# Commercials that you hate **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 25, 2010, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-that-you-hate/551419 "2010-08-25T17:00:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![SciFiSam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/47e85d/32.png) [@SciFiSam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SciFiSam)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2010, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-that-you-hate/551419/81 "2010-08-27T04:48:29Z")
The UK [Halifax](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wx-uzW4AWa4) adverts. The worst thing about them is that they’re teeth-grindingly rage-inducing from the very first nanosecond, so no matter how quick you are with the remote, you still hear it. You also really need to change channel rather than just mute it, because the people in the ads are - for no particular reason - the most annoying people in the entire world ever. This opinion is apparently shared by most of the UK populace. There’s been a follow-up ad which is just as bad. I’ve now got to the point where I don’t actually want to kill everyone around me when that ad comes on, but I really hope I never meet anyone from those ads. A while back, there were some obnoxious ads for the Viva TV channel, and I loathed them almost as much. A couple of weeks ago I happened to walk past the bloke who was in them and I actually lost control - in the sense that my body stopped me walking and my fists curled in automatic rage. I didn’t do anything, of course, but my body actually reacted without me thinking ‘oh, that’s the annoying ‘up your Viva!’ bloke, isn’t it?’ FWIW, he was also jumping around, laughing like someone on a TV show who’s been hired purely for their annoying laugh, and grinning while throwing rubbish over his friend (no cameras around; this was just him) and I highly doubt he was going to hang around to pick the rubbish up - so the rage wasn’t purely due to the ads. But it started that way. ---
**Author:** ![Markxxx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5daacb/32.png) [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2010, 6:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-that-you-hate/551419/82 "2010-08-27T06:53:26Z")
Any AT&T commerical is horrible. Right after Mr Obama was elected suddenly their commercials were all about black yuppies. Now they got one with a pathetic kid, who clearly is looking at computer porn and his mom says “I know what he’s up to.” Mum says “How’s your homework” and the kid stares into the camera with a stupid look replying “It’s coming along.” and you just know from the shrill in his voice as he answers he was orgasming as he said it. Then his mother is like “I know what he’s up to.” And you just know she’s thinking, “I didn’t think that nerd would even be able to make friends on a computer, that’s why I’m grateful.” Then she actually says something along the lines like “That leave ME more time.” Yeah heavenforbid you should spend any time with your teen aged kid. Everyone knows teens never get into trouble when left alone 🙂 Then there are those STUPID yogurt commericals where the lady always says “Mmm raspberry cheesecake” and goes PAST the raspberry cheesecake to get the yogurt that has rasberry cheescake FLAVOUR. First of all NO ONE EVER SAYS “raspberry cheesecake” to refer to yogurt. NO ONE EVER refers to yogurt by it’s flavour name. What are we supposed to believe if instead of raspberry cheesecake FLAVOURED yogurt there was only plain or vanilla yogurt she’d say “Mmm Plain.” or “mmm vanilla”? Let’s not forget the CLEAR commercial for Internet with the fat guy Jeff. OK I understand you’re chubby because you ride around in a cab all day 'cause you work constantly. Fine but you HAVE NO TEETH. Where’s this guy’s teeth? What’s the point of this commercial. If I have clear Internet I can substitute time with my kid for saying hi on the computer. ---
**Author:** ![Nan\_Sequitur](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/e36b37/32.png) [@Nan\_Sequitur](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nan_Sequitur)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2010, 7:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-that-you-hate/551419/83 "2010-08-27T07:11:51Z")
> [@kenobi\_65](#): > > I’m just excited that we’re 40 posts into this thread, and no one has mentioned a single ad from my agency. 😉 Unless you produced the ads for Enzyte or Posti-vac, you are still safe. ---
**Author:** ![amarinth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3be4f8/32.png) [@amarinth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarinth)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2010, 7:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-that-you-hate/551419/84 "2010-08-27T07:52:56Z")
The Target “Free to Be You and Me” ad. I had that album when I was growing up, everyone my age had that album. It was supposed to be about how when we grew up, we could do whatever we wanted to - free from the constraints of predefined gender roles. The world was going to be a beautiful place, full of liberty and friendship and equality and all of the rest of that mid-70s stuff. And Target is using it to hawk conspicuous consumerism. I hate that commercial. ---
**Author:** ![Jophiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jophiel/32/66_2.png) [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2010, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-that-you-hate/551419/85 "2010-08-27T14:02:24Z")
> [@Markxxx](#): > > Then there are those STUPID yogurt commericals where the lady always says “Mmm raspberry cheesecake” and goes PAST the raspberry cheesecake to get the yogurt that has rasberry cheescake FLAVOUR. First of all NO ONE EVER SAYS “raspberry cheesecake” to refer to yogurt. NO ONE EVER refers to yogurt by it’s flavour name. Or her saying “I had Key Lime pie for lunch!” as her husband paws past the yogurt in his vain quest to find the pie. As I say to my wife “Ha-ha.. it’s funny because the man she pledged her life to in marriage is an imbecile man-child.” ---
