Adverts you despise

Gadgetman496

Give the Dog a phone

Robsweezie

Welllll who stole the cookie from the cookie jar

Martypants1

Dirty Dingus McGee wrote: »

That ad is absolutely hilarious.

:eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:

Thargor

Robsweezie wrote: »

Welllll who stole the cookie from the cookie jar

How long have they been showing some of these ads? Surely they must have spent the whole increase in sales on tv ads by now, they're not cheap and Ireland is a tiny market.

"Its my brain, tell me what you gonna do, Im going to suck it right straight to you..."

I dont even know what these fcuking songs are advertising and they've been on for years at this stage...

Shannon757

Thargor wrote: »

How long have they been showing some of these ads? Surely they must have spent the whole increase in sales on tv ads by now, they're not cheap and Ireland is a tiny market.

"Its my brain, tell me what you gonna do, Im going to suck it right straight to you..."

I dont even know what these fcuking songs are advertising and they've been on for years at this stage...

Not as long as the Specsavers bingo ad. That must be going 3 years.

rubadub

mansize wrote: »

Precocious children in ads do me wrong.

And the ones making out kids to be idiots spouting out nonsense.

There was some ad from the 80s or early 90s where I first remember it. Kids being filmed asked to describe something, like how soft a towel was for a detergent fabric softener, "ohhh, its as soft as fluffy clouds". It was OK at the time, new and seemed genuine enough.

They have started copying that again on several ads and its blatantly obvious it is not kids coming up with the sayings they use. Think one says "as clean as a squid" or something odd like that.

off topic, I always wondered how acting seems to be exempt from child labour laws.

I hate the coors ad with Van Damme on the snowy mountain, only copped on it was him in the ad where he says it, just thought it was some weird prick with a mullet before.

dee_mc

rubadub wrote: »

And the ones making out kids to be idiots spouting out nonsense.

There was some ad from the 80s or early 90s where I first remember it. Kids being filmed asked to describe something, like how soft a towel was for a detergent fabric softener, "ohhh, its as soft as fluffy clouds". It was OK at the time, new and seemed genuine enough.

They have started copying that again on several ads and its blatantly obvious it is not kids coming up with the sayings they use. Think one says "as clean as a squid" or something odd like that.

off topic, I always wondered how acting seems to be exempt from child labour laws.

I hate the coors ad with Van Damme on the snowy mountain, only copped on it was him in the ad where he says it, just thought it was some weird prick with a mullet before.

'as clean as gold pants'
That ad gives me a pain

rubadub

Found the original I remember, from 1988

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOWKeOX6hIQ

and the horrible new copies if you're a masochist.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5oHqRBT4B4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JhPt_qTuyzQ

neris

those stupid not thinking about bord gais ads.

Mike Guide 69

I see whiney "waiting for my b*lls to drop" voiceover guy is now doing another ad, not only do we have to put up with this insufferable bore and his grating tones for 3 mobile and RTE Sport promotion. This gremlin is now doing the voiceover for SuperValu , anytime I hear his wailing voice, I hit the mute button, surely to goodness, they could get someone better to do it!!!!!!

Brendan Bendar

Mike Guide 69 wrote: »

I see whiney "waiting for my b*lls to drop" voiceover guy is now doing another ad, not only do we have to put up with this insufferable bore and his grating tones for 3 mobile and RTE Sport promotion. This gremlin is now doing the voiceover for SuperValu , anytime I hear his wailing voice, I hit the mute button, surely to goodness, they could get someone better to do it!!!!!!

Who IS this guy

Martypants1

Mike Guide 69 wrote: »

I see whiney "waiting for my b*lls to drop" voiceover guy is now doing another ad, not only do we have to put up with this insufferable bore and his grating tones for 3 mobile and RTE Sport promotion. This gremlin is now doing the voiceover for SuperValu , anytime I hear his wailing voice, I hit the mute button, surely to goodness, they could get someone better to do it!!!!!!

Yeah HTF is this guy on tv? Terrible tinny voice.

PopePalpatine

Hickeys are using the backing track from Will.I.Am & Danny from The Script's "Hall of Fame" in their new ad. Just...WHY?

matthew8

The new drink driving ad is more like a short film than an advertisement.

matthew8

matthew8 wrote: »

The new drink driving ad is more like a short film than an advertisement.

Yes, and it's a bit cringey. All for getting the point out there but it goes on far too long.

