The Farmer’s Insurance commercial with J.K. Simmons who tells the customer to “know the gaps” in their car insurance policy.
First, the ad is actually hostile toward Farmer’s – why did they sell me a policy that had big “gaps” in coverage?
Second, the damage incurred by the car rolling down a hill is all damage that is covered by comprehensive policies – maybe it’s a $500 of $1000 deductible, so why would someone buy gap insurance for an accident that is covered by regular insurance? Again, negative advertising for Farmer’s.
There are different levels of coverage, from pure liability to other drivers to comprehensive vehicle replacement. The details are decisions you make when you pick your coverage, but you might not recall the specifics of what you chose months/years later.
The kids are saying things like “these are not the droids you are looking for” and the father starts to say “Luke, I am your father” but the mother shushes him. WTF? Is he not really their father?
I really really can’t stand Alex Trebek on those stupid feckin life lock commercials. I wish I could reach into the TV, grab him by the collar, get close enough to spray spit on him while shouting, “YOU FUCKIN TOOL!!!”
And once I’ve done that I’m going after Matt McCoy. When he says, “even walk your dog”, I wana grab the hand he does that jagass gesture with, rip it off, and slap
Him with it.
“Hi, I’m Matt M’fuckin’coy, how long have you had your car insurance”.
And why doesn’t he smile with both sides of his face?..Stroke?..maybe, but not the physical ailment. And I don’t even wana get started on the consumer cellular ones. “IIII went to sears”. WTF
What, did you know him from before yesterday when he joined?
Anyway, he got the commercial wrong. It’s rate lock that Colonial Penn has Alex hawking. Life Lock is a different service entirely, with Rudy Giuliani spokespersoning for it.
Roderick Femm mentioned another Mazda commercial, which reminded me of this one.
I’m a divorced guy with no kids, and even I find the implications of that last line to be pretty “What the fuck, ad agency dudes?!?”-inspiring. (I guess “wives” and “children” are like those alien pods from Invasion of the Body Snatchers.)
I was so happy to find this forum and I joined just so I could vent about the annoying new Land Rover commercial. It’s called “The Crossing” and features a dog-sledding girl who comes upon a river she can’t cross. Someone (her husband? a cute stranger?) comes along with a Land Rover. The girl shakes her head like “Omigod. However am I supposed to dog-sled over this river? Whatever shall I do?” like it’s a typical problem that most girls have. Like she just got a flat or something. Then she and the dogs and the sled get in the car, and the guy drives through the icy river. I have so much hatred for this commercial that I can barely formulate the words to express myself. It is so far-fetched. A girl dog-sledding in the middle of nowhere? A guy driving through a snowy field with nothing around for miles? An SUV, that is not a Duck Tour bus, that can easily drive through a river? If anyone can actually relate to this commercial and it inspires them to buy this really expensive car, then send them to me. So I can slap them.:mad:
Exactly why are they advertising? Are they recruiting? Do they just want us to know they’re still around? Do they just want to annoy us? I understand institutional advertising, but these are just dumb