Commercials you can't stand

[CJ2008]

Here are 2 of mine:

1. The one for Dove shampoo with that stupid music that says something like "why you gotta be like that"

The music is really annoying and it really annoys me that the girls - all, who in my opinion have beautiful straight hair - the commercial is saying that's not beautiful hair and there's something wrong with it. I really hate the part where the girl is trying to fluff up her hair in the bathroom and the guy catches her and she's all embarrassed.

Why don't you go F yourself.

(It doesn't help that MY hair is like that - fine and straight - well actually, my hair is not as pretty as any of those girls...or at least not any more...and I've seen plenty of commercials for shampoo to give hair more body. But there's something about this commercial that feels different - like you should be ashamed of fine straight hair.)

2. The one with the guy's face close up talking about his girlfriend getting shoes being delivered every day where the guy keeps saying "shoes, shoes" - the way he says shoes is so...annoying. And then when the guy rings the doorbell and they all scream...arrggghhh...

I try to change the channel whenever either of these stupid commercials are on.

OK - clearly I'm very angry today.

Are there any commercials you can't stand?

 

[labellavita81]

The Trivago.ca ad (not sure if it shows in the states as well).
The man on it looks like he just came down from a week long bender.
He is disheveled, scruffy, has no belt on, his shirt is too big... oh it is such a mess!!!!

 

[CJ2008]

The Trivago.ca ad (not sure if it shows in the states as well).
The man on it looks like he just came down from a week long bender.
He is disheveled, scruffy, has no belt on, his shirt is too big... oh it is such a mess!!!!

OMG, yes, labellavita! I've said that to my DH! Couldn't this guy had at least SHAVED before filming this commercial? He looks like he hasn't taken a shower in a week...and yes, his clothes...totally disheveled....

ETA: it's like who thought this guy looked good when they were filming the commercial? Maybe he's the owner?

 

[Niel]

is it this guy??


either way i HATE those commercials. There is one they play on comedy central late at night when im watching the Daily show. Its just like a 45 second bit of his swearing constantly. Like, he keeps flubbing the commercial, and he swears becauses hes mad. It beeps out the swears, so it just beeps like 30 flipping times! sooooo annnooyyyinggg

 

[CJ2008]

Yes, that guy!

OMG I'm glad I never had to endure watching him swear every 5 seconds.

 

[CJ2008]

double post

 

[drk14]

2. The one with the guy's face close up talking about his girlfriend getting shoes being delivered every day where the guy keeps saying "shoes, shoes" - the way he says shoes is so...annoying.

I agree, and even more so because it is (imo) just a poor imitation of Liam Kyle Sullivan's "Kelly" character, which is actually funny (if you like that kind of humor).

I also second the posts about the unkempt Trivago guy. I think the commercial says something about how much time he saves using that website, at which point my reaction is: apparently not enough time to shave and comb your hair!


And I would like to nominate the Gerber life college plan commercial. Harmless on first view, but at least in our media market, it's been in such heavy rotation for the past 3 years that I practically have it memorized word for word. After hearing "Oh, that's different" 2000 times, it's like Chinese water torture each time this commercial comes on.

 

[VRBeauty]

Most any Carl's Jr. commercial.

 

[CJ2008]

Most any Carl's Jr. commercial.

Had to look them up I didn't know which ones they were...

Yeah...

Stupid.

 

[CJ2008]

2. The one with the guy's face close up talking about his girlfriend getting shoes being delivered every day where the guy keeps saying "shoes, shoes" - the way he says shoes is so...annoying.

I agree, and even more so because it is (imo) just a poor imitation of Liam Kyle Sullivan's "Kelly" character, which is actually funny (if you like that kind of humor).

I also second the posts about the unkempt Trivago guy. I think the commercial says something about how much time he saves using that website, at which point my reaction is: apparently not enough time to shave and comb your hair!


