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To find the Oral B adverts beyond annoying

179 replies

Member869894 · 20/02/2019 22:13

It makes my teeth itch with irritation every time it comes on

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slashlover · 21/02/2019 17:44

The one with the guys in the supermarket and his wife calls him to say the freezer has broken. She's kneeing next to the freezer with the door wide open. IT'LL DEFROST MUCH QUICKER WITH THE DOOR WIDE OPEN!!

She's definitely going to murder him.
Wishimaywishimight · 21/02/2019 18:04

The ad where the little girl effectively begs a chocolate bar from the shop owner, handing over a few buttons in place of money - "I'd like to buy a bar of chocolate for my mum" - while the bloody mother waits outside for her free bar! That kid looks devious and a bit sinister to me, reckon he was afraid to say no!

MadauntofA · 21/02/2019 18:17

The Corvonia cough syrup one with the creepy woman with fluorescent pink hair who steps out of the bus shelter advert - she just looks like she is trying too hard to be young and hip with her pink hair!

MadauntofA · 21/02/2019 18:19

This one

To find the Oral B adverts beyond annoying
JRMisOdious · 21/02/2019 21:29

Barry Scott - isn’t - a - real - person ?!

belinda789 · 22/02/2019 12:20

@JRMisOdious

Cillit Bang television advertisements are presented by "Barry Scott", a brashly enthusiastic character played by Neil Burgess.

Excited101 · 22/02/2019 12:39

If you didn’t even know Oral B did a toothpaste, you need to ask yourself if you actually even deserve teeth...

littledoll33 · 22/02/2019 13:15

One that has started to rankle me is the one for xls diet tea, where the woman says she has lost 15 pounds, (and she started drinking the tea when she couldn't fit into her jeans!)

After she has (allegedly) lost the 15 pounds, they show a before and after pic, and she looks bigger after! Confused

Also, if you want to lose some weight.

Eat less.

Exercise more.

Spending £50 on a month's supply of 'weight loss tea' is ludicrous. I can't believe people are taken in by it tbh.

JRMisOdious · 22/02/2019 19:05

belinda789

@JRMisOdious

Cillit Bang television advertisements are presented by "Barry Scott", a brashly enthusiastic character played by Neil Burgess.“

Yes, I’ve seen them. I just can’t believe Barry Scott is not a real person. I’m devastated.

(😬)

WeBuiltThisBuffetOnSausageRoll · 22/02/2019 19:32

Last time I checked it was a condition of getting a mortgage to prove you had insurance in place.

It isn't any more - they can't legally force you to do so. It is a very annoying ad, though, and she SO is planning on bumping him off!

WeBuiltThisBuffetOnSausageRoll · 22/02/2019 19:34

All these misguided people claiming that Barry Scott isn't a real person - of course he is, he's the love child of the Shake 'n' Vac lady and Howard from the Halifax adverts Grin

WeBuiltThisBuffetOnSausageRoll · 22/02/2019 19:36

That woman who surfs the dentures whilst informing us that, during the course of the day, they can 'moof'. What on earth does that even mean? Is it the noise that a hybrid cow/dog animal makes?!

WeBuiltThisBuffetOnSausageRoll · 22/02/2019 19:40

The ad where the little girl effectively begs a chocolate bar from the shop owner, handing over a few buttons in place of money - "I'd like to buy a bar of chocolate for my mum" - while the bloody mother waits outside for her free bar! That kid looks devious and a bit sinister to me, reckon he was afraid to say no!

Oh yes, how irritating. She's a young CF in training. You just know that her mum is the sort to 'just that moment realise that she's accidentally forgotten her purse' as the restaurant bill arrives (including her oysters, lobster, 6 cocktails and 4 double brandies) - every single time.

Aridane · 22/02/2019 20:38

a young CF in training

Grin
Helplessfeeling · 22/02/2019 21:31

'Healthy mouth, healthy me!' Until your leg falls off, Oral B won't help you then will it?

KrazyKatlady · 22/02/2019 22:30

Ive just seen one now that is insanely irritating. For vicks vapour rub. Man has a cold manflu, wife gently rubs his chest with vapour rub, child who is easily big enough to apply some vicks has a cold, mum rubs in vapour rub. why cant they apply it themselves???

SDTGisAnEvilWolefGenius · 22/02/2019 22:34

The pregnancy test one irritates the tits off me. They look at an ordinary pregnancy test, with two clear-as-fuck lines on it, and can’t fecking work out if she’s pregnant. They need to have it literally spelled out for them.

If they are so dim they can’t understand a pregnancy test, how in the name of hell will they manage to raise a child?

FintyTin · 22/02/2019 22:39

Someone needs to tell Colgate that arginine is not an element.
I have tried yelling it at the telly every time the ad is on, but they don’t seem to be listening!! Grin

thesnailandthewhale · 22/02/2019 23:13

I raise you .... Ellie Goulding and her stupid strong hair ... and don't even start me on Winston bloody Wolf.

JuniorAsparagus · 23/02/2019 07:43

His name is Winston? I heard it as Winsome! Always thought it was a stupid name. Blush

JRMisOdious · 23/02/2019 08:28

Indifferent about Winston Wolf but love Morag in the crazy kids one, acting her little heart out as Harvey Keitel’s (spelling?) leading lady 😁

SileneOliveira · 23/02/2019 08:35

Me too. Hate that "I didn't even know Oral B DID a toothpaste" woman. Just awful.

lidoshuffle · 23/02/2019 09:07

Oh, I hadn't even realised that was Harvey Keitel, JRM, I thought it was just some random Brit actor doing an accent Blush.

I agree about Morag, with her intense, but suppressed, come-hither look.

Livedandlearned · 23/02/2019 14:27

I hate adverts that show women having loads of fun when cleansing or moisturing, laughing in the mirror, wtf!

One years ago, might have been Nivea had someone laughing when she put cream on her foot as though she was ticklish.

Frizzcat · 23/02/2019 15:36

I’ve read all 6 pages and Jesus wept, none of you have mentioned FLASH! Fucking FLASH!
Shit kitchen with that bollocks checked floor. A bathroom that looks like shit grenade has gone off and fucking Dave doesn’t notice that he has a talking/singing dog!!
Market the dog Dave, get him an agent and make some money. That way you can employ a cleaner and stop prancing around your tramp house!

Oral B woman is like thrush