Commercials That Annoy, Irritate or Outright Enrage

[tres bien]

I hate so many commercials because of the songs, the ridiculous over the top productions, the annoying spokespersons, etc

I think commercials should have their own awards show. 

[chessiegal]

3 hours ago, tres bien said:

I think commercials should have their own awards show. 

There is.

Emmy awards for ads

[tres bien]

1 hour ago, chessiegal said:

There is.

Emmy awards for ads

Yeah they're probably much nicer than I would be

[peacheslatour]

7 hours ago, tres bien said:

I hate so many commercials because of the songs, the ridiculous over the top productions, the annoying spokespersons, etc

I think commercials should have their own awards show. 

There are also the Clios.

 

Founded in 1959 to honor excellence in advertising, the Clio Awards today celebrates bold work that propels the advertising industry forward, inspires a competitive marketplace of ideas and fosters meaningful connections within the creative community.

Annually, The Clio Awards brings together leading creative talent for an exclusive and collaborative judging experience to select the entries that will win the coveted Grand, Gold, Silver and Bronze Clio statues. 

[tres bien]

11 minutes ago, peacheslatour said:

There are also the Clios.

 

Founded in 1959 to honor excellence in advertising, the Clio Awards today celebrates bold work that propels the advertising industry forward, inspires a competitive marketplace of ideas and fosters meaningful connections within the creative community.

Annually, The Clio Awards brings together leading creative talent for an exclusive and collaborative judging experience to select the entries that will win the coveted Grand, Gold, Silver and Bronze Clio statues. 

I was thinking more along the lines of the Golden Raspberry Awards 😊

[Stevie Nicks]

12 hours ago, tres bien said:

I hate so many commercials because of the songs, the ridiculous over the top productions, the annoying spokespersons, etc

 

And all those reasons are why I mute every commercial every time all the time. 

[mbluecpa]

Has the infamous Jardiance ad had a slight update?  Now there’s a couple near the opening jamming to her performance, and there’s a farmers’ market vendor who looks a lot like the guy who played the postal worker previously.  It still sucks horribly, and gets stuck in my head.

Less hate but more irritate are the Tovala ads that seem to run twice during every break on Tennis Channel.  One version, repeated over and over for months it seems.

[Haleth]

11 hours ago, mbluecpa said:

Less hate but more irritate are the Tovala ads that seem to run twice during every break on Tennis Channel.  One version, repeated over and over for months it seems.

Why do advertisers run the same commercial over and over until viewers get angry enough to throw something at the tv?  Doesn't that defeat the purpose of the ad?

[proserpina65]

7 hours ago, Haleth said:

Why do advertisers run the same commercial over and over until viewers get angry enough to throw something at the tv?  Doesn't that defeat the purpose of the ad?

They're secretly television manufacturers.

[littlebennysmom]

On 8/20/2023 at 8:20 PM, mbluecpa said:

 

Less hate but more irritate are the Tovala ads that seem to run twice during every break on Tennis Channel.  One version, repeated over and over for months it seems.

"The appeeeeeal of To-vah-la to meeee??"  I hate the annoying drawing out of words and uptalk ending in a question.

[jcbrown]

I hate every single one of these Subway commercials.

 

[Tom Holmberg]

12 hours ago, jcbrown said:

I hate every single one of these Subway commercials.

 

They're boring.  Since I'm asportual, I don't even know who these people are.

[Gharlane]

On 8/19/2023 at 6:02 AM, tres bien said:

I hate so many commercials because of the songs, the ridiculous over the top productions, the annoying spokespersons, etc

I think commercials should have their own awards show. 

I remember them playing commercial awards shows (The CLIOs?) a lot on TV in the past. 

[peacheslatour]

I hate, hate the Burger King "you rule" commercials. I hear that stupid jingle constantly, no matter what channel or type of show I'm watching. 

[chessiegal]

19 minutes ago, peacheslatour said:

I hate, hate the Burger King "you rule" commercials. I hear that stupid jingle constantly, no matter what channel or type of show I'm watching. 

