On the Beach advert. Is it just me?

[MoodySky]

Or is it borderline offensive? I like to swear as well as the next person but this just sounds so crude and awful. I can imagine if you're a bit hard of hearing then you'd be quite shocked.

I don't often get annoyed by this type of thing but this is really winding me up at the moment.

Implied swearing is one of my pet hates. It's never, ever amusing. I think swearing can be very funny though.

I reported this ad only the other day, I think it's disgusting.

I hate it too 😒

Which specific advert?

How have they managed to reincarnate Bernard Manning and his son?

It's Paddy McGuinness saying "booking genius" etc to sound like "fucking genius"

Exactly this. Not funny, not big, not clever.

I first heard it on the radio.
I agree it's not big and it's not clever

Oh it's awful and sounds absolutely vile. Totally put me off their company. How it hasn't already been take off air I don't know.

Jeez it's been around for a few years, it's not like it's new and yes it's been cleared. Here's a link about it from 2024. metro.co.uk/2024/01/08/paddy-mcguinness-responds-claims-openly-swearing-tv-advert-20083630/amp/

I don't like this either. Fair enough it's not actually swearing but it may as well be and Paddy McGuiness' voice annoys me.

I mean their whole name can sound vaguely like swearing...

I dont like implied swearing either, even though I am a complete potty mouth.

Adverts are not the place for obscenities

I thought it was booking.com to be honest anyway, shows how much impact it had

I also never liked and would never buy anytnig from French Connection UK for that reason either.

Yabu. It's booking great.

This still doesn't make it right though.

MIL has dementia and says loudly everytime she hears it "fucking genius??", "It's not even nine o clock. Shouldn't be allowed!"

They obviously think it is clever. Just makes me want to cringe, would never buy anything from them.

Booking el

Yes this annoys me every time I hear it. They think they are so clever don’t they, tools.

tradfam northern gammonista

What now?! 🤷🏼‍♀️

Yes I heard it on the radio today and thought the same. First time I heard one of their adverts, I thought it was swearing. Today I realised it’s playing on it (I don’t listen to the radio much). Makes me cringe.

I hate all their adverts with the rude annoying family and won't ever book with them now on principle.

Can’t stand the advert and wouldn’t use the company but “tradfam northern gammonista”? Get the fuck over yourself.

YANBU. Drives me insane, can't stand Paddy McGuiness and the whole OTB "family" get on my nerves