Adverts that make you wanna smash your TV set up.

Adverts that make you wanna smash your TV set up.

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aka_kerrly

12,490 posts

216 months

Wednesday 16th July 2014
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Johnnytheboy said:
fathomfive said:
Barclays "Digital Eagles" advert where some doddery old chap discovers Skype, all thanks to the people who look after his cash.

Banks are not all bds, you see.
When the bank worker's face comes in to view on his laptop screen, she looks really scary.

The cynic in me thinks Barclays is pushing internet use on their non-IT-literate customers so they can shut some more branches.
You are not alone, that is exactly what I was thinking to. Invest a little bit of money teaching those who are most reliant on branches how to use PCs, then do away with the branch and save a fortune whilst giving the impression Barclays is a caring company who have empowered their users at the expense of their own staff.

The Hypno-Toad

12,654 posts

211 months

Wednesday 16th July 2014
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The new McVites advert with the owls.

Looks suspiciously like the Brain Slugs from Futurama to me. Gives me the creeps anyway.

GTIR

24,741 posts

272 months

Thursday 17th July 2014
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Karcher steam window clean machine.

Two couples cleaning inside and outside the house on the same pane of glass one with bucket and squeegee (stupid male) and other with Karcher.

At the end bloke looks deflated woman looks smug as they look at the window they've both been cleaning and it's streak and smudge free. So, that means the bloke did a good job as well. Right?

Annoying because it's flawed but also if anything the bloke would be the one justifying the yellow toy not the woman.

JonRB

75,920 posts

278 months

Thursday 17th July 2014
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GTIR said:
Annoying because it's flawed but also if anything the bloke would be the one justifying the yellow toy not the woman.
I agree; the "stupid man" advertising trope is becoming clichéd to the point of being offensive and rather sexist.

Morningside

24,114 posts

235 months

Thursday 17th July 2014
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tfin said:
The direct line ones are really starting to get on my tits. They've used the same ridiculous song and boring format for about 4 years.** They also seem to be on pretty much every ad break on the digital channels. Thank god for the mute button.
.** See safestyle windows adverts. Same old dross year after year.

GTIR

24,741 posts

272 months

Thursday 17th July 2014
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JonRB said:
GTIR said:
Annoying because it's flawed but also if anything the bloke would be the one justifying the yellow toy not the woman.
I agree; the "stupid man" advertising trope is becoming clichéd to the point of being offensive and rather sexist.
It's equal rights see. This also means that wimin have spending power and I am pretty sure those adverts are thought up by men anyway which ironically is quite typical of men because they are actually tricking these stupid wimin to buy products that the men would have to quanitfy to them at some point anyway! hehe

Think about it: An electrnic shiny gadget that any red-blooded male would buy in a heartbeat being advertised to females!
"Can you clean the windows dear?"
"I thought you bought that speacial steam cleaner?"
"What that Parcher thing, oh I can't work out how to do it. You do it dear, you are so much better at those things than me, Besides, it's the sort of job a man should do anyway."

True.

Eric Mc

122,789 posts

271 months

Thursday 17th July 2014
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JonRB said:
GTIR said:
Annoying because it's flawed but also if anything the bloke would be the one justifying the yellow toy not the woman.
I agree; the "stupid man" advertising trope is becoming clichéd to the point of being offensive and rather sexist.
It's been like that for over 20 years.

In 50 years time people will be looking at these ads and saying "How could we have referred to me in such a derogatory way".

I have to say though, it's generally a certain type of man who is depicted as a bumbling and dumb failure i.e. a man in his mid 40s to mid 50s. Younger and older m,en are generally treated more kindly.


Ren Esis

419 posts

144 months

Thursday 17th July 2014
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The Coronation Street / Emmerdale advert that rivaled the Eastenders one from Xmas. Even has a woman singing a breathy slow version of Tainted Love.

I don't understand why Soaps need to advertise anyway, if you don't watch it by now, you're not going to watch it in the future.

chris watton

22,478 posts

266 months

Thursday 17th July 2014
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Ren Esis said:
The Coronation Street / Emmerdale advert that rivaled the Eastenders one from Xmas. Even has a woman singing a breathy slow version of Tainted Love.

I don't understand why Soaps need to advertise anyway, if you don't watch it by now, you're not going to watch it in the future.
I think that soaps will eventually die off. All the kids we know never watch them, the likes of faux reality crap seems to have replaced soaps for the younger viewers.

