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Post by drystyx on Nov 9, 2023 3:11:39 GMT
Here's one, by a company that looks for spoiled and stupid rich brats to buy insurance that costs three times more than other insurance for half of the coverage.
I was struck by how "out of touch" the commercial was, and looked it up on you tube, and there are actually fans who relate to the young couple who don't appreciate being spoiled by aunts who want to save them from expired stuff in their icebox.
I would love to have had such an aunt who looked out for me like "Aunt Bonnie" did for this couple, and if I did, there is no doubt that I would have appreciated her a lot more than this couple did. I'd let her live with me for free, for sure.
I was stunned by the commercial when I saw it, thinking, "what idiot wouldn't want an aunt who saved him from death or getting sick?" And this couple acted like the aunt was a pain. The other aunts were also spoiling the couple.
But then Geiko made the ad for a "target audience" of spoiled and totally stupid rich kids, and wanted them to feel good about themselves. Almost no one relates to these rich brats in real life, but the ones who do relate to them are the very people that Geiko wants for customers.
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Post by Catman on Nov 9, 2023 3:14:48 GMT
They should make more commercials with Max.
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Post by drystyx on Nov 9, 2023 3:20:43 GMT
They should make more commercials with Max. I do enjoy the ones with that Bradford Dillman looking guy and the emu. Liberty Mutuel, which I don't use. Liberty's other commercials are out of touch and dull, but "Doug" and the emu, and the continuing story line, are interesting. Surprisingly, it looks like the only interesting characters they have are being written out to make room for the dull ones. Maybe their target audience is for people who don't get bored. The kind who read fiction and watch modern TV shows and aren't bored with any of it. |
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Post by marianne48 on Nov 9, 2023 22:51:09 GMT
Any commercial which is a legal scam designed to relinquish people struggling financially of a sizable portion of their money, especially the elderly. Whether it's J. G. Wentworth, the reverse mortgage ads hosted by the sketchy Tom Selleck (who ripped off his neighbors during a major drought in order to keep his own property irrigated), or the one that I only saw once, which encouraged the elderly to sign over their life insurance policies because, hey, your kids will do just fine without your money (maybe it was quickly removed from the airwaves after complaints). There should be laws against these ads.
Those I just mentally tune out, but the one I rush to switch off as soon as I see it on some cable stations is the sweaty-looking bimbo selling some kind of deodorant cream for a variety of private body parts, and then proceeds to display each part. I won't mention the product, but those who've seen it played ad nauseum over the course of an hour have reported being repulsed by it.
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Post by politicidal1 on Nov 10, 2023 15:01:49 GMT
marianne48 yeah that ad came out of nowhere. I don’t really find it that gross, but it’s annoying that they replay it every other commercial break.
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Post by mikef6 on Nov 25, 2023 16:46:51 GMT
Any commercial which is a legal scam designed to relinquish people struggling financially of a sizable portion of their money, especially the elderly. Whether it's J. G. Wentworth, the reverse mortgage ads hosted by the sketchy Tom Selleck (who ripped off his neighbors during a major drought in order to keep his own property irrigated), or the one that I only saw once, which encouraged the elderly to sign over their life insurance policies because, hey, your kids will do just fine without your money (maybe it was quickly removed from the airwaves after complaints). There should be laws against these ads. Those I just mentally tune out, but the one I rush to switch off as soon as I see it on some cable stations is the sweaty-looking bimbo selling some kind of deodorant cream for a variety of private body parts, and then proceeds to display each part. I won't mention the product, but those who've seen it played ad nauseum over the course of an hour have reported being repulsed by it. Akin to these are the “payday loan” companies who charge exorbitant interest rates for short term loans. For several years, “Title Max” advertised heavily. I would see it every week day during “Jeopardy.” Now, it has been replaced by InstaLoan.” I cringe daily when they appear. |
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Post by mowlick on Nov 26, 2023 13:11:28 GMT
Dunno about commercials, but British Gas rang me up yesterday and said that they were committed to fighting Climate Change. I said that sounded good as long as they did not intend to ask me to pay for it. Somehow this lead to the idea that I should have a smart meter installed, whereupon I asked how much rebate I would get as a result. The lass then started on about future generations and polar bears. I replied that I had made a will that took care of the generations of my family and polar bears are ill tempered sods that are best off as living room rugs, but that it was always nice to hear from a young woman and I wished her a good day and marriage to a doctor.
The media has been running scams on the public since there has been a media to scam the public and if the latter cannot recognise the former then they deserve what they get.
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Post by amyghost on Nov 26, 2023 14:29:16 GMT
Any commercial which is a legal scam designed to relinquish people struggling financially of a sizable portion of their money, especially the elderly. Whether it's J. G. Wentworth, the reverse mortgage ads hosted by the sketchy Tom Selleck (who ripped off his neighbors during a major drought in order to keep his own property irrigated), or the one that I only saw once, which encouraged the elderly to sign over their life insurance policies because, hey, your kids will do just fine without your money (maybe it was quickly removed from the airwaves after complaints). There should be laws against these ads. Those I just mentally tune out, but the one I rush to switch off as soon as I see it on some cable stations is the sweaty-looking bimbo selling some kind of deodorant cream for a variety of private body parts, and then proceeds to display each part. I won't mention the product, but those who've seen it played ad nauseum over the course of an hour have reported being repulsed by it. Yeah, the company name is American-Something-or-Another...the first clue to scamminess is frequently enough the use of 'American' in the name. I suspect it's a semi-subliminal thing intended to trick the elderly and/or gullible into thinking the company is somehow connected to or sponsored by the federal government. This company hasn't been happy in its choice of spokespeople; originally, those ads were hosted by Robert Wagner, not too long before authorities began breathing down his neck with a reinvestigation into Nat Wood's death; which I suspect was the reason for Selleck being ushered in as new spokesman. Now Selleck's skanky antecedents might require another changeover. Maybe if Trump loses his presidential bid, he has a career ready made for him. I agree, these companies are shameful, and shouldn't be allowed airtime. The FCC is just another oversight agency that was rendered toothless back in Reagan's glory days, to the point that I wouldn't be surprised to see your friendly neighborhood Mafia loan shark buying up commercial spots in which to advertise his services. |
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