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To get irritated by Haribo advert?

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mariamin · 29/03/2015 23:20

The adverts where adults are shown speaking in the voices of young children irritate me so much. What adverts really irritate you?

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PunkrockerGirl · 30/03/2015 09:33

YY to the Haribo ads. Also the Harry Potter one with the adults speaking in children's' voices. Both these make me want to do serious damage to the telly Angry

ImpishElf · 30/03/2015 09:40

Oh I love the haribo one! At the mo it is the Cortana one with the band member who says Cortana you've made me laugh in an embarrased eye rubby way (note to him - you are not a 13 yr old schoolgirl with a crush and Cortana is not real!) Hmm

itsnotmeitsyou1 · 30/03/2015 09:44

Yep, agree - Haribo and Harry Potter adverts are awful! It's like they found the most irritating, pretentious kids to do the voice overs as well, urrghh.

I also detest the Kinder advert, the one whith the kid and the 'very very not well teddy'. Terrible grammar goes through me, it's not cute.

Oh, I don't think a lot of people have seen this one, but the Lloyds Pharmacy advert on 4od. The das is a pharmasist, abd every time he tries to get a break , his extremely irritating daughter runs up to him with 'Daddy, how are you today'. It's doesn't sound that bad, but before and after every Countdown break it gets very annoying.

Basically, kids, adverts, not for me.

DidoTheDodo · 30/03/2015 09:44

The Gladstone Brookes bloke who says "you and I" instead of "you and me". It makes me inordinately angry.

itsnotmeitsyou1 · 30/03/2015 09:46

With - not whith, blame the phone!

MrsGrimes · 30/03/2015 09:46

The bingo ad with a man and woman from Coronation Street singing about bingo. He plays Ashley and I can't remember her name as I don't watch soaps. It's just so cringeworthy.

Those Gok Wan Activia ads make me cringe too. His matey-chummy persona with everyone seems so false.

mariamin · 30/03/2015 10:52

I hate the First Direct adverts as well, especially the one where he says to the woman about fitting a burglar alarm. If someone was that patronising to me, I would throw them out of my house.

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butterfly2015 · 30/03/2015 10:56

The allianz ad is awful. I cringe every time it's on.

Babz and her bloody blue balls with her horrible cackling laugh.

Cortana ad is awful.

Ev1lEdna · 30/03/2015 11:45

I agree with so many of these; can't stand the Barbara Windsor one, the laugh makes me want to stick forks in my ears. The Hotel Trivago advert just winds me up for inexplicable reasons, it gives me the rage and I can't pinpoint why.

The Kinder advert is annoying because it rips off Charlie and Lola (badly).

Most yoghurt adverts; I have yet to meet a woman as excited by yoghurt as any of those on TV and WHY are they only directed at women, is yoghurt a gender thing? Also NO, your Weight Watchers cheesecake yoghurt is NOT comparable with real cheesecake. We aren't stupid.

Also that insurance ad (not even sure what company it is for so obviously it is doing a poor job) with the robot Brian - I don't care! I don't care about Brian and if he is ok or whether I get a toy one, I DON'T CARE. (sorry Blush )

Cleaning adverts where everything just wipes away instantly - I don't think so.

On the other hand I do like the PG Tips fruit tea one with the monkey.

QueenBean · 30/03/2015 11:46

Oh and the tsb adverts which seem to be the only ones on channel4 of, the woman has a really annoying Scottish accent and says "it wasn't so long ago that some people borrowed more money than they could afford" - er, yeah, you approved those loans on the basis of wanting the interest you money grabbing bastards

Fruityb · 30/03/2015 11:51

Trivago with that stupid voice, and being carried to her room on holiday by a twat with a topknot. If I was with a guy who wanted to wear his hair in a bun I'd tell him to get it cut!!

Secret escapes as whispering goes right through me.

Anything that Vorderman is promoting. I'm amazed she has time to eat with all her pills with whatever ingredient is hipster right now.

I love the haribo one!!

MissDexter · 30/03/2015 12:03

Foxy Bingo. That fox is so fucking creepy and smarmy!

stephanielittl7 · 30/03/2015 12:18

The Fixodent one with the most annoying woman ever. "Does it taste like a nasty glue? said in the most patronising voice ever! I really want to smack her one!

YY to the winner bingo ones- i cant stand him hes too creepy

YY to the Trivago ones. IF YOU WANT TO GO JUST BLOODY GO AND DONT TELL ME!!!!!!! And breathe.

CruncherOfCrisps · 30/03/2015 12:26

That stupid so money supermarket one. Grrrrrr

FarFromAnyRoad · 30/03/2015 12:32

HonourableKortonRepresentative Mon 30-Mar-15 06:51:02

I like the winner bingo one, that guy is hot Blush

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FarFromAnyRoad · 30/03/2015 12:34

And while I'm here - Angry at the person who did 'Galalalala........' Angry Grin Angry - took me three days to get that fucker out of my head last time I heard it. Will be at least that this time.

SunnyBaudelaire · 30/03/2015 12:36

the allianz ad where the incredibly rude teen sings karma chameleon with her dad.
and yes to 'does it taste like nasty glue'!
also anything involving yoghurt, Gok Wan, and 'tummies'.

HellKitty · 30/03/2015 12:36

I'd be pretty freaked out if Gok broke into my house, ran me a bath and lit candles everywhere.

Any 'have you had an accident? ads.

Any sanitary protection adverts. All we want is something to make us not leak all over the sofa while we're stuffing our faces with crisps and chocolate and crying through elephant documentaries. But that might just be me. Or having to explain to my then 4 yr old why he couldn't have a Bodyform Ultra after he'd seen the ad.

HellKitty · 30/03/2015 12:36

Oh. And Peter fucking Andre at Iceland.

SunnyBaudelaire · 30/03/2015 12:38

oh fuck yeh - those dippy women being all star struck about PA!
any normal person would just think oh that person over there looks a bit like that guy that used be married to Katie Price, err, 'wotshisname'!

HellKitty · 30/03/2015 12:40

I'd be tempted to push him in a chest freezer when he's busy checking out the 'only 89p' pizzas.

0x530x610x750x630x79 · 30/03/2015 12:41

All yogurt ads
All anti ageing product ads

can i add all disney world ads
all beauty product ads
coffee shampoo

all ads that have a survey of 76 people and 49% of people agreed (so less than half then)

0x530x610x750x630x79 · 30/03/2015 12:43

gambeling ads should have to show people losing as well, and have small print like the financial services. 76% of people will lose all their money and having nothing to show for it but wasted time

2boys1girl1dog · 30/03/2015 12:52

The travel one where the woman says"I want to go to.....Belin"
it's BeRLin!!! Articulate you annoying whispering woman...and then she gets carried down a corridor by the bearded man as if she's just about to take her last breath or something, not at all romantic which I'm sure is what they're trying to portray..Really get me mad!!!!

OwEmGee · 30/03/2015 12:53

Funky Pigeon. I have to mute the TV for that one.

My new favourite hate is adverts where appliances 'talk' to each other (I think Bosch sponsor Sunday Brunch or something). Gives me the rage - that type of advertising is SO fucking lazy.

Also, Nicole Shitpantswinger can go fuck herself.

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