Adverts I hate

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.

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.

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 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...

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.

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

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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!

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.

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...) !

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!

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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.

Michael Parkinson - Sun Life. Need I say more?

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

Cill-it Bang! Why, oh, why did he shout so much?

Hate the Knorr stock cube or pot whatever adverts with Marco Pierre White cooking for 'the ladies', they are all saying mmmmmm as if they didn't know how to cook before they tasted his food - and he is SO patronising!

I mostly remember the ones I like and ignore the others. An advert doesn't necessarily encourage me to buy the product though.

I absolutely hate and espise the way our grandchildren are bombarded with adverts for toys from September or earlier onwards for Christmas. It's horrible- and in fact many should be attacked under the Trade's Description act- as of course the stunts performed by many of the toys just cannot be done with said toy in real life. Hate, hate it, hate it- and so glad that where I live they are illegal. But as grandchildren live in the UK ...

shabby well done you I solved the problem by having my own TV in the bedroom where I don't allow football/sports/car programmes to be viewed and the remote is hidden from any male members of my family.

absentgrandma we have two remotes - his and hers. Works a treat unless we are both trying to use the mute button at the same time.!!