And I would like to nominate the Gerber life college plan commercial. Harmless on first view, but at least in our media market, it's been in such heavy rotation for the past 3 years that I practically have it memorized word for word. After hearing "Oh, that's different" 2000 times, it's like Chinese water torture each time this commercial comes on.

hahahah the real time savings comes from not showering or ironing or brushing your hair!

I haven't noticed those Gerber commercials that often, but yes, I can visualize when she says "oh, that's different." Well thanks a lot now that you pointed it out it will probably torture me too because I'll notice it so much more!

 

[CJ2008]

ooooh one more one more

It just played.

The Honest Company. That woman's voice...arrggghhh

 

[yssie]

OH MY GOD.


The Allstate ad with the little girl saying "there are man-eating sharks in every ocean, but we still swim..." drives me up the wall.
http://www.ispot.tv/ad/7noF/allstate-good-life

Yeah. Okay. What buffoon came up with this?
The waters with sharks are cordoned off so you DON'T meet the damned sharks. So no, you don't in fact "still swim with man-eating sharks" unless you're looking to earn yourself a Darwin award - in which case it'd be well-earned.
"Lighting strikes somewhere in the world, but we still play in the rain"... Not exactly relevant, no. If lightning is striking HERE, I promise your mum is screaming at you to GET THE F INSIDE.
"Poisonous snakes can be found in 49 of the 50 states". And most people whose ideas of "looking for adventure" might involve poisonous snakes have learnt to identify species and habitats specifically to avoid them.
It ends with "However, bad things in life can't stop us from making our lives good", and oh-so-conveniently ignores the fact that most little girls like the one preaching to us haven't the foggiest idea of what "bad things" actually means... and the ones who do, well, I'm confident they wouldn't say share that sentiment as stated
The whole thing is insulting and obnoxious. I make DH change the channel as soon as I hear it start.

At some point someone decided that didactic lecturing through the voice of a child is somehow more... compelling? Evocative? Provocative? Well, it's certainly provocative - in all the wrong ways!! I have a problem with anyone who speaks - authoritatively - without knowing what he's talking about. And I have a problem with children spewing nonsense - and a bigger problem with the adults who are force-feeding them said nonsense. Take the second-grader who very proudly presents his How To Save The Planet brochure project, complete with chain-linked stick-figures of all heights and colours holding hands around a globe that is invariably missing a few details - hey, y'know, Africa, that big triangle? Last I checked the global warming phenomenon you're protesting hasn't quite yet drowned the entire continent...Well, kiddo, your project says that we should all ride our bikes to work - say, how'd you get to school today?


Gah.

 

[stracci2000]

I really try to ignore commercials. However, there is one that is hard to tune out. I really hate the Kit Kat commercials with the people making "crunching" sounds. Awful!!!

 

[JewelFreak]

The Trivago ad: read an article about it. Trivago is owned by a German company & they okayed the ad. They tried dressing him 2 ways -- neatly & all messy. Messy with belt -- then the ad mgr took the belt off & like that better. The article said they plan to tidy him up for the next series because SO MANY people HATE on that look. I can't even watch it with the sound muted. He looks like he slept in his clothes for a week & didn't bother to shower. HOW can anybody think that will make people want to buy their product??? (Barf emotie here.)

Time Warner Cable runs several ads that make me crazy. Stupid situations. Always a TW service guy who hasn't shaved in 2 weeks and is uuuuugly to boot, looks like a weak character who would sneak a look in your drawers while he fixed your cable.

--- Laurie

 

[kathley]

The Cialis commercials with the infinitely irritating Cialis bathtubs.

 

[ksinger]

The new Acura ads using Sid Vicious assaulting our ears with some incomprehensible and tuneless noise that has five intelligible words at the end: "I did it my way". Frank Sinatra is rolling over in his grave right now.

