Adverts that make you wanna smash your TV set up.

[Steamer]

bingybongy said:

developer said:

The current Tesco ads - bad enough to stop me shopping there.

I've sworn to never set foot in a Tesco, ever again, on seeing these. And I like Ruth Jones and Ben Miller.

I can't believe how bad each one has been, especially for a company that's on its arse. Is this how they think they will bring back customers from Aldi and Lidl?!

....also Ruth Jones writes comedy that generally appeals to a very wide demographic (Gavin & Stacy - like it or not, the nation loved it) What on earth did they offer her to do these adverts? likewise for Ben Miller. No idea who the son is though.

[davegreg]

Steamer said:

bingybongy said:

developer said:

The current Tesco ads - bad enough to stop me shopping there.

I've sworn to never set foot in a Tesco, ever again, on seeing these. And I like Ruth Jones and Ben Miller.

I can't believe how bad each one has been, especially for a company that's on its arse. Is this how they think they will bring back customers from Aldi and Lidl?!

....also Ruth Jones writes comedy that generally appeals to a very wide demographic (Gavin & Stacy - like it or not, the nation loved it) What on earth did they offer her to do these adverts? likewise for Ben Miller. No idea who the son is though.

The latest Tesco ad, the 'Are you having a par-ty?!' one is just cringeworthy. Hopefully it will be off the air by now.

[Cupramax]

Its still on...

[DickP]

The latest "safe driver" phone app advert from Aviva. It's irritating in the highest order and isn't promoting safe driving I think - just driving which is slow, and maybe causes everyone to crash around them instead.

[Iva Barchetta]

DickP said:

The latest "safe driver" phone app advert from Aviva. It's irritating in the highest order and isn't promoting safe driving I think - just driving which is slow, and maybe causes everyone to crash around them instead.

I was ready to post that.

One of the males has a big crease in his Fiesta wing and a female that can't park annoy me too.

[Iva Barchetta]

It's played literally every break on Motors tv.

The only person happy about that is Gary Numan.

[TTmonkey]

davegreg said:

Steamer said:

bingybongy said:

developer said:

The current Tesco ads - bad enough to stop me shopping there.

I've sworn to never set foot in a Tesco, ever again, on seeing these. And I like Ruth Jones and Ben Miller.

I can't believe how bad each one has been, especially for a company that's on its arse. Is this how they think they will bring back customers from Aldi and Lidl?!

....also Ruth Jones writes comedy that generally appeals to a very wide demographic (Gavin & Stacy - like it or not, the nation loved it) What on earth did they offer her to do these adverts? likewise for Ben Miller. No idea who the son is though.

The latest Tesco ad, the 'Are you having a par-ty?!' one is just cringeworthy. Hopefully it will be off the air by now.

Um, it's supposed to be cringeworthy. They get their point over and you think 'tescos - party food'.

[TTmonkey]

davegreg said:

Steamer said:

bingybongy said:

developer said:

The current Tesco ads - bad enough to stop me shopping there.

I've sworn to never set foot in a Tesco, ever again, on seeing these. And I like Ruth Jones and Ben Miller.

I can't believe how bad each one has been, especially for a company that's on its arse. Is this how they think they will bring back customers from Aldi and Lidl?!

....also Ruth Jones writes comedy that generally appeals to a very wide demographic (Gavin & Stacy - like it or not, the nation loved it) What on earth did they offer her to do these adverts? likewise for Ben Miller. No idea who the son is though.

The latest Tesco ad, the 'Are you having a par-ty?!' one is just cringeworthy. Hopefully it will be off the air by now.

Um, it's supposed to be cringeworthy. They get their point over and you think 'tescos - party food'.

[Iva Barchetta]

Just eat.

"I see you baby,Chicken Madras"

Only thing that saves it is the girl singing n dancing is pretty.

[developer]

TTmonkey said:

Um, it's supposed to be cringeworthy. They get their point over and you think 'tescos - party food'.

No, I didn't - I thought what a st advert - the "message" never reached me.

[DJFish]

On the subject of take-away curries, Hungry Horse or House or whatever it's called....

"Gimme Rogan Josh"

How about I give you a kick in the nuts instead? tt!

[Winky151]

Don't know if its been said already but the Dreams advert about changing your mattress every 8 years. Who the hell decided that was a thing?

[Johnspex]

DJFish said:

On the subject of take-away curries, Hungry Horse or House or whatever it's called....

"Gimme Rogan Josh"

How about I give you a kick in the nuts instead? tt!

Oh yeah, but they are incredibly cool. They throw their phones about and everything! WUNCH OF BANKERS.

If you watch the Open University ad the package that the woman picks up off the doormat is to big for the letter box.

[Bluedot]

Weightwatchers with Oprah Winfrey.
Do they seriously think that sickly American style will work over here ?

[hidetheelephants]

The career path of actors playing bond villains sucks pretty badly; one minute you're taking over the world and living in a converted volcano, next you're hawking stty games for smart phones.

[RemyMartin]

hidetheelephants said:

The career path of actors playing bond villains sucks pretty badly; one minute you're taking over the world and living in a converted volcano, next you're hawking stty games for smart phones.

Either clash of clans has become seriously massive with a big budget to boot or its a massive fall from grace. I suspect the former. Either way, as anyone who has seen Star Wars will know, he loses lots of cool points for being in an advert with that Corden.

[poing]

RemyMartin said:

Either clash of clans has become seriously massive with a big budget

I'd say they can afford a good star for the adverts. To quote from an online financial source:
Supercell nearly makes $5 million a day off of Clash of Clans alone.


Todays advert that has caught my attention is the Aviva Drive App advert: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkbj33vAZ9g&sp...
Beyond the damaged door, parking on the path and various other terrible examples of driving shown in the advert, the bit that really annoyed me was the number of times they mention or suggest slowing down. That alone is enough to stop me using your stupid app, even if I could go on for many pages about the flaws in it.

[Negative Creep]

RemyMartin said:

hidetheelephants said:

The career path of actors playing bond villains sucks pretty badly; one minute you're taking over the world and living in a converted volcano, next you're hawking stty games for smart phones.

Either clash of clans has become seriously massive with a big budget to boot or its a massive fall from grace. I suspect the former. Either way, as anyone who has seen Star Wars will know, he loses lots of cool points for being in an advert with that Corden.

It's scary how much money those type of games get from addicts

http://www.wired.com/2012/11/meet-the-whales/

About time the whole thing was more tightly regulated

[hidetheelephants]

The Muller fat-thick-super-low-greek-sugar-high-style yoghurt ad, which makes impressive use of the trope of 'men are stupid and that's hilariously funny'.

[developer]

The blonde BT bird puking flies into a bucket - what's the matter with people?