Worst/Best Radio Ads

Nightwish

There's a new one out for some sort of cold beverage, where it consists of people shivering loudly. Its dreadful.

Bard

Old man decides he's going to hide in the attic 'cos that might be the guards ringing the front door bell, coming to take him away because he never paid for his glasses. But, as his wife tells him, of course he didn't pay for them! They're the second pair he got free from Specsavers. Hilarity ensues! Not.

Wertz

Bard wrote: »

Old man decides he's going to hide in the attic 'cos that might be the guards ringing the front door bell, coming to take him away because he never paid for his glasses. But, as his wife tells him, of course he didn't pay for them! They're the second pair he got free from Specsavers. Hilarity ensues! Not.

Aye this one and the other specsavers one about hearing aids...irritating in the extreme.

Thomas828

That advert has been doing the rounds on Radio 1 for quite a while now. You'd think they would at least change the ads more often.

bilko1234

How bout that TV license ad where the guy who answers the door says that he couldn't get one cause his Granny died.
A narky Granny from inside shouts "I heard that!!!"
He then says "Not you, the other one"
Another narky Granny shouts "Are you talkin' about me now"
I mean, who has two narky Grannys living with them????
While I'm thinking of this....all TV license ads are dreadful.

bacon bites

what about the ones talking up....."oh yeah, chartered accounting". Since when did accounting become so glam?!

Wertz

bacon bites wrote: »

what about the ones talking up....."oh yeah, chartered accounting". Since when did accounting become so glam?!

"Obviously the bosses' luff choi-uld"


Shoot me now...

evolving_doors

That Sky HD add with anthony hopkins and then the soccer dude with the funny accent talking about their favourite moment in life or something!,,,they're tryin to be all poignant with really poignant piano music in the background...oh the pathos of it all .. what a bunch of money grabbing wh*res..thank god Pat Kenny isn't round or he'd be interviewing them about it for 2 hours..im sure there's more to come with this HD add..

bacon bites

what really does my head in are the "Listen, Think, Know, Feel" promos on Newstalk. What jerk thought they were the way to go? I know that they are not technically ads but still...............

emmemm

bilko1234 wrote: »

How bout that TV license ad where the guy who answers the door says that he couldn't get one cause his Granny died.
A narky Granny from inside shouts "I heard that!!!"
He then says "Not you, the other one"
Another narky Granny shouts "Are you talkin' about me now"
I mean, who has two narky Grannys living with them????
While I'm thinking of this....all TV license ads are dreadful.

They got Stephen Ireland working for them now.

barneygumble

bacon bites wrote: »

what really does my head in are the "Listen, Think, Know, Feel" promos on Newstalk. What jerk thought they were the way to go? I know that they are not technically ads but still...............

Newstalk must really be struggling to generate any advertising. Between the mindless frequency with which they peddle the few ads they have and the self-loving "LTKF" crap, it's becoming a real chore to listen to the station at all.

JonathanAnon

emmemm wrote: »

They got Stephen Ireland working for them now.

that's what the ad is mocking ffs.... *shakes head*. Did you all miss that. It's that D4 voiceover dickhead Mark Huberman that's voicing it as well. HATE HATE HATE those ads.

jor el

"If you like the self-satisfying feeling of smugness you get from knowing you've wasted hundreds of euro on a pointless alarm system, then eircom smugwatch is for you". I wish that guy would just **** off, and take his stupid accent with him.

Steo K

the best one i think is that one with daft dave

turkish taverteen half price!!!!

dh0661

Steo K wrote: »

the best one i think is that one with daft dave

So the recession has done us some favour - I havent heard that eejit daft Dave for a long while.:)

Roll on Harvey Norman.:rolleyes:

Nightwish

The meteor ad about stupid text messages abroad is really bugging me. What utter imbeciles would send those kind of texts? Seriously? Meteor must think so little of their customers.

