Adverts that really MACK you off

[MattBackHome]

Yeah - I agree that the exec that came up with that Go Compare concept should be fed to the lions.

But the advert that above all others manages to crawl into my skin, tug on every cringe nerve and makes me want to pull my brain out through my eyes bit-by-bit is this 5 star assault to the senses:

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[narly101]

Sky+ ftw! You don't need to see any adverts, just FF. Oh and I stick to proper radio, ie. BBC. So no adverts.

Simples.

 

[Badger]

Most fragrance adverts are quite annoying and usually have absolutely no point to them. I've never watched one and thought "you know what? I'm going to buy that, I bet it smells great".

A prime example:

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WTF?

 

[Tony Meolas Loan Spell]

Anything with Christmas in the title BEFORE December.

Any advert with that other famous sell out john lydon and those butter adverts.

 

[CHAPPERS]

I am getting irritated IMMENSELY by the annoying "Here Come the Girls" Boots adverts which are on ALL THE TIME and seem to suggest you have to be a woman to shop in Boots, despite the number of MAN-SPECIFIC products they sell as well as things like SANDWICHES which you can't really claim belong to either sex.

To be fair though, how often do you shop in Boots?

 

[Colossal Squid]

To be fair though, how often do you shop in Boots?

I was in there just YESTERDAY as it happens. Granted they didn't have what I wanted and I had a wander up Western Road instead, dodging cretins with clipboards trying to extract my bank details.

Anyone not at home during the day will probably never have seen the National Homebuyers advert, which is on a par with webuyanycar.com's marketing strategy of annoying techno website name repition.

Luckily there doesn't appear to be a copy of it on Youtube, so let me regale you with its "lyrics":

I wanna buy your house
I wanna, I wanna buy your house
Riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight NOW

Repeat ad nauseum. HORRIBLE

 

[Pevenseagull]

not an advert but the packaging of 'innocent' products really pisses me off. All these twee, kooky, wacky pronouncements really get on my tit's

e.g. uses for this pot: storage for matches when going on a sea voyage to keep a fire going to scare off monsters'

f*** OFF

stop using words like scrummy as well, TOSSERS

and Ben and Jerry's can cut out out the f***ing puns whilst were having a clear out

and Zooey Deschanel has to wear a f***ing GAG

 

[Nibble]

The advert for a train booking website I think , the two guys sing "choo, choo choo come on and etc etc". The worst thing is I know one of the guys. Still, he was paid handsomely but we have to suffer! Oh and every other ad on telly. Can't stand 'em. Some are less annoying than others but all are shit.

 

[Nibble]

not an advert but the packaging of 'innocent' products really pisses me off. All these twee, kooky, wacky pronouncements really get on my tit's

e.g. uses for this pot: storage for matches when going on a sea voyage to keep a fire going to scare off monsters'

f*** OFF

stop using words like scrummy as well, TOSSERS

and Ben and Jerry's can cut out out the f***ing puns whilst were having a clear out

and Zooey Deschanel has to wear a f***ing GAG

I enjoy Rhod Gilbert too.

 

[pasty]

One for the girls - ANY mascarra advert. I mean what's the point. Loads and loads of hype about how wonderful their product will make your eyelashes look, then in tiny tiny letters at the bottom of the screen: Model filmed wearing false eyelashes

 

[Return of the Rev]

those bloomin freaks with the long hooters and silly trains!

 

[MattBackHome]

not an advert but the packaging of 'innocent' products really pisses me off. All these twee, kooky, wacky pronouncements really get on my tit's

e.g. uses for this pot: storage for matches when going on a sea voyage to keep a fire going to scare off monsters'

f*** OFF

stop using words like scrummy as well, TOSSERS

and Ben and Jerry's can cut out out the f***ing puns whilst were having a clear out

and Zooey Deschanel has to wear a f***ing GAG

This is absolutely my favourite post in AGES.

 

[seagully]

On the topic of irritating radio adverts/jingles, a friend of mine used to make these. He was always told to make the adverts as cheesy/annoying as possible by the makers of the product so their brand would stick in people's minds. I suppose it works if you believe in the old adage 'There's no such thing as bad publicity' as we are discussing their products right now!

For what it's worth, I hate the latest Sky Sports ad where a bloke tells his date that he can't meet up with her on a Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday etc etc because of all the fantastic Sky coverage of the Premiership. Total crap!

 

[Marc1901]

Good call. Is he meant to be somebody famous? He's on all their shop window displays too and I can't work out why

He does things like this..

 

[Nibble]

This is absolutely my favourite post in AGES.

If you buy the Rhod Gilber DVD you can see it in it's original form too!

 

[Nibble]

On the topic of irritating radio adverts/jingles, a friend of mine used to make these. He was always told to make the adverts as cheesy/annoying as possible by the makers of the product so their brand would stick in people's minds. I suppose it works if you believe in the old adage 'There's no such thing as bad publicity' as we are discussing their products right now!

For what it's worth, I hate the latest Sky Sports ad where a bloke tells his date that he can't meet up with her on a Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday etc etc because of all the fantastic Sky coverage of the Premiership. Total crap!

I see that's what they try and do but I never remember the product at all, just the annoyingness of the advert. I coouldn't tell you what half those adverts are selling.

 

[seagully]

I see that's what they try and do but I never remember the product at all, just the annoyingness of the advert. I coouldn't tell you what half those adverts are selling.

I am often the same to be honest but I guess it must work with a certain cross section of the population who for example, when thinking about where to insure their car, their brain will make the link between the memory of the awful advert they watched last week and the company it was advertising eg. Go Compare. I guess even on a subconscious level this may work to a certain extent.

 

[Pevenseagull]

If you buy the Rhod Gilber DVD you can see it in it's original form too!

I was unaware of this I must check it out

In fairness they are all easy targets

The cookies at the coffee stands at railway stations piss me off as well

And the names of paint colours

 

[Nibble]

I was unaware of this I must check it out

In fairness they are all easy targets

The cookies at the coffee stands at railway stations piss me off as well



And the names of paint colours

Really. Well it must be a coincidence you managed to match his sketch word for word eh?

 

[Simster]

Stella Artois. Reassuringly expensive.


It is in hindsight that I am macked off with this fucker. Only now do I realise that Stella is one of the shittest beers ever invented.