Commercials that make you cringe

[lousybassplayer]

No fair dumping on the singing quiznos rats. Those things were epic! I actually have a clip of one of those commercials saved on my computer for days when I am feeling down.

They have a pepper bar!

 

[sean.1986]

All of them. Because the second you think you've found a cool one, it's because some heartless suited monster has successfully implemented his plan to catch your demographic and you've fallen hook, line and sinker for their crappy gimmick.

 

[lousybassplayer]

I dunno. I don't mind being sucked in to buying booze, cars, guns and guitars. And for me those obnoxious commercials turn me off of the crap they are pitching anyway.

 

[PSPookie]

All of them. Because the second you think you've found a cool one, it's because some heartless suited monster has successfully implemented his plan to catch your demographic and you've fallen hook, line and sinker for their crappy gimmick.

But commercials make you a better consumer and everyone knows that good consumers are good people.

 

[sarcastro83]

any resident Canadians who might remember the Alexander Keith's ads with the terrible Scottish stereotype.

Eventually, it turned out that the actor who annoyed so many was in fact, a pederast, and the ads were pulled.

Thanks, justice!

 

[lousybassplayer]

What's a pederast, Walter?

 

[NJL]

people into pedestrians??

 

[middy]

Schick Quattro

 

[BlacksHole]

Currently for me its the Hillshire Farms ads (go meat!). Because of their ads I would not buy their product. Previously it was the smug little guy representing Apple. I now hate al Apple products.

 

[RED5]

'Bout done with the Gecko, and the Cavemen. And why do we need Antonio Banderas as a bee for allergy medication? Oh yeah alomost forgot the arrogant Scottish chewing gum. Arrongant Scottish Chewing gum...say it.

 

[FreaqyFrequency]

A friend of the family's, a man I consider my mentor, knew the man who was in charge of advertising for Coke in the late sixties. I don't remember where this place was, but the board of directors was in a city where 67 coke signs were up (since Coke was offering free signs for anyone who would put Coke on their sign.) The man was charged with bringing in even more revenue for the next year. So what did he do? He didn't put up more signs; on the contrary, he took down every last sign, and sales skyrocketed.

If you think about it, it's pretty easy to understand why; as you're driving by, you start to notice that sign after sign that used to say Coke is missing, which gets you thinking about Coke again.

Anyway, just thought I'd share.

 

[MatticusMania]

Although we must all admit that every single one of these miserable commercials has worked extremely well. You all remember them and the product being sold. Can't beat marketing no matter how you try.

No, the point of a commercial is to make you interested in a product, not simply remember it.

It does McDonalds no good to have a bunch of vegetarians remember the double quarter pounder with cheese ads.

 

[Slax]

Anyone on the east coast will know what I mean: those darn IO Triple Play commercials.

+1000

I think this is the ultimate mute commercial... especially the one with the guy on the YouTube type thing that starts out "Oh, it's the optimum triple play!!!"

Also, the McDonalds commercials with the fish on the wall is not one of my favorites. "Give me back that fillet of fish, give me that fish."

 

[Hayde]

Any Geico Commercial. The "watching me" are the creepiest
Free credit report dot com. There is a real free one "annualcreditreport.com" but you all knew that!
I really like the Enzyte commercials though "Sack full of pride" (Guffaw)

 

[RS]

Since it's my own zombie thread, I'm allowed to bump it.

This one.

Even if I wasn't a vegetarian, that commercial couldn't be any more disturbing.

Best decision I've made in the last year was to get rid of my cable TV.

 

[JacoLesFlea]

the creepy shamwow guy doing the veggie chopper cheese grater.....when he say linguini, rotinni, martini, anmd when he throws the competitors model over his shoulder and into the sink....actually I guess it is kind of funny.