Annoying Commercials

[dannylion]

Do you ever find yourself irrationally irritated or otherwise really, really annoyed by certain commercials, not necessarily because of content but because of some aspect of their presentation?  


Commercials generally don't bother me since I understand that they pay for the shows I enjoy watching, and I can usually ignore them or tune them out anyway. Some of them are clever and fun. And sometimes there are dogs or other animals, which always cheers me up. So, for the most part, I'm a live-and-let-live sort of person with regard to commercials.  However, every now and I find myself irrationally irritated by a commercial.  


That whispering Michelob Light commercial from the Super Bowl (which keeps turning up in the middle of my cooking shows) just sets my teeth on edge.  Just say it.  Whispering is annoying.   


The smug person who narrates the Panera commercials is also really annoying.     

[Deleted]

All commercials annoy me because I'm impatient.  So I don't usually watch them.  The Super Bowl and Viking or Packer games are about it as it's about the only live TV I watch.  Otherwise, I click the skip button on the Tivo. 

[greeniis10]

Yes! It's the repetition that annoys me the most. I don't have cable and just have an antenna so I have all the local stations and almost every commercial is for local attorneys specializing in car accidents and workmen comps claims. How many people really need attorneys? Apparently more than I know.

Same thing with sports. During an NFL game basically the same 5 - 7 commercials will play the entire game. Good thing I live alone because I keep my TV on mute more often than not. I just can't stand the constant yammering.

[Chocolate Lover]

I love how they are all 50 times louder than what I'm watching. 

[NoNamePerson]

The ones begging for just $19.00 a month in their dripping sweetie sad sack poor whoa is me vomit making upchucking crap. Spit it out and just say we need your money.

I HATE them and will never ever donate to a single one just because!!! 

Other than those not much bothers me in commercial land since I hit record and move on to another channel - I record a lot 

[greeniis10]

Feb 6, 2019 16:41:15 GMT -5 Chocolate Lover said:

I love how they are all 50 times louder than what I'm watching. 

Oh, that reminds me! I have a friend that gets literally enraged every time a prescription med commercial comes on and they list in rapid succession the multitudes of side effects so I start repeating them as loud and as fast as I can just because it's fun to see their reaction! Needless to say we don't watch TV together very often but it makes those annoying commercials somewhat bearable.

[Tennesseer]

I cannot think of any current TV commercials which bother/annoy me.  I am sure some have in the past.

What does bother me though are the videos on the MSN website and the commercials which play before the video I want to watch.  I get it the commercials pay MSN to have it shown.  But when a video I want to watch is only thirty seconds long and the commercial which must play before the video begins is 90 seconds long.  You cannot go to another tab and look at something else while the commercial you don't want to watch plays.  The commercial stops until you go back to the tab the commercial and video is on and then it continues.

Annoying as hell.

[Chocolate Lover]

Feb 6, 2019 16:49:46 GMT -5 greeniis10 said:

Feb 6, 2019 16:41:15 GMT -5 Chocolate Lover said:

I love how they are all 50 times louder than what I'm watching. 

Oh, that reminds me! I have a friend that gets literally enraged every time a prescription med commercial comes on and they list in rapid succession the multitudes of side effects so I start repeating them as loud and as fast as I can just because it's fun to see their reaction! Needless to say we don't watch TV together very often but it makes those annoying commercials somewhat bearable.

I don't like the prescription commercials either. I don't want to hear about 900 side effects and I tend to ask the Cialis style ones if it comes with a pill for his wife so she can keep up.

[Tennesseer]

Feb 6, 2019 17:03:26 GMT -5 Chocolate Lover said:

Feb 6, 2019 16:49:46 GMT -5 greeniis10 said:

Oh, that reminds me! I have a friend that gets literally enraged every time a prescription med commercial comes on and they list in rapid succession the multitudes of side effects so I start repeating them as loud and as fast as I can just because it's fun to see their reaction! Needless to say we don't watch TV together very often but it makes those annoying commercials somewhat bearable.

I don't like the prescription commercials either. I don't want to hear about 900 side effects and I tend to ask the Cialis style ones if it comes with a pill for his wife so she can keep up.

Just what I want to hear regarding the side effects: YOU MAY DIE.

[Chocolate Lover]

Feb 6, 2019 17:19:23 GMT -5 Tennesseer said:

Feb 6, 2019 17:03:26 GMT -5 Chocolate Lover said:

I don't like the prescription commercials either. I don't want to hear about 900 side effects and I tend to ask the Cialis style ones if it comes with a pill for his wife so she can keep up.

