Adverts that make you wanna smash your TV set up.

[anonymous-user]

Yipper said:

No doubt been posted before, but:

Nationwide "kneesup and a brew" = desperate cringefest.
Suzuki "Ant and Dec surprise" = advert for morons.

All of the Nationwide "poetry" ads are ste.
Ant And Dec are pretty shameless I've seen some of those casino games being linked to Saturday Night Takeaway theres at least 2 games based on some part of the programme

[iandc]

Will somebody please crash into "that's why they call me the parking master". It is on at least once EVERY advert break. Why don't the police arrest the little F***cker for dangerous driving!!!

[Yipper]

The creepy grandad cooking Ikea advert is another one. Awful thing.

[kowalski655]

techiedave said:

All of the Nationwide "poetry" ads are ste.

Whats with the name:"Sugar J. Poet"? Is it a case of VERY positive nominative determinism? Or should it be "Sugar J,Poet", in a similar vein to "Mel B,st singer"

Maccy D's has started doing poetry radio ads, which are just as bad.And a few others. Is poetry the new "slow breathy cover version"? But with no royalties to pay

[zb]

techiedave said:

zb said:

Top stalking.

Any idea who the wee blondie with the bun is in the Johnstone's Paint advert?


I'm also going to nominate a Johnstone's Paint advert; it's the one where the the guy serving is having a bit of banter with the baldy black guy in overalls, I cannot figure out what the guy in overalls says to try and trip up the guy serving.

Is it Zara Holland
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-34953...

Looks quite different there, although I believe it is her.

[nicanary]

Yipper said:

The creepy grandad cooking Ikea advert is another one. Awful thing.

Mildly racist when he puts those tomatoes in his eyes and pulls an Oriental-style face.

[Brigand]

The latest Nescafe advert, where the woman and couple friends have a laugh because the husband is outside with flowers being 'romantic' because he's seen his kid's drawing of mummy's Tennis Friend with a six pack. It seems more like to me that the wife is preying on the husband's insecurities and having a good ole laugh about it with her friends. Mind you, there's clearly something going on with the tennis friend and the wife for the kid to have picked up on it enough to draw a picture of said friend topless.

[KingNothing]

Brigand said:

The latest Nescafe advert, where the woman and couple friends have a laugh because the husband is outside with flowers being 'romantic' because he's seen his kid's drawing of mummy's Tennis Friend with a six pack. It seems more like to me that the wife is preying on the husband's insecurities and having a good ole laugh about it with her friends. Mind you, there's clearly something going on with the tennis friend and the wife for the kid to have picked up on it enough to draw a picture of said friend topless.

Follow up advert is the husband making a cup of coffee while he waits for the police to come cart him away as he's beaten the st out of his wife with her tennis racket because he's sick of her mind games/infidelity.

[funkyrobot]

iandc said:

Will somebody please crash into "that's why they call me the parking master". It is on at least once EVERY advert break. Why don't the police arrest the little F***cker for dangerous driving!!!

Amazing, isn't it.

Car insurance site advert with the bellend in the ad doing handbrake turns on public roads.

[TheAngryDog]

Brigand said:

The latest Nescafe advert, where the woman and couple friends have a laugh because the husband is outside with flowers being 'romantic' because he's seen his kid's drawing of mummy's Tennis Friend with a six pack. It seems more like to me that the wife is preying on the husband's insecurities and having a good ole laugh about it with her friends. Mind you, there's clearly something going on with the tennis friend and the wife for the kid to have picked up on it enough to draw a picture of said friend topless.

I thought similar after watching it last night. Also, think of the uproar if the tables were turned and it was the woman trying to be romantic (sans the drawing the of tennis man, instead replaced with a tennis woman, on the fridge).

[bunglesprout]

I thought I'd time slipped back into the 80's this morning when an advert for this place came on -

http://www.manorhousehotel.co.uk/

80's voice over guy, 80's font for the text, 80's resort!! It reminded me of the advert i used to see in the cinema for my local cycle shop when I was a kid. Sounds like the same voice over guy as well.

[droopsnoot]

I see the Green party have jumped on the "slowed down piano and breathy vocal version of an already quite depressing song" for the music in their current PPB.

[Brigand]

KingNothing said:

Brigand said:

The latest Nescafe advert, where the woman and couple friends have a laugh because the husband is outside with flowers being 'romantic' because he's seen his kid's drawing of mummy's Tennis Friend with a six pack. It seems more like to me that the wife is preying on the husband's insecurities and having a good ole laugh about it with her friends. Mind you, there's clearly something going on with the tennis friend and the wife for the kid to have picked up on it enough to draw a picture of said friend topless.

Follow up advert is the husband making a cup of coffee while he waits for the police to come cart him away as he's beaten the st out of his wife with her tennis racket because he's sick of her mind games/infidelity.

More likely the husband making a Nescafe brew sat on a deck chair in an empty house with only a scribbled drawing of him, his wife and his kid that the child drew just before the wife moved out to live with the Tennis Friend.

[bristolracer]

Brigand said:

KingNothing said:

Brigand said:

The latest Nescafe advert, where the woman and couple friends have a laugh because the husband is outside with flowers being 'romantic' because he's seen his kid's drawing of mummy's Tennis Friend with a six pack. It seems more like to me that the wife is preying on the husband's insecurities and having a good ole laugh about it with her friends. Mind you, there's clearly something going on with the tennis friend and the wife for the kid to have picked up on it enough to draw a picture of said friend topless.

