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The new Asda ad

90 replies

Athenajm80 · 06/09/2020 23:19

Is it just me or does it sound like the guy says 'Fuck it up' at the end (apparently it's pocket tap)

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Anordinarymum · 06/09/2020 23:22

I do not know but I will study and report back :)

Apart from that it's a crap cheapskate ad..mucho like ASDA really

user1473878824 · 06/09/2020 23:23

It gives me The Rage for some reason. I just find the whole thing so incredibly irritating.

CitizenFame · 06/09/2020 23:31

This one?

I thought he was a famous comedian/actor but apparently not. He really reminds me of someone I can’t put my finger on his name

tillytown · 06/09/2020 23:46

I hate that advert, the guy is so annoying

Floralnomad · 06/09/2020 23:48

It’s a terrible ad , seems cheap and tacky so very like Asda I suppose .

sorryforswearing · 06/09/2020 23:49

First time I’ve seen it. I’ll be sure to fast forward when it comes on tv.

Athenajm80 · 07/09/2020 06:07

@CitizenFame

This one?

I thought he was a famous comedian/actor but apparently not. He really reminds me of someone I can’t put my finger on his name

He reminds me of Stephen Mangan
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The80sweregreat · 07/09/2020 11:59

He looks a bit like the actor that played Adrian Mole in the tv series. ( cba to look up his name)
I hate all ads these days and I tend to mute them or turn it over if it's really annoying. Then turn it back! Or tape the shows and whizz past the ads.

MsEllany · 07/09/2020 12:01

Does anyone else think that’s the Watford Asda?

CitizenFame · 07/09/2020 12:04

@Athenajm80
He reminds me of Stephen Mangan

THANK YOU! That was bugging me for a while.

contrmary · 07/09/2020 12:05

Definitely sounds like "fuck it up" which is appropriate given that's exactly what he's done to the advert.

The80sweregreat · 07/09/2020 12:08

We have a small Asda the other side of town and it's not too bad. They play some nice tunes and sell everything I need. I only don't go there that often as it's a bit of trek. The staff are friendly too.
I don't get the Mumsnet dislike of the Asda stores , but the ad is annoying!

Athenajm80 · 07/09/2020 12:17

This is a link to the ad. I cannot hear anything else than 'fuck it up'. I feel like this is going to be my version of the coloured dress or trainers from a few years back

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Jagoda · 07/09/2020 12:43

It's shit

nevermorelenore · 07/09/2020 13:23

Not watched TV with commercials for a good couple of years now. Glad to see the Asda arse slap is still a thing.

msbevvy · 07/09/2020 14:48

I can't understand half of what he says and I clearly hear "fuck it up" at the end. I wonder how it wasn't noticed by anyone.

Ohtherewearethen · 07/09/2020 14:55

I saw this this morning and just thought what a shit advert it is. Is that really the best they can come up with? I didn't really understand what they were trying to achieve by it to be honest. I just can't understand how they can watch it back and think, yep, that's an ad to be proud of.

NotExactlyHappyToHelp · 07/09/2020 15:02

Trust me the colleagues aren’t thrilled with it either.

If they want me to jovially slap my arse they’re going to have to pay me way more.

TrickorTreacle · 07/09/2020 16:02

That ad is naff, I'll give you that. However, they delivered my shopping every week during lockdown since late March, without fail. Tesco in comparison was hopeless.

DolphinsAndNemesis · 07/09/2020 16:05

It sounds like pocket tap to me. But my word, what an intensely irritating ad.

Coriandersucks · 07/09/2020 16:07

It’s such a dreadful advert - they tried to make it like its homemade on his phone but clearly isn’t, just a shit advert. And he is very annoying.

Akire · 07/09/2020 16:11

He sounds a bit like ex labour leader Ed Millband has same floppy hair and expression! If it’sNot Fuck it up it’s Suck it up? Neither of which can be right?
Bet they paid stuoid sums of money for it when looks like was done on iPhone in half hour.

Athenajm80 · 07/09/2020 22:02

Well, the Mumsnet jury has spoken! I'm glad I'm not the only one who also found him hard to understand.

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StrawberrySquash · 07/09/2020 22:09

Does anyone else think that’s the Watford Asda?
I thought it was Clapham Junction.

DalzielandPaxo · 07/09/2020 22:12

I came here just to say Stephen Mangan!

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