Embarrassing ads

I must be in the minority here, but I can't say I've ever got myself worked up over an advert. We don't really watch much live tv anyway, so I've not seen half the ones you're all clutching your pearls over, but given that they advertise toilet paper, what's the big deal about sanitary products? It's 2024 after all, we've moved on from the days when you could only buy them in plain brown paper bags - and asked for in hushed tones.

Aber57

What about the 'poonami' advert for disposable nappies. Just yuk. The advert for childcare where the gorgeous little girl says 'I'm in the camera' always makes me smile.

I find that one quite funny TBH - but then I have fairly recent experience of poonamis, courtesy of the Gdcs.

GrannyGravy13

Talking of the Virgin para-gliding goats, we went to a petting zoo with the GC and the youngest remarked

they are having a rest now and not flying in the sky

I love the walrus in the speed boat

I just love the things children come out with GG.

I rather like the walrus too.

sassenach512

I really hate those adds especially when we get a close up of their backsides to show there's no leakage! Call me old fashioned but is nothing private anymore?

Decorum is a thing of the past.

What about the 'poonami' advert for disposable nappies. Just yuk. The advert for childcare where the gorgeous little girl says 'I'm in the camera' always makes me smile.

When shopping I try to remember the ones I hate the most so I can remember not to buy the products. I can't stand them except the Specsaver ones which are really funny.

Oreo

Shinamae

Yes, they are quite unsavoury some of them particularly,some woman sitting on the toilet something to do with periods and there’s one that’s come on quite recently about the “gush” and a certain type of ST will contain any sort of gush…
Talk about too much information.. 🙄
Almost makes me clutch my pearls 😉

I’d clutch my pearls too if I had any along with you😂 so many grim and cringey ads.
I do like the webuyanycar ones tho and Haribo ads.

I'm with you and Shinamae.

Obviously women (and men) need to know that these products exist so they need to be advertised - but do the ads need to be so unsophisticated and tasteless?

jusnoneed

There is an advert for Mens Tena pants, it has a man stood by a fish tank for some reason, don't see it often (on Sky I think) - unlike the terrible one for the women's ones. Any Sanitary products really don't need advertising.

I tend to record anything with adverts in and then fast forward through them, but the stupid one with two woman with plug in air fresheners (another hate) always annoys.
The Tesco one - stupid.
We buy any car - no, wouldn't persuade me to try.

Ah! So men's TENA is advertised!

I hardly ever watch Sky so that's probably why I've never seen it.

And, yes - that plug-in air freshener ad is so dumb! I really dislike adverts that feature women enthusing with smug satisfaction over home-care and cleaning products - it's so 1940s!

Talking of the Virgin para-gliding goats, we went to a petting zoo with the GC and the youngest remarked

they are having a rest now and not flying in the sky

I love the walrus in the speed boat

Watched Season 2 of The Twelve last night on ITV-X (which is fantastic, BTW). We haven't got round to paying for it without the adverts, so have to suffer them.

This ad came on about ultra-thin condoms and it showed a young man lying back with a look of bliss on his face (I can only imagine what he was meant to be doing). Ugh. It almost put me off watching the lovely Sam Neill.

Shinamae

Yes, they are quite unsavoury some of them particularly,some woman sitting on the toilet something to do with periods and there’s one that’s come on quite recently about the “gush” and a certain type of ST will contain any sort of gush…
Talk about too much information.. 🙄
Almost makes me clutch my pearls 😉

I’d clutch my pearls too if I had any along with you😂 so many grim and cringey ads.
I do like the webuyanycar ones tho and Haribo ads.

Yes to all the above! So demeaning to all women! And now we have the Tampax add comparing it to the weather 🫣😡

There is an advert for Mens Tena pants, it has a man stood by a fish tank for some reason, don't see it often (on Sky I think) - unlike the terrible one for the women's ones. Any Sanitary products really don't need advertising.

I tend to record anything with adverts in and then fast forward through them, but the stupid one with two woman with plug in air fresheners (another hate) always annoys.
The Tesco one - stupid.
We buy any car - no, wouldn't persuade me to try.

Sorry Indigo didn't see yours before I posted.

My favourite is the walrus climbing onto a motor boat, starting it and sailing off into the distance. Ad for Virgin I think.
Hate the sanitary towel ads.

henetha

I like the flying goats which all remind me of Richard Branson.

Have you seen the latest Virgin ad. The walrus reminds me of Richard Branson, perhaps he has put on weight.

My pet ad hates are the man in the bath, funeral ad, the pee pants one, of course, and just about all the smell ones.

I don't particularly like ads, which often appear before the watershed, about erectile dysfunction.

I remember joking that I would pay not to have to watch the ads and now it turns out that this is an option.

Dickens

Tena do pants for men, too.

I don't watch much TV - are there any ads for men 'gushing' in their 'Tena Men' pants? Those packs are on the shelf for a reason - men can also suffer from incontinence. But you wouldn't know it...

I have never seen a television advert for mens incontinence products and you are correct Dickens, men do suffer too.

I hate the one that shows single parents having a good time.
I like the funny ones, the AA ad always makes me smile.

I hate the ones when you can see them weeing when advertising flavoured drinks. Also, Women shaving up to their private parts advertising razors.

I saw an ad the other day where they were pouring red liquid on to a sanitary pad. Really, do we need to see that to know what happens? 50% of the audience KNOW what happens. Spare us please!!

Now the 'Laptop rage' one amuses me because it is funny, not prurient, and I empathise with the rage.

I also hate the Curry’s one ‘Laptop rage!’ where they all end up in a group hug.

Ridiculous.

Tena do pants for men, too.

I don't watch much TV - are there any ads for men 'gushing' in their 'Tena Men' pants? Those packs are on the shelf for a reason - men can also suffer from incontinence. But you wouldn't know it...

I hate the Tesco one. “I got the power”. It’s awful ,and the pee pants , is she having a big long wee while doing yoga. !! Hate to be next to when she lets it all go ,, I can’t bear any period ads. Especially the type of flow. TMI.

Of course all those clever people who made such wonderful ads in the past have all died or retired, and we are left with the latest crop of new advertising graduates. Judging by what we get now they all seem to be teenagers on drugs.