Adverts/Commercials that annoy you

TheSma11Print · November 2016

Hello everyone. This is something i feel passionately about and i'm known for getting wound up easily by annoying TV ads. I thought i'd create a forum to see if anyone else gets annoyed as easily as me and post what ads annoy you the most at the moment.

At the moment- in the UK there is a TalkTalk advert with a couple sitting on a sofa and the woman starts laughing/screaching in this really annoying way. Naturally, this ad only ever comes on when my energetic puppy finally goes to sleep and it wakes her up everytime.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gq1PKGB5Pzg <--- here is the ad that makes me want to punch a hole through my tv

Grey_1 · November 2016

I really don't think I could pick just one. I rarely watch TV, but it seems there's only 15 minutes of show for every 20 minutes of commercials. It's crazy.

StealthHealth · November 2016

Record everything and when watching F/Forward through the ads - I've can't remember seeing a TV ad for a few years.

Grey_1 · November 2016

StealthHealth wrote: »

Record everything and when watching F/Forward through the ads - I've can't remember seeing a TV ad for a few years.

We use an on demand when able, and some of the shows won't let you ff. It's a cable rule with our ISP apparently. Maddening

StealthHealth · November 2016

I used to have that problem with a previous TV service I had but the On Demand programs served by UK Sky allow F/Forward, so luckily we don't have that very annoying problem.

I have noticed recently that some programs have ads in very weird places which makes it difficult to f/forward them. National Geographic's MARS program is one example.

dc8066 · November 2016

There's rarely anything worth watching on TV anyway but when I do, I get disgusted by most of the ads. For some reason, most of the ads in the U.S. are discussing bodily functions. Here I am, trying to watch a movie and there comes a toilet paper ad, a bladder leakage medication ad, a menstrual pads ad, diarrhea and constipation medications pitches, one right after another. Yuk

RoxieDawn · November 2016

All TV commercials to me are just annoying noise...

If I am watching the local news and even the national news around dinner time, I am ready to kill myself, or I know enough about medication that I will never want to take it cause the side effects have to be worse than you medical condition.

Netflix is wonderful.

JustMissTracy · November 2016

https://youtu.be/mW8d4oZ_UCE

I HATE Oliver (The Cashman)!! I've been hating this commercial, and a dozen others by him, for over 20 years....EVERYTHING about his voice makes me wanna pull my hair out..lol!

Grey_1 · November 2016

StealthHealth wrote: »

I used to have that problem with a previous TV service I had but the On Demand programs served by UK Sky allow F/Forward, so luckily we don't have that very annoying problem.

I have noticed recently that some programs have ads in very weird places which makes it difficult to f/forward them. National Geographic's MARS program is one example.

They had a pretty big court battle over the fast forwarding thing here in the US, and I don't know if all providers were included in the ruling, but the cable companies won...forced commercials, wow...

kschwab0203 · November 2016

Over the weekend I saw a commercial for something called V.I.POO...I *kitten* you not (pun intended). I really thought it was a joke, but NOPE. Made by Airwick ( I had to google it).

dc8066 · November 2016

kschwab0203 wrote: »

Over the weekend I saw a commercial for something called V.I.POO...I *kitten* you not (pun intended). I really thought it was a joke, but NOPE. Made by Airwick ( I had to google it).

That one, the worst!

Motorsheen · November 2016

I'll see a viagra commercial with the middle age women.

I look at each one and think either: I'd hit that!

Or : Nah, she's not my type.

Don't blame me for thinking like this; viagra set the tone of the conversation, not me

dc8066 · November 2016

Motorsheen wrote: »

I'll see a viagra commercial with the middle age women.

I look at each one and think either: I'd hit that!

Or : Nah, she's not my type.

Don't blame me for thinking like this; viagra set the tone of the conversation, not me

Something creeps me out in this as too, have to figure yet. Big pharma with all their money have such offputting commercials. The psoriasis ads are OK but there are unproportionate amounts of time devoted to those meds. I don't believe we have a raging psoriasis epidemic in this country, as they portray

NorthCascades · November 2016

All advertising annoys me. I run an ad blocker in the browser, don't actually watch TV (Netflix doesn't interrupt what you're watching to try to sell you things you don't need), etc.

Karb_Kween · November 2016

Any Progressive commercial gets on my nerves because they think they're funny but the jokes are usually flat and dumb but this annoys the hell out of me. It probably wouldn't be so bad if they didn't play it so frequently but they do

https://youtu.be/VJKjCvuPSCw

dc8066 · November 2016

Cutaway_Collar wrote: »

dc6088 wrote: »

There's rarely anything worth watching on TV anyway but when I do, I get disgusted by most of the ads. For some reason, most of the ads in the U.S. are discussing bodily functions. Here I am, trying to watch a movie and there comes a toilet paper ad, a bladder leakage medication ad, a menstrual pads ad, diarrhea and constipation medications pitches, one right after another. Yuk

Were you watching doctor Oz?

Nope, don't watch that, just the usual morning traffic

Karb_Kween · November 2016

kschwab0203 wrote: »

Over the weekend I saw a commercial for something called V.I.POO...I *kitten* you not (pun intended). I really thought it was a joke, but NOPE. Made by Airwick ( I had to google it).

I saw that and thought it was a joke too lol

dbanks80 · November 2016

Karb_Kween wrote: »

kschwab0203 wrote: »

Over the weekend I saw a commercial for something called V.I.POO...I *kitten* you not (pun intended). I really thought it was a joke, but NOPE. Made by Airwick ( I had to google it).

I saw that and thought it was a joke too lol

I thought it was a joke as well cuz it's so stupid.

cee134 · November 2016

This one! I mean come on now.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ug75diEyiA0

cee134 · November 2016

amychambers22 wrote: »

Hello everyone. This is something i feel passionately about and i'm known for getting wound up easily by annoying TV ads. I thought i'd create a forum to see if anyone else gets annoyed as easily as me and post what ads annoy you the most at the moment.

At the moment- in the UK there is a TalkTalk advert with a couple sitting on a sofa and the woman starts laughing/screaching in this really annoying way. Naturally, this ad only ever comes on when my energetic puppy finally goes to sleep and it wakes her up everytime.

In theory there is suppose to be a volume standard that normalizes loud commercials so they don't blasts your TV. Don't know if they will ever implement it, but it was passed years ago.

I actually stream most of my TV shows. It's great, no wait. The only time I see a commercial now is if I go over to my parents or watch some sporting events.

cwolfman13 · November 2016

Honestly, we don't really watch much t.v. at all...and what we do watch is usually recorded on DVR (so we can just skip the commercials) or Netflix or Hulu or something. I can't actually remember the last time I actually sat there and watched an actual commercial...I suppose during a football game or something...but I usually get up to go to the bathroom or get a beer or something.

Motorsheen · November 2016

The luxury car commercials geared at Christmas morning make me want to stomp on a basket full of new born kittens.

Lexus can kiss my @$$

Grey_1 · November 2016

Motorsheen wrote: »

The luxury car commercials geared at Christmas morning make me want to stomp on a basket full of new born kittens.

Lexus can kiss my @$$

PREACH IT BRUTHA!

They make me crazy.