Worst/Best Radio Ads

the hedgeman · 27-06-2019 6:07pm

They changed the wording in the Specsavers radio ad where the assistant saying to the man that they was no charge for eye test and glasses (prsi) and was free, but your man not believing it and offering her his watch,hat,and his underpants!! as payment.you'd enjoy listening to it but now he's offering her his watch,hat,and his favourite rugby shirt,its boring now,pc gone mad again!!!

Mr E · 27-06-2019 7:00pm

Centerparks: Brilliant-y-ist.

Chicken George · 27-06-2019 7:51pm

Appliances delivered...(Im yours).
Yer one that used to be a so called "comedian" years ago Deirdre O'kane. Fu*king irritating me everytime I hear it... MaHOOsive!

Edit: Just seen this ad mentioned a few pages back. Im gonna leave it just because it deserves another mention.

Nerdlingr · 27-06-2019 10:30pm

Pineapple1 wrote: »

The ad for food shopping thats voiced by Mario Rosenstock on today fm. When he's speaking in his own voice, he sounds like he's even taking off his own voice (but obvs isnt). Maybe Im just so used to hearing him in his Miriam voice?! Just can't listen to his sunday roast programme for that reason.

With ya on that one - Can't stand his voice.

Dan Jaman · 28-06-2019 12:51am

I wonder if ad agencies have discovered that boring, mundane ads that sound like they're made in the 1950s sell more boring, mundane cars than any other type.

"I was looking at the Toyondabishi Space Travel Wagon today dear. It looks like a fairly solid type of thing."

"How wonderful, we must take a trip down to Dumpy Motors and have a look at the weekend darling. I wonder if they do it in brown?"

"Yes dear, and they have leather seating as an option too, but that might be standard, I'm not sure. I'm certain the engine will be adequate, too."

"Yes. I expect the friendly salesman will put our minds at rest and answer all our questions honestly."

Del.Monte · 28-06-2019 8:03am

Dan Jaman wrote: »

I wonder if ad agencies have discovered that boring, mundane ads that sound like they're made in the 1950s sell more boring, mundane cars than any other type.

"I was looking at the Toyondabishi Space Travel Wagon today dear. It looks like a fairly solid type of thing."

"How wonderful, we must take a trip down to Dumpy Motors and have a look at the weekend darling. I wonder if they do it in brown?"

"Yes dear, and they have leather seating as an option too, but that might be standard, I'm not sure. I'm certain the engine will be adequate, too."

"Yes. I expect the friendly salesman will put our minds at rest and answer all our questions honestly."

Not sure where you're coming from on this but I have always understood that one of the basic tenets of good advertising is to keep the product name out there. Many Ads today are trying to be so edgy/clever that this simple fact seems to be overlooked. How many Ads do you hear these days that have the product lost in the 'clever' message.

28-06-2019 8:21am

Del.Monte wrote: »

Not sure where you're coming from on this but I have always understood that one of the basic tenets of good advertising is to keep the product name out there. Many Ads today are trying to be so edgy/clever that this simple fact seems to be overlooked. How many Ads do you hear these days that have the product lost in the 'clever' message.

Good point .

Some ad at the moment for a car and she says “ here come the doo be doos”.....makes me cringe . Don’t know what kind of car they’re advertising but it just grinds my teeth every time!

whisky_galore · 28-06-2019 10:32am

the hedgeman wrote: »

They changed the wording in the Specsavers radio ad where the assistant saying to the man that they was no charge for eye test and glasses (prsi) and was free, but your man not believing it and offering her his watch,hat,and his underpants!! as payment.you'd enjoy listening to it but now he's offering her his watch,hat,and his favourite rugby shirt,its boring now,pc gone mad again!!!

Probably a risk that some prude with time on their hands might complain about an imaginary unseen character in a radio ad exposing himself.
Beyond ridiculous.

Oops69 · 29-06-2019 11:59am

'The GAA , where we ALL belong' Or something like that .. go feck yourselves , great organisation but a bit of wing clipping is needed.

NIMAN · 03-07-2019 5:03pm

Oops69 wrote: »

'The GAA , where we ALL belong' Or something like that .. go feck yourselves , great organisation but a bit of wing clipping is needed.

The one about "waiting on Baggsy for the lift, tight haircuts and trying to get the shift" is back.

Cringe worthy.

4068ac1elhodqr · 11-07-2019 4:05pm

Just heard a very funny radio ad offering 'freedom' (and in Braveheart V/O) for car drivers seeking insurance.

But this 'freedom' is a device hard-fitted to your car, that constantly measures your driving patterns (AIG-Telematics).
This 'blackbox' tracks many(all) aspects of your driving, and sends your driving data which will be analyised.

