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Post by Vandelay on Aug 29, 2022 3:01:04 GMT
"Go to Specsavers? Not me." I hate you all. I hate the radio one where it is a pizza delivery and the delivery guy is bringing in loads of pizza and the woman has to stop him. He says that they asked for enough pizza to feed 200 people and she responds "I said 2 HUNGRY people!". It makes no sense! Who is ordering food on the phone now, let alone in such vague terms? |
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Post by Bird Of Prey on Aug 29, 2022 6:46:34 GMT
Least time I ordered food it was over the phone. In my case, there's no deliveroo or anything else like that, so no app. Even if there was, I order so infrequently (once a year or so) that I'd not use an app for it.
It does sound like a dumb advert though, as there's no way they'd not clarify that and say how many pizzas they thought that was and also you'd choose your toppings and not just leave it to them to do.
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Post by scanline on Aug 29, 2022 14:43:56 GMT
Living in South Wales I have to endure this at least once a day.
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Post by rockavitch on Aug 29, 2022 14:57:11 GMT
The Deep River Rock one with that prick who goes "uggh an unskippable ad, but at least it's only 6 seconds" because it's always followed by a 30 second one I can't skip.
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Post by baihu1983 on Aug 30, 2022 19:53:34 GMT
Let's add the McDonald's My Rewards ad. Need to ad this again. It's on all the bloody time! |
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Post by scanline on Aug 31, 2022 6:56:32 GMT
This one makes me cry tears of pain. The worst song ever recorded?
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Post by drhickman1983 on Sept 5, 2022 16:02:27 GMT
Saw some advert for Korean Food - unsure if it is for a store or if it's some general promotion of Korean produce.
But it has these close ups of food being sliced and prepared with the sound effects boosted, and someody whispering over the to top. "Kimchi" "Korean pear" etc
I guess it's going the ASMR angle, but it had the opposite effect and is mildly off-putting.
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Post by rawshark on Sept 20, 2022 19:23:37 GMT
That John Lewis one makes Mrs Shark cry. Not sure if it’s because of the advert or because Shuma Gorath is up to mischief.
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Post by Saul1138 on Sept 30, 2022 9:21:22 GMT
Just seen one for Ocean, no not the fantastic software company. Apparently it was the father’s fault he felt confident about three things. One of which is carrying several shopping bags, and the fault is the cheap arsed bags, not his upper body strength.
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Post by X201 on Oct 2, 2022 6:21:34 GMT
Yeh, the stupid dad stereotype again.
The advertising industry needs a kick up the arse for some of the shite it produces.
We should turn this thread into a proper award, similar to the The Razzies. The Turdies, awarded to crapness and laziness in advertising, the award could be a gold poo emoji 💩
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Post by dogbot on Oct 24, 2022 16:15:06 GMT
The Verisure adverts, the point of which appears to be that piece of mind is for techno-idiots, or something.
Also, "if you're broken into, the alarm will notify us immediately". Oh, and? What? You'll send an armed response team? Log a police call on behalf of the terrified residents, so an officer can attend next Tuesday? Or...?
Doubtless, for a very very reasonable monthly fee.
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Post by cubby on Oct 24, 2022 17:48:27 GMT
Their adverts are so transparently about "feeling" safer than actually making you any safer.
They know they can't make any kind of statistical claims, so every single one of their adverts is someone saying how much safer they feel now, because John down the street got broken into ("oh how awful"), and so we should think about getting an alarm. Most of them don't even have the bloody alarm yet!
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Post by dogbot on Oct 24, 2022 20:46:40 GMT
I looked them up, out of morbid curiosity. They're not keen on pricing without you applying for a quote, but it seems like it's expensive. That's probably why they don't have transparent pricing...
It's £359 plus install for their basic package, then £42.90 a month. If you want extra sensors and things, then there's a charge for those and an extra £4 a month per sensor, apparently. You do get live monitoring for that, but it's unclear what they do in the event of a break in. They do offer a service which apparently fills your home with smoke, presumably so the burglar can't see and smashes everything as they try and find the way out, which seems... useless.
