It's because now, the supply of energy is a competitive market. So, they would prefer you give *them* a reduced amount of money rather than log in to some other supplier.
― Mark G, Friday, January 11, 2019 3:16 AM (yesterday)Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
The same thing happens where I am despite there not being competition
― ( ͡☉ ͜ʖ ͡☉) (jim in vancouver), Saturday, 12 January 2019 09:45 (five years ago) link
Samuel Adams commercial that's been running on youtube.
Fisherwoman hauling up her catch or something: "It's got huge flay-vah...once it hits ya lips, ya know? Hah hah hah!"
I can't find it anywhere online except randomly ahead of youtube videos.
― peace, man, Thursday, 24 January 2019 12:37 (five years ago) link
use ublock origin and you will soon forget that youtube even has ads
― Dan I., Tuesday, 29 January 2019 22:27 (five years ago) link
it's terrible in its own way but putting durex lube adverts in the middle of that Fantastic Beasts film on itv2 the other day probably caused a lot of awkward questions to be asked.
― koogs, Friday, 1 February 2019 11:06 (five years ago) link
use ublock origin and you will soon forget that youtube even has adsthis doesn’t work if you’re sending youtubes to your TV from your phone
― sans lep (sic), Friday, 1 February 2019 11:46 (five years ago) link
or just watching them on yr phone, I guess
― sans lep (sic), Friday, 1 February 2019 11:47 (five years ago) link
lubeblock
― Mark G, Friday, 1 February 2019 12:05 (five years ago) link
"No time to read? Yeah right you thick bastard"
― CDU next Tuesday (Noodle Vague), Sunday, 17 February 2019 10:11 (five years ago) link
renault kadjar virtual ambassador
― conrad, Sunday, 17 February 2019 10:42 (five years ago) link
fucking British Airways
― Colonel Poo, Sunday, 17 February 2019 12:31 (five years ago) link
In no particular order:
That Australian lizard on the weflip adverts.
The small girl channeling Tina Turner.
I didn't know oral b even MADE a toothpaste.
Anything containing the term "equity release"
― koogs, Saturday, 16 March 2019 19:01 (five years ago) link
OTM to the first 4. I instantaneously tune out of adverts when I hear terms like "equity release".
― Bielsa, Bub (Tom D.), Saturday, 16 March 2019 19:05 (five years ago) link
I didn't know oral b even MADE a toothpaste
It's more her giant spit/lisp which turns it into pToothpTaspTe.
― Elitist cheese photos (aldo), Saturday, 16 March 2019 19:08 (five years ago) link
"peely peely!"
― koogs, Thursday, 28 March 2019 21:23 (five years ago) link
"The world has gone crazy about food"
It's like the copy was written by a neural network
― Boles to the Wolds (Noodle Vague), Sunday, 7 April 2019 21:36 (five years ago) link
Really satisfying daydream about smashing the Plusnet bloke in the face with a cricket bat
― After Cease to Brexist (Noodle Vague), Saturday, 27 April 2019 13:31 (five years ago) link
You'd do us proud if you did. They're like the 118 adverts, they doggedly persist in making them, year after year, although absolutely no-one likes them or is interested in them or remembers anything about them. Their straplines are so dull the only reason you remember them at all is because you've fucking heard them a million times.
― Freddie Starr (Hitler in shorts) (Tom D.), Saturday, 27 April 2019 13:59 (five years ago) link
Hilarious sex voices on supermarket food adverts, please fuck off
― After Cease to Brexist (Noodle Vague), Saturday, 27 April 2019 16:38 (five years ago) link
they appear to have got rid of the original voice-over woman and are having the cast do it themselves in a slightly ironic way.
the epitome of the ads that go on forever that nobody likes = go compare
― koogs, Saturday, 27 April 2019 16:47 (five years ago) link
also, that terrible "Graham, love" advert appears to have come back.
The Go Compare ads differ from 118 and Plusnet in that they're intensely and viscerally annoying, people hate them, 118 and Plusnet aren't that interesting. Go Compare ads (tragically) have entered the national consciousness, the 118 and Plusnet ads are just there endlessly - particularly true of former, which feel like they've been running for decades without making any particular impression on anyone.
― Freddie Starr (Hitler in shorts) (Tom D.), Saturday, 27 April 2019 17:54 (five years ago) link
They often make the impression on me that everybody involved in the advertising industry is a cunt
― After Cease to Brexist (Noodle Vague), Saturday, 27 April 2019 17:57 (five years ago) link
That's too easy though.
― Freddie Starr (Hitler in shorts) (Tom D.), Saturday, 27 April 2019 17:58 (five years ago) link
how come the UK gets its own pronunciation of Breyers?
― After Cease to Brexist (Noodle Vague), Saturday, 27 April 2019 20:28 (five years ago) link
I'm irrationally angry about the Stiehl advert that only seems to be on ITV channels with numbers higher than 2 after them. There's a slowed down section of a chainsaw and, unless I'm very much mistaken, the blade is on the wrong way round.
