Why are all the TV adverts about weeing or dying?.

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I'm totally cool with demystifying female incontinence, but it concerns me that the adverts about pads/pants (pretty!) normalise it to the point that it probably means women just put up with it rather than going to their doctor.

And what's all this about "the rising cost of funerals"? Really?

I know that you get tailored adverts online, but I'm suspicious about the prevalence of these television ads. Can they really tell that I'm a 45 year old woman on the clock with health problems?

Try turning on the TV on a weekday daytime. Then you'll get adverts for stairlifts, rise and recline chairs, equity release, lump sum when you die payment plans as well as adverts for Tena featuring improbably young women (40s) who are perfectly happy with their continence issues.

I assume TV ads are most effective on older people so they are tailored to the grey pound. Also older people have more spare cash in general.

Or because older people are on the internet less they have more TV ads directed to them.

Old people watch a lot more tv . You wouldn’t find ads like that in younger programming as advertisers pay a premium to reach younger people .

I was wondering why no boy ever plays football in an advert anymore? Always girls now!

You must be watching shows aimed at an older target audience

And yes, daytime tv ads are excellent!

I have watched so many adverts about Viking river cruises lately (off work sick) I really want to go on one. I'm 31.

Camomila, I'll join you

Have you been watching the Drama channel a lot? I have, and am now reconciled I'm getting on a bit. Booked a direct disposal funeral, got a stair lift and an over 50 plan in place so my family don't get traumatised by costs when I die and can have a nice holiday or pay of their mortgage.
All the free pens are useful and all the Argos vouchers will be useful at Christmas.
This is all a direct result of enjoying Silent Witness and The Bill

The funeral ones seem a bit insensitive sometimes - obviously it’s an important thing to think about, but I could imagine that for someone younger with a terminal illness watching an advert where people chirpilly chat about their funeral arrangements could be a bit upsetting.

I’m fascinated by the prevalence of ads for limited edition coins on daytime TV. It seems like every single ad break has some one from the Royal Mint booming at you about buying it now before they sell out.

I have been tempted...

Hahaha, YES! The coins! My husband is a sucker for them, but ive shown him the google results that they aren't even actual coins from the official mint.

He believes me now, since he noticed one of the adverts said something like "These are strictly on a first-come, first-served basis", ie they are just selling them .

Because weeing and dying are all some of us have to look forward to! I'm never even going to be able to afford a Viking cruise or a stay in one of those joyless family-unfriendly hotels for ham-faced people in golf sweaters.

My and my boys sit shouting "no-one talks like that!" all the way through those stupid funeral ads. Bloody June can get in the sea.

Yes - “the rising cost of funerals” ad!

It’s terrible. Act now due to the rising cost of funerals

My son jokes that the channels I watch as for old people based on the adverts that are on. I tend to agree, lots of river cruises too.

Don’t talk to me about coins .

DM is only 53 but has long standing illness causing confusion and problems understanding money ...

Came into her bedroom the other day as she was cheerily blathering away to a man offering her a coin for £250 .

When her bank card didn’t work he asked if she could pay in four instalments .

Thank God mum’s card didn’t have the cash on it to pay even the first instalment ...

Dsis is autistic and just as bad with them but she has carers who control her spending very heavily . Not so simple with mum !!

I'm totally cool with demystifying female incontinence, but it concerns me that the adverts about pads/pants (pretty!) normalise it to the point that it probably means women just put up with it rather than going to their doctor.

Well, I went to the doctor and got as far as "keep a diary of how often you go " Then the shocking news about that bladder netting was everywhere and I just thought Thanks but no thanks.

Quick quid annoys me - “pay day is weeks away!!”

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Thank goodness your mum wasn’t conned out of the £250