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

All prescription drug ads are vile, and I can't imagine asking for a prescription for something I saw on TV.

On the other hand, there are some ads that are so good that I give the company a try just to reward them. I did that with Dollar Shave Club and I've been a customer for years now. Their videos are a scream. I think I've watched their main video 15 times for entertainment. And every time I receive a shipment from them, I get a booklet called The Bathroom Minutes which is funny, light reading, perfect for the toilet.

ml1 said:

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.

FiOS. Early this past fall was probably when we started noticing a marked increase in PSAs.

This:

PeggyC said:

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

Or

Charmin: Enjoy the go

 

And THIS:

Woot said:

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." 

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

My kids have heard "if you have an erection lasting over 4 hours call a doctor" about 40 billion times already in their young lives.   This cannot be good. 

And finally, this, this, this:

ctrzaska said:

The reigning and forever champion is still Kars For Kids.

I personally have a great problem with NamendaXR, where the senior with alzheimers is portrayed as an imbecilic mindless moron.

Those LifeAlert "I've fallen and I can't get up" commercials.  So obviously preying on the fears of female seniors living on their own.  There are never any men in the commercials - not as the fallen senior citizen or as the person who finds the senior.  I especially hate the one where the little girl finds "gwa-ma" sprawled on the kitchen floor.

Armold Palmer and Kevin Nealon??  Really??  Next up is Jack Nicklaus and Tim Kazurinsky.

I think the listing of side effects should be done in a visual way.  Could make for a more entertaining commercial.

emmie said:

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.

jeffhandy said:

I think the listing of side effects should be done in a visual way.  Could make for a more entertaining commercial.

emmie said:

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.

That may actually be regulated, that it has to be both audio and visual.

puppymonkeybaby 

Yes the Halo ads are creepy and make me mad at the parents in the ads for supporting such bad behavior ;-)

Also hate the phlegm guy and Mario Lopez talking about toenail fungus. Either change the channel or mute when they come on, but sometimes I'm too late ;-) blech

Freeway said:

puppymonkeybaby 

That was disgusting

I agree about hating the toenail fungus one, too!

Commercials of eating cereal (cheerios? or anything) and speaking while said food is still being processed in mouth. Guess it's meant to show the food is delicious, and one can't wait to swallow it before speaking. Like holding spoon near mouth while speaking through cereal holes.  Since it's my pet peeve, I see it (too) often.  I'm a gem at meal times, btw.

I see the creepy Vermont Teddy Bear Co. ads are back. Pretty young women snuggling suggestively with giant stuffed bears with text informing potential male buyers that "size does matter" and that if they buy their wife or girlfriend a huge teddy bear, they will get lucky. Holy shyte.