# Again with the annoying commercials! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** commercials-ads\ **Created:** [June 28, 2017, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089 "2017-06-28T22:06:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 186
**Author:** ![WOOKINPANUBv.2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wookinpanubv.2/32/3260_2.png) [@WOOKINPANUBv.2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUBv.2)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2022, 12:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/3706 "2022-09-12T12:05:45Z")
> [@BigDfromLA](#): > > It must be completely maddening for Doctors having to deal with jerkoff patients with ZERO medical knowledge demanding use of prescription meds that they were tricked by commercials to want to use because they are stupid and gullible. Guess I’m a jerkoff; I did this very thing. My doc prescribed me the generic form, saving me a lot of money and possibly keeping me from jumping of a bridge. ---
**Author:** ![Steve\_MB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steve_mb/32/5339_2.png) [@Steve\_MB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_MB)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2022, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/3707 "2022-09-12T13:56:32Z")
> [@WOOKINPANUBv.2](#): > > Guess I’m a jerkoff; I did this very thing. My doc prescribed me the generic form Actually taking that advice instead of demanding the brand name disqualifies you from the realm of jerkoffitude, I’m afraid. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2022, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/3708 "2022-09-13T20:31:51Z")
The proper way is to Ask the MD “Hey Doctor, I saw this ad for “Damitall”, would that help me? What do you think?” > [@WOOKINPANUBv.2](#): > > Guess I’m a jerkoff; I did this very thing. My doc prescribed me the generic form, saving me a lot of money and possibly keeping me from jumping of a bridge. That’s fine, but I also am guessing you didn’t “demand” it. ---
**Author:** ![doreen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/858c86/32.png) [@doreen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/doreen)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2022, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/3709 "2022-09-13T20:35:05Z")
I have a feeling only certain medications get demanded - like the one I just started ( which I did _not_ request) that will “help you lose weight but shouldn’t be prescribed for weight loss” ---
**Author:** ![snowthx](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowthx/32/10660_2.png) [@snowthx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snowthx)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2022, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/3710 "2022-09-13T22:39:27Z")
IANAD, but I wonder how often a patient comes into a Dr office and asks for an advertised brand-name drug? 1. I would expect most of the time the Dr informs the patient they don’t need that medication. 2. If the patient could be prescribed said advertised brand-name drug for their condition, the Dr will probably tell them there is a less expensive generic available. 3. If the patient really gets pushy about it, the insurance will probably deny the request for the advertised brand-name drug and substitute the less expensive generic. 4. If the patient wont take no for an answer, then they appeal to the insurance, or can pick up the cost difference between the advertised brand-name drug and the less expensive generic, per their insurance drug coverage. I am guessing most of the time it does not go past #1 or #2 above, but even if the advertising works a small fraction of the time and gets someone to request a specific advertised drug and the Dr agrees, Pharma puts that in the win column, and keeps up the advertising. ---
**Author:** ![Uncle\_Jocko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/uncle_jocko/32/2932_2.png) [@Uncle\_Jocko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uncle_Jocko)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2022, 11:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/3711 "2022-09-14T11:53:59Z")
> [@Gatopescado](#): > > tired of hearing about Camp Lejuene’s water. There are _so many_ different varieties of that ad from different law firms looking to get in on the cash. One radio version I heard a month or two back had the somewhat confused narrator pronouncing it “Camp Lujerne.” ---
**Author:** ![Uncle\_Jocko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/uncle_jocko/32/2932_2.png) [@Uncle\_Jocko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uncle_Jocko)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2022, 11:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/3712 "2022-09-14T11:57:15Z")
> [@Biggirl](#): > > I also remember I’m stuck on Band Aid; my baloney has a first name, it’s O.S.C.A.R; how many licks it takes to get to the center of a Tootsie Roll pop and Choo Choo Charlie was an engineer. In some cases, it’s been more than 50 years and those are not so dang stupid and annoying that I’ll make it a point to never buy that product ever. I still remember the jingle for the Snoopy electric toothbrush, which I guess means I spent an unhealthy amount of time watching Saturday morning cartoons in the mid-70s. “Good grief, it’s fun to brush your teeth With your Snoopy toothbrush” (I can quote the rest if you want … “Snoopy makes it _fun_ to brush your teeth!”) ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2022, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/3713 "2022-09-14T14:37:22Z")