― Elitist cheese photos (aldo), Sunday, 28 April 2019 19:31 (five years ago) link
those Harvey Keitel ones where he intimidates punters into buying insurances products falls into the "never-ending, much hated campaign" category
― Neil S, Monday, 29 April 2019 17:00 (five years ago) link
They're running out of steam now but I liked the earlier ones.
― Freddie Starr (Hitler in shorts) (Tom D.), Monday, 29 April 2019 17:03 (five years ago) link
is this real or has someone edited two separate ads together?
I'd like my followers to try and pinpoint the single most excruciatingly element of this 1987 Daily Mirror advert. There are a few things to choose from so it won't be easy. pic.twitter.com/OAXcsePAvQ— Ed Stradling (@edstradling) May 2, 2019
― soref, Friday, 3 May 2019 08:10 (five years ago) link
Oh sweet Jesus, I've just seen the G-Tech advert with the bloke from Worcester rapping on it.
― Elitist cheese photos (aldo), Sunday, 5 May 2019 19:20 (five years ago) link
Why does the new Anchor advert use the theme from Desmond's?
― Elitist cheese photos (aldo), Monday, 6 May 2019 16:39 (five years ago) link
These people are determined that you pronounce their name to rhyme with 'kangaroos', even if you don't want to and even though they know no-one will.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKsFk7Yz-KY
― Ned Caligari (Tom D.), Saturday, 11 May 2019 10:33 (five years ago) link
an aside: the Dark Milk that's currently being advertised by jason donovan and kim wilde, has anyone seen any in actual shops?
― koogs, Saturday, 1 June 2019 20:46 (five years ago) link
I had some, it's an unremarkable halfway house between dairy milk and bournville, almost certainly appearing at one of those shops that sells end of line food cheap near you, soon
― specific goats my way (Noodle Vague), Saturday, 1 June 2019 21:15 (five years ago) link
yeah, the clue is in the name 8)
and that description makes me think of the supermarket own-brand dark chocolate that's like 35p for a large bar
― koogs, Saturday, 1 June 2019 21:23 (five years ago) link
Poor guy, must need the money.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=keOaQm6RpBg
― Orpheus Knutt (Tom D.), Wednesday, 19 June 2019 07:23 (four years ago) link
"and 72% of us have the same lunch every single day"
get tae fuck you lying wanker
― jou're much too jung, girl (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, 10 July 2019 22:21 (four years ago) link
72,000 he says, not 72%.
― koogs, Thursday, 11 July 2019 04:04 (four years ago) link
no. you're right, 72%. you're also right about that being a bag of shit.
― koogs, Thursday, 11 July 2019 08:22 (four years ago) link
Skoda landfill indie rock guys singing about how they "gotta be me"; mimsy f-ing McDonalds advert with that horrible Innocent Smoothie singing
― Captain ACAB (Neil S), Sunday, 4 August 2019 16:02 (four years ago) link
It isn't easy talking to your family about killing bankers
― pharma chameleon (Noodle Vague), Monday, 12 August 2019 09:28 (four years ago) link
it's sad those actors can't talk about money
― Captain ACAB (Neil S), Monday, 12 August 2019 09:35 (four years ago) link
What exactly are they supposed to be talking about?
"Mam can you lend us a tenner?"
"Nah fuck off I can't talk about money"
― pharma chameleon (Noodle Vague), Monday, 12 August 2019 09:39 (four years ago) link
McDonald's coffee adverts right now "we don't need to [some gimmick] to sell you our coffee" No, you have a captive audience for your fucking horrible coffee, nobody is choosing to go there for a coffee when other options exist.
― mfktz (Camaraderie at Arms Length), Monday, 12 August 2019 09:40 (four years ago) link
I've thought about a separate thread for that whole world of "we hate trendy advertising language" adverts produced by, er, advertising agencies
― pharma chameleon (Noodle Vague), Monday, 12 August 2019 09:44 (four years ago) link
xxp "sorry about that time I embezzled the family's saving to spend on slot machines, booze and crack cocaine"
― Captain ACAB (Neil S), Monday, 12 August 2019 09:44 (four years ago) link
xp this should do nicely "croissant-munching, latte-sipping": instances of misconceived media-class self-loathing ITT
― Captain ACAB (Neil S), Monday, 12 August 2019 09:45 (four years ago) link
Yeah good shout
― pharma chameleon (Noodle Vague), Monday, 12 August 2019 09:47 (four years ago) link
> "we don't need to [some gimmick] to sell you our coffee"
and yet they trot through half a dozen during said ad, whilst telling us they wouldn't ever.
the coca cola tongue advert. who signed that off?
and i forget the advert but it tickles me how keen that one kid is on having a new driveway.
― koogs, Monday, 12 August 2019 10:36 (four years ago) link
"Good girl Phoebe"
Go Away!
― Mark G, Monday, 12 August 2019 11:10 (four years ago) link
I'm confused because obviously the RAF are dead woke now but they're still murderous cunts
― PMS change (Noodle Vague), Friday, 16 August 2019 18:13 (four years ago) link