Adverts you despise

George White · 06-01-2014 8:56pm

Another one that drives me nuts is the Charleville ad where the dad puts tomatoes around some cheeses and says "lunch". Is he lazy or what?

LynnGrace · 06-01-2014 9:16pm

McChubbin wrote: »

Emmmaaaa....
Oh, god. Patronizing **** with an Ipad. :mad:

Am hoping that ad is gone away...

Elmo · 06-01-2014 9:25pm

McChubbin wrote: »

Emmmaaaa....
Oh, god. Patronizing **** with an Ipad. :mad:

Surely its a Kindle!

Royale with Cheese · 06-01-2014 10:19pm

phasers wrote: »

The coke ads that are currently running with those tone deaf children singing You've Got the Love drive me up the wall. They haven't a note in their heads!

And they're all waiving their arms about, really getting into it. Bloody obvious some spa has directed them to do that. There wasn't much they could have done to make that ad any worse but their rubbish fake emotions did it for me. You just know their parents get immensely proud whenever that ad comes on at home. Well if any of them are reading this: your children can't sing for shít. It's actually so irritating I completely forgot how pretentious the rest of the ad is.

Elmo · 06-01-2014 10:30pm

Royale with Cheese wrote: »

And they're all waiving their arms about, really getting into. Bloody obvious some spa has directed them to do that. There wasn't much they could have done to make that ad any worse but their rubbish fake emotions did it for me. You just know their parents get immensely proud whenever that ad comes on at home. Well if any of them are reading this: your children can't sing for shít. It's actually so irritating I completely forgot how pretentious the rest of the ad is.

I feel very cynical when I see that ad!

Royale with Cheese · 06-01-2014 10:31pm

I actually realised I was drinking a glass of coke when I posted that. They don't even need to advertise the stuff, why do they bother when they're producing rubbish like that.

Billy86 · 07-01-2014 3:46am

Stolen from cracked.com, but the TK Maxx Christmas ad just TOTALLY REDEEMED ITSELF!!

All you've got to do is imagine they're all looking at your penis.

Allyall · 07-01-2014 3:52am

Billy86 wrote: »

Stolen from cracked.com, but the TK Maxx Christmas ad just TOTALLY REDEEMED ITSELF!!

All you've got to do is imagine they're all looking at your penis.

7 people in that ad.
3 are Females, 4 are Males.
2 are definitely children, 1 is borderline.
1 is an old man.

I would much rather think they are looking at the dead body of the advert director.

Billy86 · 07-01-2014 4:00am

Well yes... I wasn't saying to think about it that deeply or seriously now :pac: . Just wish I'd read that a few weeks ago, would've made a fairly irritating ad a lot easier to sit through.

Allyall · 07-01-2014 4:06am

Billy86 wrote: »

Well yes... I wasn't saying to think about it that deeply or seriously now :pac: . Just wish I'd read that a few weeks ago, would've made a fairly irritating ad a lot easier to sit through.

I saw the ad after you said that.. First thing i noticed was kids.. :eek:
And had to comment

:pac:
So i included the other people..

The more and more I see crap ads, the more I think the person who approves them doesn't give a sh!t.
They must just assume the Marketing company that they have hired/used in the past, are good.

Billy86 · 07-01-2014 4:44am

Allyall wrote: »

I saw the ad after you said that.. First thing i noticed was kids.. :eek:
And had to comment :pac:
So i included the other people..

The more and more I see crap ads, the more I think the person who approves them doesn't give a sh!t.
They must just assume the Marketing company that they have hired/used in the past, are good.

Well yeah, but when it comes to making the worst of ads somewhat more entertaining in any possible way, I'll take it. I get really, really wound up by some ads (like the Prepay power one that has thankfully been changed now, and the Aaaaaaaaaa(WWWWWWWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA)llianz insurance one - the Asian woman on that ad is possibly the most annoying person on any ad I have ever seen, way more than the rapey 'Emma' guy).

Also, do you remember the John Cleese Sainsbury's ads from the 1990s where he basically just called the potential customers idiots for not being there already and whatnot (it's always voted one of the worst English ads ever)? The City Bin ads REALLY remind me of that, the guy is even smugger than the Meteor fella from last year with his "what are you waiting for? Just do it! Come on, what are you waiting for? A gorilla?" nonsense. Anyone who knows even the slightest thing about sales and/or marketing knows that approach really, really just doesn't work unless you're able to put a seriously quirky and playful spin on it.