**Author:** ![Wile\_E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c37758/32.png) [@Wile\_E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wile_E)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2010, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-that-you-hate/551419/86 "2010-08-27T17:28:10Z")
What’s worse is the imbecile man-child who is bragging on the phone to his friend about all the desserts he’s been eating and still managing to lose weight. Then wifey shows him the yogurt container. The doofus apparently didn’t notice all those desserts he’s been eating have the consistency of yogurt and are served in a yogurt container. ---
**Author:** ![SpasticKitty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ebca7d/32.png) [@SpasticKitty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpasticKitty)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2010, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-that-you-hate/551419/87 "2010-08-27T18:14:51Z")
I actually like the Cowboys/Redskins Direct TV ad, but only because the dog’s name is “Troy Barkman.” Tee hee 😃 I thought the Green Bay ad was funny as well, but I too was a little confused about this made-up rivalry between the Packers and 49ers. I haven’t had the chance to see any of the other ads, but I would like to see one featuring Steelers/Browns. And I agree that the iPhone commercials are nauseating. I change the channel whenever one comes on. ---
**Author:** ![BlinkingDuck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/eada6e/32.png) [@BlinkingDuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlinkingDuck)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2010, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-that-you-hate/551419/88 "2010-08-27T19:00:03Z")
> [@Wile\_E](#): > > What’s worse is the imbecile man-child who is bragging on the phone to his friend about all the desserts he’s been eating and still managing to lose weight. Then wifey shows him the yogurt container. The doofus apparently didn’t notice all those desserts he’s been eating have the consistency of yogurt and are served in a yogurt container. He’s a white male. They are all dufuses. ---
**Author:** ![hellpaso](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ecae2f/32.png) [@hellpaso](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hellpaso)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2010, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-that-you-hate/551419/89 "2010-08-27T19:08:47Z")
I hate the one where the children are “playing doctor” with the (obviously) little brother and he is given a prescription for more fiber in his cereal. The little guy looks so sweet and innocent–he trustingly accepts the cereal, with no way of knowing he’s gonna be doubled up shitting his little brains out soon. Agh! ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2010, 8:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-that-you-hate/551419/90 "2010-08-28T08:30:51Z")
I have a burning hatred for Cialis ads. A couple is busy painting or doing dishes and then suddenly they are outside and ready to have sex because apparently when you become middle-aged you can no longer have sex inside. My favorite is the one in the kitchen where it looks like the pipes are broken. Their kitchen is flooding, they’re up to their ankles in water and they decide that this is the ideal time for sex. Then, to make things worse, they end up taking baths in separate bathtubs outside because apparently they can’t even stand to be in physical contact with each other except for the sex. ---
**Author:** ![CanvasShoes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/74df32/32.png) [@CanvasShoes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CanvasShoes)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2010, 8:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-that-you-hate/551419/91 "2010-08-28T08:48:58Z")
Mostly the older ones bugged me, THIS one in particular. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/IF3A3u2hYL4/hqdefault.jpg "Pearl Drops Commercial") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IF3A3u2hYL4) They don’t show it very well in the youtube, but all that falls out of her grocery sack is a frozen dinner and an orange or something. So it’s not as if the guy actually destroyed her dinner or something… Then there were the Charlie and Enjoli commercials. Grrrrrrrrr,:mad: talk about condescending. [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Sn8H42FZcI) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/4X4MwbVf5OA/hqdefault.jpg "Retro Enjoli commercial") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4X4MwbVf5OA) Annoying. You kids don’t know what’s a bad commercial! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2010, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-that-you-hate/551419/92 "2010-08-28T12:36:18Z")
Do Staples still have that moron screaming _That’s a low price?_ I have vowed off staples because of it. ---