Follow up advert is the husband making a cup of coffee while he waits for the police to come cart him away as he's beaten the st out of his wife with her tennis racket because he's sick of her mind games/infidelity.

More likely the husband making a Nescafe brew sat on a deck chair in an empty house with only a scribbled drawing of him, his wife and his kid that the child drew just before the wife moved out to live with the Tennis Friend.

Nope- husband sat in bedsit drinking an iceland own brand coffee whilst tennis coach is living in his house with his wife while he still pays the mortgage. Ticking off the days until he can take his children to maccy d's on every other saturday and listen to tales of how great tennis coach is to them.

[KingNothing]

bristolracer said:

Brigand said:

KingNothing said:

Brigand said:

The latest Nescafe advert, where the woman and couple friends have a laugh because the husband is outside with flowers being 'romantic' because he's seen his kid's drawing of mummy's Tennis Friend with a six pack. It seems more like to me that the wife is preying on the husband's insecurities and having a good ole laugh about it with her friends. Mind you, there's clearly something going on with the tennis friend and the wife for the kid to have picked up on it enough to draw a picture of said friend topless.

Follow up advert is the husband making a cup of coffee while he waits for the police to come cart him away as he's beaten the st out of his wife with her tennis racket because he's sick of her mind games/infidelity.

More likely the husband making a Nescafe brew sat on a deck chair in an empty house with only a scribbled drawing of him, his wife and his kid that the child drew just before the wife moved out to live with the Tennis Friend.

Nope- husband sat in bedsit drinking an iceland own brand coffee whilst tennis coach is living in his house with his wife while he still pays the mortgage. Ticking off the days until he can take his children to maccy d's on every other saturday and listen to tales of how great tennis coach is to them.

Think we could be onto a winner here, we could pitch the story to Nescafe as the new Gold Blend couple like they did in the late 80's that featured Anthony Head.

[HustleRussell]

TheAngryDog said:

Brigand said:

The latest Nescafe advert, where the woman and couple friends have a laugh because the husband is outside with flowers being 'romantic' because he's seen his kid's drawing of mummy's Tennis Friend with a six pack. It seems more like to me that the wife is preying on the husband's insecurities and having a good ole laugh about it with her friends. Mind you, there's clearly something going on with the tennis friend and the wife for the kid to have picked up on it enough to draw a picture of said friend topless.

I thought similar after watching it last night. Also, think of the uproar if the tables were turned and it was the woman trying to be romantic (sans the drawing the of tennis man, instead replaced with a tennis woman, on the fridge).

wouldn't make it past the story board. Sexist / demeaning towards women.

[funkyrobot]

iandc said:

Will somebody please crash into "that's why they call me the parking master". It is on at least once EVERY advert break. Why don't the police arrest the little F***cker for dangerous driving!!!

I took the time to complain about this. Apparently, it's fine as people know it isn't realty. Response below:

'Thank you for contacting the ASA about Inspop.com Ltd (Confused.com)’s advertising. We are sorry to learn this has caused you concern.

You may be interested to learn that following a number of similar complaints about this advert we asked the ASA Council to make a decision on the issue you raised, however after careful consideration, they have decided that no further action should be taken.

The Complaints

Complaints we received about the advert were that it was harmful and irresponsible because it irresponsibly displayed dangerous driving practices and could lead to viewers trying to emulate this. Other complaints were that the ad was distressing, because it trivialised reckless driving.

The advertising rules

Advertisements should contain nothing that is likely to cause harm or be deemed irresponsible. We base our decisions on the content of the ad, when and where it appears, the audience and the type of product or service being advertised. You can find a copy of the Advertising Rules on our website.

The ASA Council’s decision – No further investigation

Whilst the ASA Council appreciated the concerns raised, they considered that viewers would be likely to interpret the situation as fantastical, rather than a literal representation of how to drive. Council considered that the content of the ad was unlikely to cause members of the public to abandon their usual driving behaviour or otherwise undermine their knowledge of and adherence to the Highway Code or the law in this area. As a result they considered that the ad was unlikely to pose a realistic risk of harm to viewers through emulation.

Although the ad portrayed driving that could be perceived as reckless, it was in the context of a heightened, unreal situation and Council considered that viewers would appreciate that it was not the driver’s intention in the advert to enter the spin. Council recognised that some people would inevitably find the ad difficult to watch, given the tension that can be involved in driving scenes of this nature, however they considered on balance it was unlikely to cause undue distress overall.

Action taken

We have made the advertiser aware of the objections that were brought to our attention at the time in case they wish to take on-board the information provided when creating their ads in the future.

Thank you for contacting us with your view. If you want to know more about the ASA you can visit our website, www.asa.org.uk.


Yours sincerely,


Duncan Hobbs

Complaints Executive'

[Cupramax]

Idris f**king Elba and his Sky Ultra Haitch D, Sky Q advert.

Its "aitch" you fking tard.

[lucido grigio]

Tesco mobile,May have been nominated before ....

Stupid man drills through cupboard door,whole thing collapses.

Stupid woman gets green goop all over her 'cause she can't use a blender.

Child stuck in cat flap.

Is this the intelligence level of Tesco mobile users ?

[droopsnoot]

lucido grigio said:

Tesco mobile,May have been nominated before ....

Stupid man drills through cupboard door,whole thing collapses.

Stupid woman gets green goop all over her 'cause she can't use a blender.

Child stuck in cat flap.

Is this the intelligence level of Tesco mobile users ?

Are these from an advert? They sound like the so-called funny so-called "idents" that used to surround the ad breaks in You've Been Framed.