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Stupid adverts- I'll start...

479 replies

BitOfFun · 24/02/2020 22:42

That Alexa one where the mother lets her teenage daughter repeatedly thump a football against the wall, lit by the thousand suns of her security lamps at 04.40 in the dead of night.

The neighbours must be getting up a petition.

I don't think I am being unreasonable. Which adverts grind your gears?

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pelirocco123 · 24/02/2020 22:46

The one for the stairlift,where the woman keeps calling her husband...i think thats what it is for .All that money spent on adverts and I still dont know what they are trying to sell

And that kenco frothy coffee in a packet .

Actually most adverts

StepAwayFromGoogle · 24/02/2020 22:49

The one where the parents have apparently had their faces covered in permanent marker by their 4 year old in the night while they were sleeping. Just weird.

1Morewineplease · 24/02/2020 22:52

The one with bloody meerkats in it! (Grrr...)

Franklymydearidontgiveadam · 24/02/2020 22:54

Sunlife adverts annoy me. Unrealistic tripe where you'd go out of your way to discuss life or funeral plans with your neighbour.

The Mybuilder adverts...

Any vacuum hoover adverts

Mollypolly2610 · 24/02/2020 22:55

The one they’ve revived with all the women pissing themselves because it’s perfectly normal!

TeeniefaeTroon · 24/02/2020 22:57

The Virgin one with the sea lion. Lasers! Gives me the rage.

TeeniefaeTroon · 24/02/2020 22:59

@pelirocco123 It's a Rightmove advert. Reminds me of my parents 😂

IthinkIsawahairbrushbackthere · 24/02/2020 22:59

Cleans/Kills/Removes up to 100% - completely meaningless.

WalkingDeadTrainee · 24/02/2020 22:59

ANY perfume ad. What's going on. Who are they? Why are they there? Why the motorcycle? Who jumps in a pool in that dress? What drugs are the writers on? What does all of this have to do with the name? Or the smell? Can I wear it without ball gown?

So many questions. So little answers

Fartlek · 24/02/2020 23:00

The KFC one where a bunch of people lick their lips. Ewwwwww.

2020nymph · 24/02/2020 23:01

@Mollypolly2610 I was just coming on to say the same thing!

No Always, it's not bloody normal and women shouldn't just accept it. 🤬

Corrag · 24/02/2020 23:01

Bum....hips...heart....my dentist...blah blah...[squeaky voice + goofy grin]...I didn't know Oral B made a toothpaste!

TodaysFishIsTroutALaCreme · 24/02/2020 23:03

The one where the woman comes home at 3am and puts her music on full blast because she doesnt live with her parents anymore. Selfish twat

DappledThings · 24/02/2020 23:04

The one with the female couple heading to hospital with one of them in labour. One asks to go faster, the driver refuses saying, "we're doing 30". But it's on a wide, country A road that would clearly be NSL. All they had to do was either film it on an urban road or change the dialogue/visual of the dashboard to 60.

Obviously the Nationwide ones that claim to be poetry are an abomination.

TodaysFishIsTroutALaCreme · 24/02/2020 23:04

And the fucking trivago advert. Not bad for a 4 star hotel. Just piss off

HazelBite · 24/02/2020 23:06

Its June Dad!

justletitbe · 24/02/2020 23:06

the mcdonald one when the woman tries to eat and everyone watches her from the other side of the road from a bus.... tf??!!!

Everythingmagnolia · 24/02/2020 23:09

The Oral B one for me too, how can you know how to keep your heart healthy but not your mouth? And there's a weird part were I can't catch what she says and her mouth doesn't move as though it has been dubbed over. Hate it!

TooGood2BeTrue · 24/02/2020 23:09

Pancakes love Nutella, especially the female voiceover

mollypuss1 · 24/02/2020 23:09

Every single Trivago advert ever.

Franklymydearidontgiveadam · 24/02/2020 23:10

In fact all adverts seem to have an acoustic, breathy tone singer on them now, like the forever and ever by Rick bastard Astley.

Butteredtoast55 · 24/02/2020 23:10

I think June had a bit of a secret crush on Dad - just dropping his post in for him and calling in every now and then to chat about funeral plans!

SDTGisAnEvilWolefGenius · 24/02/2020 23:11

”The one where the woman comes home at 3am and puts her music on full blast because she doesnt live with her parents anymore. Selfish twat“

I couldn’t agree more, @TodaysFishIsTroutALaCreme.

Can I add the Voltaire one, where the woman says “Let’s go exercise” and the dog thinks she said “extra fries” - surely people say “let’s go for a walk” not “let’s go exercise” - it is a stupid thing to say.

SDTGisAnEvilWolefGenius · 24/02/2020 23:13

And another that has just come on the TV - “suffering from house-barrassment?” Don’t be ridiculous, Phil - that’s not a word, and is so stupid it will never BE one either!

SDTGisAnEvilWolefGenius · 24/02/2020 23:13

Oops - autocorrect made Voltarol into Voltaire - a terribly cultured correction! Grin

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