Annoying Adverts

[trustysteed]

that new navy recruitment ad. Caught that a couple of times. F*CKING HATE IT!!!!!!!!

Your born, you cry, you grow........................

Blah blah blah!!!

yeah, the little oik is still pushing and pulling stuff, only this time its heavier stuff. you' have to be stupid to fall for that one and sign up!

 

[trustysteed]

OTH, you are entirely mistaken. Green Hairy cartoon characters jump about in a sinister fashion in all kinds of hidden crevices at the place you share with your "loved ones". Only by spending money on expensive products , whose main ingredient is water, can you protect them from these ghastly "germs". You owe this to your family to protect them from the prospect of imminent death. To deny this is irresponsible.

yes, but i'm bound to get that 0.01% of germs that they don't promise to kill

 

[trustysteed]

the app adverts for iphones that have a disclaimer at the bottom saying 'sequence shortened'.

yeah, because in reality, it's a frickin chore to navigate through your phone and the myriad of settings to achive what they show you on telly.

 

[gazmercer]

And something else that gets me is hair products or mascara that have the disclaimer that hair extensions were used or lash extensions, in other words you won't look anything like the model in the ads and the product probably doesn't even do what's advertised.

 

[SavageHoutkop]

And something else that gets me is hair products or mascara that have the disclaimer that hair extensions were used or lash extensions, in other words you won't look anything like the model in the ads and the product probably doesn't even do what's advertised.

Exactly!! I remember reading once about how long some mascara model (one of the famous faces) needed to sit while each lash was individually brushed and coated and who knows what else.

Now they've just decided to "airbrush it" it seems..

 

[BigSteev]

The McD's ad that seems to be under the impression that a 'bob' is a quid. Oh and I'm always amused by the line in the Caneston Duo thrush treatment ad that goes "now you can go back to feeling yourself".

 

[ASC1951]

The McD's ad that seems to be under the impression that a 'bob' is a quid.

I thought I was the only one old enough to notice that.

 

[Over The Hill]

I stopped using Swift insurance because the adverts were so annoying.
Looking at Iggy Pop without his shirt on is bad enough, but then they add an even uglier puppet of Iggy Pop!

 

[SavageHoutkop]

Caneston Duo thrush treatment ad ... "now you can go back to feeling yourself".

never seen the ad (or heard it) but that's hilarious!!

 

[Rhythm Thief]

You're a regular Viz reader aren't you?

Guilty as charged. I never really grew up.

 

[goo_mason]

The ones that get me are those for women's cosmetics, usually L'Oreal with its ridiculous made up constituents - Pro-Ceramide A, ffs - and little footnotes that say 'tested on 7 women'. Are their customers really that stupid?

My fave worst one of those was the one that contained 'boswellox', which nicely summed up the claims made for the product.

 

[Rhythm Thief]

My fave worst one of those was the one that contained 'boswellox', which nicely summed up the claims made for the product.

Or Texaco's "Excellium". The generic word for these things is "madeupotropes".

 

[trustysteed]

Canesten must use Biggus Dickus as it's active ingredient....

 

[rh100]

Or the ..(pause).. Pro Argin formula of some toothpaste or other - as advertised by insanely grinning people.

 

[stowie]

What's the yoghurt one? Transportus maximus or something ridiculous.

Bifidus Digestivum? Or something like this.

It sounds like the sketch from Monty Python to me - Incontinentia Buttox?

My worst advert is the flyer put through the letterbox advertising easy loans. With repayment rates at 74% for long term loans, and up to 400% for short term loans. Disgusting reptiles. I looked on their website and they were promoting their "community" activities. Although they didn't list ripping off desperate people as one of them.