Adverts that make you wanna smash your TV set up.
Discussion
Mx_Stu said:
BigLepton said:
That new Wii Music advert with those complete mongs sitting round shaking white bits of plastic and pretending they can play an instrument whilst grinning at each other vacuously. 
+1In the times of guitar hero world tour and rock band you just have to ask yourself why would anyone want this?
The girl in the background looking REALLY uncomfortable trying to play the drums makes me cringe every timePlease don't interpret this as a personal attack, but:
t. The old 'there's no such thing as bad publicity' adage is complete rubbish - otherwise Gary Glitter would be embarking on a world tour about now.
Just knowing a brand name as a result of someone hammering it into your head with an annoying advert doesn't mean the hammerees will like it. This is a lesson many people are learning the hard way now the credit crunch is forcing people to question whether they'll go for advertised names or supermarket own-brand.
For example, I'd never buy Cillit Bang, shop at Iceland, get car insurance advice from Confused.com or get an IBM computer simply because they have annoyed me through their advertising, and I don't wish them to spend any of my money on making any more.
Elskeggso said:
Even though everyone hates all these adverts, you're still doing exactly what they want you to do. They make them annoying for a reason...
This is the self-deluded argument thrown up by every shiny-toothed marketing executive the world over, and it's complete and utter bullst. The old 'there's no such thing as bad publicity' adage is complete rubbish - otherwise Gary Glitter would be embarking on a world tour about now.Just knowing a brand name as a result of someone hammering it into your head with an annoying advert doesn't mean the hammerees will like it. This is a lesson many people are learning the hard way now the credit crunch is forcing people to question whether they'll go for advertised names or supermarket own-brand.
For example, I'd never buy Cillit Bang, shop at Iceland, get car insurance advice from Confused.com or get an IBM computer simply because they have annoyed me through their advertising, and I don't wish them to spend any of my money on making any more.
I have just thought of another absolutely shocking advert. F
ks me off every time i see it, or hear it. Its the one with the guy who used to be on The Bill. Advertising InjuryLawyers4u. He talks about something happening, and some accepting it as fate. Then says, "or you could say, I absolutely did not deserve that." So ste! Once again, just to annoy everyone else, have a look at it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SjCwMIB4dbc
ks me off every time i see it, or hear it. Its the one with the guy who used to be on The Bill. Advertising InjuryLawyers4u. He talks about something happening, and some accepting it as fate. Then says, "or you could say, I absolutely did not deserve that." So ste! Once again, just to annoy everyone else, have a look at it.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SjCwMIB4dbc
Twincam16 said:
otherwise Gary Glitter would be embarking on a world tour about now.
True, I still stand by my point though, even though I guess it does refer to the more braindead public (for example people who read those magazines that tell you what's going to happen in soaps before the shows are aired) Record everything and use the fastforward button its ace
As to the bloody radio adverts on the bloody radio which is stuck on the bloody awful local bloody radio which is drivel drivel cheesy pop tune ten minutes of adverts repeat for 24 hours a bloody day i want to kill some fker
With a spoon
As to the bloody radio adverts on the bloody radio which is stuck on the bloody awful local bloody radio which is drivel drivel cheesy pop tune ten minutes of adverts repeat for 24 hours a bloody day i want to kill some f
kerWith a spoon
Twincam16 said:
Please don't interpret this as a personal attack, but:
t. The old 'there's no such thing as bad publicity' adage is complete rubbish - otherwise Gary Glitter would be embarking on a world tour about now.
Just knowing a brand name as a result of someone hammering it into your head with an annoying advert doesn't mean the hammerees will like it. This is a lesson many people are learning the hard way now the credit crunch is forcing people to question whether they'll go for advertised names or supermarket own-brand.
For example, I'd never buy Cillit Bang, shop at Iceland, get car insurance advice from Confused.com or get an IBM computer simply because they have annoyed me through their advertising, and I don't wish them to spend any of my money on making any more.
Spot on Twincam. I will never shop in Gap or Iceland or buy Countrylife butter and changed my electricity provider as my old provider's advert really pssed me off. There are others although they don't readily spring to mind right now. Does anybody else go out of their way to avoid products of advertisers that have pssed them off?Elskeggso said:
Even though everyone hates all these adverts, you're still doing exactly what they want you to do. They make them annoying for a reason...
