TV Advertising

I really get annoyed with these ads for smart meters.
Not only are there very good reasons for not having one
( unlikely to be able to switch suppliers ), but in my opinion. They are totally misleading. You will not automatically save money just by having one, but only if by studying the results you can work out how to economise on usage and thereby save money. Then there are these crazy suggestions as to what to do with the money saved. Bake more cakes? Power cities? I do not understand why the government has set the energy companies targets for installing these things. They are unlikely to meet the targets, hence the adverts promoting smart meters.

We rarely watch TV these days, however if there is something we would like to see we record the programme and watch at our leisure and always fast forward the adverts.

I dislike the ones that show young children having the 'latest' fashion (whatever that is) and being very popular with their 'friends' because of it - I have noticed with my DGC that there is a lot of peer pressure to have something because it has been on an advert on the TV - there is one child at my GD's school who gets everything first and brags about it at school (and yes, she does definitely get the item). She has been known to be quite nasty to others whose parents cannot afford to do the same. I'd like to see those adverts banned!

I am very worried about the number of gambling ads at the moment. That includes the ones with local celebrities advertising things like "children's lotteries". So many of them say things like "join the fun" and then there's a tiny message at the end which says something like Be Gamble Aware or When the Fun Stops, Stop, but they always make it look so easy to win when it's not. I have no problems with lotteries or online bingo/roulette or betting on any sport you choose. It's just the sheer variety and quantity which could suck in the very people who can least afford it. In this category I also put these in-programme ads for enormous prizes. These cost £1 or £2 a go and it soon mounts up. Some people don't seem to realise most of the participants are donating their money towards that peak-time prize. It's still a gamble with very little hope of a win.

Paddyann While I agree that life isn't easy for many households, I don't agree that people can't put a little away 'for a rainy day' - in most cases, anyway. I brought up five children on only my husband's very average wage. It was often a struggle to pay the bills, and treats were in very short supply, but I always managed to have a bit of money saved for emergencies.
Saving is a habit that should be nurtured from an early age, but often isn't! Right from starting my first job I loved the feeling of security that I got from putting a tiny amount into the bank each week.
Times have often been hard, but I am proud to say that I have never had to take out a loan. I am not being smug. I know that I have been lucky, and realize that bad things happen in life. However, knowing that you have a 'nest egg,' no matter how small, does help you to sleep at night!

I'm not mad on "Even a VIP needs to VI Poo". I agree about ads encouraging low income folk to get a loan (you can often pay off debts bit by bit...incurring no interest!) I REALLY hate some of the sexist ads on Sky Sports (& I'm in no way a feminist) - the golfer getting preferential treatment from the adoring little receptionist, who seems to imply he could get anything for the asking!

Haha Bijou I like that.

The advertisers fund the programmes so without them we would not get them.
However they are annoying and gullible people believe in the products advertised.
They can be amusing and thought provoking.
There was a programme where a family were shown how to economise on their food bill and shown host to make a meal for four for five pounds. The Dolmio ad which followed was for pizza for ten pounds.
One that irks me is ad about schoolgirls not being able to afford pads. When I was a teenager in the thirties there were no such things. We had to use pieces of towelling and wash them out.
I do remember an ad when Tampax first came out. Small boy went into chemist for some. Chemist asked if they were for his sister. “No” said the boy, “they are for me. The ad says you can swim and ride a bike with them and I cannot do either.”

Firstly the government should stop all these pay day loans have you seen their extortionate interest rates . if you ever watch cant pay wont pay we will take it away .high court enforcement offices who say debt is out of control. it is all too easy to obtain credit even if you cant afford to pay back.
also I agree with the comments of adverts it all about money isn,t it why so many Americans and celebs in adverts .

We record nearly everything we watch and the DH zaps through the ads always trying to stop just before the programme. He gets it exactly right about 50% of the time and every time he does he says, 'I'll never manage that again!'

Doh!

And what about those ads with American voiceovers? Why do we need to be told how to live our lives by Americans?

FWIW it's great watching channels with ads on catchup, the ads aren't shown

Spot on Paddyann

Could somebody please explain the advert with an incredibly unattractive actor and sofas?

Tena for Men were wonderful when my OH had recurring infections due to undiagnosed bladder stones. Before then I didn't know they existed and only discovered them when looking for some really absorbent pads. Adverts would have been great.

There are adverts for pads for men. They're just not targeted at you!

inishowen I hope you put your husband right!!

Tena Pads! What can i say? My husband now thinks all women leak! It's like they've made it normal.

Most of the adverts on C4 in the afternoon that are aimed at older people, but especially the one at the swimming pool where they have a group of them reciting a phone number!

the people that are targetted in pay day loan ads are the ones who dont have enough income to save ....if only life was that simple for many.Put a bit away every week or month and manage their bills and inexpected expenses.
Thats not how it is for millions of families ,they barely make it to the end of one month before the money runs out .Life is not easy for them.Not because they're spending on luxuries but because wages aren't rising as fast as the cost of living.Despite the government telling us differently .

I despair of the so-called “follow-on-milk” adverts. Thinly disguised ads for bottle feeding in my opinion.

My other pet hate is the (sorry to be shouty) TOO, TOO MANY AND TOO LONG trailers - particularly on the BBC....
...these also take up way too much time on the radio and are repeated ad nauseum.

I think there is a difference in incontinence patterns as well as buying patterns. There are more women becoming incontinent or mildly so, while still active and in charge of the household shopping - maybe even still working. We'd buy for ourselves. With men, incontinence doesn't usually kick in until they are very old or develop dementia, and then they are more likely to have their incontinence care arranged by healthcare professionals.

Face creams promising wonderful results and featuring a 35 (at most) year old model

The one that drives me mad is that stupid woman and her VI Pooh. I think it should be banned, it’s an awful advert and talks about “punishing the porcelain”. Disgusting, always seems to come on at mealtimes which makes it worse.

...oops...push the NHS on making drugs available...