Adverts I hate

i also hate the Ronnie Corbett Farm foods ad
Even more the fussy wedding florist endorsing Vistaprint I switch over immediately

Michael Parkinson - Sun Life. Need I say more?

I also am very fond of the Meerkat adverts, and have, to date, 4 of them. Baby Oleg (plus grub) was delivered this morning. He has a nappy on under his Babygro.

I haven't got 4 of the adverts - I have 4 of the Meerkats.

I mute them all - can`t stand any of them

Marelli Are you starting your own little colony ? they are so cute I wish we where in the market for new insurance or should I say in the meercat

Plenty kitchen roll with the fake-spanish guy asking "did you get plenty wet yet?"

Peter Andre is now on the bus advertising Iceland or some food store.

Adverts I don't like.
Many of them have already been cited. Mr Shouty Cilit bang. Meerkats. The Farm foods.

Dove skin wash products and the Dove for men.

The dreamy unnecessary "Follow on" baby milk.
All the Dettol OMG there are germs about lets nuke them! and many more I will think of later on.

I hate the one where the guy picks up a maltezer with a straw to give to his girlfriend. I just want to slap them both and eat the maltezers by the handful!

glamma - they're in the spare room, stuffed into in an old paper-rack! They really are very well-made. I'm not a cuddly toy collector, by the way (heaven forfend...) !

Sadly, every one of those adverts that have been mentioned have achieved their aim, you remembered them !!!

Never imagined the response when I started this thread.

Marelli I didn't know about the nappy. Just undressed baby Oleg to find out that your are right.

Wow, the things you learn on GN!

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Apparently those meercat toys are now collectable and are selling for quite good prices. I should be checking out ebay !!

All cosmetic/shampoo adverts with their cod science and simpering women saying 'You're worth it' or some such silly phrase. No idea what the brands are and I couldn't buy them, even if I wanted to because of my skin allergies.

I love the maltesers/straw one! And the meerkats, accents and all!

Hate all the celebrity endorsed products ones, though. As if Cheryl Whatsit or Davina M actually colour their own hair...

Can't stand the Suzuki car ad. The one where the guy gives everyone a lift/helps everyone out to the tune of 'I want you so bad'.

I dislike all the ones with celebrities shopping in certain supermarkets (Len Goodman (Farmfoods?), Peter Andre (Iceland)) - do they really think we're daft enough to believe it

There's a trend lately (well, two adverts anyway) with people ending up with creamy stuff on their noses who then grin idiotically at the camera - why is that considered amusing/funny?

I hate any advert with a stick-thin model-type eating chocolate, who pops said choccy in her mouth, closes her eyes in fake ecstacy but no chewing involved - we all know she will spit it out the minute she can.

Even if you remember adverts, which is what the advertisers want, what good does it do them if the ad makes you vow to never buy the product because the ad is so dreadful. There have been products I have refused to buy because I disliked the advertisement.

The one in a market with friendly stall holders and happy customers gushing about how fresh the food is and so cheap. It is then revealed that it is all from Lidl!

But grandma60 Lidl food is cheap and good quality. Can't wait for our Lidl to open it's new large store which is being built now. Roll on November.

Old Ray Winstone, shrugging his shoulders and growling in that menacing gangster-style voice - bet, you plonkers, or I'll send the boys raand! Do itttt! What marketing genius thought up that load of tripe? Just has me reaching for my taser.

papa

Just has me reaching for my taser.

I've often wished they were legal here. What about a cattle prod? Would we get away with that?