# 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:** 189
**Author:** ![LurkMeister](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3da27b/32.png) [@LurkMeister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LurkMeister)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2022, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/3766 "2022-10-02T20:21:20Z")
And it goes wrong. Either that’s not really his picture, or he turns out to be a con man. ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2022, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/3767 "2022-10-02T21:40:47Z")
One Bounty commercial was actually pretty funny. A kid is learning to use chopsticks and his food goes sliding across the table as the people all yell, “NOOOOOO!” in slow motion. The food slides off the edge of the table and into the dog’s mouth. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/mqE4jKYyQuw/hqdefault.jpg "Bounty Tissue Commercial "Dumpling" (2020)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mqE4jKYyQuw) ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2022, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/3768 "2022-10-02T23:33:43Z")
> [@Sherrerd](#): > > I was just thinking this afternoon how annoying the “journey” trend is. > > It comes across as patronizing. I had a friend dying of cancer when I saw a greeting card that said: > _I will never refer to your illness as a “journey”,_ > _unless I’ve bought you a pair of tickets for a Caribbean cruise._ ---
**Author:** ![Sherrerd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sherrerd/32/8_2.png) [@Sherrerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sherrerd)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2022, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/3769 "2022-10-02T23:43:57Z")
> [@digs](#): > > I had a friend dying of cancer when I saw a greeting card that said: > > > _I will never refer to your illness as a “journey”,_ > > _unless I’ve bought you a pair of tickets for a Caribbean cruise._ - I’m sorry to hear about your friend. It _is_ encouraging to learn that somewhere, there’s a greeting-card company employee that possesses some common sense. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2022, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/3770 "2022-10-07T21:25:06Z")
What’s with these new McDonald’s commercials with the creepy 4-eyed characters driving around in some kind of ‘thing’? Goddamn, they are like a fever dream or a trip on the Brown Acid. Ugly, repulsive and disturbing. Kinda like a _Tool_ video in Technicolor. But without, you know, Tool. They make me want to actively avoid the place! ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2022, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/3771 "2022-10-07T23:29:48Z")
I hadn’t seen that particular commercial and as I heard the “Yeeeesssss” I burst out laughting. ---
**Author:** ![mixdenny](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mixdenny/32/2962_2.png) [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2022, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/3772 "2022-10-08T04:56:57Z")
> [@Gatopescado](#): > > What’s with these new McDonald’s commercials with the creepy 4-eyed characters driving around in some kind of ‘thing’? They are the guys in the new adult Happy Meal. The car is a boxy four door convertible without a windshield. Reminds me of an IH Scout with the removable top off. I hope it’s one of the toys but I think the gang is all there is. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2022, 6:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/3773 "2022-10-08T06:39:54Z")
Why do they have 4 eyeballs? That just creeps me out. The acceptable eye numeration is a range between 1 and 3, and also 38. Hi, Cherry! ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2022, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/3774 "2022-10-09T03:27:10Z")
> [@Gatopescado](#): > > What’s with these new McDonald’s commercials with the creepy 4-eyed characters driving around in some kind of ‘thing’? > **[Deja vu? McDonald’s adult Happy Meals raise specter of past promos run awry](https://www.marketingdive.com/news/mcdonalds-adult-happy-meals-controversy-Cactus-Plant-Flea-Market/633605/)** > > Kotaku pointed to posts from overwhelmed employees on Reddit and TikTok, while a resale market underpins demand for the nostalgia-themed meals. Creepy. ---
**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:** [October 9, 2022, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/3775 "2022-10-09T15:14:49Z")
Speaking of three eyes, I happened to glance up at the TV screen last night during one of those ads for “thyroid eye disease” and misread it as “third eye disease”, which gave me a good laugh. ---
**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:** [October 9, 2022, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/3776 "2022-10-09T15:26:43Z")
I finally saw it. Aaarrhhghghhhh!!! Waiting for the adult Halloween tie in. Probably not. Adult Halloween is sexy Halloween not creepy monster Halloween. ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2022, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/3777 "2022-10-10T23:12:14Z")
Charles Barkley. Subway. Makes me want to go to Jimmy John’s. ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2022, 11:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/3778 "2022-10-11T11:55:30Z")
Why does Barkley say looking at a sandwich makes him “hangry?” That isn’t explained, is it? Dumb dumb dumb. ---
**Author:** ![Cheesesteak](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cheesesteak/32/3694_2.png) [@Cheesesteak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheesesteak)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2022, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/3779 "2022-10-11T12:37:02Z")
> [@Rebo](#): > > Why does Barkley say looking at a sandwich makes him “hangry?” It’s because he’s hungry and the only thing available to eat is a Subway sandwich. ---
**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:** [October 11, 2022, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/3780 "2022-10-11T12:40:15Z")
Do they say his name at any place, because I get all those big old bulky sports heroes mixed up. ---
**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:** [October 11, 2022, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/3781 "2022-10-11T19:51:27Z")
I missed the brand name, but I saw a commercial for one of those “sell us your house!” businesses that annoyed me. It featured a couple relaxing in their poolside/backyard. They were gleefully telling the camera that they love to do NOTHING. They sit around all day doing nothing, and will do more of it tomorrow. So naturally they loved the company being advertised, because they do NOTHING to sell their house. No effort at all! Except now, if they sell their house, they have to pack up and box all their stuff, find a new house, get financing, find a mover, move, get their new house all set up, before they can even begin to think about doing nothing all day, again. Sounds like not much nothing and a lot of something. I admit, I don’t get these “we buy your home” businesses. What do these people that sell their home do for a place to live? If the sellers’ market is so good that these companies are willing to buy homes at inflated prices, how much are homes selling for? Why do people who sell theirs for a lot of money think they are going to buy a new house easily? ---
**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:** [October 11, 2022, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/3782 "2022-10-11T20:00:23Z")
> [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](#): > > I admit, I don’t get these “we buy your home” businesses. My understanding is that these “We buy your house, quick!” businesses can offer a streamlined buy-out of your current home, in whatever condition, at low-ball prices. If you are in a hurry, and your house is a POS, they will buy it - but the homeowner should not expect to make any money on the deal. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2022, 8:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/3783 "2022-10-11T20:04:26Z")
> [@BobLibDem](#): > > Charles Barkley. Subway. Yep. > [@Skywatcher](#): > > Barkley keeps yammering … and yammering … and …   ---
**Author:** ![doreen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/858c86/32.png) [@doreen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/doreen)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2022, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/3784 "2022-10-11T20:44:42Z")
> [@snowthx](#): > > If you are in a hurry, and your house is a POS, they will buy it - but the homeowner should not expect to make any money on the deal > [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](#): > > What do these people that sell their home do for a place to live? I think this depends on specifics - I’m not planning to sell my house to one of these businesses, but even if I sell for a lot below market, I will be making money on the deal. ( and that’s without putting any value on having a place to live). And if I do, I could buy a house almost anywhere else in the country and have money left over. And it might be worth it to me to get it done with quickly instead of trying to time buying a new place and selling the old place. ---
**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:** [October 11, 2022, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/3785 "2022-10-11T20:59:05Z")
Well stated. Essentially, these outfits will put a wad of cash in your pocket in exchange for the title to your house. It will likely be less than the estimated value of the place, and they may fix it up and try to flip it. You, OTOH can do whatever - move to a rental, buy a cheaper place in another region, leave the country, etc. With the number of these commercials airing these days for this, it appears they are making money with this business model. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089.md?page=188) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089.md?page=190)