The only thing I dislike about the ads is that they remind me the Burger King in my 'hood closed years ago. Not only closed, but torn down and a used car business next to it bought the land and paved it over for more cars. I like their food.

[OldStandard]

Just saw (for the thousandth time) a commercial for CrownRoyal  featuring a “musician” thanking everything in the sound studio. “Thank you guitar pick, thank you, sliders…”  To be honest he sounds a lot more like he has been indulging in another type of substance (think inhaled rather than swallowed).  I know people who indulge in alcohol can be mellow, but if it’s going to turn me THAT weird, I’ll pass, thanks!

[peacheslatour]

2 hours ago, OldStandard said:

Just saw (for the thousandth time) a commercial for CrownRoyal  featuring a “musician” thanking everything in the sound studio. “Thank you guitar pick, thank you, sliders…”  To be honest he sounds a lot more like he has been indulging in another type of substance (think inhaled rather than swallowed).  I know people who indulge in alcohol can be mellow, but if it’s going to turn me THAT weird, I’ll pass, thanks!

BLASPHEMY! That's the sainted Dave Grohl one of the most talented, hard working and kind rock musician in the world

[CrystalBlue]

2 hours ago, OldStandard said:

Just saw (for the thousandth time) a commercial for CrownRoyal  featuring a “musician” thanking everything in the sound studio. “Thank you guitar pick, thank you, sliders…”  To be honest he sounds a lot more like he has been indulging in another type of substance (think inhaled rather than swallowed).  I know people who indulge in alcohol can be mellow, but if it’s going to turn me THAT weird, I’ll pass, thanks!

OMG.  You just called Dave Grohl a "musician" with quotation marks?!?

Have you ever heard of Nirvana and Foo Fighters?  Dave's been in 30 bands, the above the most famous.

[dleighg]

Even I (a 60+ woman who couldn't name a Foo Fighters or Nirvana song if my life depended on it -- well maybe I know one Nirvana song) can recognize Dave Grohl. Mostly from his various appearances in support of good causes.

[ebk57]

All of the Jacuzzi Bath Remodel commercials - 

The one with the woman who sounds like she's one of the porn stars in the SNL fake commercials, especially when she's naming all the remodel names:

https://www.ispot.tv/ad/2lPv/jacuzzi-bath-remodel-50-off-installation-and-free-fixtures-featuring-christina-hall

 

 

And more recently, the screaming woman.  I hate her.

 

[dleighg]

4 hours ago, ebk57 said:

The one with the woman who sounds like she's one of the porn stars in the SNL fake commercials, especially when she's naming all the remodel names

She and her ex husband did one of those HDTV flipping shows. They had a messy breakup as I recall, and now she's doing the same sort of show with her new husband. I never liked her. 

[Haleth]

13 hours ago, dleighg said:

Even I (a 60+ woman who couldn't name a Foo Fighters or Nirvana song if my life depended on it -- well maybe I know one Nirvana song) can recognize Dave Grohl. Mostly from his various appearances in support of good causes.

I'm not too fond of his music (too shouty for the most part) but I adore Dave Grohl.  He is truly one of the best people on the planet.

[OldStandard]

Mea culpa, folks.  I apologize to everyone- guess I’ve been living under a rock for the past fifty+ years.  I have read nice things about Dave Grohl - but I still think it’s a stupid commercial, sorry!

[proserpina65]

3 hours ago, OldStandard said:

Mea culpa, folks.  I apologize to everyone- guess I’ve been living under a rock for the past fifty+ years.  I have read nice things about Dave Grohl - but I still think it’s a stupid commercial, sorry!

It's kind of weird, I grant you, but I am amused by him being so nice that he's even thanking his recording equipment.

[peacheslatour]

2 hours ago, proserpina65 said:

It's kind of weird, I grant you, but I am amused by him being so nice that he's even thanking his recording equipment.

"Thank you, faders." My husband was in several rock bands back in the day and I swear, I heard every sound man say that at one point.