Wilberto

Yeah, it's along the same vain as the barman ad which I think is undoubtedly superior.

nikpmup

To be fair, all the previous drink driving ads featuring a tragic end to a series of stupid acts, accompanied by whiney angsty soundtrack have universally lost their impact after the first airing. This ad, while cringey, very simply explains what is likely to happen if you drive over the limit, without any histrionics. Might just make someone considering driving to work tomorrow after boozing all day today think twice. A lot of ads annoy me, but ANY ad trying to lessen the incidences of drink driving is okay in my book.

marwelie

The Van Damme ads for Coors Beer. The man cant act and he couldnt sell beer to an alcoholic.

nikpmup

nikpmup wrote: »

To be fair, all the previous drink driving ads featuring a tragic end to a series of stupid acts, accompanied by whiney angsty soundtrack have universally lost their impact after the first airing. This ad, while cringey, very simply explains what is likely to happen if you drive over the limit, without any histrionics. Might just make someone considering driving to work tomorrow after boozing all day today think twice. A lot of ads annoy me, but ANY ad trying to lessen the incidences of drink driving is okay in my book.

Good review, and I think the ad is great, but it goes on longer than Fair City. It needs to be cut back a bit. Otherwise you know, we just wont watch.

nikpmup

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Good review, and I think the ad is great, but it goes on longer than Fair City. It needs to be cut back a bit. Otherwise you know, we just wont watch.

I would imagine a shortened edit of it will go out soon. I reckon the full length ad was specifically to target people driving to work this morning. I dunno, the length of the ad caught my attention; I watched it all and took.it in.

Gadgetman496

nikpmup wrote: »

I watched it all and took.it in.

Which is testament that it is effective. How often have we heard the term "If it saves only one life"

denlaw

The virgin ad where the sister leaves the 3 kids with her brother short notice for a meeding.. That's meeting in dort... By the way..where's the kid's dad in all this...you could imagine the snide comments on politics.ie if year one was from some working class area ...

jones 19

The stupid look on Richard Branson's face after he high fives your man in the Virgin media ad. A one take scene. Like the radio ad.' Hi I'm Richard Branson '

Sounds

How long does a bottle of washin-up liquid actually last??
Could you imagine your child waitin that long to make a space ship! while you read the paper.
Yea son get back to me in 3 months..

Oneiric 3

alchemist33 wrote: »

"I genuinely, genuinely, believe we are going to win today. I am a hundred per cent convinced we will win."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_H9QmdSSTY

Dice75

denlaw wrote: »

The virgin ad where the sister leaves the 3 kids with her brother short notice for a meeding.. That's meeting in dort... By the way..where's the kid's dad in all this...you could imagine the snide comments on politics.ie if year one was from some working class area ...

jones 19 wrote: »

The stupid look on Richard Branson's face after he high fives your man in the Virgin media ad. A one take scene. Like the radio ad.' Hi I'm Richard Branson '

Yeah and the brother has no broadband at 5pm on a Friday evening yet has it shortly later after Virgin send him a router by drone delivery. Sure it takes at least 12 hours to get through to support ffs.

Must ring them up & insist i need a new router in the next hour by drone please....

denlaw

I know its a take the piss section about ads but the looking back car ad us the saddest thing you'll see on tv

denlaw

denlaw wrote: »

I know its a take the piss section about ads but the looking back car ad us the saddest thing you'll see on tv

Indeed, the RSA always do well with their advertising.

squonk

Two things that really annoy me at this point and I wish they'd stop showing the ads because of it.

1. AIB kid riding around on his bike doing a survey of the neighbourhood. I wish the house he knocked on the door of was inhabited by a bunch of tough career criminals who robbed is bike and beat him up. "Is she diesel"?? F off you little bollix!

2. Vodafone Mary. That ad where she and beardyman are sitting on the couch and she whines "Oh we missed it!". Honestly Mary it's just a program. It's not the end of the world but seems to be to you by the way you whine. Honestly that kind of whyngyness would be a massive deal breaker for me and she'd be off the couch and out the door faster than a flash of lightening, even faster when she wasn't practical enugh to download or grab the remote herself. She sounds needy and helpless!

Martypants1

squonk wrote: »

Two things that really annoy me at this point and I wish they'd stop showing the ads because of it.

1. AIB kid riding around on his bike doing a survey of the neighbourhood. I wish the house he knocked on the door of was inhabited by a bunch of tough career criminals who robbed is bike and beat him up. "Is she diesel"?? F off you little bollix!

2. Vodafone Mary. That ad where she and beardyman are sitting on the couch and she whines "Oh we missed it!". Honestly Mary it's just a program. It's not the end of the world but seems to be to you by the way you whine. Honestly that kind of whyngyness would be a massive deal breaker for me and she'd be off the couch and out the door faster than a flash of lightening, even faster when she wasn't practical enugh to download or grab the remote herself. She sounds needy and helpless!

Even worse for Mary is that homeless Dermot Bannon just brought her over for Netflix and chill while his mother seems to think he wants to put a ring on her.