Does a commercial ever get on your nerves so bad you'd NEVER buy whatever it was hocking?

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bucwylde23

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There is this stupid commercial for some new resort in vegas called the "tahiti village" and they are trying give away a "free" trip. (timeshare stuff I think)

The woman has the most annoying voice I have ever heard, and it gets played almost every commercial break. She sounds like she is on drugs or drunk
 

BillyBatson

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yes many times in my life even if it is somethign i normally buy i will stop buying it or at least stop until thememory of the commercial is gone
can't remember anything specific at the moment though
 

Spacehead

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THere's a local used car lot that has the most annoying commercials. You here a collective groan from everyone at work when it comes on.

They usually re-word a popular song for their jingle. Then, when you think it can't get any worse, they come up with a different, more annoying one :|



Any commetial that doesn't say what it is they're trying to sell. I've seen several over the years that after watching, i say to myself, "what the (beep) was that commercial about!?!?"
Head On is the most recent of these. The first time i saw it i was :confused:
 

SaltBoy

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Originally posted by: ElFenix
jOseph A bAnk Once a wEEkend sale
Imagine, a jOseph A bAnk 100% wool sport coat now Only One NInety NIne


makes me want to drive nails into my ear drums
Haha! I have the same feeling!

How about... "Hunnnday, Cadillaac, Laarrence Marshull dot Caoommmmmm"

 

badmouse

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Not that I would ever buy one anyway, but the commercials for Duxiana Beds.

Pat Summerall for Duxiana Beds. It's the only bed you will ever need. My wife and I just bought a new Duxiana Bed, because they improved it!

Okay dude, either it's the only bed you'll ever need, therefore you won't need a new one; or it's new and improved.

Make up your damned mind.
 

Al Neri

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Originally posted by: ElFenix
jOseph A bAnk Once a wEEkend sale
Imagine, a jOseph A bAnk 100% wool sport coat now Only One NInety NIne


makes me want to drive nails into my ear drums

joough SEPH AYE BANCK the deffffinishhhin of KlassiK

:)
 

Exterous

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Any of David Hall's (Rock Financial) - esp which pitching ARM mortgages touting the very low "interest only" monthly payments. Like thats a good idea
K Jewlers. Everytime I hear "Every kiss begins with K." I want to break something

This one is more for TV but last night there was an entire commercial break with nothing but political ads in it <- hate
 

Al Neri

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those charles schwab ads where it's hybrid animation live action ads.

i will not watch a show b/c those ads are aired
 

6StringSamurai

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I do not know if it is a southern thing (Charlotte, NC) , or if car dealers are just in general this retarded. Obviously these individuals have never heard of marketing, because they think that the best way to sell cars, is to get their wife/daughter/themselves in some annoying commercial where they are screaming, in costumes and generally acting retarded. Seems to be Kia/Hyundai/Suzuki attracts the really stupid dealer ads ARGH!!!!! The local most hated is Donald Craig Suzuki, just thinking about it makes me stressed.
 

OutHouse

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Rockys autos in Denver. god i hate tha "shagman" i will never buy a used car from them.

also some dude hocking windows. he says great like tony the tiger. STFU!!!!!!!!

but one that really made me to actually boycott a product that i do buy were those rats on the quiznos commercials. my wife and i couldnt run fast enough to turn off the tv when that stupid commercial came on.


oh and the trucking ads and connect-to-my-pc commercials on XM. ugggg
 

skrilla

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"Now you have a friend in the diamond business...the Shane Company"

I will never buy anything that has to do with Tom Shane.
 

Chaotic42

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All of the time. Commercials have a big effect on me. If a commercial is bad, I probably won't buy the product. If it's good, it has no effect on me.

There are some *bad* commericals out there.

<Points at Toyota>
 

SpanishFry

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Originally posted by: Citrix

but one that really made me to actually boycott a product that i do buy were those rats on the quiznos commercials. my wife and i couldnt run fast enough to turn off the tv when that stupid commercial came on.

i :heart: that commercial
 

krotchy

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I refuse to eat McDonalds until they stop with their coffee waking you up to life commercials. I want to physically harm the marketing company who made those. I dont know which I hate more the guy realizing hes married or the girl who realizes she has a twin, who is the same age as her.

Ahh rage towards marketing.


P.S. the sony PS3 commercial with the baby doll scares me, but the rubicks cube one is awesome.
 

tigerbait

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Originally posted by: soydios
Chevy car commerical
"This is our country."
<insert expletives>


no kidding....every single commercial during NFL games this weekend. :disgust:
 

krotchy

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Originally posted by: Citrix
Rockys autos in Denver. god i hate tha "shagman" i will never buy a used car from them.

also some dude hocking windows. he says great like tony the tiger. STFU!!!!!!!!

but one that really made me to actually boycott a product that i do buy were those rats on the quiznos commercials. my wife and i couldnt run fast enough to turn off the tv when that stupid commercial came on.


oh and the trucking ads and connect-to-my-pc commercials on XM. ugggg

Rockys Auto commercials are pretty horrible. Especially when they start cross dressing as each others mothers and all the weird stuff they have done. Plus who the hell cares if you sell the cleanest cars in Colorado. I want a RELIABLE car, not one that is spotless, ill take some dirt on the carpet if it runs well.

Also, "De Quiznosss subs, dey subs are toaaasstttyyy" Love it :)
 

Drakkon

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Originally posted by: Citrix
but one that really made me to actually boycott a product that i do buy were those rats on the quiznos commercials. my wife and i couldnt run fast enough to turn off the tv when that stupid commercial came on.
QFT...to this day i have not and will not buy a Quiznos sub.

 

BillyBatson

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OK i now have one! the commercials for the show Dirt on TNT!!!!! everytime a show on TNT goes to commercial they have an ad for Dirt with Courtney, all the commercials SUCK and they all have the same music in the background "this time you've gone to far" etc and it is sooooooo annoying! worst thign is the show won't even start airing until i think december or january and the commercial has been airing so often since mid september.
i don't care how good or bad the show is or who is in it i will AVOID this show like VD
 

krotchy

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Originally posted by: BillyBatson
OK i now have one! the commercials for the show Dirt on TNT!!!!! everytime a show on TNT goes to commercial they have an ad for Dirt with Courtney, all the commercials SUCK and they all have the same music in the background "this time you've gone to far" etc and it is sooooooo annoying! worst thign is the show won't even start airing until i think december or january and the commercial has been airing so often since mid september.
i don't care how good or bad the show is or who is in it i will AVOID this show like VD

you mean FX not TNT right
 

grrl

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I don't know about many of the new commercials, but I swore I'd never use Verizon, go to Outback Steakhouse after seeing their commercials. I hate the I'm Lovin' It commercials too.
 

wetcat007

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Prescription drug commercials, they show nothing but a bunch of happy people, and they never mention what the drug is for. Apparently there's a lot of happy pills around?