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Post by Lisa on Mar 1, 2007 14:31:31 GMT -1
Are there any ads on the tv that really annoy you? I have to switch channels when the ad for insurance comes on where the mother is on the telephone getting insurance cover and her children are shouting "Where's my trainers?" "Where's my bike?" and she has a conversation with her children while she is still on the phone. ALSO the one where the idiot is dressed in a green monster cloak for replacement windows, pushing over all the stacked up pvc windows as he shouts at the top of his voice(Safestyle UK). How about the man who also shouts at the top of his voice about a cleaning spray introducing himself as Barry(Cillit Bang). Or the one where a little boy is sitting on the loo and moaning that the toilet roll is empty in a silly voice. Dont you just want to push him down the toilet bowl?
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Post by lin on Mar 1, 2007 15:52:31 GMT -1
HI LISA...YES THAT IS ANNOYING, IN FACT MOST ADVERTS ANNOY ME, ONE IN PARTICULAR IS THE CAR INSURANCE FOR SHEILA'S WHEELS...THAT REALLY DOES MY HEAD IN....HAD TO LAUGH ABOUT THE BOY IN THE TOILET, YES IT DOES MAKE YOU WANT TO PUSH HIM DOWN THE TOILET BOWL...LOL!
LIN
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Post by Lisa on Mar 1, 2007 16:15:19 GMT -1
Hi Lin, Some adverts, I think, shouldnt be televised. For instance, ladies sanitary wear, very undignified. Do we really need to be told what to wear? And, what do men think of such things? I know, if my dad were alive today, he'd squirm at the thought of showing such things on tv, and I feel embarrassed.  HI LISA...YES THAT IS ANNOYING, IN FACT MOST ADVERTS ANNOY ME, ONE IN PARTICULAR IS THE CAR INSURANCE FOR SHEILA'S WHEELS...THAT REALLY DOES MY HEAD IN....HAD TO LAUGH ABOUT THE BOY IN THE TOILET, YES IT DOES MAKE YOU WANT TO PUSH HIM DOWN THE TOILET BOWL...LOL! LIN |
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Post by lin on Mar 1, 2007 17:12:23 GMT -1
YES I AGREE WITH THAT LISA, IT'S ALMOST LIKE WE DON'T KNOW WHAT TO USE...GOOD LORD OUR PARENTS DIDN'T NEED TO BE SHOWN ALL THIS ON TV.
LIN
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Post by Lisa on Jan 1, 2008 13:16:25 GMT -1
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Post by misschampers on Jan 1, 2008 13:27:45 GMT -1
Loan adverts annoy me, you know the one with Carol Voderman.
Insurance
Double Glazing
Iceland
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Post by Lisa on Jan 1, 2008 13:30:52 GMT -1
Miss C, I could never understand why Carol Vorderman did that advert. She was encouraging people to take out loans they could ill afford - and there she is sitting in her Ivory Tower........some of the adverts have the opposite effect of what they are meant to do......instead of attracting people to buy their product it puts me off.  |
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Post by Lisa on Jan 1, 2008 13:37:08 GMT -1
The one advert that drove me nuts was the Safestyle UK advert with that horrid little man in the green cloak pushing over the windows.  ......I was sorely tempted once to ring the freephone number and complain because I wanted to teach them a lesson for all the cold-calls they made to my home. I am registered with TPS and any company wishing to sell to you over the phone has to first check with the computer to see if you are registered. Safestyle UK NEVER checked and made the most pathetic excuses. TPS reported them for making illegal calls and I never heard from them again......I hope |
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Post by misschampers on Jan 1, 2008 13:37:22 GMT -1
Miss C, I could never understand why Carol Vorderman did that advert. She was encouraging people to take out loans they could ill afford - and there she is sitting in her Ivory Tower........some of the adverts have the opposite effect of what they are meant to do......instead of attracting people to buy their product it puts me off. That's what I always thought! Millions in the bank then incouraging skint people to take out big loans. I think Phil Tuffnel was another one who did one of those adverts. |
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Post by Alan on Jan 1, 2008 13:41:01 GMT -1
Hi Lisa, and Miss C,
The Carol Voderman advert really rubs me up the wrong way. To think she has all the money and is still trying to make more by adverting loans that could bring misery to people. I am sure a lot of people believe her because of her profile with being good with numbers.
