What commercials send you running for the mute button?

[xlxo]

 

[souperman128]

Kit Kat commercials. All of them.

 

[awalker1015]

The University of Phoenix commercial where the girls is singing to the tune "If I Only Had a Brain". Hate it vehemently.

 

[maxiesmom]

The new toothpaste one that starts "Do you spit blood"? Ugh, gross.

And I hate all of the Charmin "Enjoy the go" ads. I don't know anyone who looks forward to going to the bathroom on a daily basis.

 

[tvguy]

What is with the big push to get people to watch a live stream of something on their phones?
I just finally got a big screen TV, why would I watch the game, the news, the awards ceremony on my 5" smart phone screen when I can watch it on my 50" TV?

 

[tvguy]

This is a two year old thread. So some of these commercials probably aren't new anymore, or even exist.

Funny thing is, most ARE still running it seems after clicking through all 8 pages of posts.

 

[bcla]

What is with the big push to get people to watch a live stream of something on their phones?
I just finally got a big screen TV, why would I watch the game, the news, the awards ceremony on my 5" smart phone screen when I can watch it on my 50" TV?

When you're stuck somewhere you don't want to be when the game or whatever is on. I've been there. Heck - I was at my kid's new preschool for an introductory presentation while an MLB Playoffs game was being played . One of the administrators even acknowledged it and a few of us were watching the game on our phones. My wife hates driving and makes me drive our family places. There's this one place they always want me to take them that has internet access, and I'll just wait in my car and watch a game or TV. However, I'll bring an iPad Mini, which is a little bit easier to view. Even at home she's making me do stuff and I can watch around the house.

I was hearing some sports talk program where one of the hosts brought his fiancé on the show and they were talking about how they were going to set up the wedding. The future wife nixed the idea that they might have a side room with TVs and various sports on, but acknowledged that all these sports guys would probably be watching sports on their phones.

Still - it's a far cry from what people used to do, which was just get score updates. I remember there was some commercial of an older Italian guy crying at his daughter's wedding. Later you see what he was actually crying about, and it's the score of a soccer game that Italy is playing with them trailing 0-1. While the rest of the wedding party is celebrating, he starts to cheer up when the score updates and it's a tie.

 

[GreyWildflowers]

There was a commercial for Hershey's chocolate syrup in the 80's that still haunts me. A little girl gets up in the middle of the night to make a glass of chocolate milk and brings her white teddy bear with her. She puts the milk away, turns back around, the glass is empty and the bear has a chocolate mustache on his face. Then she says.....*deep breath*....."Errrrrnnnniiieee! Next time, Ernie, just ask!" The sound of that kid's shrill, piercing voice has rung in my ears for decades. Just thinking about it makes me want to hurt something.

I have been describing this exact commercial to people and they think I'm crazy because it can't be found ANYWHERE on the internet. Have you been able to find it??

 

[Kellykins1218]

Any of the Panera commercials with that obnoxious girl talking about "clean" food

 

[TipsyTraveler]

I have been describing this exact commercial to people and they think I'm crazy because it can't be found ANYWHERE on the internet. Have you been able to find it??

Nope, but I've searched! I started to wonder if it was just a figment of my imagination. Glad to see I'm not the only one still haunted by it some thirty years later.

 

[cluvsdisney]

Right now, there's a salvation army commercial with lots of bell ringing at the end. The bells just grate on my nerves like no other and I have the same strong reaction every time I hear them. DH laughs bc I don't pay attention to commercials or I could be in the other room but it still grabs my attention in the same way every time. And it's always "they have to stop with the ________ bells!!"

 

[MillauFr]

I won't watch commercials. Use AdBlocker Plus on the internet and use Netflix and my DVDFab server to watch movies and shows on my TV. No commercials.

 

[bethbuchall]

There's one on right now that sends me running from the room. It's for some jewelry store/brand. The woman keeps leaving hints that she wants jewelry. The man wraps the jewelry up in a pot. She's annoyed when she thinks she's getting a pot and then they do these annoying little flirty moves when she finds the jewelry. I'm irrational about the commercial.

 

[pooh4evr]

Why are perfume commercials so weird? Johnny Depp digging for something Charlize Theron on a beach, and super annoying Natalie Portman yelling about love to some guy.

 

[CynBeth]

There's one on right now that sends me running from the room. It's for some jewelry store/brand. The woman keeps leaving hints that she wants jewelry. The man wraps the jewelry up in a pot. She's annoyed when she thinks she's getting a pot and then they do these annoying little flirty moves when she finds the jewelry. I'm irrational about the commercial.

I also can’t stand that one.

 

[marcyleecorgan]

All advertisements and commercials. I will change the channel, turn off the device or leave the room to avoid exposure to unwanted solicitation!

 

[jrmasm]

Why are perfume commercials so weird? Johnny Depp digging for something Charlize Theron on a beach, and super annoying Natalie Portman yelling about love to some guy.

Anytime there is a commercial on and I have no idea what the hell it's about, it's a perfume commercial. They are so weird.