I swear, advertising has gotten more and more idiotic and lame these days...
Does anyone remember those TV commercials for State Farm Insurance from a few years ago?
Specifically, the "Hi, I'm JAKE from State Farm!"
Seems ole Jake is a drifter... must have lost his job at State Farm for telling people he wore Khaki pants.
Late last year, I started getting robo-calls from him...but his new line of work was....credit cards.
"Hi, I'm Jake from Discover!"
And this past week... "Hi, I'm Jake from Visa-MasterCard!"
Poor soul can't stick to one company for long.
And no, I don't bother to ask what he's wearing.... I hang up.
Does anyone remember those TV commercials for State Farm Insurance from a few years ago?
Specifically, the "Hi, I'm JAKE from State Farm!"
Seems ole Jake is a drifter... must have lost his job at State Farm for telling people he wore Khaki pants.
Late last year, I started getting robo-calls from him...but his new line of work was....credit cards.
"Hi, I'm Jake from Discover!"
And this past week... "Hi, I'm Jake from Visa-MasterCard!"
Poor soul can't stick to one company for long.
And no, I don't bother to ask what he's wearing.... I hang up.
Ha ha I've experienced that about a week ago.
Now they're starting with ( telephone companies are a nuisance...)telling you that the next days there will be problems on the line because of works on it. OK, information received ( as it happens with water ) but...then the voice continues and says: if you have X telephone company, press #1, if you have Y telephone company press. #2, if you have Z telephone company press #3, et C.
This is new!!
Mobile telephone companies shouldn't have wires...
Advertising annoys me to the extreme. They convince you that you have a problem you don't really have, and of course they have the tailor made solution to your ersatz problem.
Bite my chunk, marketing goons.
Bite my chunk, marketing goons.
@Fast Eddie D
Correction Eddie... "They try to convince you that you have a problem you don't really have....."
The thing is.....
This annoying flood of advertising, and scams, the lies, the manipulation, is so damned obvious to anyone without a brainwashed brain in their head.
It's almost like these con-artists have gotten so desperate for people's money/CC info, etc, that they'll do or sell anything they hope will lure people into their web of BS.
Like those damned Snake Oil sellers.
The few times that I've actually talked to these idiots on the phone, whenever I told them to "get a real job", they instantly hang up on me..... then I have a good laugh.
Correction Eddie... "They try to convince you that you have a problem you don't really have....."
The thing is.....
This annoying flood of advertising, and scams, the lies, the manipulation, is so damned obvious to anyone without a brainwashed brain in their head.
It's almost like these con-artists have gotten so desperate for people's money/CC info, etc, that they'll do or sell anything they hope will lure people into their web of BS.
Like those damned Snake Oil sellers.
The few times that I've actually talked to these idiots on the phone, whenever I told them to "get a real job", they instantly hang up on me..... then I have a good laugh.
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One of my favourites was about two decades ago when a magazine salesman called me somewhat early in the morning. "If you buy one magazine you will receive a second magazine absolutely FREE!" I'm not a morning person, so what I understood was that I would get free magazines. That sounded like a pretty good deal. Did I mention it was early in the morning? 🙂
So I picked the first magazine pretty quickly, but struggled on the second one. We went through my topics of interest, which magazines they offered within those topics, etc. We went on for the better part of 20 minutes but finally got it done and I had my two selections. "Now I just need your credit card number?" Why? I thought the magazines were free. "No, no. You have to subscribe to one then you get the other one for free". Oh. Then I'm not interested. Goodbye.
I'm not sure the salesman's "have a nice day" was all that sincere. Maybe he was using it as a euphemism for something. Oh well. His problem. 🙂
Tom
So I picked the first magazine pretty quickly, but struggled on the second one. We went through my topics of interest, which magazines they offered within those topics, etc. We went on for the better part of 20 minutes but finally got it done and I had my two selections. "Now I just need your credit card number?" Why? I thought the magazines were free. "No, no. You have to subscribe to one then you get the other one for free". Oh. Then I'm not interested. Goodbye.
I'm not sure the salesman's "have a nice day" was all that sincere. Maybe he was using it as a euphemism for something. Oh well. His problem. 🙂
Tom
I find all advertising extremely useful - it warns me what not to buy...
