bad commercials

[Kal'thzar]

Have there been no Brits in this thread yet? I'm amazed. (Well, apart from the previous poster)

Currently 90% of all adverts over here suck, because they are nearly all implying that by buying their product, you'll be showing your love for football, and support for ENGERLAND in the world cup.

The worst of the bunch, by far, has got to be Asda though... there's something about choruses of kids singing really bad old songs. Everytime I hear, "Vindaloo, na na naaaaaaaa", I reach for the mute button, and appallingly, the ad was in the break of every TV show I watched last night. I hate hate hate it.

Living in scotland I have to support these ads. Apparently sales of battered Mars bars went down with the recent ad.

Mars Bars adverts -> saving the arteries of Scotsmen.

 

[Azale]

Enzyte (think Viagra) commercials...oh dear god, the puns...THE INNUENDOS!!!

 

[puglover]

I want to perform terrible acts of violence toward the "brains" behind the Ionic Breeze $300 air freshner commercials. Not only is their product stupid, but they recently released a commercial on an unwilling public that plays all three of their other commercials end-to-end. When you think the ad is over, another one starts up!

Also, don't you all hate the ads that play one of their older commercials, and then cut to some spokesperson watching the commercial on a TV screen who then goes on to tell you more about their worthless product? As if we didn't get it the first time!

EDIT: Here locally we have a commerical that rivals all others in stupidity. An older woman (and terrible actress) comes on the screen and says (weak-stomached turn off your computers),

"Olathe Ford says 'Take it off'! Take off $2000 on brand-new SUVS!"

 

[adog]

I don't watch any commercials at all if I'm holding the remote.

 

[Cheezy the Wiz]

I don't watch any commercials at all if I'm holding the remote.

oh God my mom does that, you cant follow the one show you really wanna watch because youre sitting on another channel waiting for the commercials to end so when you go back to check on said channel the shows back on and youve missed a bit

 

[adog]

Yeah that does tend to happen sometimes and the wife might get a little irritated, but not as irritating as commercials are. I can't stand them and I hate for my 6 year old to see them, because he instantly thinks he can't live without said product.

 

[Blazer6]

The only commercial that I tolerate right now is the bigbigbig commercial.
All car commercials are just utter crap, leave them as driving around winding roads as they won't jump buildings or morph into increased sales. A commercial of some flashy car (Jetta?) is displayed but is not street legal.
Does anyone else feel the voice over during a Binder and Binder commercial sounds corrupt?

 

[Cheezy the Wiz]

Does anyone else feel the voice over during a Binder and Binder commercial sounds corrupt?

yes 10 char

 

[shortguy]

There's this one lady who used to do DirecTV satellite internet commercials and now does them for some (related?) outfit called "HughesNet." I hate her.

To give some props to good commercials: I really enjoy the Adidas World Cup commercials. If only I recognized who all those people were...

 

[Cannae]

The honda civic they pritty much have commecials of that siupd car on every single channel it is so annyoing!!!

 

[Cannae]

Also I think Subaru commercials are so annoying!!!

 

[DBear]

All Hardee's commercials are bad, but the worst is their Philly Cheesesteak Thickburger one, with the guys talking with their mouths full. Disgusting! Don't talk with your mouth full--and keep it full!

 

[7ronin]

Down here in Baja Norte we are bombarded with commercials for the local native American gaming casinos. Collectively these commercials are all bad, but the ones with has been country western star Kenny Rogers as the Gambler are especially so.

 

[Bozo Erectus]

The new Snickers commercial where the guy plays the guitar is particulalrly annoying. But not as bad as the one where they pronounce the cars name Ja-GOO-ar, thought they dont run those anymore I think.

 

[7ronin]

Since you've nudged us over to candy, how about the M&M commercials with the lifesize talking M&Ms. Revolting.

 

[Fugitive Sisyphus]

Also I think Subaru commercials are so annoying!!!

I agree completely. "Feel the freedom." Really.


I also hate commercials that make claims that defy the laws of physics. For example the ionic breeze that supposedly accelerates air with no power source and exercise machines that take less effort but more work.

 

[Bozo Erectus]

Since you've nudged us over to candy, how about the M&M commercials with the lifesize talking M&Ms. Revolting.

Speaking of candy, how about a couple of years ago when they actually had the balls to run an ad campaign claiming that Milky Way bars are a healthy snack for busy 'on the go' people

 

[Whomp]

I have to say the Burger King commercial where the guy wakes up and the Burger King King dude is in his bed handing him a breakfast croissant is truly, truly one of the most disturbing commercials ever.....and now they're doing the Burger King Chicken on a motorcycle commercials....very strange.

 

[Bozo Erectus]

Yeah I think whoever agreed to the current BK ad campaign is strung out on meth.

 

[Whomp]

Yeah I think whoever agreed to the current BK ad campaign is strung out on meth.

Freakish crack like meth heads.

There are some things that are so bad they never, ever leave your head. There was a local commercial from my college days that was always on at 3 am or when you were completely hungover laying on the couch.

So I had to check whether it was still open and it is!!

Now say this in a bad Chinese accent...
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