It's controlled by an app, though! 😁
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Post by X201 on Oct 25, 2022 20:23:08 GMT
It also struck me as a company that was buying off the shelf stuff and combining it into “a packaged solution”
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Post by rawshark on Oct 25, 2022 22:49:55 GMT
That milk ad with the farmers singing out of tune. Why would someone make that?
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Post by Vortex on Oct 26, 2022 7:51:54 GMT
It's a bad 'un for sure.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 3, 2022 17:41:18 GMT
The Nationwide you're not the only one advert.
The corporate faux we care message is strong.
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Post by Zomoniac on Nov 4, 2022 15:13:46 GMT
How are people feeling about the Asda Christmas advert? I think I like it, which might make me a terrible person.
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Post by Kay on Nov 4, 2022 19:07:27 GMT
I love the film but the advert just seems like a cheap and cynical rehash tbh.
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Post by Vandelay on Nov 5, 2022 11:04:53 GMT
Just went to check out that Asda ad and found it fairly poor. The inserts feel really forced and only half connect with what is going on around him. If it had of been done about 10 years ago it would have been very clever, but now it just looks a bit naff.
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Post by EMarkM on Nov 5, 2022 11:23:12 GMT
Annoying adverts?
That one with the twat in it.
You know the one: men’s fragrance, I think. Good-looking younger-than-middle-age guy in a sharp suit turns up at the park, laughs and jokes with his good-looking friends, tickling the dog and so on. Shit music plays…
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Post by cubby on Nov 5, 2022 11:38:23 GMT
MY NAME IS MIKE, AND I WANT BORING PHOTOS ON MY GOOGLE PIXEL.
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Post by Saul1138 on Nov 5, 2022 11:48:08 GMT
MY NAME IS MIKE, AND I WANT BORING PHOTOS ON MY GOOGLE PIXEL. Just came here to post a similar thing. My uncle was cremated yesterday. During the service there was a montage of pictures of him. None of them stage managed, and it brought back a lot of happy memories of the family. Who would want personal pictures to be stage managed, edit, and resembling every other picture posted on social media? Give me random strangers walking into shot, oddly placed bag of chips etc. |
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Post by baihu1983 on Nov 6, 2022 16:24:37 GMT
I'll have the Gravlax please.
Swear it's on every ad break when watching football.
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Post by Youthist on Nov 14, 2022 21:16:14 GMT
I love the Virgin ad with the bull riding the motorcycle. However only the version where they just focus on the bull riding through the valley without talking for ages. There are other versions they have totally ruined with pointless intrusive shit at the start and end. Clueless.
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Post by Youthist on Nov 14, 2022 21:17:00 GMT
In fact I think it’s the only ad I have actively enjoyed in maybe 20 years.
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Post by theguy on Nov 15, 2022 0:30:55 GMT
In fact I think it’s the only ad I have actively enjoyed in maybe 20 years. I recently found this one amusing despite hating most ads too youtube.com/watch?v=UtG_FAzb5bw |
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Post by Saul1138 on Nov 15, 2022 1:47:25 GMT
Went to see Wakanda Forever at the weekend. In the ads before it, there is Mike being shown the Google pixel phone for the first time. Exactly the same spot, clothes etc as when he was complaining about his mates bag of chips.
Bloody no mates, that Mike is. Gormless wanker.
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Post by Youthist on Nov 15, 2022 7:59:09 GMT
In fact I think it’s the only ad I have actively enjoyed in maybe 20 years. I recently found this one amusing despite hating most ads too youtube.com/watch?v=UtG_FAzb5bw“My one” here. Needs to be longer before the text appears at the bottom and bloke starts talking. youtu.be/7vh5D93ShO4 |
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Post by Youthist on Nov 15, 2022 8:01:24 GMT
“My one” here. Needs to be longer before the text appears at the bottom and bloke starts talking. youtu.be/7vh5D93ShO4Clearly inspired by my favourite TV ad of all time of course: youtu.be/TnzFRV1LwIo |
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