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What advert makes you want to throw something at the telly?

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Sophiasnana Tue 14-Feb-23 20:00:43

There are so many. I particularly cringe at the one for Our Time dating for over 50s. I just want to punch the two simpering actors! Grrrrrr
Also, car adverts like Peugeot who think they’ll sell cars by speaking in a silly French accent.
I must be getting old!

Hollycat Sun 19-Feb-23 00:43:19

That disgusting one where they feel it necessary to pour red liquid in the crutch of waterproof knickers. Everyone who needs to knows about these things, so why is it necessary to show it so graphically.? I don’t know why thats considered to be perfectly acceptable but adverts for attractive lingerie were considered disgusting and banned from underground escalators!

MamaB247 Sun 19-Feb-23 00:30:56

The On The Beach one on itvX it's horrendous and come son between programmes constantly on smart TV on itv

nannafizz Sun 19-Feb-23 00:07:15

The ones that keep popping up in the middle of all the interesting chats on here !

Babs758 Sun 19-Feb-23 00:03:57

Definitely the Daisy Daisy one. Can you imagine that combined with the old cadburys flakes one.
Mr “White Teeth” and his floor mop
The yoga incontinence “let it all out” one. Ugh”
The Poo-nami one
The perfume one with the couple dancing. Makes me feel sad.

Can’t make up my mind re the cartoon tangoing couple who end up in the bedroom after he has his viagra!

Any cruise advert showing an empty ship and sophisticated couples.

I love the Meerkats adverts and the Virgin Atlantic Advert. I played in a pit band for La Cage Aux Folles and loved “I am what I am!” I think the advert is clever and well put together.

Also the Fairy Liquid “no more Mr Nice baby” had me laughing. He still looks cute on his little motorbike.

I watch far too much television.

grannybuy Sat 18-Feb-23 22:51:04

The donkey with the terrible Scottish accent in the toothpaste ad.

Grandma29 Sat 18-Feb-23 22:17:25

We buy any car advert. Also the perfume for Dior. They drive (no pun intended!) me mad😡

Shinamae Sat 18-Feb-23 21:49:39

Supergranuation

‘Head & Shoulders? I didn’t know you had dandruff?’
‘I don’t’

I absolutely HATE that advert!!!!!! I’d certainly never buy it!

I really like that one 🤓

Bungle22 Sat 18-Feb-23 21:36:24

The Lloyds bank one with the horses galloping along a beach.
Meanwhile their ongoing bank closures mean there’s no Branch near me.

Supergranuation Sat 18-Feb-23 21:01:57

‘Head & Shoulders? I didn’t know you had dandruff?’
‘I don’t’

I absolutely HATE that advert!!!!!! I’d certainly never buy it!

pamdixon Sat 18-Feb-23 21:01:39

So glad I'm not the only one who cannot bear the Daisy Daisy one....ditto the Ionos lady.

GrandmasueUK Sat 18-Feb-23 19:45:46

Ant and Dec on the Santander ad. They are no longer silly teenagers and grown men wearing back to front and sideways baseball hats drives me insane!

ruthie2 Sat 18-Feb-23 19:44:27

Oddly, I quite like Daisy daisy daisy, and most other perfume ads especially Black Opium and Spell on You . The ad which really annoys me is for Virgin Airways with the female pilot, simply because I hate the song "I am what I am" and the singer with her raucous grating voice.
Oh and I don't like Omaze either because I think it's a swindle. Nobody ever says who wins the houses, even in general terms as per announcements for lottery wins. So, I reckon those houses only exist in Photoshop!

ajswan Sat 18-Feb-23 19:42:31

nadateturbe

lemsip

the women sitting on the loo telling us about pads

This one. A step too far! And ads showing women exercising, and no pad showing .
Thankfully they didn't have these when I was young. I would have been so embarrassed watching telly with my boyfriend.

That woman at the gym who says her pad is so heavy she won’t get off the floor drives me nuts, it’s disgusting. And if she is that incontinent she should see a Doctor.

Smileless2012 Sat 18-Feb-23 19:34:09

The ad for pot noodles, with the donkey sat on the shoulders of an elderly lady saying tastyyyyyyyyy. Hate it with a passion.

Georgesgran Sat 18-Feb-23 19:32:23

Natalie Portman isn’t in the Daisy advert. She’s fronting Miss Dior, but not aggressively as in the ‘what would you do for love’ campaign.
Chris Hemsworth - he could sell me lucky heather!

glammagran Sat 18-Feb-23 19:18:11

We’re in the fortunate position of never having to see adverts. We pay a small monthly fee to All 4 and Now to exclude adverts and anything we want to see on ITV (which is rarely) we record.

pintuck Sat 18-Feb-23 18:59:42

I can’t stand the one with Judi Dench. What was she thinking appearing in that nonsense - you’d think she had enough money at her age.

widgeon3 Sat 18-Feb-23 18:36:50

Omaze

What a voice ... sounds so insincere as she gurns (sp) at me

Parsnip man
He seems to live in a very well finished house..... Why is he so excited about his death plan and suggests to us he is living on the fringe of extreme debt so it makes such a difference

Light porno Daisy Daisy

suppose Daisy daisy is directed at males Must be uncomfortale for these young women running down a slope breasts bouncing I wore a bra for support before that The artificiality of the 'daisies' too leads me to wonder what other fetishes they are directed to

the floor cleaning men
Why on earth do they use their cleaning pads right through the middle of the room and vaguely around the furniture again another for men

The carpet cleaning advert
talking about germs and how necessary to get rid of them
A man with a dog and baby siting on a newly cleaned carpet I think I can guess where most of the bacteria come from

Kamj Sat 18-Feb-23 18:07:05

The victorian plumbing advert "the boss" makes me cringe

MarianneF Sat 18-Feb-23 17:54:35

It seems we’re all singing off the same hymn sheet where annoying and undignified ads are concerned.
Just give me Hugo Boss and Chris Hemsworth anytime. Dirty old woman! Yes!!

TwinLolly Sat 18-Feb-23 17:51:16

Advertisements that have nothing to do with the product they are advertising... Leaves me and DH scratching our heads.

Ellymae Sat 18-Feb-23 17:45:06

The holiday advert when they start singing "it's the most wonderful time of the year" makes me think its still Christmas time

Boolya Sat 18-Feb-23 17:27:38

CareCo on ITV3, with the patronising singsong dialogue.
Daisy, Daisy Daisy too.
Those chocolates where she unwraps slowly and takes a nibble - I just shout "shove in your mouth love"!

Blinko Sat 18-Feb-23 17:12:43

honeyrose

Natalie Portman pouting and scowling at the camera saying “and you. What would you do for love?” It’s a perfume ad - goodness knows which one. Who cares? I thought we’d seen the end of that ad, but no, back it comes to irritate me all over again.

That's the Daisy ad everyone's going on about. I didn't realise it was NP.

veejay Sat 18-Feb-23 16:54:45

Canthmm