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

(234 Posts)
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!

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.

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 🤓

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😡

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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!

Tennisnan Sun 19-Feb-23 05:14:56

And they never advertise male incontinence - grrr

Tennisnan Sun 19-Feb-23 05:18:41

The MacDonalds eyebrow beep beep one!!!

Tamayra Sun 19-Feb-23 07:20:29

Interesting you remember the Daisy Daisy one because it’s awful
But actually as far as advertising agency goes it’s succeeding in getting your notice via its awfulness
Reverse psychology!

Nanna58 Sun 19-Feb-23 09:19:30

The awful smarmy git on the Saga ads , who keeps banging on about the benefits of ‘ experience ‘ ! If he was on my holiday I’d do my best to literally jump ship and try to crash an 18-30 gig - couldn’t be worse!

Shinamae Sun 19-Feb-23 09:19:42

Tamayra

Interesting you remember the Daisy Daisy one because it’s awful
But actually as far as advertising agency goes it’s succeeding in getting your notice via its awfulness
Reverse psychology!

Yes, it certainly gets my attention and a definite no-no for me to ever by their product!

Summerfly Sun 19-Feb-23 13:57:23

Yes Nannafizz! I agree. So flipping annoying. 😡

AshleysGran Sun 19-Feb-23 15:14:59

Nobody's mentioned all the begging ads - or maybe they don't count as "adverts"? The ones who ask us to give specific amounts (one even mentions PENCE!) for what are obviously good causes, but I can't bear to watch them, especially the ones concerned with animal cruelty.

Jaxie Sun 19-Feb-23 16:22:48

Daisy, daisy, daisy. And I just sold my car, people jigging about as if they have St Vitus Dance. Eamon Holmes waddling along advertising, I think, some electronic item that jiggles your feet. The holiday ad with the dreadfully overweight boy stuffing his face and sneering at his sister who’s dropped her ice cream.

melp1 Mon 20-Feb-23 16:15:35

Reading all these messages, just goes to show that the irritating ones are working

Forestflame Mon 20-Feb-23 16:32:34

We buy any car especially when Phil Schofield was on them.
Daisy Daisy...
Perf with Surf.
Go compare
Those awful Meerkats especially now they have the dreadful Wombat with them.
On the Beach with the boy gloatingly eating his ice cream
The Omaze advert.
Tena Lady and the ad with the bloodstained towel.
However, I like the raised eyebrows McDonalds one.

Sophiasnana Mon 20-Feb-23 18:36:18

I LOATHE Claudia Winkleman for some reason. I cannot stand to look at her face. That stupid fringe thats she presumably thinks hides her wrinkles, and lopsided grin she always has. Grrrrrrrr.

Lovetopaint037 Mon 20-Feb-23 19:28:35

GrannyGravy13

Lovetopaint037

No recording !!! What’s wrong with the thinking ? We record programmes that “might” be interesting and then try them out later on. So easy if several programmes are on at the same time. I hear from the younger members of the family that most of the viewing is streamed but go to streamed stuff when we want to but still need the terrestrial programmes.

With the new generation boxes all channels are streamed, no such animal as a terrestrial channel.

Thank you Granny. I meant of course BBC 1 and 2, ITV etc. etc. which we view as we have a Freeview aerial but with an extra button to take us to apps which are of course streamed via our wi fi. However, in another room we have a box as we don’t have an aerial for that side of the house. That is indeed dependant on our broadband.

Eloethan Tue 21-Feb-23 08:53:32

The One the Beach one, having experienced one of their holidays.

Go Compare - that bloody man singing.

The one where Brian Blessed shouts all the way through it - I think it's Flash.

annodomini Tue 21-Feb-23 09:19:27

The life insurance one where man tells his neighbour about his life insurance company. Turns up with a load of surplus parsnips and she goes all flirty and tells him she's taken his advice and got a life insurance plan. So smug - both of them.

Greyduster Tue 21-Feb-23 10:09:58

Two really; both on radio, not tv. The man from Bri’ish Gas tellling me what they can do if my hea’in’ goes wrong; and the teeth grinding Pets in a Pickle ad with inane annecdotes of Charlie the cat and. Barney the dog! Aargh!

FannyCornforth Tue 21-Feb-23 10:15:26

Greyduster I’m with you with the most dreary pets in the UK 👍
The Pets in a Pickle ads have always got my goat.
Especially the skateboarding dog, who starts the ad being an audibly small type of dog with a high pitched yap; and ends the ad sounding like a mastiff crossed with a malamute
(I must get out more!)

TiggyW Tue 21-Feb-23 15:03:20

Surely these adverts are being remembered for all the wrong reasons. They certainly put me off buying the products, especially the ones with annoying voice overs. 🙄
I’ve been thinking - the only advert which possibly influenced me, because it raised my awareness by simply explaining the process, getting to the point and not faffing around, was ‘We Buy Any Car’. I sold my car to them locally, with no problems, for a very good price! I’d use them again.👍😎