Edited August 24, 2023 by peacheslatour

[Bastet]

11 hours ago, dleighg said:

She and her ex husband did one of those HDTV flipping shows. They had a messy breakup as I recall, and now she's doing the same sort of show with her new husband.

She did shows with all three husbands (and probably did the same design in each one of the shows; I quickly gave up on the original because her designs were so boring and repetitive and never watched the others).  Poor HGTV executives; she moves from husband to husband so quickly, they must have dedicated staff ready to make the transition from one show to the next.

[CrazyInAlabama]

I remember Dave Grohl from his appearance on Top Chef a few seasons ago.  The Cheftestants cooked a big meal for the band, and crew, in very difficult cooking conditions.   

[TattleTeeny]

BeautyRest Black: So comfortable that you’d rather be on the floor, looking dead…or at least catatonic?

 

Edited August 25, 2023 by TattleTeeny

[Gharlane]

On 8/23/2023 at 2:07 PM, OldStandard said:

Just saw (for the thousandth time) a commercial for CrownRoyal  featuring a “musician” thanking everything in the sound studio. “Thank you guitar pick, thank you, sliders…”  To be honest he sounds a lot more like he has been indulging in another type of substance (think inhaled rather than swallowed).  I know people who indulge in alcohol can be mellow, but if it’s going to turn me THAT weird, I’ll pass, thanks!

I despise that sarcastic asshole.

[TVMovieBuff]

On 8/23/2023 at 2:07 PM, OldStandard said:

Just saw (for the thousandth time) a commercial for CrownRoyal  featuring a “musician” thanking everything in the sound studio. “Thank you guitar pick, thank you, sliders…”  To be honest he sounds a lot more like he has been indulging in another type of substance (think inhaled rather than swallowed).  I know people who indulge in alcohol can be mellow, but if it’s going to turn me THAT weird, I’ll pass, thanks!

Fourteen years ago when I had cataract surgery, at the end the surgeon said to the team "thank you everybody". And I was still getting the Versed (intravenously) and I repeated "yes thank you everybody", and they all laughed. 

[Ghost of TWOP Past]

On 8/24/2023 at 7:58 PM, TattleTeeny said:

BeautyRest Black: So comfortable that you’d rather be on the floor, looking dead…or at least catatonic?

That's the part that's weird to you? Not the strolling along beaches and through wheat fields as a way to sell mattresses? 😁 

[TattleTeeny]

Haha! All of it is weird. But to come back from all that wandering and then decide to relax next to, but not ON the bed really made me wonder…

[marceline]

On 8/23/2023 at 9:04 AM, Tom Holmberg said:

They're boring.  Since I'm asportual, I don't even know who these people are.

I'm stealing "asportual." I feel so seen.

As for Subway, I'm wondering why they have moved to fresh sliced. If I worked there and now needed to work a slicer all day.

[Tom Holmberg]

1 hour ago, marceline said:

I'm stealing "asportual." I feel so seen.

As for Subway, I'm wondering why they have moved to fresh sliced. If I worked there and now needed to work a slicer all day.

I was in Subway and they have a slicer, but the meat was already sliced.  It didn't look like the slicer had been used.  They are trying to compete with Jersey Mile's who slice the meat and cheese right in front of you.

[Crashcourse]

2 hours ago, Tom Holmberg said:

I was in Subway and they have a slicer, but the meat was already sliced.  It didn't look like the slicer had been used.  They are trying to compete with Jersey Mile's who slice the meat and cheese right in front of you.

Yeah, I was in a Subway a few days ago and the slicer looked like it had never been used.  I have a feeling most employees aren't too happy about having to slice meat now.

[peacheslatour]

2 hours ago, Crashcourse said:

Yeah, I was in a Subway a few days ago and the slicer looked like it had never been used.  I have a feeling most employees aren't too happy about having to slice meat now.

Per NBC News - Subway said Thursday that the sandwich chain will be sold to private equity firm Roark Capital which also owns Dunkin' and Arby's. Terms of the deal weren't disclosed.