EDIT: And like someone said earlier, their bulls*** claim that their trucks don't block the road - there are plenty of residential streets where the cars are parked on the road (usually no driveway or front garden) where a Fiat Punto would legitimately block the road if it was slowly moving down at 5mph as any bin truck would have to be. It's not only a false claim, but it's a completely unbelievable one that I don't reckon they'll fool anyone with.

sunbabe08 · 07-01-2014 4:26pm

thank god i'm back at college, had ENOUGH of Craig Doyle, on the radio and on tv. i've lost count how many adverts he does

Thargor · 07-01-2014 5:14pm

Elmo wrote: »

I feel very cynical when I see that ad!

Royale with Cheese wrote: »

And they're all waiving their arms about, really getting into it. Bloody obvious some spa has directed them to do that. There wasn't much they could have done to make that ad any worse but their rubbish fake emotions did it for me. You just know their parents get immensely proud whenever that ad comes on at home. Well if any of them are reading this: your children can't sing for shít. It's actually so irritating I completely forgot how pretentious the rest of the ad is.

Royale with Cheese wrote: »

I actually realised I was drinking a glass of coke when I posted that. They don't even need to advertise the stuff, why do they bother when they're producing rubbish like that.

The text is so patronizing aswell, some economic report and it says "For everyone who thinks things are going to get worse... there are thousands of mums baking cakes..."

Oh thats okay then, looks like the countries not up sh1t creek

ivytwine · 07-01-2014 5:18pm

Thargor wrote: »

The text is so patronizing aswell, some economic report and it says "For everyone who thinks things are going to get worse... there are thousands of mums baking cakes..."

Oh thats okay then, looks like the countries not up sh1t creek

OT but I hate the constant use of 'mums' in ads.

So baking is only valid when carried out by mums? Is it not the bakers of this country getting us back on our feet? Or, if not getting us back on our feet, baking daily so we can have toast while we fret about the economic sinkhole? What about people who don't have mums? (They might even have Mammies!) What about dads who bake? Or childless people? Or maiden aunts? Aaaarrrrggggghhhhhh so much rage!

:mad::D:mad::D:mad::D:mad::D

Elmo · 07-01-2014 5:22pm

ivytwine wrote: »

OT but I hate the constant use of 'mums' in ads.

So baking is only valid when carried out by mums? Is it not the bakers of this country getting us back on our feet? Or, if not getting us back on our feet, baking daily so we can have toast while we fret about the economic sinkhole? What about people who don't have mums? (They might even have Mammies!) What about dads who bake? Or childless people? Or maiden aunts? Aaaarrrrggggghhhhhh so much rage!

:mad::D:mad::D:mad::D:mad::D

Have you thought about joining SSCCATAGAPP?:pac:

ivytwine · 07-01-2014 5:24pm

Elmo wrote: »

Have you thought about joining SSCCATAGAPP?:pac:

Your ideas are intriguing to me, and I wish to subscribe to your newsletter.

Elmo · 07-01-2014 5:27pm

ivytwine wrote: »

Your ideas are intriguing to me, and I wish to subscribe to your newsletter.

We're just a group of cynical childless people hoping that advertisers realise we have disposable income.

ivytwine · 07-01-2014 5:29pm

Elmo wrote: »

We're just a group of cynical childless people hoping that advertisers realise we have disposable income.

Apologies for yet another Simpsons quote, that just made me think of this: http://imgur.com/r/TheSimpsons/Ozlfe

Realt Dearg Sec · 07-01-2014 5:29pm

ivytwine wrote: »

OT but I hate the constant use of 'mums' in ads.

So baking is only valid when carried out by mums? Is it not the bakers of this country getting us back on our feet? Or, if not getting us back on our feet, baking daily so we can have toast while we fret about the economic sinkhole? What about people who don't have mums? (They might even have Mammies!) What about dads who bake? Or childless people? Or maiden aunts? Aaaarrrrggggghhhhhh so much rage!

