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Diamond_Dog

(32,130 posts)
Mon Mar 4, 2024, 09:13 PM Mar 4

Disgusting TV ads

First, the one where the woman says she stinks everywhere.

Then the one for a dating site all about finding the one that “gets” you while showing a huge zit on this guy’s back and the utter delight of his girlfriend popping it.

Hey I don’t judge, to each his own, whatever floats your boat, etc. but I don’t want to look at a huge zit while I’m eating dinner.

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Disgusting TV ads (Original Post) Diamond_Dog Mar 4 OP
The one about the little pill with the big story to tell RainCaster Mar 4 #1
I couldn't agree more Diamond_Dog Mar 4 #2
I remember the time, long long ago, when the drug companies weren't allowed to advertise. Things were better then. nt CaliforniaPeggy Mar 4 #3
So true. Diamond_Dog Mar 4 #4
4 minutes of commercials, 90 seconds of programing, rinse and repeat 4-5 times per half hour shows. Hotler Mar 5 #12
We cut the cord, so to speak, too. Last fall. Diamond_Dog Mar 5 #13
Yes to the original Lume ad that you mentioned w Dr. "Buttcrack," now we have to watch genitals being shaved hlthe2b Mar 4 #5
Next thing you know Diamond_Dog Mar 4 #8
Howdy Ho! JoseBalow Mar 5 #10
Do NOT buy generic Viagra... Hermit-The-Prog Mar 5 #18
The deodorant ad is tasteless and the zit popping is cringeworthy. dameatball Mar 4 #6
The other E-Harmony ad where the guy sings off key in a monotone rsdsharp Mar 4 #7
There are so many. The Jardiance commercial is almost as bad... 3catwoman3 Mar 4 #9
Jardiance AKA "Diabetes - the Musical!" TexasBushwhacker Mar 5 #11
If I watch any network tv, including MSNBC, I record the show to watch later. Fla Dem Mar 5 #14
Balance of Nature QED Mar 5 #15
If anybody has a Reddit account and can't get enough venting about bad commercials... Different Drummer Mar 5 #16
The E-trade babies at a wedding commercial creeps me out petronius Mar 5 #17
"Who's ready to cha cha?!" Different Drummer Mar 7 #29
I quit watching commercials a long time ago. I tape everything and zip through commercials. appleannie1 Mar 5 #19
Our strategy, too. I will go back to the "menace" insurance commercials, though. marble falls Mar 7 #31
That liberty biberty guy BlueKota Mar 5 #20
The zit commercial is horrifying. skypilot Mar 5 #21
That's the worst one, for me. Diamond_Dog Mar 5 #22
It's gone now thank goodness...UPS logistics using Amore reworded.. NowsTheTime Mar 7 #23
The one with the dad drinking Pedialite frogmarch Mar 7 #24
Oh yeah, the Pedialyte one. Diamond_Dog Mar 7 #25
All those stupid designer drug commercials. GreenWave Mar 7 #26
Drug commercials seem to be the majority of ads any more. Diamond_Dog Mar 7 #30
In most countries, they aren't advertised. Different Drummer Mar 7 #37
I have noticed on some of those... Different Drummer Mar 7 #35
I HATE the Cheez-It one with the guy shedding his clothes and slides in his undies through ice and sinkingfeeling Mar 7 #27
The zit one, I saw it for the first (and I hope last time) last night. Just plain what the hell ... marble falls Mar 7 #28
The zit one - omg it's disgusting! Diamond_Dog Mar 7 #33
I had no idea what it was about until about 20 seconds after it was over. 20 seconds of gut cramping disgust. marble falls Mar 7 #36
Mr. Diamond said she should be wearing goggles. Diamond_Dog Mar 7 #39
He meant hazmat bunny suit. marble falls Mar 7 #40
True dat Diamond_Dog Mar 7 #41
🍀🍀🍀 CostaRica has no pharmaceutical commercials beyond OTC pain meds. Also very few Car commercials. LakeArenal Mar 7 #32
You're lucky, Lake. Diamond_Dog Mar 7 #34
Oh yes. Yes. LakeArenal Mar 7 #42
Still about 12 - 15 minutes too long. I just know most of those houses will be in foreclosure in five years ... marble falls Mar 7 #38
OMG you are so right. LakeArenal Mar 7 #43
If you gotta ask, you haven't won a lottery. There's plenty of theose $150K showers when you win a lottery .... marble falls Mar 7 #44
To me, it's quintessential conspicuous consumption. LakeArenal Mar 7 #47
Absolutely and by those who've done the least to earn it. I've almost always had a six burner with hood in my ... marble falls Mar 7 #48
The depictions are projections. Marcus IM Mar 7 #45
How about the drug commercial for the drug that supposedly gets rid of the demigoddess Mar 7 #46
I abhor and am offended by the happy, dancing, singing MGM-Musical-style diabetics. Golden Raisin Mar 7 #49

RainCaster

(10,938 posts)
1. The one about the little pill with the big story to tell
Mon Mar 4, 2024, 09:15 PM
Mar 4

Why do we need pharma adverts at all? Those should be banned. Our drug prices keep going up to pay for these ads.

