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guy incognito

11-22-2003, 04:49 PM

I came across mine today. It features a series of people saying, "It's not your face...it's not your body...it's not your voice...it's not your clothes...it's not your hair...it's not your job...it's not your laugh...it's not your walk...

...it's your watch."

A voiceover then goes on to explain that people know more about you from your watch than from anything else, and that you should therefore buy a Seiko.

I would dearly love to find out who thought up this brilliant campaign, so I could fly to New York, go to their ad agency office, and have the exquisite pleasure of slapping them in the face, continuously, for a minimum of one hour. But I can't do that, so the next best thing is for me to resolve never to purchase a Seiko product for the rest of my days.

What commercials, past or present, have gotten under *your* skin?

lv70smusic

11-22-2003, 05:04 PM

Two alarm company commercials. One is that current one that shows a mother and two children in a house; someone smashes their window, their alarm goes off, and the alarm company calls them. The other shows people supposedly relaxing because they know their homes are being protected by alarm systems; in it a man screams that he is "finally able to relax" in such a shrill voice that I'd hate to hear him when he's tense.

mudbone

11-22-2003, 05:17 PM

Any lawyer commercials. Esp the ones that will help you get your fair share of disability from the Govt.

mud-:D

-=Rudy=-

11-22-2003, 05:51 PM

Just about any beer commercial...like the "drunk 20-something" lifestyle is appealing.

mudbone

11-22-2003, 06:20 PM

Originally posted by -=Rudy=-
Just about any beer commercial...like the "drunk 20-something" lifestyle is appealing.

It was. When I was in my 20s! :laugh:

mud-:D

Andrew

11-22-2003, 08:03 PM

Chirpy voiceover: "(fill in the blank) Corp. We're a part of your life!!!"

Trust me, you don't want to be a part of my life!

Michael

11-22-2003, 08:41 PM

That miserable McDonald's commercial!!!! "Godda Eat" "Godda Eat"
I'd like to give 'em something to eat! :laugh:

Steve Hoffman

11-22-2003, 08:45 PM

Any commercial.

Chiron

11-22-2003, 09:50 PM

Gap Commercials, especailly that old one where they had all those people singing Depeche Mode's "Just Can't Get Enough". I happen to like that song, but :hurl:

Johnny C.

11-22-2003, 10:10 PM

"I LOVE THIS WOMAN!"

mne563

11-22-2003, 10:26 PM

ALL commercials suck.

Unfortunately, they are way better than (almost) any show on T.V.

Back to the music room...

wildchild

11-22-2003, 10:43 PM

GEICO Direct

"I Just Saved A Bunch On My Insurance"

poweragemk

11-22-2003, 11:23 PM

Originally posted by mudbone

It was. When I was in my 20s! :laugh:

mud-:D

Yeah, and from deep inside my 20s, it ain't a bad view either :)

Michael

11-22-2003, 11:39 PM

Originally posted by mne563
ALL commercials suck.

Unfortunately, they are way better than (almost) any show on T.V.

Back to the music room...

I beg to differ, We love...MADTV!, NYPD Blue, The Practice, 10/8, Karen Sisko...

...not much of a choice with 2 watchable channels and being happily cableless...:)

audiodrome

11-23-2003, 05:25 AM

That yogurt commercial with the two women commenting on how good the yogurt is - this is "desert island" good, etc. I just wanna slap both of them...

Dave D

11-23-2003, 05:42 AM

Originally posted by -=Rudy=-
Just about any beer commercial...like the "drunk 20-something" lifestyle is appealing.

Canadian beer commercials are even worse.

rjp

11-23-2003, 05:56 AM

any commercial about medicine for diarrhea.

JonUrban

11-23-2003, 06:48 AM

By far, the most annoying and most horrible commercials I see on TV are for eBay. Their ad agency must be the worst company know to man.

How horrible are they? The singing, the parodies, UGH! I can't stand them.

MikePh

11-23-2003, 07:31 AM

The allergy medicine commercials...People dancing through wheat fields, in serious need of an *** whooping. Chick talking about her dog "Rufus" and the lame-o guy concerned about the presence of pet dander in his life . . . Why aren't they home listening to SACD's?

Dan C

11-23-2003, 07:46 AM

Originally posted by audiodrome
That yogurt commercial with the two women commenting on how good the yogurt is - this is "desert island" good, etc. I just wanna slap both of them...

AAAARGH! I hated those! I haven't seen them in a while so I hope they lost a lot of business for that one and learned their lesson.

I can tune out most commercials unless there's annoying music involved. Our regional Ford truck dealers are blanketing the airwaves with that butt-ugly macho jerk Toby Keith mugging the camera, "Where ya' been! Look again!"
Go AWAY Toby! :mad:
Dan C

BradOlson

11-23-2003, 08:00 AM

Although I am a fan of Toby Keith's his Ford commercials are definitely annoying. One of the most overplayed commercials in the early 1990s is "You Got The Right One Baby, Uh Huh" with Ray Charles promoting Pepsi.

Grant

11-23-2003, 09:17 AM

Any commercial with hip-hop music in it. Honest.

Oatsdad

11-23-2003, 10:11 AM

I vote for any WITHOUT hot, scantily-clad women!

BradOlson

11-23-2003, 10:49 AM

Yes, any commercial with hip-hop music is irritating.

Jimbo

11-23-2003, 10:53 AM

I don't even know what it's for, but there's a commercial still airing that has a woman sitting at a table, holding her little dog, and they're both "singing/howling" at each other. It just goes on and on for no discernable purpose. This commercial is why they invented the mute button!