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Commercials that irritate/make you wanna..

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All pharmaceutical (i.e drug) commercials.

1) They make it sound like a "wonder drug"; however, in fine print "individual results may vary".

2) They fast forward through dozens of very serious side effects.

3) The advertising undoubtedly drives up the cost of the drug.

4) Ask your doctor if the "Chill Pill" is right for you.

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I also hate the "ambulance chasing lawyers" trolling for business commercials: If you have taken one of the above drugs and had severe complications and/or died (in which case the next of kin calls)...call

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ScriptOhio said:
All pharmaceutical (i.e drug) commercials.

1) They make it sound like a "wonder drug"; however, in fine print "individual results may vary".

2) They fast forward through dozens of very serious side effects.

3) The advertising undoubtedly drives up the cost of the drug.

4) Ask your doctor if the "Chill Pill" is right for you.

il_214x170.264955643.jpg


I also hate the "ambulance chasing lawyers" trolling for business commercials: If you have taken one of the above drugs and had severe complications and/or died (in which case the next of kin calls)...call

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Short form of every pharmaceutical ad on TV:

Hey!

This shit'll kill you.

Have some!
 
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Only saw this once (thankfully). A few days ago, a new brand of frozen dinner started advertising. Before the big reveal of what product they were promoting, it went on for half a minute with some guy talking to his mac and cheese. The entire dialogue sounded like some sad loser masturbating on a 900 phone call. I guess if you have left-overs from one of their dinners, they call them sloppy seconds.

It wasn't close to being subtle, although some ten-year-old might get a snicker out of it. The product name was deliberately suggestive, too, which left me with a vision of their assembly line as a conveyor belt passing down rows of males ejaculating into the open boxes. (Special recipe?)

We'll see how long this one stays on the market, with next to zero female shoppers ever feeling inspired to purchase any.
 
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kinch said:
I cut my cords, finally. So I rarely see commercials.

That said, and speaking to the /make you wanna side of things, that AT&T girl, she makes me wanna do. . . stuff.

Edit: Fyi, I will be busy for the next seven minutes.
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I hate the AT&T girl's commercials; however, in all honesty she does have 2 very outstanding features. See Romper Room thread titled: "The AT&T Girl".
 
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I kind of like this commercial.....



The concept of a "professional endorser" becoming a "fee agent" after his contract with the original company expires and then signs with a competitor (to now endorse their product) of the original company is kind of unique.

Advertising career
In 2002, Marcarelli started appearing as the "Test Man" character in Verizon Wireless commercials, for which Entertainment Weekly named him one of the most intriguing people of 2002. In October 2009, he appeared on The Price Is Right during the showcase sponsored by Verizon Wireless. In February 2011, he revived his role as the Verizon test man in a commercial advertising the release of the iPhone 4 for Verizon.

Marcarelli's contract with Verizon ended as of April 14, 2011, by mutual agreement. Marcarelli had gotten tired of fans asking him his catch phrase attached to gay slurs, while Verizon was ready for a new advertising campaign.

Prior to Verizon, Marcarelli had already appeared in numerous commercials for companies including Old Navy, Merrill Lynch, Dasani, T-Mobile and Heineken. He also performed in industrial and promotional films, and as a voiceover artist for Comedy Central, United Airlines and Aetna Insurance, among others.

As of 2016 Marcarelli is now working for Sprint.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Marcarelli
 
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ScriptOhio said:
I kind of like this commercial.....



The concept of a "professional endorser" becoming a "fee agent" after his contract with the original company expires and then signs with a competitor (to now endorse their product) of the original company is kind of unique.

Advertising career
In 2002, Marcarelli started appearing as the "Test Man" character in Verizon Wireless commercials, for which Entertainment Weekly named him one of the most intriguing people of 2002. In October 2009, he appeared on The Price Is Right during the showcase sponsored by Verizon Wireless. In February 2011, he revived his role as the Verizon test man in a commercial advertising the release of the iPhone 4 for Verizon.

Marcarelli's contract with Verizon ended as of April 14, 2011, by mutual agreement. Marcarelli had gotten tired of fans asking him his catch phrase attached to gay slurs, while Verizon was ready for a new advertising campaign.

Prior to Verizon, Marcarelli had already appeared in numerous commercials for companies including Old Navy, Merrill Lynch, Dasani, T-Mobile and Heineken. He also performed in industrial and promotional films, and as a voiceover artist for Comedy Central, United Airlines and Aetna Insurance, among others.

As of 2016 Marcarelli is now working for Sprint.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Marcarelli
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Nice for him. Except, every time the new ads come on, I can't shake off the impression that he looks a lot like Subway's Not-So-Dead-After-All Jared.
 
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