I have no idea who they think their target market would be in using that cacophony. Yes, I - as an American of the age and demographic actually able to afford an Acura - certainly want to buy a car that uses a racket produced by a drug-addicted overdosing flameout from the late 70's UK, because I have a need to thumb my nose at the establishment, and what better way to do that than by buying an Acura!! And as a singer, I do so LOVE hearing someone who is clearly tone deaf AND sounds like his mouth is full of food!! Yeah!

Every time that ad comes on, I risk breaking an arm to get the mute button on the remote.

 

[OreoRosies86]

Honest Co. with that Ryan McGee woman. She reminds me of some former sorority girl who was always in Lily Pulitzer and now hounds teenagers at Home Depot about non toxic paint.

Another one is the Sprint commercials with Judy Greer (who I love, so no clue why she's in these dreadful commercials). The Dad is a hamster with some weird long island or wherever accent. The son/Gordon is goth ("It's pronounced Gor-DON"), the daughter is French and has an animated bluebird flying around her for some inane reason. Oh and the other son has this twangy Southern accent "Hey Kevin G, you wanna join mah FRAMILY?"

GOD. There was a guy at work who repeated that damn line for a month straight every time I saw him. Shut up shut up!!!

 

[CJ2008]

OH MY GOD.


The Allstate ad with the little girl saying "there are man-eating sharks in every ocean, but we still swim..." drives me up the wall.
http://www.ispot.tv/ad/7noF/allstate-good-life

Yeah. Okay. What buffoon came up with this?
The waters with sharks are cordoned off so you DON'T meet the damned sharks. So no, you don't in fact "still swim with man-eating sharks" unless you're looking to earn yourself a Darwin award - in which case it'd be well-earned.
"Lighting strikes somewhere in the world, but we still play in the rain"... Not exactly relevant, no. If lightning is striking HERE, I promise your mum is screaming at you to GET THE F INSIDE.

hahahahahah

"Poisonous snakes can be found in 49 of the 50 states". And most people whose ideas of "looking for adventure" might involve poisonous snakes have learnt to identify species and habitats specifically to avoid them.
It ends with "However, bad things in life can't stop us from making our lives good", and oh-so-conveniently ignores the fact that most little girls like the one preaching to us haven't the foggiest idea of what "bad things" actually means... and the ones who do, well, I'm confident they wouldn't say share that sentiment as stated
The whole thing is insulting and obnoxious. I make DH change the channel as soon as I hear it start.

At some point someone decided that didactic lecturing through the voice of a child is somehow more... compelling? Evocative? Provocative? Well, it's certainly provocative - in all the wrong ways!! I have a problem with anyone who speaks - authoritatively - without knowing what he's talking about. And I have a problem with children spewing nonsense - and a bigger problem with the adults who are force-feeding them said nonsense. Take the second-grader who very proudly presents his How To Save The Planet brochure project, complete with chain-linked stick-figures of all heights and colours holding hands around a globe that is invariably missing a few details - hey, y'know, Africa, that big triangle? Last I checked the global warming phenomenon you're protesting hasn't quite yet drowned the entire continent...Well, kiddo, your project says that we should all ride our bikes to work - say, how'd you get to school today?


Gah.

Yssie, you sound as annoyed and angry as I do - I love it.

I had never heard that commercial so I played it via the link you gave...OMG her whole tone is annoying...I feel the same way about some children in commercials...annoying.

There's one for a drug - I forget which one - where a really young kid says something like "and I'll never forget my (I can't understand what he says here) - but he uses that commercial "tone" that just sounds so wrong for a kid to be using. Hate it.

 

[CJ2008]

The Trivago ad: read an article about it. Trivago is owned by a German company & they okayed the ad. They tried dressing him 2 ways -- neatly & all messy. Messy with belt -- then the ad mgr took the belt off & like that better. The article said they plan to tidy him up for the next series because SO MANY people HATE on that look. I can't even watch it with the sound muted. He looks like he slept in his clothes for a week & didn't bother to shower. HOW can anybody think that will make people want to buy their product??? (Barf emotie here.)

