I hate TV advertising

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Especially on childrens channels! I can understand why they advertise toys, but I hate the way they advertise household products, as a parent I can assure you I am not paying attention to the junk my kids watch, let alone the adverts.

This has annoyed me this morning especially, as I am having a clean round the house today, and whilst cleaning the kitchen my 3yr old son asked me... "Dad, are you using 99.9%, the diamond standard?"

Right, thats it. TV off, lets go outside and play on the trampoline!
 
jamesoliverstone said:
Especially on childrens channels! I can understand why they advertise toys, but I hate the way they advertise household products, as a parent I can assure you I am not paying attention to the junk my kids watch, let alone the adverts.

This has annoyed me this morning especially, as I am having a clean round the house today, and whilst cleaning the kitchen my 3yr old son asked me... "Dad, are you using 99.9%, the diamond standard?"

Right, thats it. TV off, lets go outside and play on the trampoline!
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LOL!

Andy
 
It also seems to me that the ad breaks are getting longer and the programs shorter :(
 
I tend to watch catchup TV as most do not include advertising crap, sorry products. For example, an hours viewing will take only 49 mins on Catchup meaning that in an hour of watching normal commercial TV you have to endure 11 mins of ads.

Ian
 
Ste Manns said:
I wish someone would explain to Vauxhall that 100,000 miles IS NOT a lifetime! :razz:

Dunno why, it just winds me up that one.
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That sounds like a lifetime of hell to me.:gag::lol:
 
nilagin said:
That sounds like a lifetime of hell to me.:gag::lol:
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I've owned my focus from new, registered September 2000 with 108K miles on the clock...... It does feel like I've had it a lifetime although <touches wood> it's been as good as gold :lol:
 
I put 60k miles on my Landrover in two years! :eek:

Another one that winds me up - Colgate's new "Pro Argin" (or whatever it's called). Even when the guy in the ad says the words he seems to hesitate like he knows its made up rubbish!

Oh god, don't get me started. :gag:

What's going on with the peeping tom in Barclaycards roller coaster ad? And why does she appear to be happy that he's scored an eyeful of her in the shower..:naughty:

I could go on..and on... our lass is long suffering bless her. We just tape everything now and fast forward everything, its easier. :lol:
 
I hate adverts although sometimes the quality of TV programmes means that the adverts are the best thing on :(
 
What! you don't sit with your children and all have family time together while Watch with Mother is on, what sort of parent are you :lol: :lol::lol:

Vauxhall don't actually say 100K is the lifetime, they say it COULD be. How many people buy a car from new and still have at at 100K, some yes but the vast majority no.


TriggerHappy said:
I hate adverts, but I hate paying the TV licence more!
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I think it's fantastic value.

And I'm not joking.
 
whiteflyer said:
Vauxhall don't actually say 100K is the lifetime, they say it COULD be. How many people buy a car from new and still have at at 100K, some yes but the vast majority no.
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They actually say Lifetime Warranty or 100,000 miles for first owner.
Some people buy a car from new and if they sell it within 3 yrs, the car still has the balance of a warranty. Can't do that with a Vauxhall.
Bit daft really some people sell a car on within the first year, you either take the loss of trading the car in or the loss of selling a year old car privately with no warranty. In a private sale the buyer will need to sort his own warranty so isn't going to want to pay top money.
 
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nilagin said:
They actually say Lifetime Warranty or 100,000 miles for first owner.
Some people buy a car from new and if they sell it within 3 yrs, the car still has the balance of a warranty. Can't do that with a Vauxhall.
Bit daft really some people sell a car on within the first year, you either take the loss of trading the car in or the loss of selling a year old car privately with no warranty. In a private sale the buyer will need to sort his own warranty so isn't going to want to pay top money.
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after recently getting into the classic/modern classic car scene, 100,000 miles really could be a lifetime. There are alot of them around with less than 50,000 miles on at 25+ years old. If some old biddy buys a vauxhall corsa with their new "lifetime warranty" and she uses it once a week to collect her pension and do her shopping in the nearest town centre then it could well have less than 100,000 miles on it by the time she passes away.

but agreed for the majority of consumers the car will either be resold or reach the 100,000 well before they pop their clogs.




My brain automatically tunes out when the ad's come on now, my selective hearing cuts in lol. Must admit with the OH watching american channels on the pc atm they have some pretty cool ad's on, and lots of fast food ads that make me either very hungry or want to puke (depends which ad)
 
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