:mad::D:mad::D:mad::D:mad::D

^^^ this right here. The obsession in advertising with "mums" drives me ****ing mental. You'd swear mothers were doing something truly earth shattering just by carrying on, it's a deeply cynical, not to mention highly patronising, advertising ploy, and it is utterly pervasive. The second most annoying aspect of it is the notion that this is somehow empowering of women, when in reality it utterly limits women to the role of mother, insinuating a sort of failure on the party of women without kids and elevating a single aspect of a mother's life as though simply carrying it out is the sole achievement to which they can aspire (the really horrible ones always involve "mums" with jobs, who are truly to be revered and pitied in equal measure).

The MOST annoying aspect? The word "mums". I don't know anyone ergo uses that word in Ireland other than advertisers and people on tv3 morning shows.

ivytwine · 07-01-2014 5:44pm

Realt Dearg Sec wrote: »

^^^ this right here. The obsession in advertising with "mums" drives me ****ing mental. You'd swear mothers were doing something truly earth shattering just by carrying on, it's a deeply cynical, not to mention highly patronising, advertising ploy, and it is utterly pervasive. The second most annoying aspect of it is the notion that this is somehow empowering of women, when in reality it utterly limits women to the role of mother, insinuating a sort of failure on the party of women without kids and elevating a single aspect of a mother's life as though simply carrying it out is the sole achievement to which they can aspire (the really horrible ones always involve "mums" with jobs, who are truly to be revered and pitied in equal measure).

I can't help but think of people who were dealt a rough hand in life, with a deceased mother, or just a bad mother. It must be infuriating to hear of society's obsession with motherhood. And products like Coke? Why would they be aimed at mothers? They have nothing to do with it. Surely a good parent would be the one who won't let their little darlings near such a fattening, tooth-rotting product :pac:

My own mother always says "And what about the dads?" whenever she sees an ad like that.

I suppose it's yet another example of the lack of imagination on advertisers' part. They are still running on 1950s binary lines.

Interestingly, the international version of that Coke ad had a gay couple getting married, but Coke decided Ireland wasn't ready for that.

Realt Dearg Sec wrote: »

The MOST annoying aspect? The word "mums". I don't know anyone ergo uses that word in Ireland other than advertisers and people on tv3 morning shows.

In fairness, I would know quite a few people who say Mum, mostly Dubliners and Northerners. Friends in college said it- one was Scottish originally and the others posh Limerick.

If 'Mam' is too common for them, 'Mom' is far more accurate, especially with the west coast pronunciation where Mam and Mom are very close.

My own mother hates Mum and she's English. Buying her Mother's Day card is a treat!

Realt Dearg Sec · 07-01-2014 5:56pm

[quote=, I would know quite a few people who say Mum, mostly Dubliners and Northerners.[/quote]

Sorry I meant among Irish people...

[ joke, please God let people recognise that I'm joking]

Elmo · 07-01-2014 8:32pm

ivytwine wrote: »

In fairness, I would know quite a few people who say Mum, mostly Dubliners and Northerners. Friends in college said it- one was Scottish originally and the others posh Limerick.

I say me ma and me da, just like the song

dee_mc · 07-01-2014 9:05pm

Nakoo (oo-oo-oo), just saw the ad for the first time and will be delighted if I never see it again!

ivytwine · 07-01-2014 9:24pm

Elmo wrote: »

I say me ma and me da, just like the song

Well I know Dubs who say Ma and Da too, but there are.... others....

Anyway... Elite Singles just came on.

"To find someone on my intellectual level...

I go to the frozen food aisle and stand next to the peas..."

Elmo · 07-01-2014 9:29pm

ivytwine wrote: »

Well I know Dubs who say Ma and Da too, but there are.... others....

Anyway... Elite Singles just came on.

"To find someone on my intellectual level...

I go to the frozen food aisle and stand next to the peas..."

Ah me am and me da 'd be defo impressed with me elite mot

syklops · 07-01-2014 10:00pm

The Daft ad. Youd swear finding a nice place to live was a simple case of logging onto their website and clicking "add to basket".

(Im house hunting at the moment )

Green Giant · 08-01-2014 1:08pm

Some more that get on my wick:

donegal_man · 08-01-2014 2:42pm

Every ad for every online casino.

chimmy chonga · 08-01-2014 3:01pm

Any Radio ad (and there's a lot of them) that has yer one Yvonne from Fair City - Her voice just melts my head. She says Mower for more and Coerk for Cork.
How does she get so many gigs? is there no one else out there?

Billy86 · 08-01-2014 8:59pm

Green Giant wrote: »

That ad's brilliant!

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