The Commercial Irritation Thread

[MonkeyDishwasher]

So we all have them. Those commercials that just bother you for whatever reason. Googly Eyed money, Creepy speaking dogs, etc. Whatever it is, share the commercials that get under your skin here.

My current one is the Prego commercial that says "When it comes to sauce, some people prefer this jar. Others prefer this sauce. blah blah blah." Then it shows the sauce and its packaging. In a JAR.

Hey kettle? Pot here.

 

[Phil'sFrontier]

I am bothered by the tone political ads have these days. Also it bugs me when you have one channel you like to watch(say discovery) and this channel has one or two ads they play all the time!

 

[Where'sPiglet?]

There's a commercial for Visa where they swipe the card in the reader backwards. Drives me nuts.

 

[RNMOM]

I get very irritated by any drug ad but the 'erectile disfunction' ones are the worst. What is with two people sitting in separate tubs watching the sunset out in the open? Who does this?

 

[Where'sPiglet?]

I get very irritated by any drug ad but the 'erectile disfunction' ones are the worst. What is with two people sitting in separate tubs watching the sunset out in the open? Who does this?

 

[alexandria674]

I get very irritated by any drug ad but the 'erectile disfunction' ones are the worst. What is with two people sitting in separate tubs watching the sunset out in the open? Who does this?

It wasn't as bad as those guys singing the Viva Viagra song, I like jingles but this was not something to sing about.

 

[Bella the Ball 360]

I get very irritated by any drug ad but the 'erectile disfunction' ones are the worst. What is with two people sitting in separate tubs watching the sunset out in the open? Who does this?

EXACTLY! I think first of all who does this. Then I get practical so they had to shlep buckets of water to these two tubs on a hillside because obviously there is no plumbing. How many buckets do they have to carry. How tired must they be? Do they have servants doing it for them? If so are the hiding in the bushes watching them in the tubs when they take off their clothes. See I can do on and on.

Not to mention that my son has latched on to the word pirapism(sp) and thinks it is hysterical.

Now when it come to the STUPID OLD NAVY adds with the manequins well I do not even try to rationalize that one. It is just plain stupid.

 

[bicker]

What is a commercial?


Gotta love TiVo!

 

[acejka]

The creepy speaking baby.
Empire carpet.
The holiday Best Buy commercial.

 

[ChrisFL]

Empire carpet.

AGREED! I can't stand that...at first I thought it was just a local company here, then I went to California on Vacation and there was that horrid jingle again! I can't stand it!!!

Every time I see the commercial start I have to mute it.

I think of the Geico commercials in 3 categories:

The Good: Gecko
The Bad: Googly Eyed Money
The UGLY: Cavemen

I can't believe they're still running those awful caveman ads

 

[anniemae]

I don't like the prescription drug commercials when they rattle off the side effects. The side effects are like 10 times worse than the condition they are treating!

May cause:
dry mouth
diarreah
nausea
dizziness
stomach cramps
insomnea
dry eye
headache
blurred vision

and the one I love the most:
sleep walking or driving with no memory of the event.

What the heck is that????

 

[luvmy3]

I get very irritated by any drug ad but the 'erectile disfunction' ones are the worst. What is with two people sitting in separate tubs watching the sunset out in the open? Who does this?

If you notice alot of drugs for the treatment of herpes will have a very active person and always water. Its a tactic they use to show healthy lifestyle and cleanliness There is always a reason, people may not do it, but they may want to and that drug will allow them too

I am a commercial muter, I hate them except for a select few. I love that talking baby, especially the one where the other baby is with him and he starts singing, too funny

 

[lewdyan1]

I get very irritated by any drug ad but the 'erectile disfunction' ones are the worst. What is with two people sitting in separate tubs watching the sunset out in the open? Who does this?

These are horrible! I hate Always and have a happy period!
And probably local, but the absolute worst is a company called Four Eyes! Theyare the worst!!! Oh, also La Quinta had a really bad run for a while!

 

[chisnpeke]

I hate all jewelry commercials.

Especially the one where they are singing in a slow, annoying voice "babe...I got you babe" and they are ice skating. Makes me

I was thinking of making a thread to complain about that commercial but decided against it. I'm glad someone did so we can all vent!!!

 

[chisnpeke]

AGREED! I can't stand that...at first I thought it was just a local company here, then I went to California on Vacation and there was that horrid jingle again! I can't stand it!!!

Every time I see the commercial start I have to mute it.

I think of the Geico commercials in 3 categories:

The Good: Gecko
The Bad: Googly Eyed Money
The UGLY: Cavemen

I can't believe they're still running those awful caveman ads

Same here! I was so upset I couldn't escape it even when I was a thousand miles away in California (like you)!

 

[clovergirl5]

My all time worst is the feet fungus commercial with the fungimonter. YUCK! "Digger" is digging under a disgusting toenail....uhh, not a feet person, that is so revolting! It always seem to come on when I was eating corn flakes for breakfast.

 

[goofyernmost]

I do get a chuckle with some commercials. Cialis is one of them that is a major advertiser on the Golf Channel. All I can ever think of is the very old phrase used when playing golf...never up, never in! I just can't stop thinking that when the commercial comes on. And yes...those tubs are ridicules.

The most annoying ad to me is the new Tide ad. I wish I could remember the exact background words...but it just repeats and repeats and repeats and makes no sense at all. I have probably blocked it out of my mind. There is something absolutely wrong with your advertising campaign if you remember the ad but cannot remember what it was advertising or if you can remember the advertiser because the ad was so awful it made you cringe. The first won't help sales because you can't remember the product and the second won't help because you can.

 

[DisneyGerry]

suddenly fast.com--when your computer is so sloooow

 

[luvmy3]

suddenly fast.com--when your computer is so sloooow

oohh, yes that one is so annoying.

There is one that bothers me that it actually makes me angry but luckily I don't see it too much anymore. It is for Bounty and the kid comes into the kitchen and shakes up the soda and sprays it all over and then the mother says its not done like that and squirts him with the sink sprayer all the while smiling and laughing. Yeah, like that would really happen in my kitchen or anyone elses.

 

[DisneyGerry]

Jerry Seinfeld says of the Cialis commercial--maybe things would would out better if not in seperate tubs.