I know, right? At one point last night, three in the same commercial break, two of them back to back. ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2022, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/3714 "2022-09-14T15:08:53Z")
[This commercial for H&M.](https://www.ispot.tv/ad/2Vv9/h-and-m-2022-autumn-winter-song-by-bibi-flash) Now, it didn’t help that I had no idea what H&M is, but the commercial feels so…unfinished. It’s a short commercial, yet the music takes so long before it gets to the singing part, and it sounds like it’s playing on a radio in the other room, and it fades out just when it gets going. Is the song choice supposed to be important, or is it just background? I have no idea if the people are “somebodies” so as a story it makes no sense. And they play it all the damn time! ---
**Author:** ![Steve\_MB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steve_mb/32/5339_2.png) [@Steve\_MB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_MB)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2022, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/3715 "2022-09-14T15:24:08Z")
Around here, the same stupid Tovala commercial frequently repeats back-to-back, reinforcing the impression that its target audience is people who need it because they have shorter attention spans than goldfish and would surely get lost and/or burn their houses down if they attempted to buy and cook food normally. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2022, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/3716 "2022-09-14T19:32:41Z")
I think there is a longer version out, but that horrendously ugly b&w checkered outfit, like something a clown would wear. ---
**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2022, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/3717 "2022-09-14T19:59:09Z")
Why would it take a high dollar clothing company to stitch up something that formless? ---
**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2022, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/3718 "2022-09-14T22:22:59Z")
They’re doing the “celebrity” you’re just assumed to know again. This time it’s a big babyfaced guy with beard stubble who’s apparently a football hero. First he’s standing like a post while “Lilly” the phone lady prattles on, and now he’s doing something with pizza. ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2022, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/3719 "2022-09-14T22:44:24Z")
> [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](#): > > This time it’s a big babyfaced guy with beard stubble who’s apparently a football hero. Is that Matthew Stafford? Don’t worry, I didn’t recognize him either. This is what he (and most football players) look like to me - a helmet: [![](https://www.sharpfootballanalysis.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Matthew-Stafford-QB-Super-Bowl-props-scaled.jpg) ](https://www.sharpfootballanalysis.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Matthew-Stafford-QB-Super-Bowl-props-scaled.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2022, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/3720 "2022-09-14T22:55:55Z")
Yeah, that’s him. I haven’t seen that much charisma since Doug Flutie. ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2022, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/3721 "2022-09-14T22:59:19Z")
> [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](#): > > Doug Flutie Oh yeah! The guy that shills the fake “man boosting” crap! ---
**Author:** ![Folacin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/folacin/32/3195_2.png) [@Folacin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Folacin)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2022, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/3722 "2022-09-15T13:04:56Z")
Am I the only one who thinks the target of “she’ll like it to” has a thruple going on? [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCLYzxOJ6SI) ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2022, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/3723 "2022-09-15T15:36:08Z")
Nope, but every time I hear it I think of Irish Spring soap. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2022, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/3724 "2022-09-15T15:45:54Z")
> [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](#): > > Why would it take a high dollar clothing company to stitch up something that formless? Assuming you’re referring to the H&M commercial, they’re not really a high-dollar clothing company, in that their clothes aren’t expensive. They’re a [fast fashion retailer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fast_fashion). ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2022, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/3725 "2022-09-15T16:43:01Z")
> [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](#): > > And they play it all the damn time! At least three times that I remember during a couple Law & Order reruns last night. I’m actually beginning to like the song. It’s insidious. Just like the Federation. 🙂 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089.md?page=185) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089.md?page=187)