A commercial you see all the time for a product you will never buy

[corndog]

Skyrizzi - one of my kids sings it all the time

 

[Feralpeg]

Oddly, I can almost recite certain commercials, yet I can't tell you the name of the product. Not what I'd call good marketing.

By the way, I like Jimmy Dean sausage and have bought the product many times. I'm really impressed how Jimmy continues to speak for his products since he's been dead for years! lol.

 

[missnic]

Most of them, especially the prescription ones that take an old song and add stupid lyrics. ESPECIALLY the 'Oh! My A1C is under 12!' haaaaaaate that one.
I honestly don't recall seeing many commercials for products I actually purchase, and rarer still is the commercial that makes me WANT to purchase something. Except Incogmeato. I need that just for the name.

 

[kymom99]

My hat is off to a guy who is still making money 10 years after he died and 26 years after he sold his company.
While my first choice would be an Egg McMuffin, second choice Schwans McMuffin, I had one of his breakfast sandwiches this morning. VERY good. Give them a try.

OMG a Jimmy Dean ad just came on!

 

[tvguy]

OMG a Jimmy Dean ad just came on!

Let me guess, the one where he talks about eggs, sausage and "tators"?

 

[NeedMoreMickey]

Radio commercial- KARS for Kids. I change the station as soon as I can

 

[Forevermarypoppins]

MY PILLOW

 

[plutolovr]

I see ads for Dreams Unlimited on here trying to sell cruises. As long as Costco sells them at a bigger discount I'll use Costco.

Costco does not discount cruises.....Travel agencies cannot discount cruises per their contracts with the cruise lines.

 

[MillauFr]

Costco does not discount cruises.....Travel agencies cannot discount cruises per their contracts with the cruise lines.

Call it whatever you want. Bottom line is that you will end up paying less for your cruise if you book with Costco. If the final price was exactly the same why would anyone use Costco Travel? You will never hear anyone say that they use Costco Travel for the knowledge of their phone staff or their superior service. 100% of people using Costco Travel are doing so because the final price is less.

The question is why does Disney allow loopholes in their contracts with Travel Agents? Disney is really doing a dis service to the smaller travel agents by allowing Costco to discount cruises. Disney should not allow Costco to discount cruises which gives them an unfair advantage.

 

[MillauFr]

Radio commercial- KARS for Kids. I change the station as soon as I can

I stopped listening to the radio because the commercials were so annoying.

 

[PrincessShmoo]

Call it whatever you want. Bottom line is that you will end up paying less for your cruise if you book with Costco. If the final price was exactly the same why would anyone use Costco Travel? You will never hear anyone say that they use Costco Travel for the knowledge of their phone staff or their superior service. 100% of people using Costco Travel are doing so because the final price is less.

The question is why does Disney allow loopholes in their contracts with Travel Agents? Disney is really doing a dis service to the smaller travel agents by allowing Costco to discount cruises. Disney should not allow Costco to discount cruises which gives them an unfair advantage.

It's not a "discount". You still pay the same price for the cruise. BUT, you get a COSTCO shop card equal to a percentage of the cruise price to use in the store later. That comes out of the profit that DCL (or any cruise line) gives to a TA that books a client with them. So no money out of DCL's pocket.

 

[MillauFr]

It's not a "discount". You still pay the same price for the cruise. BUT, you get a COSTCO shop card equal to a percentage of the cruise price to use in the store later. That comes out of the profit that DCL (or any cruise line) gives to a TA that books a client with them. So no money out of DCL's pocket.

But why haven't other travel agents complained about the Costco loophole? It really damages smaller travel agents. Costco should not be allowed to rebate a portion of the cost of your cruise. It is an underhanded way to get around the intent that all travel agents charge the same price.

 

[PrincessShmoo]

But why haven't other travel agents complained about the Costco loophole? It really damages smaller travel agents. Costco should not be allowed to rebate a portion of the cost of your cruise. It is an underhanded way to get around the intent that all travel agents charge the same price.

All travel agents charge the same price for the cruise. Well, the cruise line charges the same price, regardless if you use a TA or not. Cruise lines give a bonus to a TA if they book a cruise for their client. A TA decides if he/she/it will pass on that savings, or a portion of it, or none.

The difference is, most likely, that Costco has more cash on hand to return to their members (since they have money available from other sources). A small TA may not. And it could cut into their profits to give a big perk.

 

[_19disnA]

Just saw a car commercial that made NO sense to me (can't remember the type of car). A man & woman come running out of the woods and jump into the car clearly in a rush to go somewhere. Is someone chasing them, did they just commit a crime or do they somehow need to urgently get home? It just made no sense to me.

 

[OKW8297]

MY PILLOW

Ditto

 

[Skywalker3]

Love the Geico commercials, doubt we'll ever switch, but they are SO funny. Flo with Progressive is pretty entertaining too, but not getting insurance from them either.

 

[jdb in AZ]

Toyota commercials with the doofus. I won't even consider buying a Toyota because of him.

 

[SamFaniam]

Any insurance company except USAA.

 

[eskskick]

So, I keep the tv on during the day mostly for background noise. I hear some commercials repeated VERY frequently, and it got me to thinking about the products they are advertising.

One, in particular, is just pervasive. Jimmy Dean sausage. I have never in my life eaten or purchased any Jimmy Dean product and never intend to. Yet, I hear this commercial numerous times a day, on different channels. What is it with this company? No, I won't be buying your roll of meat, thanks.

What's a commercial you can't stop hearing for a product you will never buy?

This made me laugh because my husband and I were just talking about this one Jimmy Dean commercial from a couple years ago. The owner comes on screen and gives his sales pitch and then takes a bite of a sausage. And he doesn't chew it. You can see him begging with his eyes, "Can I spit this out yet?"

 

[marybet]

Tom Sellecks reverse mortgages, I just want to slap him, viagra, never going to need it. The ones with the sad, starving, dying dogs, I would really like to know if the donations actually help the dogs.