Ad campaigns that make me refuse to have anything to do with the company

There are a couple of current ad campaigns that make me absolutely not buy the company's product or use its service. 

One is Halos where kids do awful things if thejr family runs out.  The other is Jet.com blow your mind exploding head commercials. Realtor.com comes close. 

The reigning and forever champion is still Kars For Kids.

Kars For Kids is a scam.  So it is a whole other kettle of fish.

bramzzoinks said:


One is Halos where kids do awful things if thejr family runs out.  The other is Jet.com blow your mind exploding head commercials. Realtor.com comes close. 

I guess I should be glad I don't watch much broadcast TV since I have never seen these commercials.

This isn't an ad, but I stopped going to the BP at the three stations when they had a table set up selling products and the guy would go car to car trying to sell cleaning products.  It wasn't a random man, he had a table set up in the middle of the lot, so I'm willing to guess the gas station was allowing this. After a few times of getting the hard sell I finally switched stations.

Now the Home Depot in Vauxhall has associates prowling the store looking for people to sit through kitchen renovation presentations. I'm trying to get through the store to pick up my wood screws without  my kids breaking anything too expensive and I don't really have the time to politely turn them down.  Four times in the last year. Lowes or the Home Depot on 22 are both further, but I might start making the trip.

Oh, Rocket Mortgage.  That is an ad that I cannot stand.  

Like mortgages?  No.  Like Rockets? Yes.  F'ing stupid.

USAir begins with U

Every kiss begins with K

Yeah guys, we know.

Hands down, the Liberty Mutual ads.. No matter what auto accident or if they caused it, the insureds whine that their insurance company isn't being fair....even if they made up a name for their car!

Any pill whose possible side effects are still being recited when I switch back to the channel.

First- and I know I'm going straight to hell for this but the dancing skeleton xray 'Love Has No Labels' spot is gonna make my head explode. I'm all for diversity but they run that damn PSA on a loop and now I hear that Macklemore song in my head for hours.

Second - any version of the singing Dial 7 car service spots. Especially the one with the knucklehead sleeping in the front seat while the three people screechsing 'gotta go for a ride... dial seven if you widdit' in the back seat.

flimbro said:

First- and I know I'm going straight to hell for this but the dancing skeleton xray 'Love Has No Labels' spot is gonna make my head explode. I'm all for diversity but they run that damn PSA on a loop and now I hear that Macklemore song in my head for hours.

On a related note, what's up with the frequency of not only that but other Ad Council spots these days? Seems like my family can't watch a football or basketball game on TV without noticing back-to-back PSAs every other commercial break. Have local rates for cable sports networks become too prohibitive to fill them?

The Viagra commercial on ESPN drives me crazy. It has an attractive woman in a football jersey talking about the pill. It's just so cliche, you can hear the ad execs in the room- "let's get a hot woman and make her also a sports fan, every guy's dream." 

Granted, Viagra is not being marketed to me anyway But that commercial grates on me.

bramzzoinks said:

Kars For Kids is a scam.  So it is a whole other kettle of fish.

Yeah I learned that lesson after I donated my third kar and I still don't have any kids.

Flimbro - thank you for putting out there what I've been secretly thinking!  I am SO sick of those 'Love Has No Labels' PSA ads.  I can hear the music in my head as I type this.  It was nice the first time but after the 500th time I now have to just switch the channel.  It seems to be on every channel because I don't watch sports.  

We also have to change the channel anytime those ASPCA ads come on to the tune of Sarah McLachlan's "Angel."  

TarheelsInNj said:

The Viagra commercial on ESPN drives me crazy. It has an attractive woman in a football jersey talking about the pill. It's just so cliche, you can hear the ad execs in the room- "let's get a hot woman and make her also a sports fan, every guy's dream." 

Granted, Viagra is not being marketed to me anyway "> But that commercial grates on me.

I agree.  And why do I need to explain "E.D." to my child while watching a football game on a Sunday afternoon? 

