Adverts

[doobydoo]

I am damn annoyed at being bombarded by adverts for borrowing money etc.I am particularly fed up with the one that Carol Vorderman endorses...."it can feel like life is passing you by.....borrow money"...then like me you can be a smug money grabbing,patronising,prob not particularly bright person.Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

yep i agree.
and all the insurance ones and the 'if there's blame there';s a claim' nonsense.makes me very

I feel the same way about 'ambulance chaser' type adverts, you know the type...'fell over at work? Sue the pants off them'

I agree. I think these ads are very irresponsible. I also think Vorderman's a greedy tart who'll take any work going no matter what she's endorsing even when she clearly has no need for the money. Obviously that's my personal opinion and there's no suggestion whatsoever that it's endorsed by mumsnet.

Yes those too...I first felt mean thinking this but I feel it is so damn cynical.I mean i dont suppose she needs the cash that bad!

Spidermama..I salute you.No beating about the bush...you have summed it up very well indeed.

Well, obviously I wouldn't dream of calling someone as lovely as CV a boringly self-obsessed c-lister with very questionable dress sense who feels that advertising debt is a mrally acceptable way of earning yet more money.

I hate the T-Mobile ad

just a bl-aAa-yde of grass (with the cracked voice)

Don't watch them then.

I don't think I have seen an ad in about 4 years.

Isn't Martin Lewis going to be doing a campaign to get CV off those adverts? Am sure I read in one of his moneysaving expert emails that this is the case?

Yes.

This from an email a little while ago:

"While talking TV, I'm counting down the days before launching a campaign to ask a well-known mathematical presenter to stop doing secured debt ads. This email's my prime weapon. Please tell friends and family about it, then it can have a bigger impact. Suggest they join \link{http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/tips\the free distribution list}."

ML is trying to stop them being shown during childrens programmes.

Good Stuff

I love that ML bloke.

Yes thats when i have seen them..during the kids progs breaks.DS watches limited amount of tv and its so in yer face.

He is known purely as Martin in our house. He frequents our conversations.

I think you'll find his 'friends' call him Marty[laugh]

oops not the desired effect

All this time following his work too.