Adverts that make you wanna smash your TV set up. (Vol 2)

[rwindmill]

Byker28i said:

Can I add that the Creditscore advert also really grinds

"I check it every month" and "I wouldn't have been able to fill my house with tat I couldn't afford if it hadn't been..."

Isn't that the ad, where she says 'Its given me control of my finances'???

Wrong! You always had control of your finances......................what you lacked was restraint.

Restraint to not endlessly buy tat, that you then got rid of 3 months later because it was no longer 'in fashion'.

[LuS1fer]

The problem is that your credit score goes up the more you spend and make regular payments for. So your score goes up if you have debt on your credit card and pay parts off though you also pay interest then.

Since retiring, I paid off the mortgage and pay off my credit card every month so my score is slowly falling though 0% finance agreements help to boost it.

Trouble is, I don't need it

So yes, the ad is a big con designed to drag you into debt and stimulate the economy.

Edited by LuS1fer on Thursday 12th May 17:19

[Milkyway]

Oral B home whitening, it’s really annoying every time that they ring that doorbell... it’s sounds exactly like mine.

Edited by Milkyway on Thursday 12th May 14:48

[Gary C]

Milkyway said:

Oral B home whitening, it’s really annoying every time that they ring that doorbell... it’s sounds exactly like mine.

Edited by Milkyway on Thursday 12th May 14:48

Every single Oral B advert has been ste

'I didn't even know Oral B made toothpaste'

'It ended up changing ....... Everything'

And so on.

Utter tripe.

[Halmyre]

wpa1975 said:

swisstoni said:

swisstoni said:

The Tesco ‘rude’ ads.

Shiitake mushrooms. Its funny because the word looks looks a bit like st.

Geddit? A bit like st!! Teeheehee!

(and several other examples).

Pathetic.

And there’s another one (can’t remember the brand) selling tumble drier sheets (hopefully the first thing that gets omitted from the shopping list, come the big squeeze)

And that’s hilarious too because sheet sounds like st you see? Brilliant !!!

Well done all concerned.

I heard today that the Advertising Standards Agency has had the Tesco ads pulled.

Yep they have been banned: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-61403280

I wish they'd ban that fkingg EE "we've just landed a plane" ad.

[Milkyway]

Halmyre said:

I wish they'd ban that fkingg EE "we've just landed a plane" ad.

I wonder if Cambridge & the surrounding area were aware of what the neighbours were up too.

Edited by Milkyway on Thursday 12th May 23:25

[21st Century Man]

Vintagecashcow

How is selling a one off old item you may have a cash cow? You can only do it once, it's the opposite of cash cow.

tts.

[R56Cooper]

21st Century Man said:

Vintagecashcow

How is selling a one off old item you may have a cash cow? You can only do it once, it's the opposite of cash cow.

tts.

YES! Also winds me up on the vinted / ebay etc ads where they say words to the effect of "make money by selling things you no longer use".

I may be getting a bit too far into the point but how can you "make" money by selling something you already have, unless you are able to sell it for more than you paid for it in the first place.

[Milkyway]

R56Cooper said:

21st Century Man said:

Vintagecashcow

How is selling a one off old item you may have a cash cow? You can only do it once, it's the opposite of cash cow.

tts.

YES! Also winds me up on the vinted / ebay etc ads where they say words to the effect of "make money by selling things you no longer use".

I may be getting a bit too far into the point but how can you "make" money by selling something you already have, unless you are able to sell it for more than you paid for it in the first place.

Perhaps what they are really saying is...
“Don’t give it away to a charity shop, give it to us & make a few bob”

[nicanary]

Milkyway said:

Halmyre said:

I wish they'd ban that fkingg EE "we've just landed a plane" ad.

I wonder if Cambridge & the surrounding area were aware of what the neighbours were up too.

Edited by Milkyway on Thursday 12th May 23:25

Would the CAA have been advised?

[OldSkoolRS]

nicanary said:

Would the CAA have been advised?

Nah...it was probably one of those budget airlines that you have to pay extra for everything; no one ticked the box for a proper flight control centre to be used, so they just got some guy working from home to do it.

