Adverts that make you wanna smash your TV set up.

[Jonesy23]

Blown2CV said:

The thing that really pisses me off about alpecin is that they don't actually make any claims!!

Exactly! 'Buy our caffeine shampoo' - why?! What does it actually do?

[robinessex]

Jonesy23 said:

Blown2CV said:

The thing that really pisses me off about alpecin is that they don't actually make any claims!!

Exactly! 'Buy our caffeine shampoo' - why?! What does it actually do?

Nothing. Hair, like nails, is dead. Nowt anything can do to it

[Antony Moxey]

Doesn't make me want to smash my telly up, but considering his performances so far the Harry Kane Firestarter ad showing at the moment (advertising what I have absolutely no idea) is cringeworthy in the extreme.

[Blown2CV]

robinessex said:

Jonesy23 said:

Blown2CV said:

The thing that really pisses me off about alpecin is that they don't actually make any claims!!

Exactly! 'Buy our caffeine shampoo' - why?! What does it actually do?

Nothing. Hair, like nails, is dead. Nowt anything can do to it

Of course. That's why they make no claims. Catch up.

[Silverage]

Didn't they used to go with "heathly looking" hair? Obviously couldn't say just "healthy" for something which is, as you rightly say, dead.

Don't know if they still do as I make it a point never to watch ads unless absolutely unavoidable. All praise Sky Plus.

[Downward]

Humpy D said:

I listen to the radio whilst at work so am subjected to some awful radio ads.

The latest cringey ones are for Asda featuring James Martin where someone calls James for recipe advice. The callers have (so far) all been women and when James tells them his recipe they practically have an orgasm!! Just waiting for the where James pretends to feed his sausage to the caller!!

God this and the Alec Baldwin one.

James Martin sounds like he has the personality of a worm. Asda adverts are bad anyway so how they think James Martin can inspire the nation into cooking is beyond me.

[robinessex]

Blown2CV said:

robinessex said:

Jonesy23 said:

Blown2CV said:

The thing that really pisses me off about alpecin is that they don't actually make any claims!!

Exactly! 'Buy our caffeine shampoo' - why?! What does it actually do?

Nothing. Hair, like nails, is dead. Nowt anything can do to it

Of course. That's why they make no claims. Catch up.

They bloody well suggest it though! "Wash your hair in new Super GOO, and it "be" healthy, mend spit ends, have body and shine". So will getting it wet actually !It will have the bloody (natural) oil striped from it though!

[easytiger123]

The new ad for some rubbish-looking electronic body toning pads starring a very plastic looking `Cristiano Ronaldo (or a CGI of him). `Utterly bizarre advert that looks like it cost a tenner to make. Not really telly-smashing but creepy and very strange.

[TommoAE86]

easytiger123 said:

The new ad for some rubbish-looking electronic body toning pads starring a very plastic looking `Cristiano Ronaldo (or a CGI of him). `Utterly bizarre advert that looks like it cost a tenner to make. Not really telly-smashing but creepy and very strange.

Also looks like he's getting pleasure from being electrocuted...

[Blown2CV]

robinessex said:

Blown2CV said:

robinessex said:

Jonesy23 said:

Blown2CV said:

The thing that really pisses me off about alpecin is that they don't actually make any claims!!

Exactly! 'Buy our caffeine shampoo' - why?! What does it actually do?

Nothing. Hair, like nails, is dead. Nowt anything can do to it

Of course. That's why they make no claims. Catch up.

They bloody well suggest it though! "Wash your hair in new Super GOO, and it "be" healthy, mend spit ends, have body and shine". So will getting it wet actually !It will have the bloody (natural) oil striped from it though!

the point of caffeine shampoo is that it's meant to make baldies get the hair back

[Halmyre]

BBC advert for Adele's Glastonbury performance; just fk off.

[poing]

Halmyre said:

BBC advert for Adele's Glastonbury performance; just fk off.

