This new "Volvic Challenge" ad.

jayteecork · 23-06-2009 12:30AM #1

Anyone see that new Volvic ad -it's fúcking wrecking my head.

Basically some English twat is given a challenge to drink 1.5 litres of Volvic a day.

That's what got me annoyed first - wtf, like 3 pints of water in a whole day. Doesn't everyone drink at least that much daily?

Then he says "I know it's a lot"
Then at the end he's performing somersaults and whatnot after doing this for a week.

Well call the World Health Organization - seems like Volvic have a miracle cure, everyone can renew lost health and vigour by drinking 1.5 litres of Volvic per day.

Fúcking crap sh1t. ****e ad by a scam artist bottled water company.
I drink tap water anyway and if I'm out and dying of thirst I'm buying sprite.

SV · 23-06-2009 12:31AM

" a little cheeky volvic "

yeah it's pretty bloody annoying alright.
and bottled water is far nicer than tap water btw.

Havermeyer · 23-06-2009 12:32AM

The people in these adverts should be shot to death with balls of their own shoite.

F**k you volvic.

Keogg · 23-06-2009 12:33AM

I completely agree, I hate that ad so much. Its so pointless!

Its doesnt make me want to go do that stupid challenge, it just makes me fcuking thirtsy. And don't think I'm going down to the shop to BUY water when there's tap water in my house for free!

I have a feeling this thread will turn into a 'stupidest ad' competition. ...:eek:... That would be an amazing thread!

dublintuition · 23-06-2009 12:34AM

" a cheeky volvic" :rolleyes: Jesus Christ Almighty!!

What a poor marketing plan, ripped straight off from the special K challenge.

Gawbean 1: "How can we up our sales?"
Gawbean 2: "Lets start a 'volvic challenge' and convince people into buying litres of our water every day for 14 days"
Gawbean 1: "Genius"

Keogg · 23-06-2009 12:40AM

dublintuition wrote: »

" a cheeky volvic" :rolleyes: Jesus Christ Almighty!!

What a poor marketing plan, ripped straight off from the special K challenge.

Gawbean 1: "How can we up our sales?"
Gawbean 2: "Lets start a 'volvic challenge' and convince people into buying litres of our water every day for 14 days"
Gawbean 1: "Genius"

That Special K challenge is utter bull too.
3 meals a day: two bowls of cereal and a Well-Balanced dinner and no snacks.
It isn't special K that's making you lose weight if you're on that, its the fact that cereal is healthy and you're not eating a load of crap.
It'd work much better with bran flakes or cheerios really.

well horse · 23-06-2009 12:46AM

Agree with the OP. What an twat in that ad.

And you're right. When I saw the ad I couldn't believe it said that 1.5 litres of water was a lot

If I didnt drink 4 pints of water in a day I'd have a banging headache and I'd feel sleepy. The only thing I'd find "challenging" about drinking 1.5 litres of water a day is that I'd find myself swooning for a draught of water from the tap 2 hours later. That chap must have been chronically dehydrated before taking up the "challenge", typical western-world human :rolleyes:

Pop's Diner · 23-06-2009 12:52AM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LqJQJj5UE6Q

Volvic : Guarenteed to make you feel 300% more camp after 14 days.

Check out his little sissy run at the end of the ad :rolleyes:

joey54 · 23-06-2009 12:53AM

The guy in the ad is a fe*king eejit! Pity he doesn't drown in the bloody volvic!

Basq · 23-06-2009 12:55AM

Pop's Diner wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LqJQJj5UE6Q

Volvic : Guarenteed to make you feel 300% more camp after 14 days.

Check out his little sissy run at the end of the ad :rolleyes:

"Watch out boys!.."

.. as you never do know what body cavity he's gonna try and place that baseball mitt in!

dublintuition · 23-06-2009 12:55AM

Keogg wrote: »

That Special K challenge is utter bull too.
3 meals a day: two bowls of cereal and a Well-Balanced dinner and no snacks.
It isn't special K that's making you lose weight if you're on that, its the fact that cereal is healthy and you're not eating a load of crap.
It'd work much better with bran flakes or cheerios really.

You're dead right, no arguments here, its crap too. But there's no doubt that it has raised the sales of special K. Volvic unoriginally thought they would copy this. Well they should fail....FAIL

Cianos · 23-06-2009 12:57AM

I drink medium fizzy water, I get 9 litres of it for about a euro and it's nice

Sir Gallagher · 23-06-2009 12:57AM

SV wrote: »

" a little cheeky volvic "

yeah it's pretty bloody annoying alright.
and bottled water is far nicer than tap water btw.

