# 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:** 293
**Author:** ![Irishman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b487fb/32.png) [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2024, 3:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/5846 "2024-08-27T03:02:28Z")
> [@Spoons](#): > > Um … telling who? There’s nobody else there. Everyone she sees. Like earlier she saw someone and told them, and the day before she was in a town and told a whole bunch of people. > [@DrDeth](#): > > But there are kids and Tide is still using their fucking candy like pods. All they have to do is make them look less colorful and tasty- to kids anyway. But they refuse. It’s worse - someone has made candy that looks exactly like the Tide pods. > **[Gummy PODS (Pack of Two) | theGUMMYBEARGUY.com](https://www.thegummybearguy.com/product-page/gummy-pods-pack-of-two)** > > These are the Original GUMMY PODS Created by the Gummy Bear Guy (...and BANNED on AMAZON!) There are TWO PODS per Pack. > [@doreen](#): > > I don’t think they look like candy to begin with They have bright colors like some types of hard candy, lollipops, etc. > **[Image Candy Variety Pack](https://www.pd.net/products/105)** > > Can't make up your mind? Our variety pack is the perfect way to sample our candies. The selection varies depending on what we are making at the moment, but you will get a selection of five to ten flavors in each bag. You may get some of our normal... ---
**Author:** ![scabpicker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scabpicker/32/8268_2.png) [@scabpicker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scabpicker)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2024, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/5847 "2024-08-27T04:48:06Z")
> [@Irishman](#): > > It’s worse - someone has made candy that looks exactly like the Tide pods. > > [https://www.thegummybearguy.com/product-page/gummy-pods-pack-of-two](https://www.thegummybearguy.com/product-page/gummy-pods-pack-of-two) Man, so many colors of wrong, and I want to buy some. Fortunately, I have no real lust for non-chocolate based candy. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2024, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/5848 "2024-08-27T04:54:49Z")
> [@Irishman](#): > > It’s worse - someone has made candy that looks exactly like the Tide pods. Og holy fuck, what the hell were they thinking??? ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2024, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/5849 "2024-08-27T05:20:48Z")
Do you have children? You cite says _Kids_ said they look like candy. Yes and my left foot can scratch the back of my head. Kids say all kind of things. That means nothing but a fair guess. Kids(young children) don’t need access to these things at all. If they are don’t blame the product, blame the parent or minder. Teenagers will push every boundary they are set. How do I know these things? I have 6 siblings. 4 children…6 grandkids. There’s not much I haven’t seen. No one. Not one, ever ate laundry detergent. My brother washed the dog in it once. They both lived. I remember when my kids were little there’s was a warning about the sparkly bits in some detergent being an attractant to children. They might play in the powder and get the shiny bits in their eye. Well, I just never bought it. Put the detergent I had on a higher shelf. Didn’t need one cite to tell me that. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2024, 6:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/5850 "2024-08-27T06:10:18Z")
Candy cigarettes went away. This will too. Gummi candies are another thing here to stay. Y’all remember the suckers with the hard sticks. Then they had the ropey one. Tootsie pop held the line. Dum dum pops too. So yeah these warnings come and go. Maybe the first warning they should listen to is: “don’t give your kids loads of candy” signed: your child’s Dentist, your dental insurance company, and your future Adult child. Helps everyone. Back to the thread. Haribo gummi bear commercial with the football players talking in kids voices weirds me out. ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2024, 7:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/5851 "2024-08-27T07:02:53Z")
Safelite windshield repair/replacement. Two guys who get positively giddy with happiness over getting a windshield crack. Then they get to go to Safelite! Lots of sound bites and quick cuts, no scene lasting longer than two seconds. And these two guys are so full of happy energy that they are over the top every step of the way. The commercial ends with the two singing the Safelite jingle out of harmony and off-key. I dunno. To me, a crack in my windshield means, “Oh crap!” instead of “Oh boy!” ---
**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:** [August 27, 2024, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/5852 "2024-08-27T12:42:34Z")
I’ve seen two commercials with these two ‘bros’. They are both so loud and screamy and I think the commercial is going for that Tic Toc demo. I can’t stand them. ---
**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:** [August 27, 2024, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/5853 "2024-08-27T13:00:05Z")
Agree. They’re going for that whole “influencer” thing. Annoysville. ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2024, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/5854 "2024-08-27T13:33:44Z")
That’s twice they’ve had to get their windshield fixed/replaced. I don’t think I’ll ride with them. ---