Haven't seen that but the performance itself was awesome!

[hidetheelephants]

Another that isn't provoking feelings of telly smashing, just irksomely derivative; the Gaz and Leccy thing is a cheap rip-off of Itchy and Scratchy and an ad for smart meters that appeals to infants seems like a waste of effort.

[DaveGoddard]

Is that the one with Ballroom Blitz by the Sweet? I thought that one was quite funny.

[Halmyre]

Sky Broadband advert with the cartoon animals with the American accents. As if there wasn't enough reason to hate Murdoch the Merciless.

[Spice_Weasel]

Blown2CV said:

robinessex said:

Blown2CV said:

robinessex said:

Jonesy23 said:

Blown2CV said:

The thing that really pisses me off about alpecin is that they don't actually make any claims!!

Exactly! 'Buy our caffeine shampoo' - why?! What does it actually do?

Nothing. Hair, like nails, is dead. Nowt anything can do to it

Of course. That's why they make no claims. Catch up.

They bloody well suggest it though! "Wash your hair in new Super GOO, and it "be" healthy, mend spit ends, have body and shine". So will getting it wet actually !It will have the bloody (natural) oil striped from it though!

the point of caffeine shampoo is that it's meant to make baldies get the hair back

I think that's what they suggest might happen. It's supposed to encourage hair growth based on some spurious claims and a lab test. If it works I'd be worried about getting it on my eyebrows.

[Thankyou4calling]

hidetheelephants said:

Another that isn't provoking feelings of telly smashing, just irksomely derivative; the Gaz and Leccy thing is a cheap rip-off of Itchy and Scratchy and an ad for smart meters that appeals to infants seems like a waste of effort.

A couple of things for me about this ad.

Firstly, I know they aren't people but it's incredibly violent, i'm surprised it's allowed.

Secondly, what a FANTASTIC song the Sweet Ballroom Blitz is. Still sounds great today.

[AJXX1]

Boots advertising extra sensation condoms with a guy crawling across a bed towards a woman wearing nothing but boxer shorts at quarter to 1 in the afternoon - WTF? My Niece was watching and inevitably asked "what's that for" - awkward glances all round...

The James Martin ASDA picnic advert continues to boil my piss - especially when you actually look at the so called sandwich - he's ripped all the bread out and added about 7 different fillings, all well and good, but I challenge anyone to actually pick this up without it falling to bits like a wet cake. You'd have to eat it with a knife and fork as it'd be impossible to pick it up with your hands. Not to mention how pathetically small it as for the amount of people at the picnic.

Also, just a minor irritation; but that chuffing ITV advert for something or other which has a email tone on it - I end up checking my phone every damn time.

[AlexRS2782]

hidetheelephants said:

Another that isn't provoking feelings of telly smashing, just irksomely derivative; the Gaz and Leccy thing is a cheap rip-off of Itchy and Scratchy and an ad for smart meters that appeals to infants seems like a waste of effort.

The thing I find pointless about this advert is who they appear to be marketing it at. The advert appears to have been put together to appeal to a younger generation and judging by the way my cousin's son (who is 3) reacted with glee when he saw the advert and the 2 characters charging around, it seems pointless as he's not even old enough to have a smart meter

I'd imagine that the people that will probably need to be most informed / reassured over the introduction of smart meters are going to be over the age of 40, as most people in their twenties through to early 30's are probably already clued in on those things anyway due to the use of technology, apps, etc, and as a result may even already have one fitted.

I'm 35 and fairly clued in on most things technological, but my mum who's 60 is more concerned over how these meters will work, etc. How this advert is meant to inform those who require it is beyond me.

[Jonesy23]

The Halifax ads with Hanna-Barbera characters. First they had Top Cat, now the Flintstones.

I guess they must have sent most of the money on the licensing, then a bit on the animation 'cos they sure didn't spend much on the voice talent.

It's like watching the German dub of The Simpsons, the voices are just utterly wrong.