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Adverts that make you want to avoid the product

223 replies

chickbean · 08/01/2023 12:14

I can't stand the new Zoopla adverts, they really make me cringe. That said, I won't actually stop looking at it (surely everyone already knows that that's how you can be nosey about what your neighbours are selling their houses for).

However ... I will never consider buying Daisy by Marc Jacobs, because the advert makes me want to scream. Also, my mum won't ever by Muller products because she hated one of their ads so much.

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CovertImage · 08/01/2023 14:39

Justdancinginthedark · 08/01/2023 12:21

I was coming on to say 'Daisy daisy daisy daisy' Ah so cringe.

I honestly thought this advert was going to be a Peter Kay/John Smiths spoof when I first saw it

PinkArt · 08/01/2023 14:40

The ones for animal rescue charities with the monotonous mocked up calls. 'Oh the poor thing'. They always sound like they're taking the piss and make me even less inclined to donate than if I got trapped by a chugger.

purplecorkheart · 08/01/2023 14:41

Oh there is some ad on some sky channel that appears to be for a versus of vigra or similar. The ad is a black screen with loads of loud loud music. I had that.

thismeansnothing · 08/01/2023 14:46

rose69 · 08/01/2023 12:41

Jet2 holidays. Most annoying song ever

Yes! Me and DH flew to Prague with Jet2 6 years ago. We were stuck on the plane waiting to take off for 45 mins. 45 minutes of just that snipped of song. If I didn't hate it then I sure as hell do now.

thismeansnothing · 08/01/2023 14:47

*snippet

SDTGisAnEvilWolefGenius · 08/01/2023 14:50

Any advert that is a shit poem - Scottish Water are one of the worst culprits, but there are plenty of others.

StrychnineInTheSandwiches · 08/01/2023 14:51

No one cones close to Nationwide for shit poem ads.

RainbowZebraWarrior · 08/01/2023 14:53

always2ndbest · 08/01/2023 12:42

Dominoes pizza.... the yodelling makes me want to glue my ears shut!

Ditto. And the Christmas Pizza with the luminous 'cranberry sauce' drizzled all over it made me heave.

Looked like that syrup that ice cream men drown your ice cream with before even asking if you like it

Bibbetybobbity · 08/01/2023 15:00

@StrychnineInTheSandwiches agree on nationwide. Absolutely rage inducing….

Bibbetybobbity · 08/01/2023 15:01

Also Charlotte tilbury. No you shouldn’t have done the voiceover yourself.

Blossomandbee · 08/01/2023 15:02

Jane plan meals. Jane (who is she?) and her patronising baby voice 'Are you looking to lose weight?'

That cringey advert with Ian Botham and his awful acting skills 'wow, you must have been using Revitive'

Going against the grain here and saying I actually like the Daisy advert. I want to smell the perfume as the advert and music makes me think of a hot summers day.

ReadtheReviews · 08/01/2023 15:02

Trivago

M and S

torquewench · 08/01/2023 15:03

Daisy and Perfect by Marc Jacobs. I can't mute it fast enough.

Tamarindtree · 08/01/2023 15:08

I have no idea who the woman is but she is so over the top and false in the advert for The Diamond store. She shrieks and then says, “Yes! Yes! Yes!” When given a ring and it’s such bad acting that the third yes is completely unconvincing!

I’m sure she’s a lovely woman but the acting is diabolical!

Adverts that make you want to avoid the product
smileladiesplease · 08/01/2023 15:09

any man 'looking at you Tom daily!' Doing make up! Just wrong. Dh has an irrational hatred for Barry what's is face cillet bang? I buy it to annoy him

smileladiesplease · 08/01/2023 15:11

Oh the sun life funeral plan one. The neighbours discussing flowers and then suddenly their deaths. Smiling all the time too. Who has a funeral plan honestly mad unless you know you are dying soon.

lollipoprainbow · 08/01/2023 15:12

The nationwide advert implying how easy it is to get a mortgage on any salary. It bloody isn't.

Lennybenny · 08/01/2023 15:15

Anything with a very well known celebrity advertising products you know damn well they'd never use!

KangarooKenny · 08/01/2023 15:16

Daisy Daisy Daisy 😤😤😤

kitsuneghost · 08/01/2023 15:18

Anything with dogs

SiobhanSharpe · 08/01/2023 15:20

I loathe the Marc Jacobs Daisy one. Really annoying and what's more completely pointless. What does using a few vapid models tell us about the product? Zilch.

matthancockslovechild · 08/01/2023 15:21

Angry that gross 'influencer' called 'Knee Deep in life' is paid to advertise. She is truly grotesque.

So no Hello Fresh, or Glossy Box for me ever again!

Riverlee · 08/01/2023 15:21

Mcains Smileys advert - the one with use of the word Knockers.

Advert hasn’t worked because haven’t brought McCain products since (apart from one occasion when small local shop didn’t have alternative brand).

matthancockslovechild · 08/01/2023 15:23

'Anything' not angry.

Marsde · 08/01/2023 15:24

I'm simply going to say...

"What would you do for love?"

Makes me want to rip my own ears off. 😬