Adverts

There's some pretty good adverts on at the moment. My personal favourite is Zingy (the EDF adverts). Particularly this version:

How cute is that? I honestly could watch it for hours, but then again, I have no social life.  Anyway, despite there being plenty of advertising awesomeness out on British TV at the moment, there's some that are really grating on my nerves, and I've stocked up a collection of them to share my annoyances.

Natwest - Transfer Money from your Mobile

 

"We can't look after your daughter. Or find her lost cash. Or explain why she can't pay her hotel bill." No, Daddy can. Daddy pays for everything. Daddy pays for her to go to uni. Daddy pays for her to go on a gap year rather than getting her to enter the real world and get a job to earn money for uni. Despite Daddy being her own personal cash machine, he still hasn't taught her to keep her cash safe while travelling. Helpful tip for her: keep emergency cash in your bra. True story.

Kingsmill - Lettuce and Ham

I couldn't find the video on YouTube for this, but found it through TellyAds. Basically, Dad, out of the goodness of his heart, makes his son a ham and lettuce sandwich. The child looks at it like his Dad is a complete idiot. "You asked for ham and lettuce" says Dad. "No, I asked for lettuce and ham. Mum always puts the lettuce on first" says the fussy little shit.  Oh, remember the days where the only thing you had to worry about was which order the ingredients of your sandwich were presented in? (God forbid the HAM WAS PUT IN BEFORE THE LETTUCE!! OH THE HUMANITY!) And when Mum and Dad pandered to your every need, even when you spoke to them like total idiots even though you were only 8 years old? Ah, the good old days.

The Health Counter.com - Sponsor of Embarassing Bodies

For those who are EB fans, you will have seen these at the beginning and end of each ad break. Generic family life, who occasionally need shit you'd buy from a pharmacy. These include scenarios such as 'teenage daughter walks through kitchen with her face in her jumper, and Mum says "spot cream!' and 'Dad sets himself on fire (sort of) while trying to light the barbeque, and Mum says "burn cream!' These are bareable. The one I want to make a dig at is the 'Mum hangs around outside toilet and listens to whoever's in there grunting while taking a crap and says "laxatives!"' Seriously? Not only is this a bit  much for an advert, but who the hell stands outside the toilet listening to their family members parking their breakfast?! Jesus. And, for the record, laxatives will do the complete opposite. They won't "maintain your regularity" one little bit. You'd think they'd make things a bit more specific what with it being a health show and all that. Mum should be saying "high fibre diet!"

Tesco - Everyday Value Potatoes

 

 "We say a big thank you, everyday potato, for always being the spud we love." Jesus, if you get all patriotic over a fucking potato, then you're going to be insufferable come the Olympics and the Jubilee. At the end of the day, it's a potato. Yes, you can do a million things with it, mash it, chip it, roast it, throw it at someone, whatever, but is there really any need to thank it? If you thank your potatoes for 'just being them,' then you have serious problems and I suggest you seek psychiatric help.