Most annoying adverts currently on TV

[cisamcgu]

I give you this one


"Can you sing?"
"Yes. I once sung on stage at the Royal Opera House in front of thousands"
"Can you dance?"
"Yes. I was in the cast of 'Cats' for 6 months"
"Good. Well we want you to sing this song and when you get to the word ‘diarrhoea', give it your all and emulate somebody with diarrhoea through the medium of dance"

 

[ColinJ]

I am amazed that people are still watching ads on TV!

 

[annedonnelly]

I'm staying with my aunt this week & longing to get back to my TV-less world. The adverts on radio are bad enough.

 

[AndyRM]

The seemingly ubiquitous Trivago ones.

 

[AndyRM]

I am amazed that people are still watching ads on TV!

If you're not watching live, they're usually unskippable. Same with streaming services, unless you've paid extra.

 

[nogoodnamesleft]

I find the buy your funeral/cremation now ones really insulting. They are so obviously "designed" for a target, trying to make elderly feel their funeral will be a burden on their children, how their funeral will mean less money for their children, how their funeral will mean lots of work, no choices, etc.

And then when they add the offer of £100 off - where do people think that £100 is coming from? kindness from the company seeking their money.

I find them so exploitative, "pressing every button" in older people who don't want to feel a burden on their children!

 

[Shearwater Missile]

They are all annoying because they are so repetitious. JML has a lot to answer for but some things of theirs I might buy. Ie The fly zapper, which my nephew bought said it worked a treat.
As has been mentioned already, the cremation adverts and the Co-op funeral ones irk me. I went with the Co-op when my father passed away, wished I had`nt.

 

[numbnuts]

I ain't got a telly

 

[Shearwater Missile]

I find the buy your funeral/cremation now ones really insulting. They are so obviously "designed" for a target, trying to make elderly feel their funeral will be a burden on their children, how their funeral will mean less money for their children, how their funeral will mean lots of work, no choices, etc.

And then when they add the offer of £100 off - where do people think that £100 is coming from? kindness from the company seeking their money.

I find them so exploitative, "pressing every button" in older people who don't want to feel a burden on their children!

When you mentioned about the £100 off and a lot more sometimes. I think to myself, that`s what I would be willing to pay, instead it`s just the discount.

 

[AndyRM]

The funeral ones are very annoying, as are the life insurance ones, usually to be found during Tipping Point and The Chase.

However, and not to derail things, HSL (they make stuff which helps you stand up) sponsoring Tipping Point is absolute genius.

 

[wakemalcolm]

I find the buy your funeral/cremation now ones really insulting. They are so obviously "designed" for a target, trying to make elderly feel their funeral will be a burden on their children, how their funeral will mean less money for their children, how their funeral will mean lots of work, no choices, etc.

And then when they add the offer of £100 off - where do people think that £100 is coming from? kindness from the company seeking their money.

I find them so exploitative, "pressing every button" in older people who don't want to feel a burden on their children!

I can see both sides here. On the one hand I can see that they may not provide the best value. On the other hand, when my dad passed I was acutely aware that everything was immediately frozen and that my Mum would have been on the financial hook to arrange the funeral as would me and my brother be when Mum goes.

 

[wakemalcolm]

My shokz have gone into terminal decline which has resulted in me being unable to skip forwards to avoid adverts preceding podcasts. They're of a much lower production standard than those on TV yet they have a direct line into my brain.
Irks me more than commission each time I buy crypto, sell crypto or swap crypto.

 

[AndyRM]

The "Tampax saved my vibe" one.

I watched it with vague horror, turned to my good lady who simply said,

"I guarantee that was signed off by a bloke."

 

[Red17]

It's got to be the Haribo ones using fake children's voices for the actors

 

[MichaelW2]

BT save the world from hackers.
The online version is feature length and just never stops.