Worst/Best Radio Ads rerun edition!

ford fiesta · 31-08-2020 02:00PM

Reid's Direct ad:
" 30% OOOOOOFF "

Macdarack · 31-08-2020 02:01PM

Virgin media advert about the champion sausage maker. Jesus christ.

whisky_galore · 31-08-2020 06:55PM

What's the point of the 123.ie "*sigh* still looking for a better jingle" ad?

Also "ditch the instant coffee for a barista made flat white"????

Zak Flaps · 01-09-2020 03:25PM

I despise the ad for Tyre Source. Especially the dad's "oh that'd be tyre source" line.
F*CK OFF!!!!!

Cole · 03-09-2020 09:47AM

The new Vodafone ads. That voice-over...curiossssity...ssssss everywhere

ford fiesta · 03-09-2020 09:51AM

generalgerry wrote: »

It is definitely Clelia Murphy. I'm 100%.

The funniest thing about the ad at the moment is the "This message is supported by the Government" just after she has listed every single criteria that they have not adhered to at the Golf Society night out.

They really should have pulled the "support by the Government" part of the ad for it to have any whit of credibility.

I don't hear this ad anymore.
It has been replaced by chirpy happy Cork/Tipperary hybrid male voice.

Aglomerado · 03-09-2020 11:09AM

Deleted User wrote: »

Jaysus its driving me mad!

..........................."I work hard, keep my head above water, for me, my customers and my daughter" WTF, was this written by a 9 year old , like every line has to rhyme no matter how stupid it sounds?

I listen to Newstalk via Alexa and this ad comes on regularly... when I hear it I roar "Alexa! Mute!"

:D

I hate the Hyundai sponsored AA traffic updates. You have a nice piece of classical music then an electronic jingle. I will never hear "O Mio Babbino Caro" without thinking of that annoying jingle. P!ss off Hyundai.

Barna77 · 03-09-2020 12:03PM

Just heard some ad. The voice over did sound like the bloody Bothar goat :eek: I was too shocked to register what they were advertising
Shudders....

whisky_galore · 07-09-2020 08:26PM

Cole wrote: »

The new Vodafone ads. That voice-over...curiossssity...ssssss everywhere

Your one prattling on about a mother's voice and child in the womb rubbish?
The way she whispers/hisses annoys me, especially the word "voice".

whisky_galore · 07-09-2020 08:41PM

Another annoyance, the smug and unfunny Dacia 'lighten your commute' series.

Cole · 07-09-2020 08:51PM

whisky_galore wrote: »

Your one prattling on about a mother's voice and child in the womb rubbish?
The way she whispers/hisses annoys me, especially the word "voice".

That'ssssssssss the one. Oh her voice...ssssssssssssssssssss

08-09-2020 11:10AM

whisky_galore wrote: »

Similar godawful one with a record breaking sausage maker of all things, crowbarring in a mention of Virgins (allegedly) high speed internet at the end.

The sausage and piano player ads are my two most despised ads on at the moment. Ironically enough, with the theme being speed, both ads feel really long.

delaad · 08-09-2020 08:55PM

ford fiesta wrote: »

I don't hear this ad anymore.
It has been replaced by chirpy happy Cork/Tipperary hybrid male voice.

When that's played on Sky, they run subtitles under it!

Dickie10 · 08-09-2020 10:26PM

delaad wrote: »

When that's played on Sky, they run subtitles under it!

i completely lose him when he says "...and download the covid tracker app to be one in more than a million..." is this what he says? it sounds like a lotto ad, IT COULD BE U. straing trying to hear him but jsust can tget to

09-09-2020 09:29AM

Dickie10 wrote: »

i completely lose him when he says "...and download the covid tracker app to be one in more than a million..." is this what he says? it sounds like a lotto ad, IT COULD BE U. straing trying to hear him but jsust can tget to

I don't understand that reference either.

According to the apps stats, 100% of its users are healthy. Maybe the 1 in a million is the first person to actually get tracked and traced.

RadioRetro · 09-09-2020 09:57AM

I think the line means that by downloading the app you're one of a million who have done so. Could be worded better.

Test For Echo · 09-09-2020 11:29AM

Macdarack wrote: »

Virgin media advert about the champion sausage maker. Jesus christ.

