You know you’re going to walk around tomorrow thinking about how much you hate it too. That’s what made it so insidious; I hate it but I can recite the commercial years later.
Thanks for the wake up call. I promise to mend my ways.
I loathe prescription drug advertising anyway. :mad:
Not as irritating as the Charter salesman from Biloxi, Mississippi who called me and got a little aggressive. I said “no” to his pitch at least three times, and then when I refused to tell him what I used my internet for he asked more forcefully. Fucker. My only regret is that I hung up (and I’m normally polite even to these guys) instead of having fun and telling him I mostly used it for looking at scheisse porn.
Billy Mays was the shit. RIP.
Wow
Which means the ad agency achieved their goal.
The commercial isn’t bad, but just try and get the $29.99 rate for Charter’s “triple play.” Upsell is the word if you call them – it’s bait and switch. Nobody gets by for that rate, it’s just a teaser, and the copious taxes, installation and service fees aren’t accounted for. When the bill arrives, it’s likely to be more like $100.
Agree.
Imagine if they also made an erectile dysfunction drug.
I’ve only taken one marketing class in my life and that was 25 years ago. But in that class, the point was mad that if you see an ad that you don’t like, the most likely explanation is that you are not the target audience.
I was going to post the same thing.
1 8 7 7 Kars for Kids!
1 8 7 7 Kars for Kids!
1 8 7 7 Kars for Kids!
1 8 7 7 Kars for Kids!
1 8 7 7 Kars for Kids!
1 8 7 7 Kars for Kids!
Repeat ad nauseam or until you put your own eardrums out.
That one was hilarious if you went in and counted all of the penile imagery.
Make it a drinking game, and it’s even better.
I’d like to mention Louisville, Kentucky pawn shop owner Little John:
Do they even DO the ED commercials anymore?
They’re always cited in these threads, but I honestly couldn’t tell you the last time I saw one.
Now the most offensive-looking one are the three girls who are trimming their bushes. Which is goddamn hilarious.
They’re on during sports mostly, baseball games and football games is where I see them.
Is there a TV Kars for Kidz, too? I’ve only heard the radio ones and it’s far more annoying than the one posted by the OP. The original version of that song (or what I think is the original) has a particularly annoying attempt at vibrato when the man sings “kids.” It sounds like a sheep baa-ing to me. Drives me nuts. But like a moth to the flame, I can’t help but listen. Then there was the hilariously annoying “hard rock” version of the song, too. (Have I used the word “annoying” enough?) Actually, for those masochistic enough, here’s both versions.
Any commercial that’s like, “But, if you order now, we’ll send you a SECOND (XXXX) absolutely free! (Just pay a separate fee).” The people who make these commercials should get double kidney stones and four toothaches at the same time for six months straight! :eek:
I frequently see the one with the supposedly hot señorita the football jersey.
They should’ve hired Sofia [del]Viagra[/del] Veraga instead.
People keep saying this like it’s true, or like it means anything.
So what if we remember the entire commercial? We ain’t buying the product, ever! Remembering the commercial actually reinforces that we will never ever buy it.
How does that help the manufacturer? Ad agencies are snake oil salesmen.
Same here.
We watched an episode of Daria on MTV Sunday morning. It’s interesting - you see a completely different series of ads. Talk about a completely different target demographic!
This thread needs some uplift.
Here’s my current favorite commercial: - YouTube
The edited 15 second version is even better.
For those that don’t to watch it:
Two black dudes’ car is broken down.
An amish buggy pulls up and offers a kift.
One dude asks the amish guy: “So what’s life like without the internet”
Amish dude takes a bite of his Slim Jim and replies: “It’s alright. I just get pictures of your mom through the mail.”
Yes, the Slim Jim ad is actually worth watching. Fucking hilarious! Check out the look on the dude’s face in the back seat!
It’s interesting that most of the worst ads I know of I can’t call the company or in many cases even the product.