Martin Lewis of Moneysavingexpert.com was supposed to be launching an attack on her last year for the same thing, but nothing came of it. I suppose she got an injunction to stop it.
Alan
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Post by Lisa on Jan 1, 2008 13:45:28 GMT -1
Alan, I did read somewhere that Carol V has stopped doing those ads because of all the adverse publicity. She should know, of all people, what poverty can do to folk because her mother struggled to bring up two children on her own, often taking several jobs to make ends meet. Total hypocrisy.........and no principles whatsever. Its amazing what people will do to make money. The saying at the bottom of my posting says it all.  |
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Post by misschampers on Jan 1, 2008 13:48:19 GMT -1
Hi Lisa, and Miss C, The Carol Voderman advert really rubs me up the wrong way. To think she has all the money and is still trying to make more by adverting loans that could bring misery to people. I am sure a lot of people believe her because of her profile with being good with numbers. Martin Lewis of Moneysavingexpert.com was supposed to be launching an attack on her last year for the same thing, but nothing came of it. I suppose she got an injunction to stop it. Alan Hi Alan..Yes it's annoying how these celebs use their profile to entice vulnerable people into taking out loans they can't afford. I doubt very much Carol Vorderman gives a monkeys though as she's probably being paid a ridiculous amount for it.  |
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Post by kentwalton on Jan 2, 2008 0:48:01 GMT -1
At the moment the DFS and CSL and all the other sofa and furniture ads are driving me mad. Every time I turn on the tv, they are there at every ad break. Also the ad for accident compensation drives me to distraction. I want to punch the face of that arrogant Barrister/Lawyer when she says "Mr. ? remember where you are......" I agree with you about that arrogant barrister. I want to punch her too lol. Will we ever see the end of the DFS Sale? It's worth starting off a Grumpy Old People thread. I'd join in and I'm only 25 lol. Happy New Year everyone too |
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Post by OLLY on Jan 2, 2008 0:58:47 GMT -1
YOUR RIGHT THERE KENT............ABOUT THE GRUMPY THING..... ;D
I SOMETIMES WAKE UP GRUMPY............BUT MOSTLY SHE WAKES
......HERSELF UP......... ;D ;D ;D
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Post by Lisa on Jan 2, 2008 7:35:21 GMT -1
Morning Karl, Nice to see you on the Chatboard. It was only this time last year that we were all praying for your recovery and here you are, well and happy. People power cant be beaten !!! I started a Thread called Moan of the Day but I can start one that you suggested if you want. I think I could fill a page in one day with my moans about this virus, and other things...... |
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Post by misschampers on Jan 2, 2008 18:40:14 GMT -1
YOUR RIGHT THERE KENT............ABOUT THE GRUMPY THING..... ;D I SOMETIMES WAKE UP GRUMPY............BUT MOSTLY SHE WAKES ......HERSELF UP......... ;D ;D ;D  ;D I'm a grump every morning! ;D |
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Post by kentwalton on Jan 3, 2008 0:03:36 GMT -1
Morning Karl, Nice to see you on the Chatboard. It was only this time last year that we were all praying for your recovery and here you are, well and happy. People power cant be beaten !!! I started a Thread called Moan of the Day but I can start one that you suggested if you want. I think I could fill a page in one day with my moans about this virus, and other things...... Thanks Lisa. Power to the People. Yeah start it off like that and if anyone wants to moan about anything go on that thread with everything else on the chatline lol |
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......I was sorely tempted once to ring the freephone number and complain because I wanted to teach them a lesson for all the cold-calls they made to my home. I am registered with TPS and any company wishing to sell to you over the phone has to first check with the computer to see if you are registered. Safestyle UK NEVER checked and made the most pathetic excuses. TPS reported them for making illegal calls and I never heard from them again......I hope 
;D I'm a grump every morning! ;D