**Author:** ![drastic\_quench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e36b37/32.png) [@drastic\_quench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drastic_quench)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2010, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-that-you-hate/551419/93 "2010-08-28T16:38:38Z")
> [@Corner\_Case](#): > > > [@Snooooopy](#): > > > > That one pisses me off because, after the first few times I saw it, I started noticing a big-ass disclaimer about how the product technically doesn’t give you a SUGAR crash. It looks like the misleading jerks got a phone call from the government requesting a little clarification. > > > > But it’s also kind of amusing because MY 2:30 feeling is “It’s almost time for me to go to work.” > > If you read the small print you see it also says it contains the same amount of caffeine as a cup of coffee, while the spoken ad discounts the employees getting a cup of coffee as a stop-gap maneuver. The stuff works for me, and it’s not because it has a coffee cup’s worth of caffeine. I’ve driven 16 hours stopping only three times for gas and restroom breaks using 5 hour Energy. The first six hours were just me and two of those little shots, taken at five hour intervals, got me ten more hours down the road. Two cups of coffee can’t do that. ---
**Author:** ![Justin\_Bailey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/justin_bailey/32/8792_2.png) [@Justin\_Bailey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Bailey)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2010, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-that-you-hate/551419/94 "2010-08-28T17:27:48Z")
> [@Student\_Driver](#): > > > [@Maiira](#): > > > > Really, any ad that shows kids being excited to start school just seems so phony to me. I much prefer [this](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fwcYbo7pjto) ad, which is not only more honest in terms of how kids (and parents) feel about back-to-school, but also because the holiday tune is used so brilliantly. > > Liked the commercial, but the end tag of “…experts since 1986…” for the company just made me feel old. Want to feel old? That commercial started airing when I was in high school (my mom loved it because it made my sister and I so despresed). I graduated 11 years ago. So the kids in the commercial are probably entering their _senior year of college_ in a few days. And put me down for hating “Do you have that 2:30 feeling?” No! No I don’t! If you’re getting exhausted at 2:30, especially after taking a lunch around 12 or 1, you should go see a doctor because you’re probably dying! Gah! ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2010, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-that-you-hate/551419/95 "2010-08-28T17:44:14Z")
> [@Khadaji](#): > > Do Staples still have that moron screaming _That’s a low price?_ I have vowed off staples because of it. Yep. Aauugghhh… :rolleyes: And Flo’s been so overplayed now (I don’t think there’s been a new ad in the series in months) that I can no longer stand her, at all. ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2010, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-that-you-hate/551419/96 "2010-08-28T17:55:25Z")
Every time I see a thread like this, I give thanks that I abandoned cable and broadcast television eight years ago. ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2010, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-that-you-hate/551419/97 "2010-08-30T01:52:14Z")
Sears: “Where other hammers don’t dream of going, this hammer goes every day.” Me: In other universes where hammers dream, this might be a decent commercial. Oh, and those Keith Stone commercials can all go away, though I do like Kiki, the smokin’ hot brunette stuck in the tree. ---
**Author:** ![MOIDALIZE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e274bd/32.png) [@MOIDALIZE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MOIDALIZE)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2010, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-that-you-hate/551419/98 "2010-08-30T02:04:07Z")
I hate those Keith Stone commercials too. Putting aside how completely unimpressive to women walking around with a case of Keystone Light cans is, he comes across to me as the low-budget, filthy hesher version of the Old Spice guy. He certainly doesn’t make me think “smooth with the ladies.” More like “a rusty Camaro with crumpled empties littering the floor.” ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2010, 3:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-that-you-hate/551419/99 "2010-08-30T03:17:46Z")
I think they want Keystone to be the beer of choice for trailer trash. ---
**Author:** ![BlankSlate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blankslate/32/80_2.png) [@BlankSlate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlankSlate)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2010, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-that-you-hate/551419/100 "2010-08-30T03:26:22Z")
> [@Dung\_Beetle](#): > > The AT&T commercial with the bolts of orange silk rolling down the buildings. The visual is actually pretty cool, and I’d like the commercial if it wasn’t for that whiny song. The lyrics totally piss me off because they don’t make any sense, and then the song gets stuck in my head. > > I searched around before I posted this and learned that it’s part of an actual song by some guy named Nick Drake, and it’s been spliced together, which is why it doesn’t make sense. (Day once dawned/and it was beautiful/Look see the sights/that you li-yi-yi-yike) Ugh. Well, it doesn’t make me like the damn commercial any better! I like that song, but I like a lot of Drake’s stuff. I can’t believe he died in 1974…some of his stuff sounds like it could have come out last year. My big WTF when I saw the ad was: Christo is doing commercials? I don’t think they added the disclaimer until later on, and if so, how could they not have realized what it looked like. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-that-you-hate/551419.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/commercials-that-you-hate/551419.md?page=6)