TV ads that drive you crazy

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I mean, how many sweets must Haribo sell, to be able to afford to show their irritating ads SO often?

And the one where they returned Dad's ashes and stayed for a cup of tea!

You guys must be somewhat older than me, I'm only at Tena Lady stage in the algorithm of advertising life. Never seen that one!

The rangemaster one where they act like the new oven is a new baby. It's just not funny.

Yes, I was annoyed by this one .
DD and I kept guinea-pigs for years .
They are herd animals best kept in groups or pairs . They shouldn't be kept alone . In some countries , Switzerland is the best example , it is illegal .

They shouldn't be bought on a whim
They shouldn't be bought to match your bloody sofa .

Such a horrible advert which underpins the belief that guinea-pigs are fashion items and ultimately disposable

I imagine that 'Eau Sausage' would indeed be rather unsexy! 🤣
I find the Clare Balding Revitive foot massager ad very irritating - 'looks like my secret's out, Dave!'

Er, it’s a joke, not a recommendation.

Agree with a PP about Domino pizza. I feel like childishly shouting Domino Poo Poo! Their pizzas are overpriced IMO.

I know, I’m actually posting from my Jet2 holiday as we speak 😩🤣 (not kidding)

I hate hearing that song anywhere now, let alone on the bloody plane! So annoying.

The Jet2 flight crew must have an extreme highly tolerance to that song. That is much worse than retail workers listening to Christmas music at work. The former have to endure the same song played every working day. The latter have to endure 40 songs on a loop every day for 5-7 weeks. Jet2 crew only listen to the awful song about 10-20 times a day when passengers are boarding or disembarking.

I wonder how they react when they are somewhere on their days off and hear that song!

I have to admit I quite enjoy that one, even though it's ridiculous!

Yes, are we supposed to know whom she represents?

The ones where people chew or suck food. Like the maltesers ones. I had to turn it off every time.

Am I allowed to post about one that makes me immeasurably happy? The Poretti Foxes!

The horrible advert with the 'extra mouth' on the forehead.

My sister and I hate that one, too. They're obviously trying to use surprise/shock to entertain, but it falls completely flat with us, when the actual baby's face lights up at the sight of her grannies and other relatives, and they just ignore him/her. I grind my teeth and snarl "those people are not just shallow - they're monsters!" I wouldn't buy a Rangemaster even if I could afford it and like entertaining.

It was one of those short sponsorship ads that get played every break in a certain show, possibly MAFS. It was TUI and in this particular ad a woman was digging a huge hole on a beach near the water and disappeared into it. I couldn't believe how utterly stupid that was. It's so dangerous and people have died from collapsing sand tunnels.

The music Tui use is weird and a bit downbeat.

There are way too many ads where appealing to the masses seems to mean every 'ing' is pronounced 'in' .

On the upside, I've noticed that the equity release ads have disappeared. Perhaps that means it's the next big financial scandal.

The one advertising a stair lift at grandparents house.

The child in bed saying shes forgot teddy, then her rabbit or whatever.

He goes down / up via s/lift, then before he gets down 2nd time for rabbit granny appears at bottom of stairs with it like a clairvoyant.

The acting by all is ridiculous and I certainly wouldnt be up and down for different soft toys via stairs or a stair lift all night 😂

The stupidly infantile meerkats. If you buy insurance because of poorly voiced animatronics, then you deserve what you (don't) get.

All clear insurance..need I say more.

The 'gush' moments, for ( I can't remember which brand!) sanitary towels, tmi. No problem with advertising them, but maybe I'm a bit old fashioned.

The Domino one is so bad it's good - like the ancient Shake'n'vac one, with the manic vacuum-cleaning woman. I think that one won awards because it did its job - people remembered the name of the product!

I watch Sky Arts and Talking Pictures TV a lot (love, love old black and white films) and oh boy, the funeral plan ads drive me crazy. It's not the obvious aspect (that they're depressing). It's that they're so unbelievably awful, false, contrived and pathetic. The only one that doesn't annoy me is Sue Cook sitting on a park bench, just telling you the info. It's the ridiculous family party set-ups where people have had a booze-up instead of a funeral and are blathering on about how Dad would have wanted it that way.

Or the awful one where the woman says she's learning Ju-jitsu.

We usually mute adds and go to the loo or make a cup of tea, but I do occasionally get caught out.

And also the holiday ads, especially for cruises where an elegant young couple stroll down the stairs alone in to a vast concourse on their way to dinner on the ship. My in laws did a few cruises (reluctantly - with insistent friends) and they told a very different story!

And the resorts where your family has the pool etc to themselves....or a deserted beach. Yeah, right.

Yes. Definitely this one. And then the Holland and Barrett advert with the singing knees and tums.

also all the supermarkets and takeaways doing close ups of food. It actually turns me

The funeral one where she says her dad hated waste... when everyone has gone home and she's stood next to a counter full of mostly uneaten food, including a full trifle!

The Robinsons one, which I see is doing the rounds again. Total lack of respect, I don't know what they were thinking with that ad at all.

Any laundry one.

And the programme sponsor one for Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhkoda! Makes me want to scream! 😡