# Most Hated Commercials, Holiday Edition **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [November 20, 2015, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-hated-commercials-holiday-edition/738101 "2015-11-20T17:58:18Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**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:** [November 23, 2015, 6:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-hated-commercials-holiday-edition/738101/21 "2015-11-23T06:08:01Z")
> [@NDP](#): > > I’ll continue the Doper blackout on mentioning what I think the product’s name is but I must admit I haven’t seen the commercial. Just out of curiosity, isn’t this product now available year-round or am I thinking of another brand of small orange-colored citrus fruit? There’s a whole series of the things – each featuring a different [del]hellspawn[/del] darling little child. I’m pretty sure the tiny orange-colored citrus fruits being advertised are now available year-round, since I’m seeing the commercials year-round. ---
**Author:** ![Green\_Bean](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/green_bean/32/1760_2.png) [@Green\_Bean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Bean)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2015, 6:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-hated-commercials-holiday-edition/738101/22 "2015-11-23T06:20:52Z")
Diamond ads are always the worst. 1. your husband doesn’t love you unless he gets you whatever the diamond monopoly is saying is required this year. I think it’s a 2-diamond ring or something. 2. Chocolate diamonds. Seriously? Is anybody falling for this? It’s just a marketing ploy to get rid of all those gross brown diamonds nobody wanted. Who the hell wants brown diamonds? > [@sitchensis](#): > > [Incest coffee](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5Ir6CzxKl4) holy mother of god. :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Starving\_Artist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/aeb1de/32.png) [@Starving\_Artist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Starving_Artist)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2015, 6:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-hated-commercials-holiday-edition/738101/23 "2015-11-23T06:47:22Z")
> [@sitchensis](#): > > [Incest coffee](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5Ir6CzxKl4) LOL’d at one of the comments: Dad: “Honey, I think the kids are fucking again.” Mom: “Who cares, I smell coffee.” ---
**Author:** ![russian\_heel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f05b48/32.png) [@russian\_heel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/russian_heel)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2015, 7:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-hated-commercials-holiday-edition/738101/24 "2015-11-23T07:00:01Z")
> [@blondebear](#): > > Any car commercial that shows the vehicle in the driveway with a bow on it. LOL since the only people that would do this are billionaires trying to impress their mistresses, and they ain’t buying them Hondas . . . or rich parents buying their kids a new Mercedes as a graduation gift for when they start Princeton. ---
**Author:** ![Mighty\_Girl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7bcc69/32.png) [@Mighty\_Girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mighty_Girl)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2015, 7:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-hated-commercials-holiday-edition/738101/25 "2015-11-23T07:11:11Z")
All of them, but the jewelry ones are the worst. Ain’t buying nothing this Christmas, and even my 10 year old is fine with it (Only homemade gifts allowed, money goes to charity. We already have too much shit.). ---
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2015, 7:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-hated-commercials-holiday-edition/738101/26 "2015-11-23T07:13:12Z")
Jane Seymour’s pendants that are supposed to be linked hearts but they look like a butt. ---
**Author:** ![Mrs\_Ducky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrs_ducky/32/6227_2.png) [@Mrs\_Ducky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mrs_Ducky)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2015, 12:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-hated-commercials-holiday-edition/738101/27 "2015-11-23T12:21:33Z")
The Holiday Season hasn’t truly begun until you see the commercials for “The Clapper” and Chia Pets! ---
**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:** [November 23, 2015, 1:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-hated-commercials-holiday-edition/738101/28 "2015-11-23T13:11:04Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Jane Seymour’s pendants that are supposed to be linked hearts but they look like a butt. Definitely these! Cheesy, hokey, inane, insipid, and other such adjectives… Really, any ad that suggests only jewelry is an appropriate expression of love will set my teeth on edge. I admit my reaction is a bit over the top, since I rarely wear any adornments other than a plain gold wedding band and a $12 watch. Fortunately, my husband knows better than to buy me overpriced sparkly crap. I also hate the bow-on-the-car ads, especially the ones where the recipient will turn and lustfully eye the luxury car driving by after being given the keys to an econobox. _aaaarrrrgh!!_ ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2015, 2:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-hated-commercials-holiday-edition/738101/29 "2015-11-23T14:26:04Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Jane Seymour’s pendants that are supposed to be linked hearts but they look like a butt. _Open arse_, they’re called. ---
**Author:** ![GrumpyBunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bc8723/32.png) [@GrumpyBunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrumpyBunny)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2015, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-hated-commercials-holiday-edition/738101/30 "2015-11-23T14:47:43Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Jane Seymour’s pendants that are supposed to be linked hearts but they look like a butt. I think they look like a scrotum. ---
**Author:** ![YogSothoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/8edcca/32.png) [@YogSothoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YogSothoth)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2015, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-hated-commercials-holiday-edition/738101/31 "2015-11-23T16:51:15Z")
I think its Lexus that does those stupid commercials where either the husband or wife surprises the other with a new car wrapped in a giant red bow. The amount of saccharine mawkishness makes me physically cringe every time ---
