# 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:** 72
**Author:** ![nightshadea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7ba0ec/32.png) [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2019, 7:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/1424 "2019-12-01T07:11:38Z")
the edgelord Hasbro game commercials… where the point of monopoly is "teach them to use fake money before they get ahold of yours " and operation: doctors make a lot of money with a lot of both kinds of patience and patients … both are said in the most condescending and snotty way possible ---
**Author:** ![salinqmind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2019, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/1425 "2019-12-01T18:22:35Z")
> [@Dag\_Otto](#): > > The Chanel No. 5 [Snow Globe commercial](https://ispot.tv/a/Ztdq) can burn in hell. Not sure what annoys me more, the first 28 seconds or the last 2. Ghastly. Stunning to look at as it should be, but a really lame attempt to attract the spawn of the 1%…and what is that ‘song’? sounds like some guys with constipation, sitting in a bathroom. ---
**Author:** ![WolfpackJeep](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpackjeep/32/2921_2.png) [@WolfpackJeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WolfpackJeep)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2019, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/1426 "2019-12-01T20:51:24Z")
> [@salinqmind](#): > > sounds like some guys with constipation, sitting in a bathroom. It really does! 😃 First time I’ve seen that commercial, and for some reason I now have a strong desire to go find my sledgehammer. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Colossus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.colossus/32/9423_2.png) [@Dr.Colossus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Colossus)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2019, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/1427 "2019-12-02T18:47:27Z")
> [@Dag\_Otto](#): > > The Chanel No. 5 [Snow Globe commercial](https://ispot.tv/a/Ztdq) can burn in hell. Not sure what annoys me more, the first 28 seconds or the last 2. What did I just watch? ---
**Author:** ![tricoteuse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tricoteuse/32/4334_2.png) [@tricoteuse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tricoteuse)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2019, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/1428 "2019-12-02T20:42:42Z")
Perfume commercials in general drive me crazy. I get that it’s hard to sell a smell so you have to be creative but I don’t know which is worse, the impossibly beautiful people in improbable clothes whispering random nonsense, or the soft porn that makes even hunky nearly naked men annoying. ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2019, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/1429 "2019-12-02T21:00:32Z")
> [@Jackmannii](#): > > The woman featured in Hilton ads (who barges into other people’s conversations and puts cucumber slices on her eyelids) has for me supplanted the 30-something Sonic dunces and the LiMu emu for most obnoxious spokesperson/thing. For the sake of future searchability, that’s [Anna Kendrick](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0447695/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0). ---
**Author:** ![nightshadea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7ba0ec/32.png) [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2019, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/1430 "2019-12-03T12:22:28Z")
poshmark commercials where sellers are bragging how there somewhat used designer clothes netted them 10,000 dollars! but they never mention they probably spent 3-4 times that amount … ---
**Author:** ![nightshadea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7ba0ec/32.png) [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2019, 12:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/1431 "2019-12-03T12:23:29Z")
> [@tricoteuse](#): > > Perfume commercials in general drive me crazy. I get that it’s hard to sell a smell so you have to be creative but I don’t know which is worse, the impossibly beautiful people in improbable clothes whispering random nonsense, or the soft porn that makes even hunky nearly naked men annoying. the libre one is this years award winner … ---
**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:** [December 3, 2019, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/1432 "2019-12-03T15:05:46Z")
My current most hated is the [Carl’s JR Cheese Cheeked Burger Wolf.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P54f-8XquGo) That is one stupid annoying ad. HOOOOWWWWLL! ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2019, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/1433 "2019-12-03T15:19:27Z")
The Peloton commercial discussed earlier has been named [most disturbing horror film of the season](https://boingboing.net/2019/12/03/the-most-disturbing-horror-fil.html). ---
