Commercials that annoy you in the 2024-25 season

[kevsh]

That pickup truck commercial on Sportsnet that shows the advertised truck being driven up a modest hill and on a bumpy country road.... And in the small print says "Closed course. Do not attempt."

It's a pickup truck literally advertised as being able to handle rough roads (in this case very mildly rough roads) and they are warning you not to do it.

Imagine a hockey stick commercial showing an NHL player taking a slapshot with the caveat "Do not attempt slap shots". Or a frying pan ... Ah, you get the picture.

 

[njdevils1982]

I already posted in this thread...

But I'd be remiss to mention, during some time I recently spent in Ontario - yeah I wasn't thrilled about it either - they still run a commercial I will not link to, for fear of invoking the dreaded words.

1-877-Kars4Kids!

You can hear it now, can't you?

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That pickup truck commercial on Sportsnet that shows the advertised truck being driven up a modest hill and on a bumpy country road.... And in the small print says "Closed course. Do not attempt."

It's a pickup truck literally advertised as being able to handle rough roads (in this case very mildly rough roads) and they are warning you not to do it.

Imagine a hockey stick commercial showing an NHL player taking a slapshot with the caveat "Do not attempt slap shots". Or a frying pan ... Ah, you get the picture.

obligatory disclaimers.

Pepsi, Where’s My Jet? review – the oddly dull tale of a man who sued a soft drink for a weaponised plane

This David and Goliath story of the man who collected enough Pepsi tokens for a military aircraft – and went to court to get it – is so drawn out it’s as empty and bloating as a fizzy drink

www.theguardian.com

 

[Cas]

That pickup truck commercial on Sportsnet that shows the advertised truck being driven up a modest hill and on a bumpy country road.... And in the small print says "Closed course. Do not attempt."

It's a pickup truck literally advertised as being able to handle rough roads (in this case very mildly rough roads) and they are warning you not to do it.

Imagine a hockey stick commercial showing an NHL player taking a slapshot with the caveat "Do not attempt slap shots". Or a frying pan ... Ah, you get the picture.

Yes, but you are not a professional driver, don't know your limits, and will probably get yourself killed.

 

[Dr Pepper]

I already posted in this thread...

But I'd be remiss to mention, during some time I recently spent in Ontario - yeah I wasn't thrilled about it either - they still run a commercial I will not link to, for fear of invoking the dreaded words.

1-877-Kars4Kids!

You can hear it now, can't you?

Almost as bad as those obnoxious Spence Diamonds ads that always end with their signature scream. Every single time.

There have been online campaigns to have the scream removed from their ads, which they've done, only to bring it back.

Y'know how bad an ad has to be, to have a counterproductive effect and make someone want to never in a million years give them business?

That's my opinion of Spence Diamonds.

 

[kevsh]

Yes, but you are not a professional driver, don't know your limits, and will probably get yourself killed.

So you need to be a professional driver to drive a pickup truck for the purpose for which its designed (and advertised)? They are literally driving under the speed limit on a country road.

obligatory disclaimers.

Yeah, I get it.

It's just the absurdity of having to warn people not to do the things the truck is being sold as being able to do.

 

[njdevils1982]

So you need to be a professional driver to drive a pickup truck for the purpose for which its designed (and advertised)? They are literally driving under the speed limit on a country road.



Yeah, I get it.

It's just the absurdity of having to warn people not to do the things the truck is being sold as being able to do.

no doubt you get it, was just pointing out how ridiculous these disclaimers can be and why legally they are 'needed'

 

[Gil Gunderson]

lol... I'm sure they don't. Well, more than like once or twice a year anyway.

It's just McDonalds enlisting current superstar athletes. They used to have similar ads with Gretzky and Sundin about 25 years ago.

Players burn more calories in a game than the average person eats in a day. It's really not that big of a deal for them.

 

[Suntouchable13]

"Hey Scottie Barnes, how do you Subway?" I. don't. care.

 

[Golden_Jet]

Players burn more calories in a game than the average person eats in a day. It's really not that big of a deal for them.

They never actually take a bite in commercial.

 

[I Hart Conor Garland]

I already posted in this thread...

But I'd be remiss to mention, during some time I recently spent in Ontario - yeah I wasn't thrilled about it either - they still run a commercial I will not link to, for fear of invoking the dreaded words.

1-877-Kars4Kids!

You can hear it now, can't you?

After what felt like a billion times hearing it on the radio can you imagine my horror when I first saw it was a TV thing too? Hooooleeeeeeeeee fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu

 

[Dr Pepper]

"Hey Scottie Barnes, how do you Subway?" I. don't. care.

"BOWLWAY!"

 

[hockeykicker]

 

[Our Lady Peace]

I try to erase that crap from my brain whenever I watch it. One that comes to mind on Sportsnet is where the spokesperson is next to Draisaitl stick juggling an orange hockey ball and the guy is saying stupid shit like "I bet I can do this" and it ends with the ball landing on his head and him saying "we're having fun"

To that point, I hate any and all gambling ads, especially when they try to seem "comedic" in nature. No you're not funny. We hate the crap you shove down our throats

Any and all pharmaceutical/drug ads that spew dozens of side effects at 2x speed over various basic families doing outdoor activities together as a backdrop

Ngl, can't stand the new A&W commercial where the two "buddies" are fighting over insisting they pay for their buddy burgers together and the A&W guy just makes a smirk when the card taps

 

[Ratbath]

Surprised nobody has mentioned the McConaughey AI commercials where if a restaurant you like doesn’t use the right kind of AI you have to sit outside in a typhoon and eat food you hate (the tailor one is just as stupid). Couldn’t be a more compelling argument to not use AI at all.