Mums go to Iceland

Dr. Nick · 26-11-2006 12:53AM #1

I'm totally sickened by Kerry Katona's Iceland ads. They make me want to heave. Obviously they're aimed at a certain audience, the working-class British who live in slums.

BaZmO* · 26-11-2006 02:33AM

Welcome to the world of advertsing. Where have you been?

Pigman II · 26-11-2006 02:04PM

Ah well look on the bright side. At least they're only 30 seconds long. You don't have to experience her for any prolonged period of time, like for example that guy from Westlife who probably even woke up to the sight of her face and the sound of her voice on several occasions.

Wertz · 27-11-2006 11:49PM

He was in Westlife; he deserved it.

SoupyNorman · 28-11-2006 01:13AM

She did a terrible interview on the late-late not to many moons ago. Cant stand her, miss do anything for a buck although she is far from alone in that seedy world.

simu · 29-11-2006 01:24PM

Yeah, those ads are depressing. Chicken curry for €1 - I dread to think what's put in it.

Is it just me or do English ads seem far more exploitative than Irish ones? I'm thinking especially of those dodgy debt-consolidation ones they have on every break.

mike65 · 29-11-2006 01:29PM

Thats only cos Ireland has yet to discover the joys of local cable channels. Just wait until RTE Gold is launched.

Mike.

BaZmO* · 29-11-2006 01:44PM

mike65 wrote:

Just wait until RTE Gold is launched.

Last Friday night about 9:33pm was RTE Gold!

VERYinterested · 29-11-2006 01:50PM

Oh yes Miss Katona totally sickens me. Driving around Warrington with her kids in the car, no insurance. Saw her on that Awful Angry Wimmin show at lunchtime on ITV a few years ago and blubberbust was on doing a George Best telling a tale about someone asking her "Kerry, where did it all go wrong?" To which she replied "I'm a Millionaire" cue wild cheering and in your face whooping

. These Iceland ads should be banned, down with this sort of thing!

Kojak · 29-11-2006 02:11PM

BaZmO* wrote:

Last Friday night about 9:33pm was RTE Gold!

Exactly.

CiaranC · 29-11-2006 02:14PM

scum go to iceland more like

Mossy Monk · 29-11-2006 02:27PM

are Iceland only in Dublin? only ever seen one in the UK

BaZmO* · 29-11-2006 02:36PM

Mossy Monk wrote:

are Iceland only in Dublin? only ever seen one in the UK

It's in the North Atlantic. ......Sorry couldn't resist!

I once did a trolley dash in Iceland. No punchline, just embarrassing!

monkeyfudge · 29-11-2006 02:43PM

Mossy Monk wrote:

are Iceland only in Dublin? only ever seen one in the UK

There was one on Talbot Street where Eason's used to be... but it's closed down a while now and something else is going to open in its place.... I wonder what it will be.

VERYinterested · 29-11-2006 03:52PM

Used to be one in Tallaght and I think that it's being turned in to appartments. I think they pulled out of 'Eire' a while back. Good riddance, we must be too 'posh and clever' for them afterall! What is so posh about profiteroles?? :eek:

ferdi · 29-11-2006 04:22PM

there was one in dun laoghaire supplying the local 15 year old pram pushers with cheap fodder for their snotty little bastards, its closed down a good while now

county · 29-11-2006 11:45PM

CiaranC wrote:

scum go to iceland more like

not like your upper market tesco:rolleyes:

Lump · 30-11-2006 02:38AM

Iceland is great.... Cheap as chips and they have decent "Frozen" stuff in there....

APM · 30-11-2006 02:41AM

Lump wrote:

Iceland is great.... Cheap as chips and they have decent "Frozen" stuff in there....

haven't seen an Iceland shop in Ireland for at least 2 years?

Morgans · 30-11-2006 02:44AM

Not a huge fan of Jimmy Carr but I liked his observation that the table of food presented before the fatty by Gillian McKeith to help him/her see the error of their ways is exactly the same table of food that Kerry Katona presents in those Iceland ads.

I'm sure Bryan McFadden thought meeting her for a drink sounded like a good idea in the beginning. A sorry state. I did wonder if their respective PR people are godparents to the children?

BuffyBot · 30-11-2006 11:22AM

haven't seen an Iceland shop in Ireland for at least 2 years?

Probably because they pulled out.

Nea · 30-11-2006 11:36AM

When I lived in London, I used to do some of my shopping in Iceland and I thought it was great. Like Lidl/Aldi you can pick up some great stuff.

Do people look down on shops like this because they are cheap?

Kerry Katona does need a good smack in the jaw tho and the ads are very annoying.

Cabaal · 30-11-2006 12:41PM

Nea wrote:

When I lived in London, I used to do some of my shopping in Iceland and I thought it was great. Like Lidl/Aldi you can pick up some great stuff.

Do people look down on shops like this because they are cheap?

Kerry Katona does need a good smack in the jaw tho and the ads are very annoying.

yes yes they do, and having Kerry Katona as the icon for the store makes it more so

Lump · 30-11-2006 01:04PM

APM wrote:

haven't seen an Iceland shop in Ireland for at least 2 years?

I live in England

There isn't one near me I don't think, but when I was a poor student up north there was one close and I'd stock up on stuff.

BuffyBot · 30-11-2006 03:06PM

They used to be good, but they've cut back their product range drastically..not so good now.

Mums go to Iceland

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