Adverts that irritate and entertain

Ant · Tue 11 Aug, 2009 23.11

Anyone missing the singing Halifax adverts?

Weirdly, I am. Help me.

Gavin Scott · Fri 14 Aug, 2009 10.46

Ant wrote:Anyone missing the singing Halifax adverts?

Weirdly, I am. Help me.

*SLAP*

There there. I hope you feel better.

The award for the advert that should be the worst but somehow isn't is "Oven Pride" - a caustic-soda-in-a-bag thing for cleaning the wire racks in your oven.

The man and woman in it are mugging and overacting like crazy. I should find it TERRIBLE, yet it makes me smile as the chap is funny.

Andrew Wood · Fri 14 Aug, 2009 11.24

Branching in to trailers, I liked this the first couple of times.

Sput · Fri 14 Aug, 2009 22.26

That toothpaste one that talks about acids wearing away enamel at the moment is particularly grating on me as it employs Authoritative Looking Man, who is introduced by a very subtle caption (there for precisely 1 second, presumably the legal minimum time) that identifies him as not a dentist but a "customer adviser" for GSK, who make the toothpaste.

Chie · Fri 14 Aug, 2009 22.40

Can we do print advertising?

I saw a KFC advert on a bus stop today. At the top it says '99p' in big letters, with a photo of some form of food, and then it says 'Oh good, your mouth's already wide open'. Which I just thought was clever really...

Chie · Sat 15 Aug, 2009 02.00

VW Passat.

When you feel down, try: positive thinking...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qW1JFvvlMgk

If that man's just been made redundant then it looks like he's going to have to flog that shiny new Volkswagen anyway - and the private plate! He won't be so fucking smug then.

The dancing sheep are the only redeeming thing about that advert. They might as well have gone the whole hog and used 'always look on the bright side of life'. I actually would've prefered that though, I think.

James H · Sat 15 Aug, 2009 08.18

Oh now you see I really like that advert. It's a snatch of hope in a world of push push push sell sell product information push push ASDA are cheaper than TESCO the cunts push push push. Those things (with, bizzarely, "Who Do You Think You Are Kidding Mr Hitler" as a theme tune - yes, Tesco, Morrisons and Sainsburys all advocate the mass slaughter of Jews!) irritate me so much.

Pete · Sat 15 Aug, 2009 08.24

I rather like it too, and if I'm not mistaken all car ads have such number plates, to avoid placement, date and possibly so they can be used in Ireland too?

Invent Meridian · Sat 15 Aug, 2009 09.12

James H wrote:Oh now you see I really like that advert. It's a snatch of hope in a world of push push push sell sell product information push push ASDA are cheaper than TESCO the cunts push push push. Those things (with, bizzarely, "Who Do You Think You Are Kidding Mr Hitler" as a theme tune - yes, Tesco, Morrisons and Sainsburys all advocate the mass slaughter of Jews!) irritate me so much.

I think those sheep are quite scary! They could have made them look a bit more realistic.

As for the 'saving you money every day' (what a rubbish slogan) ASDA adverts, in the past month they have used the Billy Childish version of 'Who do you think you are kidding Mr. Hitler?', a terrible remix of the famous ASDA jingle and a remixed version of the 'Top Cat' theme tune.

To ASDA Marketing Executives.
Just face it. Everyone knows the traditional 'That's ASDA Price!' adverts with the double pocket tap (or should that be slap?) and the jingle, even in 'the making of the adverts' video you have posted on your 'SavingYouMoneyTV' youtube channel one of your staff was singing the traditional slogan. So just bring it back and more people will go to ASDA. Stop showing the 'price comparing' adverts because if you say you are cheaper than someone noone will believe you and they go straight to Tesco. Open up some convienience shops and don't say they are not profitable after a year because that is not long enough to decide in. Go back to your roots and understand that your trying to turn into Walmart and that you are British.
With Thanks,
The Southerner

For everyone here on Metropol, here is the current ASDA jingle!
http://up.metropol247.co.uk/The_Souther ... Jingle.mp3

Sput · Sat 15 Aug, 2009 14.25

Blackberry loves U2.

Several things strike me about this advert.
1. With the choice of song it's unimaginably pompous
2. What's the point? Is it trying to say blackberrys are music players? It doesn't really give an indication.
3. Blackberry has shit taste if it loves U2

Gavin Scott · Sat 15 Aug, 2009 14.49

Sput wrote:Blackberry loves U2.

Several things strike me about this advert.
1. With the choice of song it's unimaginably pompous
2. What's the point? Is it trying to say blackberrys are music players? It doesn't really give an indication.
3. Blackberry has shit taste if it loves U2

Well if you're young and like to parade yourself drunkenly singing along with Pink, you like T Mobile.

If you've got fashion hair and a pseudo conscience you will Rockcorp yourself with Orange.

And if you're 30 odd, enjoy ageing rock bands from your youth because it makes you feel hip, and have an inexcusable need to have your fucking work emails at your fingertips - then use Blackberry.

That's what its saying to me.