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Two New Adverts on TV - What are your thoughts?

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Moonwatcher1904 Sun 11-May-25 23:53:10

You've probably seen the advert for Pepto Bismol with a load of people in pink singing about Nausea, Heartburn, Upset Stomach and Diarrheaaaaa....lol Do we need to know? I thought that was crazy until I saw one earlier.
It was for Lynx deodorant and it was a woman smelling a mans bum as he was leaving the cinema....what the &*)(*^
Who the hell thinks these ads up?

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Georgesgran Tue 13-May-25 10:36:05

I’ve REPORTED it. This spammer posted on several threads during the night.

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WelwynWitch3 Sun 18-May-25 15:04:35

My son has worked in advertising for over 20 years now and he would say that the fact you are all discussing certain averts on TV means they have done their job. On of their top adverts is the Aldi Christmas Special with Kevin the carrot

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Blossoming Sun 18-May-25 15:08:35

Reading this makes me really glad we got rid of our TV years ago!

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M0nica Mon 19-May-25 06:58:33

WelwynWitch3

My son has worked in advertising for over 20 years now and he would say that the fact you are all discussing certain averts on TV means they have done their job. On of their top adverts is the Aldi Christmas Special with Kevin the carrot

If people are talking about an advert because it puts you off buying a product. How is that a success?

We still have a tv, but I rarely watch it, so I have not seen any of the adverts under discussion. I never saw the Kevin the carrot advert either.

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silverlining48 Mon 19-May-25 07:18:39

I was thinking the other day how adverts today are so bad in comparison to years ago when they could be witty and amusing instead of just weird 😐

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Cabbie21 Mon 19-May-25 07:58:16

Well advertising doesn’t work on me. I go to the loo or make a drink or just ignore them. I might catch a few but rarely remember which product is being promoted. Some are memorable for all the wrong reasons, mostly TMI.

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RosieandherMaw Mon 19-May-25 07:59:17

No I haven’t.

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Deedaa Tue 20-May-25 00:07:31

Advertising certainly isn't working for me. Most programmes I record and fast forward through the ads. If I do watch something live I am usually appalled by the poor quality of the ads and make sure I don't buy the product.

I will admit that I loved the Old Spice "I'm the man your man could smell like" ad. And I occasionally look it up on You Tube if I want cheering up.

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Ellie Anne Sat 24-May-25 21:12:24

I saw the lynx one tonight. Thought it was awful. Can’t stand the pee pants woman.
Are we so stupid that we can’t research solutions ourselves if we have a problem with incontinence?

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