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The Most Annoying Commercial Of All Time

Re: Vonage Broadband and Wellpatch:The Two Worst Commercials

> > The Vonage Broadband commercials where while people are
> > doing stupid stunts,this stupid guy starts singing "Whoo
> Hoo
> > Whoo Hoo Hoo Hoo" ad nauseam.
>
> As I have said in the past, when I first saw the Vonage
> commercials, the impression I got was "people do stupid
> things, like sign up for broadband phone service". It
> wasn't until the fifth or sixth time I saw it that I
> realized they were selling that service; I wonder how many
> of their potential customers get the same wrong impression?
>
>
> Certainly makes you wonder if the creative team at the
> agency did enough testing before releasing the spots for air
> ...
>
> Off-topic, but related: I have a friend who works at SBC in
> the residential customer service call center. One day, he
> got a call from a (former) customer who switched to Vonage,
> only to discover that when Vonage ported the phone number
> over it caused a disconnect order in SBC's system, which
> took out the DSL the customer had used to connect to Vonage!
> Result: No dial tone at all, and the customer found out --
> the hard way -- that you can't have DSL from the local phone
> company without having your phone service through them as
> well ...
>
One of many fine print or not even noted points the upstart companies don't reveal when on the hustle for new customers. People fall for the low rate, then begin to discover the pains of having made the switch.
 
> The spots for the Six Flags theme parks, with the old bald
> dork acting and looking unnecessarily dorkish.
>
> ixnay
>


Definitely annoying, not to mention a little on the creepy side if you ask me.
 
> I would like to nominate the following spot for the Most
> Annoying Commercial Of All Time:
>

"800-588-2300...EMPIRE!"
 
Re: VEHIX.COM

> VEHIX.COM competition if I were buying a car.
> VEHIX has to be the worst.

Agreed.
 
> > I would like to nominate the following spot for the Most
> > Annoying Commercial Of All Time:
> >
> >
> > "Freedhem, the One-Application Hemorrhoidal Cream!"
> > "Freedhem, the One-Application Hemorrhoidal Cream!"
> > "Freedhem, the One-Application Hemorrhoidal Cream!"
> >
> >
> > It's a 15-second spot that turns up on CNN and other cable
>
> > channels. Just a still picture of the product with a
> > voice-over that sounds looped. I'm sure it's a wonderful
> > and effective product but that commercial is horrid.
> >
> > KL
> >
> > The Last Radio Station
>
> Two more--"More Ovaltine Please" and the Sonic spots with
> the ditzy couples in the car carrying on mindless prattle
> about the various menu items.
> >
> Just saw a new Sonic spot with the two dorks fawning over a new Sonic foot long something or the other. Anyonw wanting to hear this kind of drivel can go to the food court at the mall.
 
Re: Vonage Broadband and Wellpatch:The Two Worst Commercials

> ...and the customer found out --
> the hard way -- that you can't have DSL from the local phone
> company without having your phone service through them as
> well ...
>
Actually, you can... It's called dedicated, dry loop or naked DSL. It used to be the standard for DSL and it's making a comeback now. just Google on Dry Loop DSL to see what I mean.<P ID="signature">______________
"Radio is like musical chairs. When the music stops, I sit down and say something."</P>
 
Re: Vonage Broadband and Wellpatch:The Two Worst Commercials

> > ...and the customer found out --
> > the hard way -- that you can't have DSL from the local
> phone
> > company without having your phone service through them as
> > well ...
> >
> Actually, you can... It's called dedicated, dry loop or
> naked DSL. It used to be the standard for DSL and it's
> making a comeback now. just Google on Dry Loop DSL to see
> what I mean.

