Adverts that irritate and entertain

Philip · Tue 22 Dec, 2009 13.43

Chie wrote:I saw a new Crunchy Nut advert this lunchtime which is just mortifying. I can't believe an advertising agency actually thought that would be a good idea.

That's been on for a while now actually. Little to no complaints for it.

Gavin Scott · Tue 22 Dec, 2009 13.44

Chie wrote:
Gavin Scott wrote:Hardly. Vulgarity would be someone already rich lighting a cigar with a tenner.

It's supposed to be aspirational.
I find it confusing though. The ad is about buying someone a scratchcard as a gift for Christmas. Why would anyone aspire to do that? I'd be narked if I bought someone a scratchcard and they went and won £500, let alone a million. Can you imagine.

I think its a nice idea myself, and in fact I would be happy to find one in a card. In essence you're sending someone a chance of winning a fortune, instead of a plain old card.

What's to be confused about?

Philip · Tue 22 Dec, 2009 13.47

Gavin Scott wrote:
Chie wrote:
Gavin Scott wrote:Hardly. Vulgarity would be someone already rich lighting a cigar with a tenner.

It's supposed to be aspirational.
I find it confusing though. The ad is about buying someone a scratchcard as a gift for Christmas. Why would anyone aspire to do that? I'd be narked if I bought someone a scratchcard and they went and won £500, let alone a million. Can you imagine.
I think its a nice idea myself, and in fact I would be happy to find one in a card. In essence you're sending someone a chance of winning a fortune, instead of a plain old card.

What's to be confused about?

I think he's confused about why anybody would want to give the gift of winning a million for Christmas, when they could get it for themselves.

Gavin Scott · Tue 22 Dec, 2009 13.49

Philip wrote:I think he's confused about why anybody would want to give the gift of winning a million for Christmas, when they could get it for themselves.

Because its a charitable, nice thing to do.

Oh yes - I get why that might be confusing now.

Philip · Tue 22 Dec, 2009 13.56

Gavin Scott wrote:
Philip wrote:I think he's confused about why anybody would want to give the gift of winning a million for Christmas, when they could get it for themselves.
Because its a charitable, nice thing to do.

Oh yes - I get why that might be confusing now.

It's a bit selfish of Chie - if I had won the million I would share it with my family or friends, especially the member who had given me the scratchcard.

Sput · Tue 22 Dec, 2009 18.45

Anyway, away from Chie's baffling dictats about what is and isn't appropriate...

Armani Diamond. PLEASE MAKE THAT FUCKING WOMAN WAIL LOUDER

Chie · Thu 24 Dec, 2009 07.50

It's a crazy crazy world, crazy crazy world, crazy crazy world. we. live in.

Make it stop.

Chie · Wed 30 Dec, 2009 07.06

In a neon rainbowwww, a neon rainbowwww-ow-ow-owwww

Not this again.

Gavin Scott · Mon 04 Jan, 2010 21.35

So, so good,

Malpass93 · Mon 04 Jan, 2010 21.47

Getting pretty miffed at the Ford Commercial Vehicles ad with the fake football match. Annoying arrow things, "just look what it means to every single" unimpressed and uninterested 'fans' and poor commentating.

EDIT: Dodgy prefix....

DVB Cornwall · Mon 04 Jan, 2010 21.52

There's a making of the new Meerkat epic ...