Most annoying advertisement?

The King of Moo

Wattle wrote: »

Somewhere out there there's a bunch of 'creatives' reading this thread, toasting each other with champange and laughing. Laughing their holes off.

Because people hate their ads and are put off buying the products because of them?

Sunnyisland

The one where the couple are going to have sex in the kitchen on the table until the coffee jar is spilled :rolleyes: Ridiculous :rolleyes:Could understand if it was tea

Wattle

The King of Moo wrote: »

Because people hate their ads and are put off buying the products because of them?

One of the first principles of advertising is to get people talking about the product. Hence this thread.

The King of Moo

Wattle wrote: »

One of the first principles of advertising is to get people talking about the product. Hence this thread.

True, but it's closely followed by generating goodwill about the product.

If I see an ad I don't like, I find myself prejudiced against the product, against my better judgment.

meor

There's one particular ad that makes my blood boil, I can't remember what it's for but it's a song and the last line is sung by an old man at a wedding:

"I hit the floor and don't care how I dance!"

God I hate it. I also hate that Denny ad where she calls Grandad "Gan Gans."

leinster_fan

Can't believe AuToglass hasn't been mentioned yet!

leinster_fan

I hated that AIB one where some woman is telling her life story where everything happened in Terenure. STOP SAYING THE WORD TERENURE...aaagh!
Always thought for the sake of balance they should have done another version of it where it revolves around Finglas or somewhere!

Bring back classsic ads like the Safe Cross code or the milk one 'A childs got more bones than a grown up has'

Wattle

'Wimax comin across the nation. Wimax the new sensation'

I would love to take that guitar and brain that baldy guy with it.

Kevwoody

The ad on 2fm where the woman is laughing like a nutter at something "funny" that tubridy said.

He is about as funny as getting kicked in the nuts

dirtyghettokid

8-20-20-20 cabs
harvey norman
euro cycles euro baby
vhi ads
tv license ads
that taxi rapping ****e ad
head & shoulders football commentary style ad
muller ads .. singing and the way they say yogurt.. gaaaahhh!!
any ad that says "have a happy period!" :mad::mad::mad:

Daroxtar

Makes Harvey Norman seem like the Cadbury Caramel bunny

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xL59CxfOWs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fwsKApThsY

alandublin33

no nonsense.ie. it drives me mental , Im ur one ! etc. feel like smashin the Tele when its on!!

ebixa82

Is that a celebrity butchers cos it that not Meatloaf talking to Kevin Bacon?

FU.CK OFF YOU CUN.T!

KKkitty

Activia with Martine McCutcheon
Kfc ads
Birds eye with that stupid polar bear in the freezer
The deodorant ad with the women with those jingling things around their wrists
Shoulda went to specsavers
Personal injury claims

amortentia

Irish pork or whatever it is. "Irish rashers that aren't full of water and won't shrivel away". UGH.

The King of Moo

The Moy Park rapping chicken.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4QAtOMtX_yg

First of all, you just can't make chicken cool for kids. They neither think of it as cool or uncool. It just is.

Second, the chicken knows what's in the food "chicken," doesn't he? I really don't think he should be so happy about kids eating it.

kissthesky

The Werthers Original sweet ad with the creepy grandfather who wants to give his grandson some of his "sweet and creamy and uncommonly good butter candy"

Dudess

Yeah I f'ucking hate those home movie sausage and rasher ads - "Oh it's so natural and down to earth!" No it's bloody cringey.

That ad about things happening when you're 18 - no, that stuff that's like a scene out of a Bret Easton Ellis book does not happen when you're 18 and in Ireland.

Flancrest

Apache Pizza radio ad has stopped me buying thier pizza it's so annoying.

foxyboxer

RTE advertising the Six Nations rugby.

Lord of the Rings was nearly a decade ago.

Can't ye come up with something else FFS.

Stovepipe

The ad where yer wan puts her grub in a bag and dings it and then dances in front of her kids and the husband takes a bite of it and goes "Carol, faaaantastic!!". Christ, it's cringemaking.
Any ad with Pat Shortt in it.
The Go Compares.
Any Lawyers4U ads or any car insurance or other legal services ads.

They're ****. bring back VW dropping Golfs, I say!

regards
Stovepipe

foxyboxer

"Here come the girls......."

gizmorox

Shane.C wrote: »

Beds.etc advert with the dog!

HORRIBLE HORRIBLE ADVERT!

Annoying,patronising and cheap all rolled into one,that's some achievement :rolleyes:

The King of Moo

"It's Uncle Ben's special microwave rice. It won't come out unless you talk to it."

"Oh, ok. F**k off, rice!"

IHateMondays

Saul-Goode9 wrote: »

Someone's gonna say it, so may as well get it out of the way:
1890 22 22 22

The rAdio ad for Active 55 that goes
Move this way
Move this way
Move this way
Move this way

Flancrest

The King of Moo wrote: »

"It's Uncle Ben's special microwave rice. It won't come out unless you talk to it."

"Oh, ok. F**k off, rice!"

That's a great shout. To be honest though I'd just have chips. They don't need any attention.

Neonjack

Hate to drag up an old thread but...... 'if yer headin to clonsilla or a southside villa...... '

Fcuk off and die.

token101

Sheilas wheels. F*ck off ya dopey sexist bitch. Even their website makes them look like skanky, f*cking idiots.