[Finglescave]

Uber Eats - Delivery arrives, someone answers the door, says nothing and in waltzes the delivery guy. Nobody says bog all to him they sit there and sulk, so he starts to list what they ordered - 2 McFlurries, 13 Big Macs, spicy chicken this and that, eventually everyone in turn starts going Yeah!!! You all ordered the bloody food, why does the poor bloke have to list it for you and try to convince you of its merit? The foods likely gone cold now and the McFlurries have melted and you all deserve it.

[21st Century Man]

I bet they don't deliver to Fingal's Cave.

[Finglescave]

21st Century Man said:

I bet they don't deliver to Fingal's Cave.

I spelt it how i thought Eric Morecambe said it, I’m ok with that

[Milkyway]

OldSkoolRS said:

nicanary said:

Would the CAA have been advised?

Nah...it was probably one of those budget airlines that you have to pay extra for everything; no one ticked the box for a proper flight control centre to be used, so they just got some guy working from home to do it.

That reminds me of a budget airlines sketch many years ago.
The plane is taking off & the pilot is talking to the passengers...except that he is on the ground & flying it by remote control.

Edited by Milkyway on Friday 13th May 13:03

[LukeBrown66]

I have never really understood the relatively recent obsession with credit scores and companies selling that either.

I get it, if you pay off debt, you have a great score.

But what about those of us who manage fine with no credit, live within our means and save for things we want, we score nothing, yet are so capable of dealing with money we don't need credit or store cards?

Apparently we don't exist and are not worth talking about.

It is utter lunacy, especially if you might want a mortgage for the first time later in life etc and are effectively penalised for being good with your finances and not NEEDING debt to get by.

I understand the principle, I have not proved I can pay off debt, but basing the entire system on that and then selling to everyone as a form of ID verification aswell is beyond insane! I have been refused jobs, struggled to even apply for jobs as I have no credit trail,it is now being used as verification for all sorts of things, and I see no need for it

[Bluedot]

Byker28i said:

What the giddy hell is the new fitbit advert with some bloke dancing around in his dressing down and boxers?



Is this supposed to be a Marc Rebillet ripoff? or same bloke?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=omab6QAwBCA

Edited by Byker28i on Monday 9th May 14:48

I just see the drug dealer guy from Pulp Fiction whenever I see this advert.

[Plymo]

LukeBrown66 said:

I have never really understood the relatively recent obsession with credit scores and companies selling that either.

I get it, if you pay off debt, you have a great score.

But what about those of us who manage fine with no credit, live within our means and save for things we want, we score nothing, yet are so capable of dealing with money we don't need credit or store cards?

Apparently we don't exist and are not worth talking about.

It is utter lunacy, especially if you might want a mortgage for the first time later in life etc and are effectively penalised for being good with your finances and not NEEDING debt to get by.

I understand the principle, I have not proved I can pay off debt, but basing the entire system on that and then selling to everyone as a form of ID verification aswell is beyond insane! I have been refused jobs, struggled to even apply for jobs as I have no credit trail,it is now being used as verification for all sorts of things, and I see no need for it

I had that issue going for my first mortgage, as I managed my money well and never used or needed any form of credit, I ended up not being able to get the lowest rates (despite a reasonable income and mortgage payments being lower than my current rent) specifically because of my lack of credit history.
Even now I only use my credit card (0% Apr for 18 months) for things where the extra protection might come in handy, and instead of using savings as I make a (tiny) bit of interest.

I know people who are always being chased by catalogues and credit card companies - I just couldn't live like that although they probably have a better credit score

[Johnnytheboy]

It depends if you think a credit score is measuring how financially responsible you are, or how likely you are to borrow money then pay it back.

[LukeBrown66]

I do get the point, but if you can budget and do not need to borrow money, why does that not count as much as borrowing it and paying it back?

On adverts, how many now do this awful "Your whatever, your way"

It is not my way, you dont know me, so dont presume you do, it is your way, as if it was mine it would be free and I would not have to be patronised by marketing tossers every advert break!