So Freedom ==
- Your total speed
- How smoothly you accelerate/decelerate
- How sharply you turn
- What time of day you drive
- The length of your journeys
- How often you drive
- Your total mileage

Doctor Jimbob · 11-07-2019 5:17pm

newbie11 wrote: »

The add for the app called go loud on today fm and Newstalk, someone in the background repeatedly shouting "go loud" over and over again

I'm not sure how this one hasn't been mentioned more. One of the most irritating ads I've ever heard.

PopePalpatine · 11-07-2019 5:46pm

Do podcast ads count? I've had to put up with Acast advertising their network of cringeworthy "content creators".

plodder · 12-07-2019 7:55am

Doctor Jimbob wrote: »

I'm not sure how this one hasn't been mentioned more. One of the most irritating ads I've ever heard.

It's like a jack hammer to the brain. Just when you think it's over you get pounded one more time.

plodder · 12-07-2019 9:19am

Ayleen Fast Roast wrote: »

Just heard a very funny radio ad offering 'freedom' (and in Braveheart V/O) for car drivers seeking insurance.

But this 'freedom' is a device hard-fitted to your car, that constantly measures your driving patterns (AIG-Telematics).
This 'blackbox' tracks many(all) aspects of your driving, and sends your driving data which will be analyised.

So Freedom ==
- Your total speed
- How smoothly you accelerate/decelerate
- How sharply you turn
- What time of day you drive
- The length of your journeys
- How often you drive
- Your total mileage

Bit of a paradox all right. I haven't heard the ad, but I might know where they are coming from as my daughter spent her first year driving with one of those boxes. It was the only way insurance was affordable for her. So, in that sense - yes you are paying a price of freedom in the metaphysical sense, but gaining it in freedom to go places and do stuff, which matters a lot more to her generation.

Gwynplaine · 12-07-2019 9:32am

"Fordy gigs of dayda"

Gwynplaine · 12-07-2019 9:34am

NIMAN wrote: »

The one about "waiting on Baggsy for the lift, tight haircuts and trying to get the shift" is back.

Cringe worthy.

Listen carefully to the start of it. "De GAA championchips"
Champion Chips.

flazio · 12-07-2019 10:39am

I'm not allowed to say here what the "count" in "Make it Count" sounds like.

Oops69 · 12-07-2019 6:29pm

The guy saying 'EIR' in the new ads sounds like he's passing a hard ****e .

ford fiesta · 15-07-2019 12:19pm

the annoying Coperface Jacks ad the musical ad is back again..if the musical is as cringe as the ad..

tototoe · 15-07-2019 6:36pm

That Donnelan Joyce Galway property auction ad is back. His accent wrecks my brain.

Brendan Bendar · 15-07-2019 6:53pm

ford fiesta wrote: »

the annoying Coperface Jacks ad the musical ad is back again..if the musical is as cringe as the ad..

I’d say it’s a fair bet to be worse.

15-07-2019 6:56pm

Anyone hear that add for a shaving oil that I won't mention, advising us to steer-clear of shaving foams with their pollution from 'aluminium cans'?

Sorry now, but aren't aluminium cans recyclable?

Whereas the plastics used to package shaving oils may not be (depends on who's recycling it). Also, there's a big issue with the processing of oils is notoriously bad for the environment.

Anyway, everyone knows that people who really care about the environment grow beards. Even the women.

Breaston Plants · 15-07-2019 10:12pm

DEIRDRE O KANE PLEASE GO AWAY............

Stargazer7 · 15-07-2019 11:47pm

Breaston Plants wrote: »

DEIRDRE O KANE PLEASE GO AWAY............

That ad goes straight and painfully through my brain

JCX BXC · 16-07-2019 8:21am

I'm getting very tired of those pride ads that are on every 15 seconds. I get the message. I support the cause. Sh.

paddylonglegs · 16-07-2019 9:23am

Not a complaint, but the ad for Vodafone gigabit broadband. The guy endorsing the product has such a low voice it sounds like it’s one of those voice camouflage applications you hear on crime watch

Hector Mildew · 16-07-2019 11:48am

I hear “go to hell” instead of “go loud.” It took me a few listens to cop it (not that I had to wait long for a repeat)

newbie11 wrote: »

The add for the app called go loud on today fm and Newstalk, someone in the background repeatedly shouting "go loud" over and over again

Gwynplaine · 16-07-2019 12:02pm

Oops69 wrote: »

The guy saying 'EIR' in the new ads sounds like he's passing a hard ****e .

"Fordy gigs of dayda"

whisky_galore · 16-07-2019 2:27pm

That summer camp one with background music of tuneless kids singing and a female voiceover with put-on Yank accent that morphs back into her Irish accent by the end.

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