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BabyPink Fri 17-Apr-20 16:31:19

Quick afternoon question, what is the most annoying advert you've ever seen?

For me it's the CompareTheMarket adverts. Can't stand those meerkats.

Saggi Sun 19-Apr-20 19:39:39

The death adverts...... buy death insurance...... pre pay your funeral..... all using the words “when you pass” whatever happened to the word “die”. The past week weve had an uncle die, and today heard of a friend that died last night. They haven’t passed!! Don’t need continual reminders we’re all creeping toward the end...

jeberdes83 Sun 19-Apr-20 20:49:43

Those awful vodafone voice ads.

JANH Sun 19-Apr-20 21:01:57

I don't watch TV, purely for that reason and if I do catch something, husband hits the remote to switch it off. What I also hate is that the noise level goes up every time an advert come on. And don't start me on Tony Blair allowing all this betting!, the worst thing that could have happened in this country with all the addiction problems.

Snowbell Mon 20-Apr-20 08:18:57

The Aviva one where a woman is quizzing a man about what type of locks he has . Might have been mildly amusing the first time I saw it but not the 101st!

Vicbar Mon 20-Apr-20 08:24:11

Mostbof these are just funnily awful. The new Tampax ad is horrible!

Cymres1 Mon 20-Apr-20 09:56:04

It's got to be the gambling adverts. What do people sold on these sites not understand? To put an flashy ad on TV costs a packet. The people portrayed look confident, well off, sociable... the reality is broken families, heartbreak and debt. What pays for the adverts? The children of gamblers, the family and loved ones, the friends watching unable to stop the addiction. So we stop advertising fags and move on to a not deathtrap. The Advertising Slime make me so angry.
Then there's the poison called air fresheners.....
Well, you did ask!!

Cymres1 Mon 20-Apr-20 09:58:40

Oops, typo. Another Deathtrap

blubber Mon 20-Apr-20 11:39:04

Why would you have the tv on when you have visitors?

Kentex Mon 20-Apr-20 12:14:57

New member here, first time comment. Has anyone seen the new Tampax ad, where they demonstrate how to use it properly!? But yes, all of the adverts mentioned in previous comments are annoying. I also laughed at the "actually pretty" comment and "perf with Surf"??

tricia12 Mon 20-Apr-20 12:39:33

the mouthwash ad when she spits blood.yuk and always at dinnertime too .

Katek Mon 20-Apr-20 13:31:22

“A little bit of wee isn’t going to stop me being me”.........argh!! Get your pelvic floor exercises going instead of wearing crinkly awful knickers!! Any funeral plan - especially the one where he’s in the conservatory with the binoculars .......hmm, bit dodgy if you ask me. And as for Viagra man, why on earth is he wearing black ankle socks? So alluring and attractive in the bedroom! grin

Purpledaffodil Mon 20-Apr-20 13:45:09

Does anyone else scream “Floating Petri dish “ at the cruise adverts? And agree about the funeral plan ones. With current legislation. I would imagine funerals are much cheaper, no refreshments etc. I wonder if people get money back from those plans?
And didn’t the RCN complain about the post natal incontinence ads? Certainly it hasn’t stopped them. ?

T56ers Mon 20-Apr-20 18:43:35

All of the ones already mentioned but particularly the Perf with Surf one. And I think ALL gambling ads should be banned, including bingo ads.

SirChenjin Mon 20-Apr-20 19:12:17

I’ve never seen the ‘perf with Surf’ one - feel like I’m missing out! What is perf? confused

NfkDumpling Mon 20-Apr-20 19:21:52

Harribo. I hate those silly voices.

The Black Horse one. I used to like it as the horses are so beautiful, but now its on EVERY single break!

And there’s a fairly new one about how a couple’s life has changed? From buying nice things to buying a pushchair. And then they spend another 94 seconds and .... ? 94 seconds?!

Alexa Mon 20-Apr-20 19:34:54

I hate that vacuum cleaner one that startles me with an image of flea eggs clinging to carpet fibres. I have a strong stomach but it annoys me the seller captures my attention with an ugly image I can't unsee.

Anyway its effect is self congratulation I have no carpets to harbour insects' eggs.

BelindaB Tue 21-Apr-20 14:12:04

I don't watch anything with ads! I tape everything shown on a channel that has ads and speed through them. NEVER watch them under any circs. Why would anyone want to?