Obnoxious advertisements

[bgrafsr]

Anyone else tired of the TV ads being shown lately? One I detest is the State Farm ad where the woman comes downstairs when her husband is talking to an agent at 3AM. The other ones are the ads with that obnoxious Flo. I would never buy insurance from either company because of the idiotic ads. I could name many more, but those two are enough. Thank goodness the remote has a mute button.

The Viagara/Cialis ads are just as bad.

 

[Moonman]

Bill,

You're getting the old age grumpiness,
or cabin fever to go out and shoot somewhere,
in SUNNY WARMTH.

MOONMAN

 

[Irn-Bru]

Most commercials are just awful. I don't mind the Allstate Mayhem commercials, those are sometimes funny.

 

[sipowicz]

I actually like the State farm ads. I hate the Geico pig and Flo.

 

[rgm36]

The ones that disgust me are the numerous feminine itch or odor commercials - not to mention the erectile dysfunction ones. Lets not forget the large ladies dancing to prove that their pad won't slip out of place. I just don't want to see it.

There is no shame any more. I guess I'm getting old!

 

[Moonman]

Sip,

Wow man, I think the PIG is GROOVY.

 

[franzas]

I actually like the State farm ads. I hate the Geico pig and Flo.

Don't forget that annoying gecko

 

[franzas]

As far as internet ads are concerned, my girlfriend got really hot when a 'meet single Asian women' ad popped up on my computer.

Do people actually click on these things? How many "local singles" could actually want to meet me? how many "local singles" are actually sweaty fat guys?

 

[BobC357]

My wife and I solved the bad programming, bad advertising and propaganda machine many years ago. We sold the TVs, shut off cable and rid ourselves the the Idiot Box. We've never regretted it.

 

[kwselke]

I saw one tonight for Dump Cake, but wait order now and we'll include Dump Dinners, and a free Orgreenic pan... the commercial made me want to take a... Terms like that should be saved for laxative ads not cookbooks.

 

[Robotech]

The Marketers' theory seems to be that anything "memorable" is good... without considering 'why' it's memorable.

They don't stop to think that a negative impression left by an advertisement is very likely to be remembered far longer, and drive away potential customers who'll want nothing to do with a company that is either that stupid, or thinks we are. (Politician's should consider this very carefully... Any negative feeling they produce toward an opponent during a campaign is just as likely to "splash back" on them.)

To this day I refuse to go into a Quiznos shop, not because I have anything against their products as I've never tried them, but because I absolutely HATED their "sponge monkey" commercials. They are off my list of places to spend ANY money. I would require a MAJOR enticement for me to reconsider this stance.

 

[Moonman]

Robotech,

There were some old TRUNK MONKEY commercials that I just loved.

 

[Moonman]

Bobc357,

You dumped the BOOB TUBE,
You should have dumped living in Cali,
the LAND OF BOOBS, and NOT that kind.

 

[blujax01]

"...boots and pants and boots and pants and boots and pants..."

 

[shouldazagged]

I actually like the State farm ads. I hate the Geico pig and Flo.

Especially that wretched pig.

I enjoyed some of the Visigoth (or whatever kind of barbarians they were) spots--the "Pillage People", and the one in which they took jobs as camp counselors, come to mind.

But the bimbo who pops up perkily asking, "Anyone suffer from occasional constipation, diarrhea, gas or bloating?" should be towed out to sea and sunk by naval gunfire. Along with Flo.

Or maybe we could put her and Flo in a locked room, and whichever one survives gets to be deported. To Saturn.

The "Jake from State Farm" spot is creepy as hell. That clown sounds way too excited about discussing insurance at 0300.

 

[skrazo]

I have a knack for mentally tuning out commercials. Period. Don't watch much TV. Some news and some sporting events. Have better things to do with my time.

 

[Mydogmax]

Obnoxious Flo.

 

[rwsmith]

You have to admit....

You have to admit that you remember the obnoxious commercials. When you get angry about an obnoxious commercial, it means that the people on Madison Ave. have done their job well. I know it sucks, but that's the way it is.

 

[coltle6920]

Do you guys ever watch the prescription medicine commercials? I wonder sometimes if the side effects aren't worse than the illness.

I wish they'd bring back the E-Trade babies.I wouldn't wear out my remote changing channels.

 

[P&R Fan]

I hate watching live TV with Missus Fan. As every guy knows, when a commercial comes on you are then supposed to go to the bathroom, get another beverage, see what is on another channel or at least hit the mute button. She pays rapt attention to the commercials.
Why a paper towel commercial can thrill her is beyond me.
Jim