Just what I want to hear regarding the side effects: YOU MAY DIE.

Or it causes exactly what you're taking it to prevent. Or the ever popular anal leakage. 

[The Walk of the Penguin Mich]

For God’s sake!  Kill Flo!  I am sick of Progressive commercials.

[haapai]

It's usually the sales tricks that cause me to cringe, shout at the TV, and occasionally turn it off.  That is, it is not the offensiveness of the product or service being pitched that pisses me off, but the buttons that they are pushing in order to persuade me. 

I shout the loudest at the most expensive and most entertaining commercials.  Those are the most insidious ones.  Conversely, the ads for the local car dealerships and the ads that seem to repeat three times in an hour don't bother me.  I can see the seams in the car dealership ads the first time that I see them.  Ads with higher production values may take more viewing in order to spot the levers being pulled, but once I have spotted those levers, I'm okay. 

Expensive and slick ads that pull hard on hard-to-articulate levers are what make me scream. 

If you want an example, I'd have to cite the ads that show a certain actor driving around town talking to himself in a pricey car. 

[Anne_in_VA]

I hate all the ads for legal  services.  They invariably shout out their name by the end.  If I have the remote, I’ll mute it.

[weltschmerz]

"Ask your doctor about Drug XYZ!", followed by....

"Did your doctor prescribe Drug XYZ, and you suffered or died? Call the law offices of Shyster and AmbulanceChaser, to join our class-action lawsuit. You may be entitled to million$!"

[TheOtherMe]

For the most part, I watch my shows on the DVR and don't watch the commercials.

They are always louder.  I love the ones that if you call within the next 2 minutes, we will throw in an extra whatever  for just shipping and handling.

[NoNamePerson]

Feb 6, 2019 17:25:06 GMT -5 Anne_in_VA said:

I hate all the ads for legal  services.  They invariably shout out their name by the end.  If I have the remote, I’ll mute it.

I've spotted a new one here. It's a group that is saying they will find you an attorney for your claims. Sorta a data base for all the carnival hawkers out there. One stop shopping!

As for the medical ads I like the one that says a side effect may be constipation or diarrhea. All I can think of is OH SH##. Either way I'm doomed 

[Lizard Queen]

Don't watch much TV, and the little I do is streaming.  Netflix doesn't have commercials (I don't think, anyway), and we're currently watching GOT from a flash drive.  So, I'm really spoiled and annoyed by any and all commercials. 

Oh, I do get super annoyed when my show stops streaming because the commercials will get stuck, and I have to start over from the beginning.  NBC.com is terrible for that.  Plus, it's the same few commercials, over and over again within an hour-long show.  And, they're LOUD.

[Deleted]

I try to avoid watching live tv. Commercials annoy me. Sometimes it seems like I have to sit through 10 minutes of commercials to see just 5 minutes of whatever I'm watching before it's commercials again. I love having a DVR.

A couple of weeks ago my BF and I were watching a movie or something late at night. We were at his house and he doesn't have a DVR. Sigh. Every single commercial break was filled with commercials about prescription medicines and attorneys. It was kind of strange. I wondered if that said anything about who they considered was likely to be watching whatever we were watching.

The prescription commercials are something else. You see a commercial for a medicine to treat one condition, then a few minutes later a commercial for a medicine to treat a condition that can be caused by the first medicine. And the long lists of side effects and warnings, good grief! I think I've read that those commercials aren't allowed in some other countries. I think that's a good idea, I wonder how often patients demand their Dr prescribe them some drug they've seen on a commercial and don't want to listen if their Dr thinks it's not appropriate for them for whatever reason.

[Deleted]

The ones that make me bonkers are the ones for prescription drugs "have you this symptom or that, ask your doctor about ----- and the side effects may include headache, bloody diarrhea, and death"   

[MJ2.0]

has anyone else noticed that Spotify's commercials have become increasingly obnoxious? I heard the same commercial literally 3 times in a row. The exact same commercial.

[oped]

I didn’t realize so many people still watch commercial tv.

[weltschmerz]

Feb 6, 2019 20:00:58 GMT -5 @pinkcshmere said:

I try to avoid watching live tv. Commercials annoy me. Sometimes it seems like I have to sit through 10 minutes of commercials to see just 5 minutes of whatever I'm watching before it's commercials again. I love having a DVR.

A couple of weeks ago my BF and I were watching a movie or something late at night. We were at his house and he doesn't have a DVR. Sigh. Every single commercial break was filled with commercials about prescription medicines and attorneys. It was kind of strange. I wondered if that said anything about who they considered was likely to be watching whatever we were watching.

