# Latest stupid commercial thread **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 23, 2012, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latest-stupid-commercial-thread/629102 "2012-07-23T02:40:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 14
**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2014, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latest-stupid-commercial-thread/629102/261 "2014-01-24T20:00:14Z")
How about those stupid Dewar’s commercials where the beautiful Claire Forlani affects a thick Scottish accent and is always pissed off and talking about some poor schlub named Angus? There’s been a new one in the last couple of months. ---
**Author:** ![Tess](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e480ec/32.png) [@Tess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tess)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2014, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latest-stupid-commercial-thread/629102/262 "2014-01-24T22:57:08Z")
> [@Mister\_Rik](#): > > I wish y’all would look up these commercials on YouTube and provide links so I’d know which commercials you’re on about. [Here](http://www.ispot.tv/ad/72Se/eliquis-reasons)ya go. ---
**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:** [January 25, 2014, 9:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latest-stupid-commercial-thread/629102/263 "2014-01-25T09:49:59Z")
I saw one this evening for what appeared to be a cheap mobile service provider – MetroPC or something like that. It featured some guy kicking a purple ball around; the tagline was “the power of the period”. :smack: Seriously, guys??? You don’t have any women in your marketing department, do you? ---
**Author:** ![Fionn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a587f6/32.png) [@Fionn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fionn)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2014, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latest-stupid-commercial-thread/629102/264 "2014-01-25T14:46:46Z")
I always feel sorry for the poor low-level schlub in some credit card commercial deluding himself that using his own personal credit card to buy donuts for the office will give him something over the bigwigs who will be at the office while he’s at the beach. I wish there was a follow-up commercial where he explained his plan to coworkers in the break room, who laugh heartily and explain that bigwigs have a thing called vacation time where they can use their larger salaries to go wherever the hell they want. ---
**Author:** ![August\_West](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/august_west/32/18069_2.png) [@August\_West](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/August_West)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2014, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latest-stupid-commercial-thread/629102/265 "2014-01-27T16:15:32Z")
Lots of commercials lately for Prego that say something like “People that eat Ragu prefer Prego”. Wow, what an endorsement! Do people who eat garbage prefer Prego, too? I am really impressed that Prego is possibly slightly better than the worst sludge ever marketed as “spaghetti sauce”! ---
**Author:** ![August\_West](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/august_west/32/18069_2.png) [@August\_West](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/August_West)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2014, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latest-stupid-commercial-thread/629102/266 "2014-01-27T16:17:08Z")
**Fionn** , I’ve been wondering where that guy learned his economics, too. “Hey, if I spend $25 a day on doughnuts, I’ll get 2% of that back to spend on a vacation!” ---
**Author:** ![Tess](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e480ec/32.png) [@Tess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tess)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2014, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latest-stupid-commercial-thread/629102/267 "2014-01-27T16:43:14Z")
> [@August\_West](#): > > **Fionn** , I’ve been wondering where that guy learned his economics, too. > > “Hey, if I spend $25 a day on doughnuts, I’ll get 2% of that back to spend on a vacation!” I think he’s supposed to get reimbursed once he turns in receipts, but he could still save more money by putting nothing on a credit card and avoiding interest and fees. ---
**Author:** ![Morbo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/morbo/32/389_2.png) [@Morbo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morbo)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2014, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latest-stupid-commercial-thread/629102/268 "2014-01-27T18:40:32Z")
So there’s this new [Febreze commercial](http://www.ispot.tv/ad/7ftc/febreze-air-effects-jessica), where for once I must admit I don’t think the person they visit is an actor. Or if she is, then I guess they made a conscious decision to have her pretend to be a crazy person, who might be on Meth. My favorite part is when she admits she hasn’t cleaned her litter box in this tiny apartment for **two weeks**. ---
**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:** [January 27, 2014, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latest-stupid-commercial-thread/629102/269 "2014-01-27T19:36:20Z")
> [@Morbo](#): > > So there’s this new [Febreze commercial](http://www.ispot.tv/ad/7ftc/febreze-air-effects-jessica), where for once I must admit I don’t think the person they visit is an actor. Or if she is, then I guess they made a conscious decision to have her pretend to be a crazy person, who might be on Meth. My favorite part is when she admits she hasn’t cleaned her litter box in this tiny apartment for **two weeks**. Ha, I told my wife “At this point, that poor cat is digging holes in shit to bury more shit” ---
**Author:** ![Kimballkid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b5a626/32.png) [@Kimballkid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimballkid)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2014, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latest-stupid-commercial-thread/629102/270 "2014-01-27T20:55:08Z")
Shoulda made Jessica stick her head in the box and take a big ole whiff. It’s gotta be worse than an outhouse on a hot summer day in there. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2014, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latest-stupid-commercial-thread/629102/271 "2014-01-27T21:12:47Z")