This is the self-deluded argument thrown up by every shiny-toothed marketing executive the world over, and it's complete and utter bullst. The old 'there's no such thing as bad publicity' adage is complete rubbish - otherwise Gary Glitter would be embarking on a world tour about now.Just knowing a brand name as a result of someone hammering it into your head with an annoying advert doesn't mean the hammerees will like it. This is a lesson many people are learning the hard way now the credit crunch is forcing people to question whether they'll go for advertised names or supermarket own-brand.
For example, I'd never buy Cillit Bang, shop at Iceland, get car insurance advice from Confused.com or get an IBM computer simply because they have annoyed me through their advertising, and I don't wish them to spend any of my money on making any more.
Same with French Connection although that's slightly different.
westhamtim said:
Same with French Connection although that's slightly different.
Is that because writing fk across a t-shirt isn't in the slightest bit cool or clever, but instead marks the wearer out as toe curlingly childish and inadequate?Hey this thing even swear filters f.c.u.k how cool is that?
Edited by scotal on Thursday 27th November 18:34
Also - 'Allure Homme Sport...The Cologne Sport...Chanel' - in black and white with that moody-looking bloke on a boat. A few questions:
-Why has it been on for the past eleventy-billion years?
-Why is it only on during the F1?
-Chanel obviously have a shedload of money so why don't they make different adverts?
I don't have a problem with the advert, it doesn't annoy me as such, but I can't understand why they've never changed it, why it's only on during the F1 and it's been on so bloody long.
-Why has it been on for the past eleventy-billion years?
-Why is it only on during the F1?
-Chanel obviously have a shedload of money so why don't they make different adverts?
I don't have a problem with the advert, it doesn't annoy me as such, but I can't understand why they've never changed it, why it's only on during the F1 and it's been on so bloody long.
Mx_Stu said:
BigLepton said:
That new Wii Music advert with those complete mongs sitting round shaking white bits of plastic and pretending they can play an instrument whilst grinning at each other vacuously.
+1In the times of guitar hero world tour and rock band you just have to ask yourself why would anyone want this?
The ones for the Vauxhall Zafira and Meriva with those godawful children acting like adults. The message seems to be that owning one of these cars will tun you from someone who should be leading a fun and carefree life into a charmless ct. They might as well end the advert with the slogan 'Old before your time? Try the new Meriva & Zafira from Vauxhall'.
Those bloody yogurt adverts where a bunch of women claim to constantly feel 'bloated'. Rather than simply advising them not to eat so fking much, the voiceover encourages them to shovel little pots of yogurt down their greedy throats.
And that smug advert for Coca-Cola that labours the point about how the recipe has changed so little since the original 'spices' were formulated. I don't know the exact definition of a spice but I doubt cocaine counts. I'd be even more surprised if it was still one of the vital ingredients...
t. They might as well end the advert with the slogan 'Old before your time? Try the new Meriva & Zafira from Vauxhall'.Those bloody yogurt adverts where a bunch of women claim to constantly feel 'bloated'. Rather than simply advising them not to eat so f
king much, the voiceover encourages them to shovel little pots of yogurt down their greedy throats.And that smug advert for Coca-Cola that labours the point about how the recipe has changed so little since the original 'spices' were formulated. I don't know the exact definition of a spice but I doubt cocaine counts. I'd be even more surprised if it was still one of the vital ingredients...
Edited by Risotto on Thursday 27th November 19:04
scotal said:
westhamtim said:
Same with French Connection although that's slightly different.
Is that because writing fk across a t-shirt isn't in the slightest bit cool or clever, but instead marks the wearer out as toe curlingly childish and inadequate?k innit."Mary Mary said:
No, no, no. Surely the ad with the t*sser who claims compensation because "I was installing an alarm system and was ACTUALLY given the wrong type of ladder". Grrrrrr!
Sums up much that is wrong with the UK.
MM
Or the one with the daft bint who trips over in reception, gets five grand , and no doubt fSums up much that is wrong with the UK.
MM
ks off to ibiza for a fortnight!Somerfield ads just at the moment
either of them will set me off
Mr & Mrs Smug. the middle-class couple in their pre annual meal/shagfest where she candidly announces 'he's cooking tonight'
or
The ever so slightly gin fuelled gravelly voiced woman who's gormless spouse (alan) forgets the tonic water
'tskkkk, men eh' she growls at the checkout bint
either of them will set me off
Mr & Mrs Smug. the middle-class couple in their pre annual meal/shagfest where she candidly announces 'he's cooking tonight'
or
The ever so slightly gin fuelled gravelly voiced woman who's gormless spouse (alan) forgets the tonic water
'tskkkk, men eh' she growls at the checkout bint
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