The prescription commercials are something else. You see a commercial for a medicine to treat one condition, then a few minutes later a commercial for a medicine to treat a condition that can be caused by the first medicine. And the long lists of side effects and warnings, good grief! I think I've read that those commercials aren't allowed in some other countries. I think that's a good idea, I wonder how often patients demand their Dr prescribe them some drug they've seen on a commercial and don't want to listen if their Dr thinks it's not appropriate for them for whatever reason.

Of course! Every show has a target audience they cater to.
Ads during Jerry Springer or Maury will be very different from ads aired during late night political talk shows.

Quick payday loans vs ads for Audi.
Easy car insurance for losers vs Rolex Oyster watches.

[toomuchreality]

Feb 6, 2019 16:33:25 GMT -5 greeniis10 said:

Yes! It's the repetition that annoys me the most. I don't have cable and just have an antenna so I have all the local stations and almost every commercial is for local attorneys specializing in car accidents and workmen comps claims. How many people really need attorneys? Apparently more than I know.

Same thing with sports. During an NFL game basically the same 5 - 7 commercials will play the entire game. Good thing I live alone because I keep my TV on mute more often than not. I just can't stand the constant yammering.

I have cable tv. It used to be better, but I don't think it is anymore (same number of commercials) and they do get louder. 
I guess I'm paying for channel access. I KNOW I'm not paying for great customer service! 

[toomuchreality]

I hate infomercials that go on and on, saying the same thing over and over, for half an hour or longer.
spray on makeup - flex-seal glue/tape 

I also hate the "For just $19.00 a month" guilt commercials.

At least I haven't fallen and can't get up!  LOL

[alabamagal]

I don’t like Panera “clean food” commercials. Always makes me want to go eat my “dirty food”.

I also hate the Charmin bears who talk about going poop and the wonders of toilet paper. This made me stop buying Charmin.

Wow, maybe I just have issues with “clean”

[beergut]

I basically pay $20 a month to rent a DVR specifically so I don't have to watch commercials. I consider the loss of aggravation worth the $240 a year, not to mention the fact that I never miss anything on what I'm watching. Ability to rewind and replay during football games is a plus. 

[Anne_in_VA]

Another one I find annoyingis the Geico commercials.  

[hoops902]

Feb 6, 2019 17:30:06 GMT -5 weltschmerz said:

"Ask your doctor about Drug XYZ!", followed by....

"Did your doctor prescribe Drug XYZ, and you suffered or died? Call the law offices of Shyster and AmbulanceChaser, to join our class-action lawsuit. You may be entitled to million$!"

About the only thing i consistently comment to my wife on when I see the commercials are the ones that go "Ask your doctor about Drug XYZ.  Do not take if you are allergic to Drug XYZ."  Or sometimes it is "Do not take if you allergic to drug XYZ or any of it's ingredients" and then they don't list the ingredients.  So you think I'm stupid enough to MAYBE take drug XYZ when I KNOW I'm allergic to drug XYZ so you have to tell me not to...but you think I'm smart enough to just "know" the ingredients without you telling me what they are?

I always tell my wife...if someone knows they're allergic to specific brand name drug XYZ, and they would still take it if you didn't warn them...we'd probably be better off without those people in the gene pool.  Tell us the INGREDIENTS!  Nobody is just going to "know" they're allergic to that specific drug unless their doctor has already told them that which means they wouldn't prescribe it for them.  And if your doctor told you that you were allergic to it, and you just thought it was a good idea to take some anyways...well...good riddance.

[Tiny]

Feb 6, 2019 17:22:08 GMT -5 haapai said:

It's usually the sales tricks that cause me to cringe, shout at the TV, and occasionally turn it off.  That is, it is not the offensiveness of the product or service being pitched that pisses me off, but the buttons that they are pushing in order to persuade me. 

I shout the loudest at the most expensive and most entertaining commercials.  Those are the most insidious ones.  Conversely, the ads for the local car dealerships and the ads that seem to repeat three times in an hour don't bother me.  I can see the seams in the car dealership ads the first time that I see them.  Ads with higher production values may take more viewing in order to spot the levers being pulled, but once I have spotted those levers, I'm okay. 

Expensive and slick ads that pull hard on hard-to-articulate levers are what make me scream. 

If you want an example, I'd have to cite the ads that show a certain actor driving around town talking to himself in a pricey car. 

OMG.  Those guy in a car  ads make me instantly stabby.   I don't exactly know why.  I don't know who the actor is (I assume he's someone 'recognizable' by the masses).       

[swamp]

The Burger King ads with the big freaky King are horrible.  He's so freaky.