PunkFreud

Armelodie wrote: »

That Sky HD add with anthony hopkins and then the soccer dude with the funny accent talking about their favourite moment in life or something!,,,they're tryin to be all poignant with really poignant piano music in the background...oh the pathos of it all .. what a bunch of money grabbing wh*res..thank god Pat Kenny isn't round or he'd be interviewing them about it for 2 hours..im sure there's more to come with this HD add..

What!? The Sky ad isactually savage. I could listen to Anthony Hopkins talking all day. Highlights of the ad series are when he says: "Spooky. I love a good spook." and "People say it's hokey. Well, life is hokey. Life is hokey." I actually love those ads. It's probably his k's that I'm in love with, though.

jor el

The Irish Pride ads, with the crappy piano playing, have made an unwelcome return to the airwaves. Why must they subject us to this on an annual basis? Once wasn't enough?

tbh

PunkFreud wrote: »

What!? The Sky ad isactually savage. I could listen to Anthony Hopkins talking all day. Highlights of the ad series are when he says: "Spooky. I love a good spook." and "People say it's hokey. Well, life is hokey. Life is hokey." I actually love those ads. It's probably his k's that I'm in love with, though.

have you seen this?

http://www.funnyordie.co.uk/videos/2183fc883c/test

(language nsfw if you use speakers)

Dr Sinnott

League of Ireland. Real football for real fans. Claire Byrne will be there. Will you??

Ah, not a feckin chance, if Clare Byrne thinks its worth going to then it must be crap!

fricatus

I fuppin hate those Beacon Hospital ads...

(Cue sensitive music) "No-one should have to wait for medical care..."

Unless they're poor and don't have medical insurance of course...

"Our emergency department is open 8-6, Monday to Saturday..."

So little Conor or Saoirse will still have to mix it with all the povs in the public hospital system if they fall off their horse and break their arm at Gymkhana on a Sunday, right...

"Beacon Hospital. Because you deserve better."

Well given that we live in a supposedly rich developed country, we deserve better than a Hobson's choice between massive public waiting lists for the masses, and pay-your-way hospitals for the priveleged few...

Wertz

The AXA Aviva/Hibernian soccer mom ad, "Running them to school, to their friends'...it NEVER STOPS!" and then we get the spiel about how if you're a safer driver Aviva will give you a discount...if you have no claims or no points they give you MORE discounts....eh, no you f*cking don't...in fact the last time I used your online quote system you wouldn't even quote me, despite my lack of points and 2 yrs NCB on a clean license....but wait, I'm not a woman.
What a crock of sh*te.

Also huge thumbs down to the latest raft of Eircom ads...the one about cheap bargains referencing deflating medicine balls...yeah it's about all that's deflating in terms of your DSL tarrifs.
They have another one too, who's plot escapes me but IIRC is even more annoying...if I hear it again I'll post a fuller critique.

That bord snip burger ad for supermacs is a load of toss too.

greendom

Oh no those "Joan it's been ages" ads are back; can't stand them and I'd thought we'd seen the back of them

Dr Sinnott

Those ads for Tom Crean antartic explorer. It might be a good show, I don't know but the ads are incredibly annoying.

bilko1234

Dr Sinnott wrote: »

Those ads for Tom Crean antartic explorer. It might be a good show, I don't know but the ads are incredibly annoying.

I don't know how there going to make any money on it.
It's only on stage for a few days and they've been running that ad, ad-nauseum, for the past month, on RTE and Newstalk.
Must be costing them a small fortune.
Also, they could have varied the clips that are used, because the "I made a mistake!!!" one is very trying.

dh0661

bilko1234 wrote: »

Also, they could have varied the clips that are used, because the "I made a mistake!!!" one is very trying.

It's probably the best one liner of the entire show?, I don't know - I haven't been to see it.

Beau

Wertz wrote: »

.if you have no claims or no points they give you MORE discounts....eh, no you f*cking don't...in fact the last time I used your online quote system you wouldn't even quote me, despite my lack of points and 2 yrs NCB on a clean license....but wait, I'm not a woman.
What a crock of sh*te.