> [@Tess](#): > > I think he’s supposed to get reimbursed once he turns in receipts, but he could still save more money by putting nothing on a credit card and avoiding interest and fees. Actually, charging stuff to a CC with a good rebate points system, then paying it off in full every month can work. Assuming they give him his reimbursements fast enough, this could be a nice way of “earning” a extra $50/mo. Usually considered tax free too- ymmv. ---
**Author:** ![Wheelz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wheelz/32/5718_2.png) [@Wheelz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wheelz)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2014, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latest-stupid-commercial-thread/629102/272 "2014-01-28T19:46:41Z")
Had to chime in about [this one](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2R6yatAFDc) that’s been bugging me lately. For 100 calories, you could either eat this small handful of potato chips, or this enormous bowl of broccoli! Okay, show of hands, who still wants the potato chips? Then the tag line: “When managing your weight, bigger is always better.” Wha? Really? Well, then, I guess I’m off to get me one of those 32-scoop sundaes served in a sink! ---
**Author:** ![Magiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4491bb/32.png) [@Magiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Magiver)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2014, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latest-stupid-commercial-thread/629102/273 "2014-01-29T05:46:06Z")
> [@Wheelz](#): > > Had to chime in about [this one](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C2R6yatAFDc) that’s been bugging me lately. > > For 100 calories, you could either eat this small handful of potato chips, or this enormous bowl of broccoli! Okay, show of hands, who still wants the potato chips? potato chips please. You’d have a better chance with a Greek salad with broccoli then that cooked pile of steaming vomit in the commercial. I had to take a swig of soda to get the taste of that image out of my mind. ---
**Author:** ![NDP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ndp/32/55_2.png) [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2014, 6:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latest-stupid-commercial-thread/629102/274 "2014-01-29T06:52:28Z")
> [@Magiver](#): > > potato chips please. You’d have a better chance with a Greek salad with broccoli then that cooked pile of steaming vomit in the commercial. I had to take a swig of soda to get the taste of that image out of my mind. Oh, that bowl of steamed broccoli isn’t so bad. Nothing a bit of cheese or some ranch dressing couldn’t solve. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2014, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latest-stupid-commercial-thread/629102/275 "2014-01-29T17:10:09Z")
Cooked broccoli is nasty and you lose have the vitamins. Raw, please. ---
**Author:** ![Laggard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/9de053/32.png) [@Laggard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Laggard)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2014, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latest-stupid-commercial-thread/629102/276 "2014-01-29T17:25:28Z")
There’s a commercial for KFC where a woman says “who knew KFC was open for lunch?” She’s almost incredulous ---
**Author:** ![Laggard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/9de053/32.png) [@Laggard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Laggard)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2014, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latest-stupid-commercial-thread/629102/277 "2014-01-29T17:30:57Z")
> [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](#): > > A bunch of well dressed guys meet a private jet at the airport, and a well dressed black guy and his well dressed entourage hit Las Vegas, where scores of beautiful women moisten their panties at the sight of them. You know they’re cool because one of them is wearing a Frank Sinatra hat. I guess it’s assumed that everybody knows who these people are, but like the commercial featuring zoom zoom racecar drivers, I haven’t a clue. There was a similar one a year ago or so from some top-shelf vodka. A group of well dressed GQ types enter a very busy club through the kitchen. They then walk past a stage where the singer waves hello to them. These two things done just so we will know how in and cool they are and if you drink this crap you will also be in and cool. ---
**Author:** ![AuntiePam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2014, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latest-stupid-commercial-thread/629102/278 "2014-01-29T17:51:16Z")
Don’t know if it’s been mentioned yet, but what’s up with the ad where the two guys disappear into beanbag chairs? I think it’s for a fast food franchise. What’s the message? ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2014, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latest-stupid-commercial-thread/629102/279 "2014-01-29T18:04:44Z")
> [@Laggard](#): > > There was a similar one a year ago or so from some top-shelf vodka. A group of well dressed GQ types enter a very busy club through the kitchen. They then walk past a stage where the singer waves hello to them. These two things done just so we will know how in and cool they are and if you drink this crap you will also be in and cool. She’s not waving “hello” to them, she’s waving “hello” to their money after they pay 10X too much for “Premium vodka”. ---
**Author:** ![Accidental\_Martyr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ce7236/32.png) [@Accidental\_Martyr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Accidental_Martyr)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2014, 6:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latest-stupid-commercial-thread/629102/280 "2014-01-29T18:11:27Z")
> [@AuntiePam](#): > > Don’t know if it’s been mentioned yet, but what’s up with the ad where the two guys disappear into beanbag chairs? I think it’s for a fast food franchise. What’s the message? It’s a Little Caesars Pizza commercial but I don’t understand the getting sucked into the beanbags either. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latest-stupid-commercial-thread/629102.md?page=13) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/latest-stupid-commercial-thread/629102.md?page=15)