**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:** [November 23, 2015, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-hated-commercials-holiday-edition/738101/32 "2015-11-23T17:01:02Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > There is a law involving who can and cannot pay for campaign ads, and the candidate’s own payments are those they endorse. It helps the campaign finance people keep tracking of who’s paying. It’s supposed to be a “good government” measure, on the rather optimistic theory that politicians would be embarrassed to actually put their names on “My opponent drinks the blood of cute kittens by the light of burning American flags” attack ads. ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2015, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-hated-commercials-holiday-edition/738101/33 "2015-11-23T18:05:09Z")
> [@DoggyDunnit](#): > > I harbor immense hatred for car commercials year-round. They are too damn common, and symbolize the severe car obsession here in the U.S. When I start seeing as many commercials for new and used bicycles, scooters, and motorcycles as I see for cars, I will know we have finally progressed as a country. > > This, combined with my disdain for commercialized Christmas, makes all holiday-themed car commercials qualify as the most hated for me. > > “Happy Honda Days” my plump black ass. Awwww… did somebody not get a bow on their new Lexus this year? 😛 Seriously, they drive me crazy too. ---
**Author:** ![leahcim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b4bc9f/32.png) [@leahcim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/leahcim)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2015, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-hated-commercials-holiday-edition/738101/34 "2015-11-23T18:35:49Z")
> [@Green\_Bean](#): > > 1. Chocolate diamonds. Seriously? Is anybody falling for this? It’s just a marketing ploy to get rid of all those gross brown diamonds nobody wanted. Who the hell wants brown diamonds? [QUOTE=Rick Kitchen] Jane Seymour’s pendants that are supposed to be linked hearts but they look like a butt. [/QUOTE] I suddenly see a use for these brown diamonds. ---
**Author:** ![zoltar7](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b38774/32.png) [@zoltar7](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoltar7)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2015, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-hated-commercials-holiday-edition/738101/35 "2015-11-23T18:40:29Z")
> [@Sahirrnee](#): > > Black Friday Woman > > [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2M-eSBVHA8](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2M-eSBVHA8) How is her race relevant? ---
**Author:** ![BeeGee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b5a626/32.png) [@BeeGee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BeeGee)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2015, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-hated-commercials-holiday-edition/738101/36 "2015-11-23T19:05:34Z")
> [@IvoryTowerDenizen](#): > > Not so much a commercial but a station break kind of thing. We get a cable channel called AWE which has lots of travel and “lifestyle” shows for wealthy people. I liked some of their travel info shows, However, last year they started putting commercials up saying how they were going to say Merry Christmas, not happy holidays, because war on Christmas or whatever. I mean, say Merry Christmas if you want, but don’t be an asshole about it. > > I don’t watch their channel anymore since they seem to hold my views in contempt. Speaking of being an asshole about it, I’m going to be. It’s not a commercial, but it is from a business. This time of year, I get hundreds of emails from the companies I use during the year wishing me Merry Christmas, Happy New Year, Happy Holidays, etc. Stop it. I want my business email address to be about BUSINESS. And business only. I am trying to get OUT of here for crying out loud. It will be much easier if I didn’t have to wade through 25 e-mails this morning from vendors wishing me a happy Thanksgiving. You know what I’m giving thanks for, Large Equipment Company in Atlanta? I’m giving thanks that I’m not dealing with your incompetent salesman who can’t even read his email correctly. You know how many emails I want from businesses that do not have to do with a specific order? Zero. Nada. None. Don’t. Fucking. Send it. And I swear to God, that if it sings, flashes, or looks like Thomas Kincaid painted it, I will find a way to give you NO business for the coming year. ---
**Author:** ![Sitnam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Sitnam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sitnam)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2015, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-hated-commercials-holiday-edition/738101/37 "2015-11-23T19:22:09Z")
Car and diamond ads are the worst. Especially when they’re targeted at spouses. It’s not a gift when the household has to make monthly payments on the thing and to subtly hint this new debt is the deepest show of affection is just the worst part of this season. Christmas music sucks, if it’s in the commercial it will also suck. ---
**Author:** ![Kimballkid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b5a626/32.png) [@Kimballkid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimballkid)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2015, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-hated-commercials-holiday-edition/738101/38 "2015-11-23T19:27:33Z")
> [@Sahirrnee](#): > > Black Friday Woman > > [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2M-eSBVHA8](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2M-eSBVHA8) > [@zoltar7](#): > > How is her race relevant? Is this a whoosh? ---
**Author:** ![Hopeful\_Crow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/da6949/32.png) [@Hopeful\_Crow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hopeful_Crow)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2015, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-hated-commercials-holiday-edition/738101/39 "2015-11-23T19:33:01Z")
Re: l **eahcim’s** comment. _smirk_ Brown butt diamonds! _smirk_ OK, got that over with. I heard once that chocolate diamonds are brown because they’re chock full of inclusions. So, if you want to get the opposite of a flawless diamond, get a chocolate one. Personally, I don’t think the color is all that attractive anyway. > [@NDP](#): > > I’ll continue the Doper blackout on mentioning what I think the product’s name is but I must admit I haven’t seen the commercial. Just out of curiosity, isn’t this product now available year-round or am I thinking of another brand of small orange-colored citrus fruit? I believe they are sold year-round now but I don’t think I’ve seen the commercials other than at Christmastime. Usually, I’m pretty good at tuning commercials out so **Jeep’s Phoenix** may be correct in that they air all year long. The times I’ve noticed them seem to be around this time of year, though, and they’ve really rubbed me the wrong way. And Jeep’s Phoenix is right, the brand name does make the premise all the worse. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2015, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-hated-commercials-holiday-edition/738101/40 "2015-11-23T19:37:12Z")
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