Things I hate in TV commercials.

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People walking in slow motion towards the camera looking powerful.
People standing with their arms folded on their chests looking powerful.
A half dozen people flipping by in two seconds, making silly faces.
Former congressmen and rear admirals using their former credentials to pitch financial products to seniors.
Drug commercials showing people leading wonderfully active lives while the narrator drones on listing all the ways the product can kill you.
The ones where I have no clue as to what they are selling, but maybe that's me.
 

I hate commercials about law suits against pharmceutical companies because so many of the drugs doctors prescribe can kill you, maim you, cause strokes, male breast enlargement etc. It's depressing. Informative but depressing.

But I love commercials with a sense humor especially those involving animals.
 
chic said:
I hate commercials about law suits against pharmceutical companies because so many of the drugs doctors prescribe can kill you, maim you, cause strokes, male breast enlargement etc. It's depressing. Informative but depressing.

But I love commercials with a sense humor especially those involving animals.
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Chic, What is that thing you're sitting on in your profile pic? I originally thought you were driving a sulky, but I guess its some kind of exercise machine. Eyes are starting to go.
 
chic said:
I hate commercials about law suits against pharmceutical companies because so many of the drugs doctors prescribe can kill you, maim you, cause strokes, male breast enlargement etc. It's depressing. Informative but depressing.
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What's especially interesting is the timing of some of those commercials ... I saw one with Arnold Palmer (the golfer) and two other "celebs" advocating some pill; immediately following this commercial was one with the lawyers telling you to sign up for the lawsuit against that same pill! Same channel, to boot!

Wonder how that station pulled that off ...

I personally don't like the screaming new car commercials that tout all the wonderful "features" of their cars - Bluetooth, phone charger, Facebook voice recognition - nothing about reliability or safety. :(
 
I don't like talking animals that squawk annoying sounds like the "Aflaaaack" duck.

Or the Lion that keeps repeating the already overused saying, "That's just my two cents". I wish I had two cents for every time I heard that saying.
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And thennnnnnnn there's THIS...

 
I hate those commercials pitching some "as seen on TV" product.. Ususally some handy dandy kitchen tool.. he latest on is an egg shaped bowl to cook eggs.. EVERYTHING is $19.99.... BUT WAIT!!.... if you act now you will receive TWO for the same low price... just pay separate shipping and handling..
 
SifuPhil said:
What's especially interesting is the timing of some of those commercials ... I saw one with Arnold Palmer (the golfer) and two other "celebs" advocating some pill; immediately following this commercial was one with the lawyers telling you to sign up for the lawsuit against that same pill! Same channel, to boot!

Wonder how that station pulled that off ...

I personally don't like the screaming new car commercials that tout all the wonderful "features" of their cars - Bluetooth, phone charger, Facebook voice recognition - nothing about reliability or safety. :(
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Arnold Palmer is pitching Xarelto, Phil. The same blood thinner the doctor prescribed for me. No monthly blood draws like Coumadin but just because one might bleed to death seems to be ok. Doctors and lawyers, you gotta love them.
 
Scantily clad women used to sell everything from hamburgers to cars. How about some scantily clad men for a change?

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My prime distaste in commercials are the endless "You may be entitled to compensation"! Shift the bucks from someone's pocket to another's, while siphoning off a substantial amount while putting forth the least effort. Imagine how much those commercials must cost? imp
 
imp said:
My prime distaste in commercials are the endless "You may be entitled to compensation"! Shift the bucks from someone's pocket to another's, while siphoning off a substantial amount while putting forth the least effort. Imagine how much those commercials must cost? imp
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Oh absolutely! So many of our problems can be traced back to the legal profession pushing the idea of "You can get money for that". Years ago my wife and I were climbing over a mound of ice in a mall parking lot and she fell and cut her head. We went to the nearest store for medical attention. It happened to be Macys. They fixed her up, asked a few questions, and had us sign a few papers. No way was it Macy's fault. We were dumb not take the long way around the ice. We asked for nothing. Months later, we got a check for a few hundred dollars. Of course we need the lawyers to protect us from the greedy corporations. Its a conundrum.
 
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The thing I hate most about commercials is the sudden high volume when they come on. They are sometimes blaring so loud that I lower the volume, then when my show comes back on, I can't hear what they're saying. I thought they were going to stop that noise with commercials, guess that wasn't going to happen.
 
Linda said:
Right now the commercial I hate the most is the one where the lady asks the guy if he is confident enough in the toilet paper to go commando! That is just so low class and tacky.
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I'm with you and Applecruncher on this one. So stupid.
 
I didn't understand, had to ask my wife! Wish I had not, now. Like when I read this in a toilet stall: "F*** You For Reading This!" Kinda like, once you have read it, you've been "had". Can't undo it then. Too late! imp
 

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