**Author:** ![K364](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/k364/32/5_2.png) [@K364](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/K364)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2024, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/5855 "2024-08-27T14:03:24Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > Haribo gummi bear commercial with the football players talking in kids voices weirds me out. I’ve only seen the version with execs in a board room talking in kids voices. They have been airing that endlessly for the last year up here in the Great White North. It’s not a bad concept (at least it seemed so the first fifty times) but the effect is kind of ruined because they use the same little kid’s voice for all four adults. ---
**Author:** ![Irishman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b487fb/32.png) [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2024, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/5856 "2024-08-27T14:05:32Z")
> [@DrDeth](#): > > Og holy fuck, what the hell were they thinking??? Apparently there’s an element of pushing boundaries, kinda like candy cigarettes or chewing tobacco style chewing gum. I don’t know all the reasons, but there are recipes going around to make your own Ride Tide pod candy. I suspect at least part of the motivation is the bright colors and fancy pattern. Looks a bit like elaborate lollipops. Then you add in the edginess of trying to look dangerous, whatever. I have no idea why the Tide pod challenge started, as I don’t follow these things and wasn’t aware of it. > [@Beckdawrek](#): > > Kids(young children) don’t need access to these things at all. Yes, but shit happens. People get sloppy, your college kid comes home to do laundry and spills one, whatever. The colors make it enticing. Make it less enticing. Doesn’t cost much to stop using bright colors. > [@Spoons](#): > > Safelite windshield repair/replacement. > > Two guys who get positively giddy with happiness over getting a windshield crack. Then they get to go to Safelite! Yeah, annoying as shit. Also, imagine that, a duo out to make Safelite commercials get a windshield crack. ---
**Author:** ![K364](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/k364/32/5_2.png) [@K364](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/K364)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2024, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/5857 "2024-08-27T14:06:50Z")
Also the Vrbo ads with sketchy people doing sketchy things as opposed to renters terrified that the host is going to show up. Gimme the hosted version. ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2024, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/5858 "2024-08-27T15:00:57Z")
> [@Irishman](#): > > I have no idea why the Tide pod challenge started, as I don’t follow these things and wasn’t aware of it. As I recall, it was originally a joke in The Onion. As in, “This is such an incredibly stupid idea that no one would ever do it.” Unfortunately, some people _are_ that stupid. ---
**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:** [August 27, 2024, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/5859 "2024-08-27T17:08:40Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > I think Flintstones vitamins are next on the chopping block. But then how will people avoid getting [hassled by asshole local cops](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a2jS8Lxq-M0)? ---
**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:** [August 27, 2024, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/5860 "2024-08-27T17:15:24Z")
> [@Spoons](#): > > The commercial ends with the two singing the Safelite jingle out of harmony and off-key. To add insult to injury, this is _in addition to_, not _instead of_, the already annoying end-of-commercial jingle. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2024, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/5861 "2024-08-27T19:55:42Z")
> [@Irishman](#): > > Also, imagine that, a duo out to make Safelite commercials get a windshield crack. Also I will point out that Safelite has terrible service. ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2024, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/5862 "2024-08-27T20:05:27Z")
Amen. I was on the road and got a chip in my windshield. I drove right to a Safelite shop and was told I need to make an appointment two weeks out. I finally did get the chip fixed at a different Safelite shop when I was off the road and not only did I get stuck in their waiting room for six hours, they fucked up the sensor calibrations. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2024, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/5863 "2024-08-27T20:18:53Z")
> [@Jack\_Batty](#): > > I was on the road and got a chip in my windshield. I drove right to a Safelite shop and was told I need to make an appointment two weeks out. I finally did get the chip fixed at a different Safelite shop when I was off the road and not only did I get stuck in their waiting room for six hours, they fucked up the sensor calibrations. Yikes! I can suggest America Glass. I consulted with them briefly, they fixed my chip for free. Came out the next day, fixed it quickly and I can barely see it. ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2024, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/5864 "2024-08-28T12:17:55Z")
I’m not sure this counts as a commercial, tho it’s an ad that runs frequently when I play freebie games on my tablet. A woman stands in front of her pantry that’s crammed with random groceries arranged in a haphazard fashion. Next thing we see, she’s pouring the contents of various boxes and bags into assorted clear containers resulting in an amazingly tidy pantry! Cool. Of course, she could have taken the sack of potatoes off the leaning pile of cereal boxes and generally just organized what was in there instead of spending a buttload of money on assorted plastic boxes.That’s what works for me. But maybe I’m missing something. ---
**Author:** ![Seanette](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/seanette/32/9139_2.png) [@Seanette](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Seanette)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2024, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/5865 "2024-08-28T13:02:32Z")
Honestly, I’m just hoping stuff’s labeled! Mistaking pancake mix for flour (for example) would not be good. I’ve seen one on Bored Panda where someone got so precious about her “aesthetic” in her kitchen that she had both the coffee beans and the somewhat similar looking pet food in UNLABELED glass jars, and they were both stored near the coffee equipment. Three guesses what her poor husband did first thing in the caffeine-deficient morning. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089.md?page=292) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089.md?page=294)