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The Power of Advertising

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Fflaurie Tue 28-Apr-26 10:50:01

Oh the power of advertising, I wasn’t very well Saturday night, I was sitting on the loo, feeling very sorry for myself while singing: when you’ve got heartburn, indigestion, upset stomach, diarrhoea……..

Basgetti Thu 30-Apr-26 23:06:38

AngieLC

What about I’m a secret lemonade drinker, R Whites….?

I think the man in that ad was Elvis Costello’s dad?
If I’m correct, Elvis sort of makes sense 😁

Mojack26 Thu 30-Apr-26 22:59:52

🤣..I absolutely HATE that advert along with these awful awful funeral ads...

MollyNew Wed 29-Apr-26 20:31:53

Cresta fizzy pop - "it's frothy, man"

sazz1 Wed 29-Apr-26 20:19:54

I loved the shake n vac advert but not the product its too strong smelling.
Absolutely hate the incontinence pants advert it's crass and undignified.
One foreign student we hosted found our TV advertising difficult to understand especially the black horse galloping across the screen. He just couldn't understand what a bank has to do with a horse lol.

Gizzy48 Wed 29-Apr-26 20:15:20

I loved the Esso Blue adverts. “Hello, I’m the Esso Blee dooler”

Abcdefg Wed 29-Apr-26 19:12:12

Nuts whole Hazel nuts, cadbury's take them and they cover them in chocolate

ClicketyClick Wed 29-Apr-26 18:49:07

No annoying jingles but it definitely had the power of advertising - the Cinzano ads with Joan Collins and Leonard Rossiter.

PamelaJ1 Wed 29-Apr-26 18:24:58

At least we remembered what was being advertised.
Now I often don’t have a clue.

Thisismyname1953 Wed 29-Apr-26 17:59:49

I half remember the Smash advert where the tin robots laugh at humans for cooking potatoes and mashing them all together .
We had family who worked in Ford car factory at that time who made the metal robots in their spare time . Very funny .

Marmin Wed 29-Apr-26 16:14:20

Big big big !

Marmin Wed 29-Apr-26 16:13:56

1001 cleans a bug, big carpet
For less than half a crown!

Moth62 Wed 29-Apr-26 16:10:04

I used to LOVE the Cresta Bear advert as a teenager!

poppysmum Wed 29-Apr-26 16:04:58

the Cresta bear
its frothy man!
p p p pick up a penguin
or the milk tray man swooping through your window
only the crumbliest chocolate with the girl sat in a sunflower field painting then it rains and her picture runs but looks better
Frys turkish delight

AngieLC Wed 29-Apr-26 15:37:45

What about I’m a secret lemonade drinker, R Whites….?

monami Wed 29-Apr-26 14:47:52

i hate that advert, so amateur

mae13 Wed 29-Apr-26 14:32:59

"Do the Shake'n'Vac and put the freshness back........"

I wonder if the actress who does that daft dance with the vacuum - while singing the daft song - looks back and thinks "Ah, my moment of glory!"

missdeke Wed 29-Apr-26 14:23:33

Aveline

I actually bought some just in case...
So far so good. I haven't had to open the bottle so it's an effective deterrent.

I absolutely detest that advert, it always seems to come on when I'm eating too. The only advert that has ever ear wormed me is from the 60s, Sirdar wools are better by far, S I R D A R, Sirdar wools are better by far, you'll love what you knit with Sirdar.

Cyclistmumgrandma Wed 29-Apr-26 13:59:07

The Milky Bar Kid is strong and tough
And only the best is good enough
The creamiest milk, the whitest bar
The goodness that's in MILKY BAR

poppysmum Wed 29-Apr-26 13:55:32

Flash cleans baths without scratching the lovely Molly Weir with her very strong Scottish accent! no one said scratching like her!

Ampersand Wed 29-Apr-26 13:47:17

For mash - get Smash

Moth62 Wed 29-Apr-26 13:41:57

Sorry wink

Moth62 Wed 29-Apr-26 13:41:31

grin

ClicketyClick Wed 29-Apr-26 11:51:32

:03Celieanne86

Clicketyclick, you’ve set me off now haven’t you, I can see the young lady shaking and vaccing and I’m singing along, that’s it now, all I will hear this afternoon, my ear worm has gone mad, thank you very much 🤦‍♀️

You'll be pleased to know karma has hit me with Moth62s grin

Moth62 Wed 29-Apr-26 11:37:46

“A finger of fudge is just enough to give your kids a treat. A finger of fudge is just enough and very nice to eat. It’s full of Cadbury goodness and very small and sweet. A finger of fudge is just enough to give your kids a treat.”
Now, if you asked me what I had for lunch yesterday, I couldn’t remember, but that song from years ago… hmm

Celieanne86 Wed 29-Apr-26 11:03:41

Clicketyclick, you’ve set me off now haven’t you, I can see the young lady shaking and vaccing and I’m singing along, that’s it now, all I will hear this afternoon, my ear worm has gone mad, thank you very much 🤦‍♀️