[Baltimore Betty]

I don't know what they are advertising, Kleenex maybe but the kid with the snotty nose, I just can't even look, so gross.

[TeapotDiva]

On 8/23/2023 at 8:03 PM, ebk57 said:

All of the Jacuzzi Bath Remodel commercials - 

The one with the woman who sounds like she's one of the porn stars in the SNL fake commercials, especially when she's naming all the remodel names:

https://www.ispot.tv/ad/2lPv/jacuzzi-bath-remodel-50-off-installation-and-free-fixtures-featuring-christina-hall

 

What I hate? most about those commercials? is the way she uptalks? every few words.

[chessiegal]

11 hours ago, TeapotDiva said:

What I hate? most about those commercials? is the way she uptalks? every few words.

That's Christina of Tareq and Christina that came to "fame" on HGTV flipping houses. She must have one helluva an agent to get a gig on commercials. She does not have a good tv presence. They are now divorced and she has her own HGTV shows. 🤷‍♂️

[jennifer6973]

23 hours ago, peacheslatour said:

Per NBC News - Subway said Thursday that the sandwich chain will be sold to private equity firm Roark Capital which also owns Dunkin' and Arby's. Terms of the deal weren't disclosed.

They also own Jimmy Johns

[margol29]

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On 8/24/2023 at 9:58 PM, TattleTeeny said:

BeautyRest Black: So comfortable that you’d rather be on the floor, looking dead…or at least catatonic?

 

 

Not only that, but with the resurgence of bed bugs, a black mattress is the last thing you would want. You have to keep everything white. It is so easy to bring those creatures from hell home with you if you stay in an infected hotel room or vacation rental of some  kind.

Don't do it people!!!!

[tres bien]

Not popular but I can no longer stand Mr Mayhem. 

Edited August 29, 2023 by tres bien

[CrystalBlue]

6 hours ago, tres bien said:

Not popular but I can no longer stand My Mayhem. 

I am sick to death of Dean Winters' Mayhem schtick in the commercials.

[Haleth]

They ran out of good ideas for Mayhem a while ago.  Does Allstate really pay out if you destroy your own property?

[Bastet]

13 hours ago, Haleth said:

Does Allstate really pay out if you destroy your own property?

It would depend on the policy, but it's not uncommon for damage caused by your own negligent act* (rather than an act intended to cause damage, like getting mad and taking a sledgehammer to your wall) to be covered.  So, yeah, the basketball hoop scenario is plausible. 

(*But it has to be a single negligent act like that; if the negligence is failure to properly maintain the property, the resulting damage is not covered.)

[millennium]

On 8/14/2023 at 6:52 AM, Gharlane said:

secondly, the woman following her running son is shoving people out of the way and being a boar,

Maybe you meant boor?   Although I much prefer the imagery of her shoving people out of the way like a boar.

On 8/23/2023 at 5:08 PM, CrystalBlue said:

Dave's been in 30 bands, the above the most famous.

Yet incredibly he's only ever made one song worth listening to.  Two, if you count the acoustic version.

(sorry not sorry, lol)

Edited August 30, 2023 by millennium

[Gharlane]

4 hours ago, millennium said:

Maybe you meant boor?   Although I much prefer the imagery of her shoving people out of the way like a boar.

Oh, I thought the expression was "boar"! 

[iMonrey]

On 8/28/2023 at 3:09 PM, CrystalBlue said:

I am sick to death of Dean Winters' Mayhem schtick in the commercials.

I kind of like the one where he's playing basketball with his brother because, from what I can tell, that's really Dean Winters' brother. But I agree overall it's time for a new campaign.

Still, it's not nearly as old as Flo and her "family" for Progressive. Talk about beating a dead horse.

[chessiegal]

Awww..... I love Flo. I think I'm easily amused.

[peacheslatour]

2 hours ago, Gharlane said:

Oh, I thought the expression was "boar"! 

A boar is a wild hog. A boor is unrefined, ill-mannered person.

Edited August 30, 2023 by peacheslatour