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Most annoying TV adverts (lockdown special)

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Rosehip10 · 16/04/2020 09:06

Having the TV news (and TV in general!) on more at the moment - more TV ads than ever annoy! What are your current hates?

For me - annoying chocolate biscuit advert ()

British gas advert - particularity annoys me why they are washing their knickers in the sink? (okay maybe they don't have a washer, but they have a niceish bathroom and can afford a BG repair Grin)
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LouiseTrees · 16/04/2020 09:26

A lot of people really hate the eBay ad and particularly the 94 seconds bit. It’s ridiculous.

MockersxxxxxxxSocialDistancing · 16/04/2020 09:26

Twins Tim & Tom and their co-ordinated jumpers.

Fuck off Tim & Tom. Hope you both die of your respective conditions.

Samcro · 16/04/2020 09:44

omg that second one of yours op. its awful, makes me feel sick.

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Rosehip10 · 16/04/2020 10:45

At least the oral b advert seems to have been dropped.

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Pinkstars2501 · 16/04/2020 10:50

The Corona advert (or it might be NHS, not sure). The one with the siren at the start. It's a brill ad, but every bloody time I hear that siren, I shit myself and my heart jumps into my throat because it literally sounds like it's right outside.

ShesGotBetteDavisEyes · 16/04/2020 10:57

I hate that British gas advert too - “ooh, we’re such a laidback, normal family” No, actually, I don’t know anyone who lives like that!

I think my worst one is the insurance one from attached pic - the guys squeaky voice! The crap acting! the fact he says he’s 32 yrs old or something and he’s clearly not! and it drags on for aaages. Grrr.

Most annoying TV adverts (lockdown special)
Pericombobulations · 16/04/2020 10:59

I agree with other, the BG one and the ebay one. Both actually really upset me

Lulu1919 · 16/04/2020 11:03

Tampax pearl

nitgel · 16/04/2020 11:06

just eat

that bloody 'helen and nana' ad with that unfunny woman but that seems to have stopped since easter

i do like the cat and dog drinking tea though - tetley?

nitgel · 16/04/2020 11:07

i laugh at the oral be because 'i didn't know oral b made a toothpaste!' has been replaced with 'oobly toothpaste'

IHateMyPassportPhoto · 16/04/2020 11:12

The Colgate ones showing mouth bacteria with a big sign along the bottom saying 'Dramatisation'. No shit Sherlock!

Also the one about invigorating your gums some some shit like that.

CallmeAngelina · 16/04/2020 11:18

That one about "Menopause. Rubbish, isn't it?"
Well, the advert certainly is!

Rosehip10 · 16/04/2020 11:19

@nitgel Oh god, yes that Asda Helen and Nana advert - went on for weeks, first with "easter roast family scene" then "family giving easter eggs scene"

I can't find the easter egg version but in it Nana does a stupid shocked hand waggle thing when a kid grabs an egg - so annoying.

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Rosehip10 · 16/04/2020 11:20

Also that annoying women in "Fran doesn't like aldi" advert.

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sueelleker · 16/04/2020 11:30

Holiday adverts! I know they're probably booked and paid for months in advance, but it's really annoying when you can't go anywhere.

BarkandCheese · 16/04/2020 11:43

I’m glad I’m not the only one who cringes at that British Gas ad. I don’t want to see what my family get up to in the bathroom, let alone anyone else’s. It’s way too intimate.

ratspeaker · 16/04/2020 12:22

Perv with surf

MrsPresley · 16/04/2020 12:24

Perf with Surf!
Doesn't even make sense!
And her annoying voice!

cobblers123 · 16/04/2020 12:28

The horrible Viagra advert with the beardy man trying to dance down the stairs after obviously having successful sex.

Yuk!

MrsGrindah · 16/04/2020 12:32

I don’t know which product it’s for ..but the one that shows a woman’s tampon string dangling..

Happygirl79 · 16/04/2020 12:35

I hate all the condescending funeral plan ads.... They seem to assume all older people are simple!

EoinMcLovesCakeJumper · 16/04/2020 13:04

There's one for tampons that gets shown after the watershed with this woman saying "have you ever felt your tampon?" and then telling us we shouldn't be able to feel it, so we should get over ourselves and just shove it up there. I'm only paraphrasing a bit here. It's really remarkably crass, and the tone is hectoring and unpleasant. It seems that they were going for an "ooh, look at us, we're being all frank and open about periods and fannies, aren't we daring?" effect, but it comes across like they think women are too stupid to use tampons properly.

Pericombobulations · 16/04/2020 13:16

Oh heck i had forgotten the annoying Perf with Surf - yuck.

spinthebottle · 16/04/2020 13:20

I really hate the tena lady one when she’s talking about her body after having a baby and she goes “bigger boobs, blessed” and squeezes her boobs I don’t know wtf she’s on about because my boobs were saggy as shit after having a baby!

SociallyDistant · 16/04/2020 13:25

Well for us it's the Lloyd's bank advert with its "No matter what you're going through, I will be there for you" song. We alternate between guffawing at the screen and hurling obscenities. Their small business advice line is permanently unavailable and anyone else you try to speak to at Lloyds directs you right back to the same number. They honestly don't give a toss.