Least Favourite TV Ads

[cal1br3tto]

Nationally- The Progressive insurance commercials

Noooooooooooo!

I love Flo! Seriously, every one of those commercials makes me smile or laugh.

[Fallen Heretic]

I really, really dislike the 'magic gravity-defying fushigi ball' commercials. Heres one, explanation of why I hate it below...

 

 

I dislike this because I feel its a bit misleading. They are clearly just trying to rebrand 'contact juggling' as fushigi. Nothing wrong with that in itself, but they imply thats its made possible by the special fushigi ball and also imply that its easy to learn. Like there is a simple trick that even beginners can use. Neither is accurate. Contact Juggling is actually rather difficult to get the hang of unless your naturally talented at balancing and manipulating objects.

 

To be fair, their website and most of their written articles makes it clear that this is a performance art and whereas there is a technique, there is no 'trick' to it which makes it easier.

There is nothing wrong with the product itself, I actually think its a good ball, and a good idea to rebrand the art and encourage more people to get involved. However, the advert they are using is (I think) somewhat misleading.

[phantomfan93]

I am really annoyed by the Geico Cavemen. They just over did them.

[kumba830]

Fuzzoodles...!?

Essentially, they are marketing oversized pipe cleaners with Mr-Potato-Head-style body parts. Horrible product, yes, but they could've at least made a less-annoying commercial. The singing... I just want to find the people who produced this commercial and backhand them into last year. UGH.

 

 

At 0:33 .... Ummm cool "pen"?

[no_brain_er]

Fuzzoodles...!?

Essentially, they are marketing oversized pipe cleaners with Mr-Potato-Head-style body parts. Horrible product, yes, but they could've at least made a less-annoying commercial. The singing... I just want to find the people who produced this commercial and backhand them into last year. UGH.

 

 

At 0:33 .... Ummm cool "pen"?

It seriously looks more like a "cool" pen...is.

 

I guess that's what you were inferring, my good sir.

[MayTheGForceBeWithYou]

I despise those Staples "WOW! That's a low price!" commercials. They're so FREAKING ANNOYING!!!

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oK7kjtnW8t4

[ajc47]

^ Those and freecreditreport.com commercials as well.

[Manny In England]

 

All my hatred, not everything can be solved by a lawsuit.

[no_brain_er]

J.G. Wentworth makes horrible advertisements. As if opera is already unpopular enough in modern American culture, now it's about some sort of loan office. Awful.

[Manny In England]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_-9QFvhQWo

 

Thank goodness we have Jimmy Carr.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Euh9zWmASN4

[davisal771]

This stupid Lysol No-touch handsoap system. "Your soap pump can harbor hundreds of germs" WTF?! Your about to wash your hands, who the fuck cares if your soap pump has germs?!?!?!?!? God, this commercial makes me wanna SCREAM!

[MayTheGForceBeWithYou]

^Never noticed that!!!

 

I also laugh at the side effects of certain medicines:

•Sleep aids-SE drowsiness

•Asthma medicine increasing risk of asthma-related death

[holidayworld08]

^ Anti Depression meds raise chances of committing suicide.

[davisal771]

Oh, the Irony.

[Foxy Roxy]

eDiets.com, the commercial makes me want to kill T-Pain

[XYZ]

This stupid Lysol No-touch handsoap system. "Your soap pump can harbor hundreds of germs" WTF?! Your about to wash your hands, who the fudge cares if your soap pump has germs?!?!?!?!? God, this commercial makes me wanna SCREAM!

 

After reading your comment, it's a bit hilarous watching that commercial knowing it's all pointless.

[braztaz]

I love how I'm watching a commercial for a medicine, and it's really happy, but then it does into these horrible, awful side effects like thoughts of suicide and bleeding while a mother and her kids are dancing and playing in the background! You think that covers up the side effects!?

[Rollercoaster Rider]

GoDaddy.com

Just about Any Commercial from Geico

[cal1br3tto]

^I can't stand the gecko, but some of their other spots I find funny and creative.

[cedarpointfangirl]

Blah, I hate this commercial, so stupid, that lady really freaking irritates me!!

 

 

 

[154bmag]

the head on commercial

and the to vice offer commercials

(shamwow and slapchop)

[Gmaster562]

Fuzzoodles...!?

Essentially, they are marketing oversized pipe cleaners with Mr-Potato-Head-style body parts. Horrible product, yes, but they could've at least made a less-annoying commercial. The singing... I just want to find the people who produced this commercial and backhand them into last year. UGH.

 

0:20 does that 4 year old REALLY HAVE AN IPHONE?!

[d34thstrik3]

Currently this is towards the top of the list.

 

[VinTheAttendant]

There's a car dealership near my hometown called "Bob's Dodge." His commercials were very cheap and the spokesman was a little creepy. I wouldn't mind the commercial if it weren't for the very creepy slogan, "He just wants to get you a loan."

Didn't catch it? Say it out loud and a little faster! Makes me shudder every time.

[crazywolf88]

I wouldn't call this a commercial, but it is still an ad that annoys me and I thought I should bring it up.

Two things: WTF and why?

 

Not only are these things ugly as they can ever be, but they are pointless to everyone except those who are next in line, and even then they might not notice it.

You probably wont have time to read the ads while the ride is operating anyway. So why wrap the trains in ads and do away with the(vague)theme when you could stick subtle ads in the queue line and have the same effect.

 

Just my $.02 on this.