Ads That Annoy You

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most ads are kind of annoying if you watch them. i've gotten pretty good at ignoring them though. the most notable exception at the moment would be when i'm innocently on my computer ignoring the tv in the background and suddenly i hear this asshole screeching "OH MY GAWD COME TO AWWBEES AND EAT OUR MEAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

the fact that advertising exists. that people are so obsessed with money,
that they lack the self discipline to leave each other alone
and let them look things up that they're interested in in a catalogue,
and balance their top spec and what they can afford for themselves.

 

I drink Pepsi because my favorite NASCAR driver is sponsored by Pepsi. Advertisement works.

I also buy 3M products if I can, for the same specific reason.

I don't care if people say to me that I'm part of the problem for that reason, but if I'm going to buy something, I'll make sure Chase Elliot is sponsored by it first because that's the game.

 

Arent they all annoying?

I've been tuning ads out for years now, i dont have traditional tv so I only see them on youtube and i just kinda zone out for a few seconds until it gives me the skip option. And i see print ads all over the internet of course but i just scroll by without even glancing at them, i have no idea how internet ads are even remotely effective. Who actually takes the time to look at them?

 

my guess is old people. the same ones that forward chain emails and call the numbers on the pop-ups that say shit like "your computer has been infected, call this number in argentina and send money if you ever want to use your computer again."

 

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the idea, that any product or service should have to be promoted, rather then listed by its honest specifications, annoys me.

i would create, instead of advertising, such a universal catalogue, indexed by every sort of specification,
thereby eliminating all hanky-panky of deception.

a lot of skill goes into making most visual promotions, and i am not unappreciative of the art,
but seeing the same ones repeated more then a few dozen times,
rapidly degrades their amusement.

 

Those commercials that have a disclaimer at the end in which the person is talking so fast you can’t understand what the fuck they’re saying.



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Passages Malibu is a drug/alcohol treatment center in California. A month at Passages Malibu costs upwards of $90,000. The founder states in their commercials, "I was an addict but now I'm not". Having dealt with drug and alcohol addiction throughout my family, having seen the effects of relapses, and knowing it's a lifelong struggle I find it highly unethical for him to suggest you can be magically cured of addiction. It's a lifelong struggle. It's a scam.

 

Especially pharmaceutical commercials where they list side effects to include internal bleeding, explosive diarrhea, uncontrolled bleeding, and death.

 

This frickin ad at the moment, what the fuck has this to do with chewing gum?


http://youtu.be/9Q9YVm-X0jA

 

It's been so annoying that the FCC addressed this issue.

https://www.fcc.gov/media/policy/loud-commercials

 

And soon after that blockbuster went out of business.

 

ANY AD THAT PLAYS BEFORE A YOUTUBE VIDEO!!!

I understand why they're necessary, but they still annoy the shit outta me.

 

any ad that goes on for 30 seconds telling blatant lies or distorted truths and then finishes by saying "truth.com"

 

I genuinely miss Blockbuster Video.

Back in the 90s on Friday's I’d drive over to the video store and select a couple of movies for the weekend. I miss the routine.
(BTW I still have my blockbuster video card)


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