choice Dental Implants commercial is such a sad sack. If this is her "energized", I'd hate to see what she was like before.

Her affect makes it seem like she should be one of those sad paper-plate-face-people in the commercials for whatever antidepressant that is.

On 12/20/2022 at 6:13 AM, DrSpaceman73 said:

I showed my wife the commercial for lume last night. 

She was thoroughly disgusted. 

Whenever I see those, I think, good grief, that woman must really reek and should probably see a doctor, not try to persuade everyone else that they reek, too.

[chessiegal]

20 minutes ago, jcbrown said:

Whenever I see those, I think, good grief, that woman must really reek and should probably see a doctor,

She is a doctor - an ob/gyn if you're talking about Dr. Klingman.

[jcbrown]

29 minutes ago, chessiegal said:

She is a doctor - an ob/gyn if you're talking about Dr. Klingman.

Oh, I know but she is also suffering from some weird-ass obsessions, pun intended.

[littlebennysmom]

1 hour ago, jcbrown said:

Oh, I know but she is also suffering from some weird-ass obsessions, pun intended.

Whenever I see these, I think, "is no one telling her there's something about her affect, combined with subject matter, that makes these commercials unpleasant?"

 

 

[jcbrown]

23 minutes ago, littlebennysmom said:

Whenever I see these, I think, "is no one telling her there's something about her affect, combined with subject matter, that makes these commercials unpleasant?"

 

 

Right? The too-close-to-camera hostage video vibes of them?

Edited December 22, 2022 by jcbrown

[Jaded]

14 hours ago, littlebennysmom said:

Whenever I see these, I think, "is no one telling her there's something about her affect, combined with subject matter, that makes these commercials unpleasant?"

Even if they did she may be the type of person who wouldn't listen to them.

[iMonrey]

I like Jennifer Coolidge as much as the next person, but if I have to listen to her Old Navy commercial one more time I'm going to jump out a window. I don't get it. Why does she say "Hashtag sorry not sorry?" What's she sorry/not sorry about? How dumb the commercial is?

Link

[dleighg]

33 minutes ago, iMonrey said:

I like Jennifer Coolidge as much as the next person, but if I have to listen to her Old Navy commercial one more time I'm going to jump out a window. I don't get it. Why does she say "Hashtag sorry not sorry?"

I don't even know who she is, so for me this commercial REALLY doesn't make sense.

ETA I looked at IMDB and I have seen literally nothing she's been in. I guess I live under a rock.

Edited December 22, 2022 by dleighg

[peacheslatour]

2 hours ago, dleighg said:

I don't even know who she is, so for me this commercial REALLY doesn't make sense.

ETA I looked at IMDB and I have seen literally nothing she's been in. I guess I live under a rock.

Jennifer Coolidge?

 

Coolidge had supporting roles in the American Pie film series (1999–2012) and the Legally Blonde film series (2001–2003). She has regularly collaborated with Christopher Guest on his mockumentary films, such as Best in Show (2000), A Mighty Wind (2003), For Your Consideration (2006), and Mascots (2016). She has also appeared in the films A Cinderella Story (2004), Click (2006), Date Movie (2006), Epic Movie (2007), Promising Young Woman (2020), and Single All the Way (2021).

On television, Coolidge has appeared in the sitcoms Joey (2004–2006), The Secret Life of the American Teenager (2008–2012), and 2 Broke Girls (2011–2017), and the drama series The Watcher (2022). She gained acclaim for starring as Tanya McQuoid, an insecure rich woman, in the HBO anthology series The White Lotus (2021–2022), winning a Primetime Emmy Award and nominations for two Golden Globe Awards.

[littlebennysmom]

4 hours ago, iMonrey said:

I like Jennifer Coolidge as much as the next person, but if I have to listen to her Old Navy commercial one more time I'm going to jump out a window. I don't get it. Why does she say "Hashtag sorry not sorry?" What's she sorry/not sorry about? How dumb the commercial is?

Link

So glad we won't have to hear her dumb song or see this commercial after Christmas.  Unless Old Navy has another New Year's version ready to start airing Monday.

Why, Old Navy, why?

[Prevailing Wind]

3 hours ago, peacheslatour said:

Jennifer Coolidge?

 

Coolidge had supporting roles in the American Pie film series (1999–2012) and the Legally Blonde film series (2001–2003). She has regularly collaborated with Christopher Guest on his mockumentary films, such as Best in Show (2000), A Mighty Wind (2003), For Your Consideration (2006), and Mascots (2016). She has also appeared in the films A Cinderella Story (2004), Click (2006), Date Movie (2006), Epic Movie (2007), Promising Young Woman (2020), and Single All the Way (2021).

On television, Coolidge has appeared in the sitcoms Joey (2004–2006), The Secret Life of the American Teenager (2008–2012), and 2 Broke Girls (2011–2017), and the drama series The Watcher (2022). She gained acclaim for starring as Tanya McQuoid, an insecure rich woman, in the HBO anthology series The White Lotus (2021–2022), winning a Primetime Emmy Award and nominations for two Golden Globe Awards.

I'm with dleighg. The only things listed here that I've seen are the most of the Guest mockumentaries, but I don't remember her. I haven't seen ANY of the other listed productions. I must live under a rock, too.

[Suzn]

7 hours ago, iMonrey said:

I like Jennifer Coolidge as much as the next person, but if I have to listen to her Old Navy commercial one more time I'm going to jump out a window. I don't get it. Why does she say "Hashtag sorry not sorry?" What's she sorry/not sorry about? How dumb the commercial is?

Link

I absolutely don't understand what she is doing and what on earth does "Hashtag sorry not sorry" mean?  Totally a puzzling waste of advertising time.

[andromeda331]

The Toyota commercial with mom's voicemail about her daughter having to work on Christmas kind of annoys me. Yes, she does, as does everyone in retail, grocery stores and gas stations. I used to work at grocery store and all day long on Christmas Eve and Day customers saying the same thing. I had to work because you are here. If you weren't then I wouldn't be. I do like the people she gave presents to turned around and surprising her.