Truly dreadful ad. I thought the piano one was odd but this is unbelievably bad.

neris · 09-09-2020 12:54PM

Barna77 wrote: »

Just heard some ad. The voice over did sound like the bloody Bothar goat :eek: I was too shocked to register what they were advertising
Shudders....

Christmas is coming

chalkitdown1 · 10-09-2020 01:20PM

Speaking of christmas, due to Covid are we going to be spared the Gaeity Panto ad this year? :eek:

fricatus · 10-09-2020 01:49PM

chalkitdown1 wrote: »

Speaking of christmas, due to Covid are we going to be spared the Gaeity Panto ad this year? :eek:

Oh no you’re not!

whisky_galore · 10-09-2020 06:58PM

New multi voiceover artist CV19 one.
One of the female voiceovers sounds quite pissed off, as if she's angry with us.

corcaigh07 · 11-09-2020 12:16PM

whisky_galore wrote: »

New multi voiceover artist CV19 one.
One of the female voiceovers sounds quite pissed off, as if she's angry with us.

Numbers are going up... AGAIN!

ford fiesta · 11-09-2020 02:00PM

whisky_galore wrote: »

New multi voiceover artist CV19 one.
One of the female voiceovers sounds quite pissed off, as if she's angry with us.

Yes I noticed the 2 hander Call-Response Male / Female Covid 19 ad.
Female voice is bad cop in this ad.

Are they both meant to be replacing the Male happy, chirpy "Tissue" Cork / Tipperary Voiceover?
Niamh from Fair City V/O is history at this stage...

Del.Monte · 11-09-2020 05:03PM

The latest two voice Covid Ads are so patronising and utterly useless. Then they are followed by a slew of Ads trying to sell crap air conditioning ****e;, PPE and that useless feckin hairdresser....don't get me started.

EmmetSpiceland · 11-09-2020 06:58PM

fricatus wrote: »

Oh no you’re not!

Just an ordinary one so?

chosen1 · 13-09-2020 03:51PM

There's a one for a wine sale on at the moment with a lad from "eh-spain". Could be possibly Centra.

His Spanish accent is so bad it make Kransel guy and the one from Air France seem like they were natives in comparison.

Can't see how it's that hard to find native speakers for adverts that require them.

ford fiesta · 13-09-2020 09:03PM

"Dont you forget about me"
Ad for music industry ireland Covid 19...any time I hear the start of the ad... I think its the current Heineken Covid 19 ad or an ad for an upcoming Simple Minds concert.

Maybe a different track could have been used?

Barna77 · 14-09-2020 10:50AM

chosen1 wrote: »

There's a one for a wine sale on at the moment with a lad from "eh-spain". Could be possibly Centra.

His Spanish accent is so bad it make Kransel guy and the one from Air France seem like they were natives in comparison.

Can't see how it's that hard to find native speakers for adverts that require them.

It makes me cringe. I don't eh-speak like dah!

whisky_galore · 14-09-2020 02:01PM

chosen1 wrote: »

There's a one for a wine sale on at the moment with a lad from "eh-spain". Could be possibly Centra.

His Spanish accent is so bad it make Kransel guy and the one from Air France seem like they were natives in comparison.

Can't see how it's that hard to find native speakers for adverts that require them.

It's even worse than Manuel from Fawlty Towers. Utterly amateur effort.

The repetative Irish Health Stores ad music sounds like it was played on a Fisher Price keyboard.

RINO87 · 14-09-2020 02:14PM

chosen1 wrote: »

There's a one for a wine sale on at the moment with a lad from "eh-spain". Could be possibly Centra.

His Spanish accent is so bad it make Kransel guy and the one from Air France seem like they were natives in comparison.

Can't see how it's that hard to find native speakers for adverts that require them.

I agree that it's absolutely brutal, but I'm going to give them the benefit of the doubt by saying that it's supposed to be.
It's clearly the guy that does all the other Centra ads so maybe we are supposed to recognise that it's him doing a crappy accent. The ad then kind of retains its "branding" while also attempting to show that they have a (crap) sense of humour.....

Or maybe I'm giving the ad agency too much credit when they are just being plain lazy....

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