Wattle

The new Pringles ad. 'Bursting with taste'. The two lads open up a box of Pringles without paying for them, then stand there grinning smugly as the whole shop gets destroyed. Without anyone intervening. Fcuking stupid.

ColeTrain

That home insurance ad. Where the woman is standing around her living room.
She says something that's hardly audible "I still don't have a dog" or something.
Sh*te ad.

DEFTLEFTHAND

McDonalds have a new television ad with the 3 gobsh1tes from the future. It involves an annoying Dublin taxi driver who's also a robot.:mad::mad::mad::mad:

paulieeye

Put up a poll!! We can have a winner

AeoNGriM

foxyboxer wrote: »

"Here come the girls......."

Yes because only women shop at Boots, right? And they're soooooooooooo much better than us men, right?

:rolleyes:

SteppingStone

Harvey Norman. SALE SALE SALE SALE Go Harvey Norman Go! Ugggh!

Squ

Eircom with their sh1t service and even sh1ttier reverse psycology adds...

"maybe you enjoy slow internet?"

No i fecking dont, thats why i ditched ye and went with ntl..
Three times the (eircom dreamland) speed and cheaper!!!!







Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh..... Thats better. Thanks for listening.

Flincher

The Liberty Insurance prick is perilously close to getting a slap.

counterlock

If your heading to Clonsilla
Or a south side villa
Six double seven double two double two
If your on the razz
Or up at your ma's
Six double seven double two double two

Get off the bus
Ride with us
Get off the dart
Ride with us

TAXI TAXI TAXI

I guess it stuck in my head and so, achieved the point it was out to make.

Jimoslimos

Andrex CGI puppies really creep me out for some reason. I shudder every time I see that ad.

Nothingbetter2d

ads i hate

1. Go Compare - its gotten so old now
2. Compare the Meerkat/Market - it has also gotten so old now
3. Ocean finance - some pleb with a light bulb on his head telling to look at their tv channel that noone would want to go look at.
4. Wonga/Payday Loans - Who on earth in their right mind would use these, the interest rates are shocking, it would be cheaper get a loan from a loan shark :eek:
5. Injury Lawyers 4 U - a bunch of ambulance chasers driving up the cost of insurance for everyone else.
6. Cash for stolen gold ads - encouraging junkies to break into people's homes to steal jewellery
7. Concern/Troika Trocaire - they show these at dinner time to turn you off your dinner... all the money goes to pay for those f'ing chuggers that harass you everyday on your way to and from work.
8. Eircom Adverts - blatant false avertising... unless you live in the exchange you cant get 24mb/s broadband... not even close to it.
9. Insurance Direct - how is some hippy dropping a heavy rock on your foot considered lucky or some smug guy with a tacky looking tash meant to inspire you to take up an insurace policy
10. Imagine Wimax one of the worst ISP's out there.

Pippy1976

Head & Shoulders - Top of Your Game advert.

There's something about the audio that's not quite right.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1uvp9Hq60qw

El Horseboxo

There's one on the radio that does my head in. Think it's money village or something like that. It's a poxy annoying monotone dog barking and some fella saying you'd be barking mad not to call them.

the groutch

that UPC ad with Craig Doyle and his "mother" with a face like she's chewing a wasp.

Pabzzz

YouTube ads are generally annoying, but that Discover Northern Ireland ad is the WORST.

Deus Ex Machina

There's a Marks and Spencer ad doing the rounds at the moment that is fiercely annoying, it's as irritating as a pulsating pustule on the sole of one's foot. An incongruously solemn Ludavico Einaudi piece plays in the background as a woman goes about her business in a supermarket. Then an absurd voice over, spoken in a sort of cheeky yet smug English accent, chimes in with what can only be described as a bizarre poem/white middle class rap about trying to be frugal while shopping.

I don't actually know what happens at the end of the ad as my hand reflexively darts for the remote as soon as the voice over cuts in.

It's complete bollocks, folks.



Edit: Just saw it there, managed to watch it to the end. It's not for M&S, it's for Santander credit cards. Which is fascinating of course.

Squ

Deus Ex Machina wrote: »

pustule
incongruously
reflexively

I have managed to go 33yrs never having heard these words. Now off to google with me.

Popeleo

I have to change the station whenever I hear Pat Short's 'dulcet tones' singing 1890...
I'd never deal with that company because of the campaign being so bloody irritating.

Coming a close second is this ad for unsecured loans I saw on Channel 5. All bland until you see the 278% APR in the fine print. Bloody loan sharks.

LLU

counterlock wrote: »

If your heading to Clonsilla
Or a south side villa
Six double seven double two double two
If your on the razz
Or up at your ma's
Six double seven double two double two

Get off the bus
Ride with us
Get off the dart
Ride with us

TAXI TAXI TAXI

I guess it stuck in my head and so, achieved the point it was out to make.

Yeah that ad is just outrageous. It just screams that they are a taxi service for skangers.

foxyboxer

AeoNGriM wrote: »

Yes because only women shop at Boots, right? And they're soooooooooooo much better than us men, right?

:rolleyes:

My irritation stems merely from the jingle.

AngryBollix

The radio ads for marathon sports

wilkie2006

Jesus, this thread does nothing to dispel the idea that Irish people love being miserable...

So, what're all the ads you really hate? Let's all talk about them, post links from Youtube and then talk about them a bit more. God, they're awful aren't they?!! I hate watching these... but I will, just so I can go on about them...