Ads that get right on your tits

[gilesgoat]

It does not get "on my tits" but I think so far is one of the SADDEST ads I ever seen

The one about that british guy with a crap life that dreams to be in a band playing guitar, then gets fired and finds
a crap job ( well maybe he gets more money than me ) in a super market and then "all in a sudden his life changes" because
he wins Guitar Hero finding it into the crips.

And then .. at nights home he dresses like a rock star and plays guitar hero and his parents are proud of him

How WRONG is that ad ?

I mean .. if they really want me NOT to buy Guitar Hero I think "they could not have done better than this", it really makes
me think "actually .. this is really SUPER CRAP and I am NOT a rock star at all in playing it" ..

Not to mention that "anyone can afford a cheap classic guitar" and if he'd spend 2 hours a night trying to play it even in
learning some basic chords he could be able to play, for real, something and probably have more fun with real music.

Now that ad really sounds/feel like "here poor guy, suck on this lollipop and be happy" ( let's not forget that Sucking too
hard on your lollipop now that's gonna let you down - thanks ex FZ for that ).

Another "wrong ad" is the new one about Windows 7

"Time to get a new computer"

FUCK THAT !

Do you mean I have to BUY A NEW ONE when I just bought my last one ?

Should not sound better a "Time to make your computer run even better ?".

So wtf ? You are basically implying "your computer will be too crap to run this you'll need a NEW one" ..

Anyway that one with the guitar is really so sad ..




Personal side note : as a matter of fact who knew that to learn Ukulele is *SO* fucking hard ? How the hell they
designed those chords ? Those are "fingers wrappers", despite years of mandoline experience it beats me, I think there
has to be some "proper ways to propely put fingers down" certainly not easy to learn by just watching chords carts

[bumblebee]

If their targeting and concept are correct, I don't want to think about what's the reasoning level of their customers.

About this level: http://notalwaysright.com/?s=gta

That's excellent targeting then!

Oh, and some new h1 text from Gules - always a pleasure to read

Another "wrong ad" is the new one about Windows 7

"Time to get a new computer"

FUCK THAT !

Do you mean I have to BUY A NEW ONE when I just bought my last one ?

Should not sound better a "Time to make your computer run even better ?".

They don't specify what kind of computer, but if they mean a PC, then if you get a new one, there is a huge chance it has Win7 on it, and /or because the general public can not tell between software and hardware, and.. no, actually or, they are stupid.
The other one about the "hero" (have not seen it) sounds indeed sad.

[Alarm]

I had to endure the latest in the "annoying tenor" ads during every ad break of FlashForward last night.

[merman]

All the send your gold ads... mind you, PostalGold went one step further than everyone else and actually cast Gollum. You can almost hear him saying "Send me your precioussss"


Oh, and the QuickQuid ad for payday loans. Don't read the small print, it will give you a heart attack with its 2000%+ APR....

[Cloudane]

The annoying tenor must be Go Compare.

Seems with that advert you find it either side-splittingly hilarious (like one of my mates does) or extremely homicidically annoying (like I do). I've never known anyone to watch it and say "meh, it's ok".

[Alarm]

The annoying tenor must be Go Compare.

Yes, I didn't want to give them any free advertising.

I loathe those adverts.

[Cloudane]

They seem to go with the theory of "it may be annoying, but it made you remember the brand name didn't it? Huh?!" but the thing is, I'd remember how annoying the advert was and make a point of NOT using them. I'm sure I'm far from alone in this.

"Oh but what if you can't think of a price comparison site - except ours, because our advertising was memorable" - it's an internet site. How do you think I'd resolve this little quandry?

[Yak]

I miss the hippos .

[Alarm]

I miss the hippos .

The Coco Pops hippos? I don't miss them.

[Dungeon-Dave]

They seem to go with the theory of "it may be annoying, but it made you remember the brand name didn't it? Huh?!"

I've heard that argument, but in my case it fails since I don't hang around to find out what the advert was actually promoting.

I'm aware some adverts are for cosmetic products, but buggered if I can remember (a) their names and (b) if it's shampoo, aftershave, fanny wash or eyeliner from the advert.

[PaulEMoz]

I've only read from page 7, but has nobody mentioned Mini Magnum in here?

If not, that one. What the fuck is going on there?

[Cloudane]

I have an urge to mention - anything that mentions Christmas before December.

[carolen]

It's a thing that makes kids want to poo in Paul's house.

They must have been put in the Christmas mood by Airwick Christmas air 'Fresheners'.

[merman]

I've only read from page 7, but has nobody mentioned Mini Magnum in here?

If not, that one. What the fuck is going on there?

I don't get that one either. Is she

a) saying it's not the last one, meaning there are more available

or

b) denying it, and they are laughing because she has, as she has done in the past?

[piku]

I'm aware some adverts are for cosmetic products, but buggered if I can remember (a) their names and (b) if it's shampoo, aftershave, fanny wash or eyeliner from the advert.

Christmas must be fun at your house...

"Here, I got you this, I heard it advertised on telly"
"... great... but I don't suffer from feminine itching"
"eh? It's shampoo isn't it?"