Adverts that irritate and entertain

BBI45 · Sun 03 Oct, 2021 16.46

One ad that's been grinding my gears recently has been Swyft.

Philip · Sun 16 Jan, 2022 20.32

Was not expecting to see a Tesco advert using the theme to Surprise, Surprise as the soundtrack.

cheese2286 · Mon 17 Jan, 2022 01.21

Nothing can be worse than 'CAZOO YEAH YOU CAN', makes my beard fall out just thinking about it

Sput · Sun 29 May, 2022 08.34

That Philadelphia advert with its moist noises gives me the dry heaves. I think they’re going for an ASMR thing but it’s just gross

no1fanofthepals · Sun 26 Jun, 2022 11.46

First time poster here. This eBay advert is probably the most annoying advert I have ever seen.

She starts 'singing' and then goes completely off beat.

scottishtv · Wed 27 Jul, 2022 01.42

Is it just me, or is messing around with character widths now 'a thing' ?

BBC Sport promo:

Latest Pepsi advert:

Birmingham 2022:

I'm not a fan.

bilky asko · Wed 27 Jul, 2022 20.38

I just about get it when it's in motion. But that BBC Sport example in particular just looks cack.

Blewatter · Mon 01 Aug, 2022 00.16

Ohhh boy. I hate this advert. Everything about it. The try-hard, OTT 'down wiv da kidz' aesthetic reeks of a boardroom of smug, Gen Y hipsters who are trying to make banking hip for Zoomers. I thought this sort of stuff died in the 1980s.

BBC TV Centre · Mon 01 Aug, 2022 18.24

Blewatter wrote: ↑Mon 01 Aug, 2022 00.16 Ohhh boy. I hate this advert. Everything about it. The try-hard, OTT 'down wiv da kidz' aesthetic reeks of a boardroom of smug, Gen Y hipsters who are trying to make banking hip for Zoomers. I thought this sort of stuff died in the 1980s.

It is a bit cringe. Here's a bit of retro goodness...

Andrew · Mon 01 Aug, 2022 22.31

This Back to School one from Asda

Blewatter · Mon 01 Aug, 2022 22.42

BBC TV Centre wrote: ↑Mon 01 Aug, 2022 18.24
Blewatter wrote: ↑Mon 01 Aug, 2022 00.16 Ohhh boy. I hate this advert. Everything about it. The try-hard, OTT 'down wiv da kidz' aesthetic reeks of a boardroom of smug, Gen Y hipsters who are trying to make banking hip for Zoomers. I thought this sort of stuff died in the 1980s.

It is a bit cringe. Here's a bit of retro goodness...

I like that one a lot more. A bit French cinema, and it actually promotes services that Natwest does.. Another thing that bugs me is that its all show and no tell. You see a lot of people doing this stuff, but not actually telling me what it is. Boy has money to buy overpriced, Bangladeshi manufactured shoes. Woman has office and has CEO grilles on her teeth. Its just bombarding me with noise and cringe, without telling me why. Why?