Actually, without continuing this off-topic segment too far, SBC doesn't offer that service to residential customers, which is Vonage's target, so it wouldn't help in the example I quoted.<P ID="signature">______________


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> I would like to nominate the following spot for the Most
> Annoying Commercial Of All Time:
>
>
> "Freedhem, the One-Application Hemorrhoidal Cream!"
> "Freedhem, the One-Application Hemorrhoidal Cream!"
> "Freedhem, the One-Application Hemorrhoidal Cream!"
>
>
> It's a 15-second spot that turns up on CNN and other cable
> channels. Just a still picture of the product with a
> voice-over that sounds looped. I'm sure it's a wonderful
> and effective product but that commercial is horrid.
>
> KL
>
> The Last Radio Station
>
what annoys me is the goldberg commercial...
call goldberg 800 600 6 0 1 4
call goldberg 800 600 6 0 1 4
call goldberg 800 600 6 0 1 4

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> The spots for the Six Flags theme parks, with the old bald
> dork acting and looking unnecessarily dorkish.
>
> ixnay
>

hahaha, true story
while I was going on vacation down to the Alabama Gulf Coast (Orange Beach) back in June, we stopped at a gas station in Robertsdale, and there standing behind a minivan was a little old man that looked EXACTLY like the guy from the commercial, glasses and all, I just had to laugh expecting him to burst out into dance at any moment.
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> Male Enhancement Bob. I'd like to take a hammer and smash
> his face in.
>
why his face?
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Re: Vonage Broadband and Wellpatch:The Two Worst Commercials

> I will nominate two commercials as being the worst.
>
> The Vonage Broadband commercials where while people are
> doing stupid stunts,this stupid guy starts singing "Whoo Hoo
> Whoo Hoo Hoo Hoo" ad nauseam.
>
> The Wellpatch commercial where the guy who looks like Kevin
> James of The King Of Queens sings "Wellpatch,getcha where it
> hurts,wella","Lasts a long time with it,wella."
> "Wellpatch,getcha back to Wellpatch."
>
> Stupidity and horrible singing reigns supreme.
>
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From what I've heard, if it lasts longer than four hours, it might be your last one!

Most annoying commercial: two words..Matthew Lesko.<P ID="signature">______________
Greetings from Ohio-where the governor wants everyone to know he's sorry.</P>
 
> why his face?
> get em where it hurts and makes the "enhancement" pointless
> :p
>
What...hit his wife?
 
> I would like to nominate the following spot for the Most
> Annoying Commercial Of All Time:
>
>
> "Freedhem, the One-Application Hemorrhoidal Cream!"
> "Freedhem, the One-Application Hemorrhoidal Cream!"
> "Freedhem, the One-Application Hemorrhoidal Cream!"
>
>
> It's a 15-second spot that turns up on CNN and other cable
> channels. Just a still picture of the product with a
> voice-over that sounds looped. I'm sure it's a wonderful
> and effective product but that commercial is horrid.
>
> KL
>
> The Last Radio Station
>
But, I have great news. I've just saved a bunch of money on my car insurance by switching to Geiko.<P ID="signature">______________
"Always on the move." Obi-Wan Kenobi in Revenge Of the Sith</P>
 
> Male Enhancement Bob. I'd like to take a hammer and smash
> his face in.
>
Tom Leykis made a comment about "Bob" one time. He suggested a way to correct "Bob's" problem. Find a young hot chick.<P ID="signature">______________
"Always on the move." Obi-Wan Kenobi in Revenge Of the Sith</P>
 
Re: A little violent are we?

> > > Male Enhancement Bob. I'd like to take a hammer and
> smash
> > > his face in.
> > >
> >
> > You might want to talk to someone about that...
> >
> > (Sorry to post - off topic -)
>
> Blame it on Digger the Dermatophyte and his nail fungus.>


Now comes the spot for the Kia Amante automobile--delivered by a pitch man doing his bit in the style of a motivational speaker. Wholly nauseating and easily enough to motivate me NOT to buy anything Kia produces.>
 
In the Seattle area there's these ads for Group Health which I put on the mute button a lot.

One spot had a guy going around his fellow office workers' cubicles bare chested with his shirt hanging around his back trying to show them something that might be growing on his back and asking them if it serious.

Another had a guy swimming in a public pool only to get a cell phone call saying that he has a skin condition, prompting everyone to get out of the pool.
 
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