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Tweedle24 Mon 16-Apr-18 12:13:59

Not high on the list of importance but, does anyone else have a particular advert that annoys them?
My current one is the optician who introduces herself as ‘the Boots optician’. Sorry! Of course she is the Boots optician. They are in the Boots optical department, not the local pub!

Liz08 Wed 18-Apr-18 19:23:28

I like that one too grin.
I play Barbies with my GD and we make the action men (belonging to my GS) do very funny girly things.

Liz08 Wed 18-Apr-18 19:30:08

Forgot to say that it's the 'So Supermarket' advert that has Action Man.
BUT, I usually FF all the ads except the Haribo where adults sound like kids - I really Love that one! Cracks me up every timegrin

oldandbold Wed 18-Apr-18 19:31:48

Yes I love the Haribo one too.

Tokyojo3 Wed 18-Apr-18 19:50:09

The one with the Action man dressed as a scuba diver has my family in fits because he is the image of my dreadful scuba diving Turkish ex husband! Shirley Vealentine? Yes that was me!

Liz08 Wed 18-Apr-18 20:18:17

So, oldandbold, I'm not the only Haribo fan.
Not crazy after all grin

Kim19 Wed 18-Apr-18 20:21:08

I'm another anti Haribo. Makes me positively cringe.

starlily106 Wed 18-Apr-18 20:32:16

I hate the adverts for the over 50 insurance. That's because I took an insurance with Sunlife and now I have paid in over the amount my family will get when I pop off. Every month now I know that I am wasting money paying each instalment, and I have to pay for as long as I live. I get so mad at the adverts, as they make it sound like a real bargain, but only if you die early!

sluttygran Wed 18-Apr-18 20:49:49

Ah yes - I’m going to join the Haribo fans - those are funny, and the meerkats are sort of sweet.
We can allow those two, then and the rest can go to Room 101.

luzdoh Wed 18-Apr-18 21:35:16

wot Yes! Me too! I can’t stand the way her tongue splurges out and does not fit the words. It makes me feel sick!

I haven’t seen it lately (hurrah) but Avon had a disgusting advert with a revolting girl who said “shut up!” I thought it was in bad taste.

I LOVE the Flash dog!

luzdoh Wed 18-Apr-18 21:45:56

lilihu Regarding the stupid girl in the Tui advert: I am with you on that! I detest her so much I have to look away and block out her awful so called singing. There aren’t many good adverts for holidays in fact.

I quite like the Bold advert where the sergeant/officer (whatever) smells the bed.

You know, all ads aimed at us women seem terrible. Certainly the pads, make up and shampoo ones are just boring and annoying.

Beavermist Wed 18-Apr-18 22:01:36

Any advert with dreadful poetry, but I will admit to that I am not a lover of any poetry. I do like the Specsavers one with the vet .

grannybuy Wed 18-Apr-18 22:19:18

The M & M's one makes me cringe.

sunseeker Wed 18-Apr-18 22:27:32

How about the Nationwide ad with the singing sisters - makes me cringe every time I see it.

craftynan Wed 18-Apr-18 22:33:49

I can’t stand one (Juan?) sheet and his kitchen roll. The Flash dog is lovely, so are the meerkats

GabriellaG Thu 19-Apr-18 01:58:55

I hate adverts per se. I have ad blockers and never watch tv programmes with ads. angry

Jennylynn Thu 19-Apr-18 07:23:19

The giffgaff advert. What’s that all about?

barbaranrod Thu 19-Apr-18 07:27:03

oh my ,the one that i hate most of all is that one with the head rolling down the street ,i dont know what it is for or anything to do with it as i switch channells straight away it make me feel sick ,.So many of these adverts are so stupid as friends above has said ,the other one that annoys is " my name is Naz ??? yes we now know your bloomin name we have heard it so many time we all can repeat it word for word ,oh well enough said ,except i really think these add writers should get their act together ,they are useless

Cindersdad Thu 19-Apr-18 07:50:26

Any advert for 118-118 they're all excruciating.

Oldwoman70 Thu 19-Apr-18 07:56:09

The rapping ad for an all inclusive holiday company. Just awful

Oldwoman70 Thu 19-Apr-18 08:00:20

While I am on holiday ads. There is one with a little girl marching around a swimming pool like a brat - again don't know which holiday company but certainly wouldn't encourage me to book with them!

Oh dear, I do sound like a miserable old fart don't I grin

Sheilasue Thu 19-Apr-18 10:25:36

Go compare with James Cordon, stupid advert.

Neilspurgeon0 Thu 19-Apr-18 11:04:27

On the other hand “I’d like to teach the world to sing” really did do wonders for Coke sales back in the day (thanks son for that awful expression now firmly lodged in my bonce)

Neilspurgeon0 Thu 19-Apr-18 11:07:10

Yes GariellaG I agree completely, all rubbish and NONE aimed at us

Autumnleaves Thu 19-Apr-18 15:23:30

I hate the shouting voice of the man advertising double glazing," I said, you buy one, you get one free".

susieq3 Fri 20-Apr-18 18:08:21

I’m with you Bluegal.Cant bear any of them.I record and fast forward.