**Author:** ![Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/intergalactic_gladiator/32/112_2.png) [@Intergalactic\_Gladiator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Intergalactic_Gladiator)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2019, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/1434 "2019-12-03T16:46:02Z")
> [@KneadToKnow](#): > > The Peloton commercial discussed earlier has been named [most disturbing horror film of the season](https://boingboing.net/2019/12/03/the-most-disturbing-horror-fil.html). I just saw this article in AV Club about that very commercial: > **[This Peloton commercial needs to calm down](https://www.avclub.com/this-peloton-commercial-needs-to-calm-down-1840147803)** > > When looking for the perfect gift, it’s important to pick something that will rend the recipient’s mind asunder. A pair of slippers or a good book may be welcome in the moment, but before long they’ll be forgotten. A truly exceptional gift, on the... ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2019, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/1435 "2019-12-03T17:28:42Z")
MarketWatch, too: [Peloton’s viral ad captures a ‘116 lb woman’s YEARLONG fitness journey to becoming a 112 lb woman’](https://www.marketwatch.com/story/pelotons-viral-ad-captures-a-116-lb-womans-yearlong-fitness-journey-to-becoming-a-112-lb-woman-2019-12-02) ---
**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:** [December 3, 2019, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/1436 "2019-12-03T21:29:03Z")
> [@KneadToKnow](#): > > MarketWatch, too: [Peloton’s viral ad captures a ‘116 lb woman’s YEARLONG fitness journey to becoming a 112 lb woman’](https://www.marketwatch.com/story/pelotons-viral-ad-captures-a-116-lb-womans-yearlong-fitness-journey-to-becoming-a-112-lb-woman-2019-12-02) It’s her crazy eyes. her affect. She does not seem happy. More than the fact she 1) already looks in shape and 2) doesn’t look any different a year later, is the fact that she acts like she’s living in a Twilight Zone episode. “yes, honey, it’s a _good_ thing to ride the bike, A _very good_ thing!” ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Colossus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.colossus/32/9423_2.png) [@Dr.Colossus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Colossus)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2019, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/1437 "2019-12-03T21:31:35Z")
I’m so glad everyone else gets how weird this [commercial](https://twitter.com/StormTheCassell/status/1198790415165640705)is. ---
**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:** [December 3, 2019, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/1438 "2019-12-03T23:23:14Z")
It really is about 70% due to her face. The other 30% is the stupid premise. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Colossus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.colossus/32/9423_2.png) [@Dr.Colossus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Colossus)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2019, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/1439 "2019-12-04T22:16:57Z")
NBC’s Nightly News did a story on the Peloton commercial last night, and now my local news is covering it. I’d be surprised if they don’t drop it from the airwaves soon. ---
**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:** [December 5, 2019, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/1440 "2019-12-05T00:00:09Z")
> [@Dr.Colossus](#): > > NBC’s Nightly News did a story on the Peloton commercial last night, and now my local news is covering it. > > I’d be surprised if they don’t drop it from the airwaves soon. I was thinking that as well, but then again they are getting a lot of free publicity and exposure, and not everyone hates the commercial, either. There are probably a lot of people who never heard of their product before now seeing it on their news. I think they will let it run it’s course. ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2019, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/1441 "2019-12-05T00:07:50Z")
> [@snowthx](#): > > I was thinking that as well, but then again they are getting a lot of free publicity and exposure, and not everyone hates the commercial, either. There are probably a lot of people who never heard of their product before now seeing it on their news. I think they will let it run it’s course. [Peloton stock lost nearly a billion in value after releasing that creepy ad.](https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/pelotons-stock-price-plummet-wiped-942-million-market-value-holiday-ad-2019-12-1028737428) The stock drop isn’t necessarily tied to the commercial, of course, but I’m guessing there’s a lot of people on the Peloton board who are really, really looking for something to blame for that. ---
**Author:** ![Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eyebrows_0f_doom/32/3119_2.png) [@Eyebrows\_0f\_Doom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eyebrows_0f_Doom)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2019, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/1442 "2019-12-05T01:04:51Z")
I do not get all the uproar over the Pelaton commercial. It seems completely innocuous to me. ---
**Author:** ![WolfpackJeep](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpackjeep/32/2921_2.png) [@WolfpackJeep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WolfpackJeep)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2019, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089/1443 "2019-12-05T01:26:04Z")
I don’t know if I buy into the sexism angle, but the woman looks freakin’ terrified in her little selfie videos. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089.md?page=71) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/again-with-the-annoying-commercials/790089.md?page=73)