And the last time I watched a bit of Easterners/Coronation Street, Dirty Den and Angie were in the former, and Stan and Hilda were in the latter!

Thank the Lord for HBO!

RumpleFugly

2,378 posts

216 months

Thursday 17th July 2014
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There's a Sun advert with a kid wiggling his loose tooth. Makes me wince frown

ch108

1,127 posts

139 months

Thursday 17th July 2014
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vxr8mate said:
ch108 said:
Halmyre said:
jurbie said:
Mr Gearchange said:
B19GRR said:
slipstream 1985 said:
woahhh, xbox record dat
This. Who the F is that non-entity supposed to be? Yo!
He is the star of a TV programme which is widely, and critically regarded to be one of the best of all time and which has won 10 Emmy awards, 2 golden globes and holds a Guiness world record for the most highly rated TV show in history.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breaking_Bad
I've been meaning to get around to Breaking Bad but this has put me off a little bit. Is he as annoying in that as he is in this ad?
I'm up to season (spit) four of Breaking Bad and although his character speaks in the white urban gangsta wannabe stylee (yo! bh!) don't let it put you off. It is a stonking bit of work. If I had the time I'd sit and watch the rest of it in one sitting.
Agree with the above. Don't let this advert put you off Breaking Bad. It's one of the best TV series I've watched in a long time. The cast are superb.
Except the guy in the advert who is so annoying all the time.
Or maybe he was just playing the part of an annoying guy...

vxr8mate

1,667 posts

195 months

Friday 18th July 2014
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ch108 said:
vxr8mate said:
ch108 said:
Halmyre said:
jurbie said:
Mr Gearchange said:
B19GRR said:
slipstream 1985 said:
woahhh, xbox record dat
This. Who the F is that non-entity supposed to be? Yo!
He is the star of a TV programme which is widely, and critically regarded to be one of the best of all time and which has won 10 Emmy awards, 2 golden globes and holds a Guiness world record for the most highly rated TV show in history.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breaking_Bad
I've been meaning to get around to Breaking Bad but this has put me off a little bit. Is he as annoying in that as he is in this ad?
I'm up to season (spit) four of Breaking Bad and although his character speaks in the white urban gangsta wannabe stylee (yo! bh!) don't let it put you off. It is a stonking bit of work. If I had the time I'd sit and watch the rest of it in one sitting.
Agree with the above. Don't let this advert put you off Breaking Bad. It's one of the best TV series I've watched in a long time. The cast are superb.
Except the guy in the advert who is so annoying all the time.
Or maybe he was just playing the part of an annoying guy...
Well, as I don't know him personally I assume most will gather what I mean.

Amirhussain

11,505 posts

169 months

Friday 18th July 2014
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BT fibre optic broadband, and that Co-Operative bread advert with that pussywhipped guy.

Morningside

24,114 posts

235 months

Friday 18th July 2014
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The BBC advert with Chris Evans humming that bloody tune that he has forgot.

JonRB

75,920 posts

278 months

Friday 18th July 2014
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The Renault advert where the goldfish performs impossible feats to make it to the sea.

A freshwater fish would almost immediately die in the sea.

This annoys me

TheFinners

544 posts

133 months

Friday 18th July 2014
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The 'Have I got PPI' radio ad, I hear it every morning on Absolute Radio and it makes me want to fling said radio through the window before jumping on it multiple times.

And for the record - No I don't have any fcensoreding PPI you bunch of sad useless tcensoredts, to be honest if all of the PPI I have apparently had actualy existed I'd be a millionaire by now!

Amirhussain

11,505 posts

169 months

Saturday 19th July 2014
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Hotels combined, fking prick.

Morningside

24,114 posts

235 months

Saturday 19th July 2014
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Booking.com booking.yeah with the mental dancing woman.

FourWheelDrift

89,523 posts

290 months

Saturday 19th July 2014
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The crooked money lenders with the Orangutans and the "for fks sake let it drop it was 23 years ago now" Chesney Hawkes.

AlexRS2782

8,163 posts

219 months

Saturday 19th July 2014
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The new Apple 5s advert saying how much better you & your children's lives will be if you purchase Apple products. Complete with, the now to be expected on most adverts, wafty singing alongside some strumming guitar music.
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