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What TV adverts irrationally annoy you at the moment?

239 replies

MyEasterBonnet · 22/05/2026 21:13

Just a lighthearted thread, but I keep seeing a Simba advert where a guy is stacking an insane amount of biscuits up while in bed, and then his partner just acts like a dick and knocks them over, sending them flying everywhere. And the worst bit is that they’re sat on the bed and don’t have a bedsheet on.

There’s also one for blinds where the most annoying voice in the world says “It’s your home darling” and then promptly get muted by me as I hate his voice so much.

Anyone want to add any more?

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ToastyToes101 · 23/05/2026 07:53

The whiskers one with the talking cats explaining about how humans eat human food and cats eat cat food.

Also the incontinence pants ones where the woman is sitting on some blokes shoulders. No shame in bladder incontinence, but it all feels very implausible.

Katypp · 23/05/2026 07:59

An irritating Hiscox radio add featuring a breathy child talking about business insurance.

Myblueclematis · 23/05/2026 08:08

The Always one about the "gush" when on a period. Also the woman saying how her vagina feels back to normal after using some tube of cream for dryness, this ad is usually on in the afternoon.

The one for of those interminable life insurance companies adverts where the woman has been to some judo classes and gives this hideous noise when her son high fives her and chucks him on the floor.

I loathe it so much at her voice I really do jump to mute it if it happens to come on.

MrShadows · 23/05/2026 08:09

the pure cremation ones.
Jane plan. ffs of course you will lose weight. the meals look tiny.

HoraceCope · 23/05/2026 08:10

have not seen any afternoon telly for a while but the walk in baths annoyed me so much

FluffMagnet · 23/05/2026 08:14

Staysure adverts, with awkward "jokes" and piss poor acting, trying to look anywhere but the camera.

muddyford · 23/05/2026 08:26

The woman on the Fairy laundry products adverts. And the bloke wiping his hands on his pristine T-shirt.

The thuggish cartoon baby on Fairy liquid ads - it never used to be like that,

MamaBobo · 23/05/2026 08:52

MandyMotherOfBrian · 23/05/2026 07:43

The one that goes:

Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhkoda.

Drives me insane. I can usually ignore or block irritating things out pretty successfully but that one cuts through, sets my teeth on edge.

Edited

So it’s not just me then! We watched something on ITVX the other day and that add came on at every break. I could feel my blood pressure rising!

sashh · 23/05/2026 08:53

Ribena with '99 red balloons' it's about the start of a nuclear war is that really what you want to be associated with Ribena?

shellyleppard · 23/05/2026 08:55

The lenor one where all the flatmates are dancing round with the washing.
The sure complete body deodorant 🤢🤢🤢
The oh my gush one....think its always sanitary towels?
Tena incontinence wear
Sooo many adverts that I find annoying

pouletvous · 23/05/2026 08:56

Pastit12 · 22/05/2026 21:33

Pepto bismal

Agreed! Although my hatred is perfectly rational

pouletvous · 23/05/2026 08:57

The sssssshhhhhhhhkoda one really freaks the cat out 😅

VintageLane · 23/05/2026 08:59

That ad, which maybe for loo roll, that goes on at length about women shitting in child birth. It’s just unnecessary.

Nitgel · 23/05/2026 09:01

The corsodyl one where they scream at each other.
Pee pants.
MeercatS.

I used to work in advertising and despair and how shite they all are now.

unRunT · 23/05/2026 09:02

Tesco fruit man hate it, but love the blue fluffy things on BG ads.

Myblueclematis · 23/05/2026 09:28

Those wallies rolling around in bed linen that's been doused in Lenor, especially the woman clutching the duvet and shaking the tub saying "mine".

The Pure Cremation adverts, all of them.

I quite like the Pepto Bismol ad, I do find myself singing it when it comes on.

Matildatoldsuchdreadfullies · 23/05/2026 09:33

pouletvous · 23/05/2026 08:56

Agreed! Although my hatred is perfectly rational

Indeed.

I don’t think there is any evidence of irrationality in any of the previous posts.

Boutonnière · 23/05/2026 09:35

The Toblerone one where the characters (digitally distorted I assume) are trying to chew the chocolate - playing on the awkward shape of it and the chunkiness. It’s not quirky, it’s grotesque and I’m not sure how it’s meant to improve its appeal.

tsmainsqueeze · 23/05/2026 09:35

Gatekeeper · 23/05/2026 07:42

We call it the Pepto Abysmal ad in our house

😂

GETTINGLIKEMYMOTHER · 23/05/2026 09:38

Most of them TBH, but especially that gormless Febreze woman, and the Hillary’s blinds one, with the couple beaming so brainlessly at blinds that to me don’t even look nice.

All the Fairy detergent ones, with that supremely irritating woman, and all the ‘Fresh!!’ ones for additives to make your washing pong.

islingtontrial · 23/05/2026 09:42

The funeral ones really annoy me. I always mute adverts now because of them.

RaraRachael · 23/05/2026 09:56

Pepto Bismol. I feel sorry for actors appearing in this - singing a stupid song in pink high vis then grabbing your arse - just grim.

the80sweregreat · 23/05/2026 09:58

The skoda ad with the car going ‘ shhhh’ or something like that.

youlied · 23/05/2026 10:01

The awful cheesestrings one “fun nom nom nom” 🤬

hourglass2 · 23/05/2026 10:02

Any advert that has the word 'banging' for something that tastes nice, it's usually always men who use that phrase and it's bloody annoying

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