Reading beteen the lines is extremely important.
So is the subtle inclusion of any benefits, if you take their bait.
Sneaky tactics abound.
And let's not forget the "fear" imposed upon the people if they don't buy the product or service...
Final costs of burial...
Insurance if your car breaks down...
Drugs and remedies for all sorts of potential illnesses...
Jeez, the list is SO long, I'd be here typing into next week!
Oh, and those endless TV commercials?
Just for fun, I go online to check out the products, their reviews, some youtube video reviews, etc.
And just about "every one" is a bunch of crap not worth the highly elevated charm and glorification that those ads say they are.
Lies!
So is the subtle inclusion of any benefits, if you take their bait.
Sneaky tactics abound.
And let's not forget the "fear" imposed upon the people if they don't buy the product or service...
Final costs of burial...
Insurance if your car breaks down...
Drugs and remedies for all sorts of potential illnesses...
Jeez, the list is SO long, I'd be here typing into next week!
Oh, and those endless TV commercials?
Just for fun, I go online to check out the products, their reviews, some youtube video reviews, etc.
And just about "every one" is a bunch of crap not worth the highly elevated charm and glorification that those ads say they are.
Lies!
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The money paid out for endless adverts takes from what would be spent on making a quality product.
It almost got the nickname Nescafe fatigue here in the UK.
A mate of mine bought one of those cordless garden gadgets that are forever advertised in every place you can find adverts.
It cost him six months listening to dreadful music on the phone to the supplier and lots of down time.
It almost got the nickname Nescafe fatigue here in the UK.
A mate of mine bought one of those cordless garden gadgets that are forever advertised in every place you can find adverts.
It cost him six months listening to dreadful music on the phone to the supplier and lots of down time.
The trend in the UK now is to add the word 'Technology' to almost every product advertised on TV, from hairdryers to skin care to cars. It's endlessly infuriating. 🤬
Speaking of car ads, the current TV commercials for 'Isuzu' 4WD people movers is Fleetwood Mac's "Go Your Own Way", presumably to suggest rugged independence or some other BS concept.
But if you listen to the song, it's pretty obvious that "go your own way" really means "f - -off", at least, that's the way I interpret it.
Strange concept for an ad...
Geoff
But if you listen to the song, it's pretty obvious that "go your own way" really means "f - -off", at least, that's the way I interpret it.
Strange concept for an ad...
Geoff
Just try to find basic info about something you want to buy, and all you get is some uninformed salesman BS instead what you really would need
Even more so for an asthma drug, last time I remember that song being used. I’d like to tell all them to go eff off and take their overpriced pills with ‘em. I’d rather see some more funny commercials with Mr. Mayhem or the Energizer Bunny in them.
Car commercials are some of the most annoying on TV. I think the Subaru ads are the worst.
jeff
Agreed, most car ads are annoying, full of BS and often quite misleading: Mercedes C Class "It Changes Everything" (!?); Jeep "Don't Hold Back" (many unhappy customers certainly don't); "It's not a car, it's an Alfa Romeo"; Leyland P76 "Anything But Average" (unfortunately) etc.
One for the 1970 Oz-made Ford Falcon two door had the gall to say it was "The Supreme Road Car" - huh?! Bog standard six cylinder family conveyance, crossply tyres, bench seats, cart springs on the back, drum brakes all round and even a radio was an option!
The best commercials I can remember were print ads for the VW Beetle in 1969, such as a photo of a Beetle next to the Apollo Lunar Module "It's ugly, but it gets you there".
Not to mention ads for petrol, I can't remember which company, but one had The Hollies "Air that I Breathe" as soundtrack.
Geoff
One for the 1970 Oz-made Ford Falcon two door had the gall to say it was "The Supreme Road Car" - huh?! Bog standard six cylinder family conveyance, crossply tyres, bench seats, cart springs on the back, drum brakes all round and even a radio was an option!
The best commercials I can remember were print ads for the VW Beetle in 1969, such as a photo of a Beetle next to the Apollo Lunar Module "It's ugly, but it gets you there".
Not to mention ads for petrol, I can't remember which company, but one had The Hollies "Air that I Breathe" as soundtrack.
Geoff
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