CaliforniaPeggy

(149,751 posts)
3. I remember the time, long long ago, when the drug companies weren't allowed to advertise. Things were better then. nt
Mon Mar 4, 2024, 09:25 PM
Mar 4

Hotler

(11,470 posts)
12. 4 minutes of commercials, 90 seconds of programing, rinse and repeat 4-5 times per half hour shows.
Tue Mar 5, 2024, 09:22 AM
Mar 5

I'm no longer buying commercials, I cut the cord this week. Besides, I need the $1200.00 a year savings for my Colorado property taxes that just went up.

Diamond_Dog

(32,130 posts)
13. We cut the cord, so to speak, too. Last fall.
Tue Mar 5, 2024, 09:47 AM
Mar 5

Cable rates were going up with every bill. Ridiculous.

And our Ohio property taxes went up, too, not as much as yours, but a considerable amount nonetheless.

hlthe2b

(102,459 posts)
5. Yes to the original Lume ad that you mentioned w Dr. "Buttcrack," now we have to watch genitals being shaved
Mon Mar 4, 2024, 09:30 PM
Mar 4

(Gillette or Schick, I forget which)...

More irritating than disgusting: the damned Jacuzzi bathroom remodel ad that plays day in and day out (maybe regional) with Christina (the blonde from HGTV remodel show fame, a dozen or so husbands, and whose Valley Girl "up talk"-- leaving every phrase and sentence as a question-- makes me want to take a rocket launcher to the tv.

There are many others. Any of you listening to Tunein radio on the "free" plan can likely commiserate because they do not change commercials more than about once/year. Uggh.

dameatball

(7,400 posts)
6. The deodorant ad is tasteless and the zit popping is cringeworthy.
Mon Mar 4, 2024, 09:39 PM
Mar 4

However, I guess they produce revenue. Not sure who from, but that's what it's all about. Sheesh.

rsdsharp

(9,221 posts)
7. The other E-Harmony ad where the guy sings off key in a monotone
Mon Mar 4, 2024, 09:48 PM
Mar 4

while wearing a headphone on his cheek. I hate that damn thing.

3catwoman3

(24,083 posts)
9. There are so many. The Jardiance commercial is almost as bad...
Mon Mar 4, 2024, 10:31 PM
Mar 4

...as the universally despised Kars For Kids abomination.

Those damn blue bears raving about their clean bottoms and the voiceover exhorting listeners to "...enjoy the go."

Dog food ads raving about the dogs "normal number 2s."

Any and all ads dealing with menstrual or bladder products, especially those depicting the amount of liquid absorbed.

Constipation and diarrhea products.

Fla Dem

(23,814 posts)
14. If I watch any network tv, including MSNBC, I record the show to watch later.
Tue Mar 5, 2024, 10:29 AM
Mar 5

That way I can FF through the commercials. So say I want to watch Deadline with Nicolle Wallace. I'll watch the tape about 30 minutes after it begins taping. That way I can FF through the commercials.

QED

(2,751 posts)
15. Balance of Nature
Tue Mar 5, 2024, 10:39 AM
Mar 5

When Kathy Lee showed up one, I nearly gagged. "To start each day, I pray, then I take Balance of Nature..." Gah

Don't forget to use discount code "love".

Different Drummer

(7,661 posts)
16. If anybody has a Reddit account and can't get enough venting about bad commercials...
Tue Mar 5, 2024, 03:49 PM
Mar 5

this is a good (though not as good as it used to be) place to do it.

https://www.reddit.com/r/CommercialsIHate/

appleannie1

(5,074 posts)
19. I quit watching commercials a long time ago. I tape everything and zip through commercials.
Tue Mar 5, 2024, 09:37 PM
Mar 5

That way an hour long show is less than half an hour and it is commercial free.

skypilot

(8,854 posts)
21. The zit commercial is horrifying.
Tue Mar 5, 2024, 09:53 PM
Mar 5

I can't even remember which dating site it was for because all I remember is THE ZIT.

frogmarch

(12,160 posts)
24. The one with the dad drinking Pedialite
Thu Mar 7, 2024, 11:27 AM
Mar 7

and a little girl says snottily, "Hey, that's mine!" And the one with the mom cuddling a cat and her daughter yells that she has fallen. The mom tells her to get a bandaid, and when the girl says she is bleeding, the mom tells her to get two bandaids.

Diamond_Dog

(32,130 posts)
25. Oh yeah, the Pedialyte one.
Thu Mar 7, 2024, 12:09 PM
Mar 7

Snotty kid! I agree. Can you see if you or I talked to our parents like that?

I’ve never seen the bandaid one but it sounds just as bad.