A bit off topic but try ringing them, I got ridiculous prices from everyone online but when I rang around they were cheapest at €999 for comprehensive, I can bring that down more by doing their free test and not driving between 11pm and 6am. I'm 22 year old male.

barneygumble

The one for the translation service that finishes with the "punchline": "is it business-o conference-io?".

Hard to credit someone paid good money for that.

VERYinterested

It's rare a bitter old cynic like me compliments a radio ad, but there's a new Lifestyle radio ad on at the moment. The guy that does the voiceovers for E4 is doing the ad. He talks of the sale being 'Bleedin Massive' (as in Anto has a new jumper and it's bleedin massive) and it brought a smile to my face, keep an ear out for it, I heard it on FM 104 a few times earlier.

mrsdewinter

VERYinterested wrote: »

It's rare a bitter old cynic like me compliments a radio ad, but there's a new Lifestyle radio ad on at the moment. The guy that does the voiceovers for E4 is doing the ad. He talks of the sale being 'Bleedin Massive' (as in Anto has a new jumper and it's bleedin massive) and it brought a smile to my face, keep an ear out for it, I heard it on FM 104 a few times earlier.

Yeah, I never get to listen to FM 104 but somehow I caught it and it made me smile too! Kudos to Lifestyle for putting a bit of money and effort into it.

But while I'm here... there's an ad for, I think, templeogue college's post leaving cert courses. The set up is a man and woman talking about some other young lady and her plans for the next year. The man learns that Off-Stage woman will not be going to university next year, and says something like, 'Really? Is she...' Only for the woman to cut in quickly: 'No, nothing like that?'

Is she WHAT? Is she dying? Is she pregnant? Is she aware that her so-called 'friends' discuss her behind her back? I get so preoccupied wondering about the possibilities, that I tune out for the rest of the ad...

thebigcheese22

'Come to see Coldplay, the band that conquered the globe'

What a load of ****! If they 'conquered the globe' then why the fcuk are they still advertising a couple of weeks before the gig! Maybe its the fact that they're a ****e band and they're charging 76 euro for a ****e gig :mad:

Mmcd

thebigcheese22 wrote: »

'Come to see Coldplay, the band that conquered the globe'

What a load of ****! If they 'conquered the globe' then why the fcuk are they still advertising a couple of weeks before the gig! Maybe its the fact that they're a ****e band and they're charging 76 euro for a ****e gig :mad:

Or maybe, just maybe theres some recession around!

FlutterinBantam

dh0661 wrote: »

It's probably the best one liner of the entire show?, I don't know - I haven't been to see it.

Judging by the "tepid"laughter by some female "in the audience" I doubt it.

Listen out for it... half hearted isn't in it.

What the is this "South Georgia on the *** of our ssssumb"

What Kerryman ever spoke like that and what the fook is he trying to convey


Overkill in the absolute extreme.

jor el

Sqeeze: Nearly a third, or more. Is it just me, or does that sound retarded to anyone else? How can it be nearly something, or more than it? It's been on twice at every ad break today too, which is even more annoying than a stupid slogan.

Also eircom, feck off with your stupid ads for your stupid useless products.

dh0661

Has anyone posted the 11811 ad.

That ad. with the stupid voice from "the emergency" re. newstalk.

That voice really really really does my head in. :mad::mad:

JonathanAnon

dh0661 wrote: »

That ad. with the stupid voice from "the emergency" re. newstalk.That voice really really really does my head in. :mad::mad:

I downloaded a few podcasts of The Emergency, and they really overuse the Dev voice with similar type fake announcements. Makes the show really, really irritating.

thebigcheese22

Mmcd wrote: »

Or maybe, just maybe theres some recession around!

Or maybe they're grossly overcharging their fans?!

mrsdewinter

dh0661 wrote: »

Has anyone posted the 11811 ad.