Time Warner Cable runs several ads that make me crazy. Stupid situations. Always a TW service guy who hasn't shaved in 2 weeks and is uuuuugly to boot, looks like a weak character who would sneak a look in your drawers while he fixed your cable.

--- Laurie

How interesting.

I'm curious to see what he looks like showered.

 

[CJ2008]

The Cialis commercials with the infinitely irritating Cialis bathtubs.

Don't recall seeing them, but yes, agree on the tubs being annoying.

 

[CJ2008]

Honest Co. with that Ryan McGee woman. She reminds me of some former sorority girl who was always in Lily Pulitzer and now hounds teenagers at Home Depot about non toxic paint.

I didn't know she was a "somebody." But yeah, totally annoying voice (not sure if you saw I had listed this commercial.)

Another one is the Sprint commercials with Judy Greer (who I love, so no clue why she's in these dreadful commercials). The Dad is a hamster with some weird long island or wherever accent. The son/Gordon is goth ("It's pronounced Gor-DON"), the daughter is French and has an animated bluebird flying around her for some inane reason. Oh and the other son has this twangy Southern accent "Hey Kevin G, you wanna join mah FRAMILY?"

GOD. There was a guy at work who repeated that damn line for a month straight every time I saw him. Shut up shut up!!!

Don't think I know these Sprint commercials or the Acura ones ksinger mentioned...

But please...doesn't ANYONE find those Dove shampoo commercials annoying too? I NEED someone to feel just as annoyed as I do by them so I can feel better!

 

[VRBeauty]

This one, Godaddy for small businesses:

http://www.ispot.tv/ad/7CxI/godaddy-related

 

[FrekeChild]

Carl's Jr. They are so sexist and awful.

And considering that we just got done with elections, the local commercials SUCK SO BAD. Actually all political ads are horrible terrible things and should not be on television. I'm glad elections are over so we don't have to hear all of that nonsense anymore!!!! Why are they so bad?!?!?!?! WTF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Also, now that I have a kid, all children's toy commercials. I hate all children's toys. "Mommy, can I have that?" is all I hear when the tv is on in the same room as the kid. Santa is not my friend anymore.

 

[Maisie]

We have an ad here in the UK for a bathroom company. It's so cheesy! I'd rather eat my bath than watch this!

http://youtu.be/4_9Y3pcVsZY

 

[Maisie]

Double post

 

[amc80]

ooooh one more one more It just played. The Honest Company. That woman's voice...arrggghhh

Yes!!

 

[IS_EDS]

I dislike commercials of drugs.
They all look alike (people surfing, gardening, walking and talking to friends) ;
They are not informative and rigorous: they do not explain to the audience in what ways the advertised products are better than competitors (what peer-reviewed studies of efficacy were conducted, who sponsored those studies, how they really compare to other drugs, etc).

 

[rainydaze]

Right now, there's one for 'The General' car insurance. Guy comes on and says, no lie, "The way I see it, there are two kinds of people in the world… those who like their car insurance, and those who don't."

Really? REALLY? Drives. Me. Nuts.

 

[msop04]

I can't stand the various commercials for any kind of STD drug, vag product, or anything else to remedy something unpleasant down there. It seems they always feature people frolicking in big fields of flower, dancing and laughing all the way... It's like, "WHY THE F ARE YOU SO DAMN HAPPY??!! ...and what are you doing in that massive field, anyway?" UGH!

 

[Calliecake]

I can't stand the various commercials for any kind of STD drug, vag product, or anything else to remedy something unpleasant down there. It seems they always feature people frolicking in big fields of flower, dancing and laughing all the way... It's like, "WHY THE F ARE YOU SO DAMN HAPPY??!! ...and what are you doing in that massive field, anyway?" UGH!

I couldn't agree with you more MSOP04. Your post is too funny! It had me laughing out loud.