Adverts teaching bad habits to kids??

[Mrs Fish]

Ok first there is the KFC ad where all the women in the office are singing with their mouths full
very irritating ad IMO

Now I have just seen a fanta light ad where the people are drinking a mouthful of it and then spitting it out

It may seem a lighthearted way of advertising but surely it will just encourage children to have bad manners where food/drink are concerned, we all know how kids copy things they see.

Or am I just getting old?
no need to answer that

[Balmoral Green]

Look at it this way though, for the good parents it is a guide 'how not to' bring up your kids. I wouldnt imagine Fish junior is going to be bought up on a diet of junk food and fizzy drinks, and this is a reference point. Target markets and all that

[pdV6]

And what about the "its ok to play football in the middle of a busy street - if a nasty demon car driver hits you it'll be all their fault" -type ads?

THINK! Don't play in the street

[Mrs Fish]

I got there first

>> Edited by Mrs Fish on Thursday 12th May 09:52

[pzero64]

Mrs Fish said:

Ok first there is the KFC ad where all the women in the office are singing with their mouths full very irritating ad IMO

Disgusting advert.

[hedders]

I change channels whenever that ad comes on and i don't even have kids.

It is totally vulgar and I might just give up KFC as a result of it.

I am sure they will miss my business too, i had a bargain bucket back in the 90's

[Neezer]

I especially hate it when the KFC ad comes on at tea time. The women could at least been easy on the eye, ffs!

[B16 RFF]

pzero64 said:

Mrs Fish said: Ok first there is the KFC ad where all the women in the office are singing with their mouths full very irritating ad IMO Disgusting advert.

Totally agree. Time to complain to advertising standards agency?

[WildCat]

So that's what it's trying to sell...

Did wonder... could not understand word or point of this advert.

As for the kittens imitating....they know my claws would not stand bad manners -

But the eldest refers to it as the chav advert und zaps the remote (und this then causes squabble when he then starts watching the other channel ) ..his younger brother ("ladies man" - has dated all the girls in his class so far ) has given them a poor rating on overall sex appeal. Und the younger boys thought it sounded like the hedgehog song again...


Und in any case - cannot ever recall entering one of these KFC placees....und if we want food whilst out und about ... ist a traditional cosy place where they either sell good old fashioned fish und chips or... a "suicide" curry!

Ist not going to make us wish to purchase whatever it ist they are trying to sell....

[JagLover]

KFC's is a pretty chavvy place so they are appealing to their core market.

Saying that, the car parks around where I work have a voucher to get two KFC meals for the price of one.

We used to either take a voucher from the back of clients parking tickets (amongst their records) or grab some that had been disposed of, go there and share it between two-a meal for a mere £1.50 each.

Accountants know how to save money

[Plotloss]

Since seeing Super Size Me I've not been in a Mac D's or a BK I just cant stay away from KFC though.

Though this new advert is testing my resolve I have to say.

[pzero64]

B16 RFF said:

Totally agree. Time to complain to advertising standards agency?

Trouble is, it’s the advertising standards agency emergency help line featured in the ad.

[xm5er]

Plotloss said:

Since seeing Super Size Me I've not been in a Mac D's or a BK I just cant stay away from KFC though. Though this new advert is testing my resolve I have to say.

Go to Nandos, far nicer and far better for you. Keep some loo roll in the fridge though.

[Plotloss]

No Nandos near me unfortunately.

Mind you KFC is 6 miles away

[Munter]

pzero64 said:

B16 RFF said: Totally agree. Time to complain to advertising standards agency? Trouble is, it’s the advertising standards agency emergency help line featured in the ad.

Acording t'radio theres been over 1000 complaints about the advert.!! Thank god.

So go to the ASA website and complain if you dont want it on tv

[B16 RFF]

Munter said:

pzero64 said: B16 RFF said: Totally agree. Time to complain to advertising standards agency? Trouble is, it’s the advertising standards agency emergency help line featured in the ad. Acording t'radio theres been over 1000 complaints about the advert.!! Thank god. So go to the ASA website and complain if you dont want it on tv

Which station/programme?

Only want to know so I can listen again if it's Radio 2.

[BliarOut]

Ah, with posts like this, you must be getting close to dropping baby F

[Munter]

B16 RFF said:

Munter said: pzero64 said: B16 RFF said: Totally agree. Time to complain to advertising standards agency? Trouble is, it’s the advertising standards agency emergency help line featured in the ad. Acording t'radio theres been over 1000 complaints about the advert.!! Thank god. So go to the ASA website and complain if you dont want it on tv Which station/programme? Only want to know so I can listen again if it's Radio 2.

It was Pete ang Geoff on Virgin this morning talking about it...


>> Edited by Munter on Thursday 12th May 12:49

[Mrs Fish]

BliarOut said:

Ah, with posts like this, you must be getting close to dropping baby F

3 weeks and counting

[B17NNS]

Neezer said:

I especially hate it when the KFC ad comes on at tea time. The women could at least been easy on the eye, ffs!

couldnt agree morw. nothing nicer than seeing a pretty girl with her mouthful