GreenWave

(6,790 posts)
26. All those stupid designer drug commercials.
Thu Mar 7, 2024, 12:13 PM
Mar 7

Idiots singing and dancing to them...

Tell your doctor you need .....

Diamond_Dog

(32,130 posts)
30. Drug commercials seem to be the majority of ads any more.
Thu Mar 7, 2024, 12:23 PM
Mar 7

I wish we could go back to when prescription drugs couldn’t be advertised.

Different Drummer

(7,661 posts)
35. I have noticed on some of those...
Thu Mar 7, 2024, 12:27 PM
Mar 7

that rather than saying, "Ask your doctor about...", they say, "Ask your doctor for...". Yeah...right...

sinkingfeeling

(51,484 posts)
27. I HATE the Cheez-It one with the guy shedding his clothes and slides in his undies through ice and
Thu Mar 7, 2024, 12:18 PM
Mar 7

snow, gobbling the orange squares.

marble falls

(57,405 posts)
28. The zit one, I saw it for the first (and I hope last time) last night. Just plain what the hell ...
Thu Mar 7, 2024, 12:21 PM
Mar 7

... and the "I stink everywhere" commercial - is there any way to make to make people feel less than normal that hasn't been tried???

Diamond_Dog

(32,130 posts)
33. The zit one - omg it's disgusting!
Thu Mar 7, 2024, 12:26 PM
Mar 7

And the look of euphoria on the girl’s face! Blecccch!

And, if you stink everywhere, maybe you oughta take a shower???

marble falls

(57,405 posts)
36. I had no idea what it was about until about 20 seconds after it was over. 20 seconds of gut cramping disgust.
Thu Mar 7, 2024, 12:29 PM
Mar 7

LakeArenal

(28,863 posts)
32. 🍀🍀🍀 CostaRica has no pharmaceutical commercials beyond OTC pain meds. Also very few Car commercials.
Thu Mar 7, 2024, 12:25 PM
Mar 7

Before we left there was a Chevy (?) truck commercial where they took a Group to places like an exit ramp to discuss the truck.
So stupid.
Also, here, shows like Lottery dream home don’t have regular commercials. So the actual show is 12-15 minutes long.

marble falls

(57,405 posts)
38. Still about 12 - 15 minutes too long. I just know most of those houses will be in foreclosure in five years ...
Thu Mar 7, 2024, 12:32 PM
Mar 7

... most of them are stupid and vulgar to some degree, and highly impractical.

LakeArenal

(28,863 posts)
43. OMG you are so right.
Thu Mar 7, 2024, 01:17 PM
Mar 7

Watched one show ( not the lottery one) where just one “stand up shower” cost $150,000. WTH?

marble falls

(57,405 posts)
44. If you gotta ask, you haven't won a lottery. There's plenty of theose $150K showers when you win a lottery ....
Thu Mar 7, 2024, 01:22 PM
Mar 7

... a thousand dollar towel warmer here and one there, and pretty soon you're looking for a job and moving in with the in-laws at their trailer house.

LakeArenal

(28,863 posts)
47. To me, it's quintessential conspicuous consumption.
Thu Mar 7, 2024, 01:55 PM
Mar 7

Very few houses anywhere need a six burner stove with a hood vent designed for a kitchen in a Hilton Hotel.

Mr Lake was a chef at a couple fine dining restaurants. He never had a six burner stove. I suppose now the fancier the kitchen the better the food tastes?🤷🏼?♀️?

marble falls

(57,405 posts)
48. Absolutely and by those who've done the least to earn it. I've almost always had a six burner with hood in my ...
Thu Mar 7, 2024, 02:03 PM
Mar 7

... home kitchens. Kept our heating bills down. Never paid more than a $1000 for one. Why didn't they just spring for a good rebuilt commercial stove? The last one I bought when we were living in Austin, I think I paid around $650 to $700 for.

Marcus IM

(2,263 posts)
45. The depictions are projections.
Thu Mar 7, 2024, 01:43 PM
Mar 7

The cartoons and cartoonish depictions of customers is infantalized - they view customers as children.

Thing is ... These ads work on Americans, especially infantalized Americans and tRump's beloved poorly educated.

demigoddess

(6,645 posts)
46. How about the drug commercial for the drug that supposedly gets rid of the
Thu Mar 7, 2024, 01:51 PM
Mar 7

side effects of a drug and IT has side effects of its own!! I see it all the time.

Golden Raisin

(4,614 posts)
49. I abhor and am offended by the happy, dancing, singing MGM-Musical-style diabetics.
Thu Mar 7, 2024, 02:13 PM
Mar 7

So far I've managed to miss the zit commercial and I hope I continue to miss it. Cable these days is absolutely saturated with non-stop Pharmaceutical ads and they compete for having stupid, Madison Avenue faux medical made-up names. I'm waiting for one named Slingshitzee.

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