commercials that annoy

[smileyeagle1021]

Um, I hate to say this guys... but the shamwow dude has a new commercial... I saw it for the first time last night

[Stormraven]

Most of the ones I would mention have already been mentioned. There are two general types that I hate, though... Cable vs. Satellite. I just hate those back and forth 'we lie, they lie' commercials.

[Kiwi]

I saw that, some kind of chopper that you can get in walmart for $8

they are selling it for $29.95 with a cheese grate...

that had better be one great cheese grater!

[Jester]

It's called the Slap Chop. Basically a hand chopper.

I have a hand chopper. Cost me around ten bucks. The ONLY difference between mine and theirs is mine comes apart for cleaning, their's splits open, and looks like it would be easier to clean. Oh yeah, they also give you a cheese grater. Oh yeah, I already have one.

And I love how Dude shows how to use the Slap Chop to peel garlic. Right. I prefer the tried and true method of just smashing it with the flat of a knife. Works just as well. Of course, if I want to try the Slap Chop's "high tech" method of peeling garlic....I'll just do it with my $10 hand chopper.

Though I have to give them credit. By overpricing it, they make it seem better than it is, and I wouldn't be surprised if other hand choppers go up in price so as to seem as good.

And by the way, yes, a hand chopper is great. I love mine. If you cook, go buy one. Just don't waste your money on the Slap Chop!

[Bella_Vixen]

New to my list:

Hillshire Farm/Deli Select commercials. They make me get all stabby.

I also hate any/all Jared commercials. They make me get even more stabby.

[protege]

i like the commercials cuz it looks oh so good, but stop teasing us unless youre gonna build one here!

Closest Sonic to me...is about 25 miles away. Now, why exactly, would I spend a good 30 to 45 minutes to drive 25 miles for fast food? And yes, it *does* take that long--too many idiots and red lights on Route 19

[Geek King]

Closest Sonic to me...is about 25 miles away. Now, why exactly, would I spend a good 30 to 45 minutes to drive 25 miles for fast food?

Really awesome Cherry or Strawberry Limeade. Especially without ice. Their tator tots are the crack of the gods. That is all.

[Danno]

Hillshire Farm/Deli Select commercials. They make me get all stabby.

I'll admit the latest one confused me. "Oh my, oh me, that sandwich's bourgeoisie." The rich old lady on the private jet disparages the lunch meat as low class, then two seconds later poses with everybody else on the tarmac to say "go meat!" I don't get it. I suppose it's just "random lol" humor but how does it sell lunch meat?

(And yes, despite being a grade school spelling bee champ, I still had to look up how to spell "bur-zhwah-zee." )

[ShinyGreenApple]

Can I pop in to add the newest Alltel commercial to the hate list? You know, the one where the guy is trying to dump the four geeky phone sales guys, in a van, into a dumpster or somesuch. UGH! And they play this thing at least once each commercial break. I think they need to retire Chad (albeit cute) and his competitors altogether.

[Ljt09863]

Hilshire farms....

Bang Bang choo choo train, eat lunch meat on the areo-plane.....


oh how i loathe those commercials.

[AdminAssistant]

I hate the McDonald's cafe ones...especially the ones with the girls in the coffee shop (*gasp* McDonald's sells coffee? Now we can stop pretending to be smart!)

I do, however, love the Pepe le Pew phone commercials. Kees kees kees.

[sarasquirrel]

I hate the McDonald's cafe ones...especially the ones with the girls in the coffee shop (*gasp* McDonald's sells coffee? Now we can stop pretending to be smart!)

I do, however, love the Pepe le Pew phone commercials. Kees kees kees.

i hate the one with the 2 girls who chat but dont know each other...

but the one with the 2 guys i like better lol

[Bella_Vixen]

Can I pop in to add the newest Alltel commercial to the hate list?
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I think they need to retire Chad (albeit cute) and his competitors altogether.

Wasn't Alltel bought out by Verizon?...

[smileyeagle1021]

Closest Sonic to me...is about 25 miles away. Now, why exactly, would I spend a good 30 to 45 minutes to drive 25 miles for fast food? And yes, it *does* take that long--too many idiots and red lights on Route 19

actually, as a slight OT, you are the perfect person to be advertising too... they've already gotten most of the people who live near it that are going to go... now they need the people who don't live close to one, but could easily be close to one (25 miles isn't that unusual for a weekend errand or maybe a day business trip etc) and they want you to try Sonic rather than sticking with whatever you normally do in your hometown.

oh, and tis the season for me to start hating all the tax service and tax software commercials... oh taxes are so hard, if you don't buy our product you'll get audited... oh shut up... I've done paper returns before... they aren't that hard, you just need to read the f*ing instructions. I chose to buy a software package to prepare them because it's faster than filling it out on paper, I have a back-up and sense it's computer generated there is no way for the IRS to say that it was illegible. Oh, and it doesn't matter how you file, you screw up you get audited, you don't screw up you don't get audited.

[Jester]

oh taxes are so hard, if you don't buy our product you'll get audited... oh shut up... I've done paper returns before... they aren't that hard, you just need to read the f*ing instructions.

Different people are different. For instance, I am a relatively bright guy, and am also a walking calculator--math comes not just naturally but virtually automatically to me.

And yet taxes might as well be in Ancient Greek for as much as I understand them. Which is, of course, not one slight bit!