That ad. with the stupid voice from "the emergency" re. newstalk.

That voice really really really does my head in. :mad::mad:

So annoying. And that rider at the end - the one that echoes the "No Eddie Hobbs were harmed during the making of this commercial" - is just dreary.

deadhead13

Ben Dunne's latest offering is a bit bizzare. Promoting his health clubs and launching an attack on Dunnes Stores at the same time. "Ben Dunnes better value beats them all".

JonathanAnon

See Don Wycherley is back with more annoying myhome.ie ads. A poor actor and a very irritating voice over "artist".

Oafley Jones

Why do they have an American in the ad for Kildare Village?

Our man in Havana

She is not even an American. It is a very bad accent.

Oafley Jones

Bond-007 wrote: »

She is not even an American. It is a very bad accent.

I'd say you're right. It's that default "twang" accent Irish people do when they're trying to imitate a yank. Still though, why? It's really irritating.

squonk

Anyone hear the new AIB Mortgages one with some woman gong on about getting her mortgage from AIB? Poorly edited. I know it's normal for members of the public tobe editited to shorten their contribution and make the editorial more pithy (as well as cutting out 'ums and 'ams but this girl's spiel sounds like it's undergone a hatchet job! Also, the really annoying thing she says at the end like 'and then it became MY mortgage as opposed to just like a piece of paper'... will you come on and get real. My mortgage is MY mortgage too, because if I don't pay it, I'll be out living in the hedge before too long! Ugh!!!!

DerryRed

I was listening to 2FM this morning and heard a Christmas (yes Christmas) ad from Harvey Norman.

I nearly choked on my cornflakes :mad:

luvs2spooge

123.ie without a shadow of a doubt


"Yeesssssssssssssssssssssssss!"

I want to strangle the computer animated twat!!!!

grrr!!

fricatus

That bloody ad for some geriatric nutritional supplement is back...

"Now, Mr O'Brien, the smaller-sized writing..."

- "Now connnntainnns... lllllllutein. Now contains lutein!"

There's just something so patronising about it, though I can't put my finger on it. Also the way yer man says "llllllutein" really annoys me!

Shatner

mrsdewinter wrote: »

Yeah, I never get to listen to FM 104 but somehow I caught it and it made me smile too! Kudos to Lifestyle for putting a bit of money and effort into it.

But while I'm here... there's an ad for, I think, templeogue college's post leaving cert courses. The set up is a man and woman talking about some other young lady and her plans for the next year. The man learns that Off-Stage woman will not be going to university next year, and says something like, 'Really? Is she...' Only for the woman to cut in quickly: 'No, nothing like that?'

Is she WHAT? Is she dying? Is she pregnant? Is she aware that her so-called 'friends' discuss her behind her back? I get so preoccupied wondering about the possibilities, that I tune out for the rest of the ad...

I heard that one... I assumed 'pregnant'. Even if that is not want they meant, if that is what people are interpreting, then they are sending the WRONG message about their students. I actually emailed them about it after I heard the ad but I didn't get a response. They probably think I'm a crank. I really was just warning them to be careful when putting their brand in the hands of some ad agency.

dh0661

I've only got one eyebrow

---

I was born that way

---

In the nip----

WTF this ad is the worst ad ever.:(:(:(:(

Advertising revenue for RTE must have reached a new low. But to use SH*T ads like this is the lowest form of crap ever. :mad::mad::mad::mad:

fricatus

That guy doing the ad for Sky HD, pronouncing it "aitch dee". That annoys the sh1t out of me!

This is Ireland. We have our distinctive ways of saying things, such as "eejit", "Stephenses Day", "taytos", "suckin' daysel", and "haitch", which is the eighth letter of the alphabet.

"Aitch" is perfectly all right if you're northern, or from across the water, but it's just plain wrong, wrong, wrong coming from someone speaking Hiberno-English, full stop!