The Flo ads for Progressive Insurance, especially the radio spots. The old Newark Paint Store commercials or any commercials where the owners think they can act or their grandchildren are so adorable they should be in the commercials.

the toilet paper that gets you so clean you can go commando

Or

Charmin: Enjoy the go

Almost any Carl's Jr. or Hardee's ad 

They don't make 'em like they used to

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/05/business/media/mary-fiumara-mother-in-indelible-prince-spaghetti-ad-dies-at-88.html

Agree, channel surfing time when they come on.  Definitely the worst.   And, they go on sooooooo long.

Perseverance said:

We also have to change the channel anytime those ASPCA ads come on to the tune of Sarah McLachlan's "Angel."  

Yes for sure, and we switch back thinking it must be over just in time to see some sad eyed abused puppy!

krnl said:

Agree, channel surfing time when they come on.  Definitely the worst.   And, they go on sooooooo long.

Perseverance said:

We also have to change the channel anytime those ASPCA ads come on to the tune of Sarah McLachlan's "Angel."  

How about the one where an group of people in swim suits, are flying in formation, like a flock of birds, to FL, arms spread out up in the air talking about the warm sun in FL. At some point the lead man caws(sp?, not a word I write often) like a crow and they all happily land on the beach. Really stupid.

DaveSchmidt said:

flimbro said:

First- and I know I'm going straight to hell for this but the dancing skeleton xray 'Love Has No Labels' spot is gonna make my head explode. I'm all for diversity but they run that damn PSA on a loop and now I hear that Macklemore song in my head for hours.

On a related note, what's up with the frequency of not only that but other Ad Council spots these days? Seems like my family can't watch a football or basketball game on TV without noticing back-to-back PSAs every other commercial break. Have local rates for cable sports networks become too prohibitive to fill them?

that would indeed likely be unsold local ad inventory.  PSAs are used as placeholders so the network doesn't go to black if they don't sell an ad for the spot.  are you a cable, FIOS or satellite subscriber?  because I didn't think much local Comcast, TWC or Cablevision ad inventory went unsold in this market.

I am still fuming over Verizon's "Thanksgetting" campaign last Thanksgiving.  Disgusting.....

I miss Phil Rizzutto for the money store, back when the mob could advertise.

This is the daughter of a friend of mine so it's hard to see all the hate    I feel bad for her   

krnl said:

Hands down, the Liberty Mutual ads.. No matter what auto accident or if they caused it, the insureds whine that their insurance company isn't being fair....even if they made up a name for their car!

I'll meet you there and we'll have drinks. I too can't stand this ad. It's a good ad but played WAY TOO MUCH and now I hate it. Was that their objective?

flimbro said:

First- and I know I'm going straight to hell for this but the dancing skeleton xray 'Love Has No Labels' spot is gonna make my head explode. I'm all for diversity but they run that damn PSA on a loop and now I hear that Macklemore song in my head for hours.

Second - any version of the singing Dial 7 car service spots. Especially the one with the knucklehead sleeping in the front seat while the three people screechsing 'gotta go for a ride... dial seven if you widdit' in the back seat.

apple44 said:

They don't make 'em like they used to

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/05/business/media/mary-fiumara-mother-in-indelible-prince-spaghetti-ad-dies-at-88.html

Wednesday will always be "Prince Spaghetti Day"

One word:  mayhem

Planet Honda--I'd pay more not to buy my Honda there based simply on the ads

The toilet paper ones mentioned above are at the top of my "hate these commercials" list. Also don't like the "Meet the Mores" - what a dreary bunch they are! And I cannot stand all the medical ads for various pharmaceuticals with sing-song lists of possible side effects that go on forever. Makes me want to never take even one tylenol ever again.

Agree about the pharmaceutical adds, and while they are announcing the possible side effects, they try to distract you with lovely visuals, like a woman gardening, or a guy throwing a ball for his dog, so you won't really pay attention to the side effect.