Annoying Adverts
 

annoying adverts on tv, mines the "have you had a injury at work if so you may be entitled to compensation" lol:angel:

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..............Then look where you're b***** going ! :D

Sorry - stole that from Mock The Week.

The 'Are You In Debt?' ones get me........................... you're up to your eyes in debt and you're watching tele? And you think you can afford this........................?

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Moved to Lifestyle

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The "over fifty plan" things and the ones that make you consider your own death - do advertisers really expect you to confront your own mortality between Top Gear and Porridge. WHEN YOU'RE DEAD! they say with a happy smiley face and a free pen.

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I think the ad's about employment? Where the guy is laughing because he was asked for a pay rise... "Anyway Steve, about that pay rise!"

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The NHS stop smoking one, with people standing on the top of oversized cigarette butts.:erm:

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the kellogg's ad where the little kid keeps singing about how great everything is, its come on when i've had a hangover waaay to many times for my liking , i dont condone murder but....

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they are all total crap !!

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The confused.com advert where the couple are in the taxi.. That does my tree in!

the other confused.com, where its just the single fit brunette girl, doesn't.. Shes cute ;)

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Some stupid loan company where some pondlife is on the phone to them and says "is that your end or mine? Well they'd better not cancel the football". Which makes no sense whatsoever. Who's going to cancel the football, the loan company?? :banghead:

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His wife is cute !!

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Any of the following (and more, but can't be bothered to type them ATM):

Any online Bingo ad (formula: Take one old song, re-write the words to fit around winning bingo, then have some irritatingly chirpy "bingo winner" sing it)
Any Comparison website ad.
Any Halifax ad (anyone involved in these, especially that irritating pillock Harold, should be shot).
Any phones4u ad (although the company itself actually manages to be more tacky and sick making than it's ads, which is actually impressive).
Any loan company ad (formula: A "family" talks about how they are incredibly happy with their new loan, which enables them to take a holiday while paying off their debts, by incurring larger debts with a "low" interest rate of 30%, which is payable over the next 150 years).
Any "Accident Helpline"/compensation for injury solicitors (read: Ambulance Chaser).

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The coco pops ad where kids are encouraged to eat them after school too. That's right kids, you can have chocolate for breakfast and tea now!

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The bloke who babbles on-and-on-and-on on Virgin TV when you are looking through the catch-up-on-demand pages... very annoying making it hard to concentrate on what you're looking for...

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The ad: I had an accident at work because I was given the wrong ladder.

The last time I did a risk assessment you had to be trained on the use of ladders at work, so if that's the case then according to Health & Safety you are responsible for you own health and safety and those who will be effected by your actions or omissions. Therefore it was his stupid fault for not checking the ladder.

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Totally agree with you on the one. Unfortunately, it's now part of the compensation culture that we now have in this country.

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At least they've stopped advertising how healthy they are..

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but WHY is she filming him asking for a loan???

I can't stand all the ad's for girls in my area... oh wait... busted!!!

seriously though, Churchill - go away. (please no one quote me followed by "oooooh no, no, no, no"... there will be blood...)

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Adverts During Formula 1

(See my moans about this on other threads)

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YES!!!!

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another advert i cant stand Coleens Real Women "We want to get a real girl into a campaign! lol

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The ads have been dire for years, why can't they make ads like they used too (years gone by, some of the ads were more entertaining than the programmes), as soon as there is an ad break I reach for the mute button (with few exceptions, new unseen ads), until the break is over.

The shouty (hardsell, agressive) ads, like cilit bang for instance, yes you are trying to sell us your product(s) (or service(s)), but personally these ads just make me avoid them like the plague.

The ones that keep copying off films (like currys: minority report), if you're going to do this, at least pick a recent film to imitate :)

Ads that use film scores (italian job, oliver, countless others), or singy ads (mccains, halifax), if you are going to do these then atleast write your own music, because some of us just remember the film (original group) instead of the poduct you are trying to sell us (the same goes for current films, who istead of writing their own soundtrack either, use music from other films, or retro music).

The neverending furniture, DIY, sale ads, that seem to be virtually all year round (probably showing my age, but), I remember when sales were only several times a year: January, Easter, Autumn, and Christmas, and actually had a finish day (unlike presently, where there always seems to be a last few days remaining).

These ads may be memorable, but, for the wrong reasons (annoyance rather than entertainment), and the only ones I would possibly use (if I were renovating) are the furniture, DIY ads (but personally the annoyances, just make me avoid them like the plague).

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I'll second the Halifax singing employees ads as the most annoying in recent times, closely followed by any advert featuring Phil "Tuffers" Tuffnell.

In past times: that absolute whopper who practically threatened you if you didn't paint your flat roof with smelly gunk. "If your flat roof leaks, don't say I didn't warn you" - yeah right, say that to my face and you'll be on your backside before you can finish the sentence.