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Re: Most Annoying Commercial???

Postby Syncopate » Thu Aug 13, 2009 7:40 am

Since I listen to the radio most of the day while I work on the computer, there are some I hear over & OVER again. The most annoying are the one for Verizon Internet where because of a slow connection people in an office are yelling to each other instead of emailing. And the Pechanga " Take me away to a special place."
Dam I'm tired of that song............ :x

But memorable for being good or memorable for being annoying, these advertisers are getting what they want. We remember them.
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Re: Most Annoying Commercial???

Postby AlphaGaijin » Thu Aug 13, 2009 9:53 am

Syncopate wrote:Since I listen to the radio most of the day while I work on the computer, there are some I hear over & OVER again. The most annoying are the one for Verizon Internet where because of a slow connection people in an office are yelling to each other instead of emailing. And the Pechanga " Take me away to a special place."
Dam I'm tired of that song............ :x

But memorable for being good or memorable for being annoying, these advertisers are getting what they want. We remember them.


True Sync. They certainly did their jobs getting us to remember their ads. I CAN'T STAND the Pechanga commercials & that song. It's AWFUL.

I work in radio & we have our station streaming on the building speakers all day. That song occassionally comes on IN FULL and I want to go postal. It's the worst!!!
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Re: Most Annoying Commercial???

Postby PrivateSmiles » Thu Aug 13, 2009 9:55 am

Syncopate wrote:
Since I listen to the radio most of the day while I work on the computer, there are some I hear over & OVER again. The most annoying are the one for Verizon Internet where because of a slow connection people in an office are yelling to each other instead of emailing. And the Pechanga " Take me away to a special place."
Dam I'm tired of that song............ :x

But memorable for being good or memorable for being annoying, these advertisers are getting what they want. We remember them.


And are they so clueless as to not know how many people they alienate from their products by their annoying, stupid, silly, irritating commercials? For every customer they might gain there is probably at least one potential customer that they lose.
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Re: Most Annoying Commercial???

Postby Lurker » Thu Aug 13, 2009 11:27 am

The little blue pill that comes with the disclaimer warning....
IF THE CONDITION LASTS OVER 4 HOURS SEE YOUR DOCTOR IMMEDIATEY,
that scares the hell outta me.
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Re: Most Annoying Commercial???

Postby Risen Star » Fri Aug 14, 2009 3:50 pm

I really dislike all the male enhancement commercials, especially when these are shown during prime time when families may be watching.

I also don't like all the pharmaceutical/drug commercials during the national news, especially when these commercials frequently tie into erectile dysfunction. These are extremely irritating.

It isn't just horses on chemicals, that's for sure.
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Re: Most Annoying Commercial???

Postby Moonbatlulu » Fri Aug 14, 2009 6:14 pm

I agree with Risen Star ...all the pharmaceutical/drug commercials at any time! I think it is bad medicine to advertise prescription drugs to the general population. Besides, who wants to listen to those litanies of side effects!

But those Viagra/Cialis what have you ads ... there are several I find downright stupid ...the guys singing Viva Viagra as a would be rock band.... do men that need these pills really form bands and sing about their condition?
and the other one which ends with the couple in separate tubs out in the wilderness...I thought the whole purpose of the drug was to get in the same tub! (and after dragging that tub full of water (there are no pipes to those tubs) out to the forest, who has the energy to do anything besides heavy breathing due to excessive exertion?
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Re: Most Annoying Commercial???

Postby Risen Star » Fri Aug 14, 2009 6:41 pm

Moonbatlulu wrote:I agree with Risen Star ...all the pharmaceutical/drug commercials at any time! I think it is bad medicine to advertise prescription drugs to the general population. Besides, who wants to listen to those litanies of side effects!

But those Viagra/Cialis what have you ads ... there are several I find downright stupid ...the guys singing Viva Viagra as a would be rock band.... do men that need these pills really form bands and sing about their condition?
and the other one which ends with the couple in separate tubs out in the wilderness...I thought the whole purpose of the drug was to get in the same tub! (and after dragging that tub full of water (there are no pipes to those tubs) out to the forest, who has the energy to do anything besides heavy breathing due to excessive exertion?



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Re: Most Annoying Commercial???

Postby Beckron » Sat Aug 15, 2009 10:51 am

You could get depressed watching TVG and think we are their target audience

1) Can't pay taxes
2) Sexually inadequate sizewise
3) Leaving children in the car
4) Must go to dial up to save money for gambling
5) Call girls
6) get inside info from Jerry Bailey :) (just had to throw that one in)
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Re: Most Annoying Commercial???

Postby Lurker » Sat Aug 15, 2009 2:34 pm

Risen Star wrote:I really dislike all the male enhancement commercials, especially when these are shown during prime time when families may be watching.

I also don't like all the pharmaceutical/drug commercials during the national news, especially when these commercials frequently tie into erectile dysfunction. These are extremely irritating.

It isn't just horses on chemicals, that's for sure.


Well, I'm not so sure it's limited to those more recent examples....
I can remember when a few of us pre-teen guys pooled our coins together to buy a box a tampax, we were duped into thinking we'd be able to go swimming, horseback riding and other assorted activities from watching the nitely family TV.
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Re: Most Annoying Commercial???

Postby Theiman » Sat Aug 15, 2009 8:16 pm

There was some drug product commercial that I swear one of the possible side effects they said --"Could Be Death"
For some reason if George Carlin was alive he would be using these commercials in one of his shows.
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