First thing that sprang to mind when i seen this thread.

"a cheeky little volvic" Ooh goo wan you little rebel!!

seimi · 23-06-2009 12:58AM

I was so pissed off with this advertisement I reported them to advertising standards. It's the first time I made a complaint. Drinking too much water can cause hyper hydration and 1 litre consumed in a few minutes can even be fatal! Don't even get me started on the whole volcano crap.

Senna · 23-06-2009 12:59AM

Wasn't Volvic that used the line "There's. something in the water"? always though that was pretty stupid marketing line, i dont want something else in the water, just water please.

Keogg · 23-06-2009 01:01AM

dublintuition wrote: »

You're dead right, no arguments here, its crap too. But there's no doubt that it has raised the sales of special K. Volvic unoriginally thought they would copy this. Well they should fail....FAIL

Thanks, and you're right too, Special K is far too popular. It used to be the only cereal my sister ever ate. Unfortunately (and evilly) its playing off womens insecurities about thinking they'r fat, when they're not. The women on those ads and IN NO WAY needing to lose weight whatsoever.

bronte · 23-06-2009 01:01AM

Cheeky Volvic my arse..it's not feckin vodka ffs!!!!

Keogg · 23-06-2009 01:03AM

bronte wrote: »

Cheeky Volvic my arse..it's not feckin vodka ffs!!!!

That'd be brilliant.
Lets get that little Twat to drink a litre and a half of Vodka a day. Won't be so fcuking cheeky then will he...:pac:

Pop's Diner · 23-06-2009 01:03AM

I wonder does carrying that bottle around all day give him a limp wrist?

Fr Martin · 23-06-2009 01:04AM

Im already on the pantene proV 14 day challenge, which is really interfering with my weetabix week - maybe after Iv chosen my dolmio day Ill take up volvics challenge

Riamfada · 23-06-2009 01:05AM

He must piss like a trooper

yerayeah · 23-06-2009 01:06AM

All ye haters on here dissing Volvic, conveniently forgetting to mention that it is of course filled with volcanicity and thus can be expected to cure cancer, sort out this recession business, walk the dog...

Which can hardly be said of tap water *spits*...

Keogg · 23-06-2009 01:07AM

Fr Martin wrote: »

Im already on the pantene proV 14 day challenge, which is really interfering with my weetabix week - maybe after Iv chosen my dolmio day Ill take up volvics challenge

those dolmio puppets are creepy. You know that ad where they're all ringing each other saying 'todays the day'... don't they already know which day is their fcuking dolmio day?! Argh bad bad ads!:mad::pac:

Pop's Diner · 23-06-2009 01:07AM

Of course Volvic are laughing their arses off now because we're talking about their product (albeit indirectly). It's just too much fun taking the p out of clarabel there.

SoupyNorman · 23-06-2009 01:08AM

When this ad comes on I find myself shouting 'Who plays ****ing Base ball in Europe!!!'

Christ it's tough to display my frustration in Binary.

yerayeah · 23-06-2009 01:09AM

seimi wrote: »

I was so pissed off with this advertisement I reported them to advertising standards. It's the first time I made a complaint. Drinking too much water can cause hyper hydration and 1 litre consumed in a few minutes can even be fatal! Don't even get me started on the whole volcano crap.

WHAT are you on about?!

You'd need to drinking waaaaaay more water than the volvic challenge to cause hyperhydration.

And please enlighten me regarding the physiology of how a litre of water drank relatively quickly can be fatal!

Local-womanizer · 23-06-2009 01:11AM

Keogg wrote: »

That Special K challenge is utter bull too.
3 meals a day: two bowls of cereal and a Well-Balanced dinner and no snacks.
It isn't special K that's making you lose weight if you're on that, its the fact that cereal is healthy and you're not eating a load of crap.
It'd work much better with bran flakes or cheerios really.

These ones that live beside me have been walking for as long as I can remember and havent got any smaller!Most likely cos they eat a loaf of bread when they get home:mad:

eat less move more fatties:mad:

dublintuition · 23-06-2009 01:14AM

Fr Martin wrote: »

Im already on the pantene proV 14 day challenge, which is really interfering with my weetabix week - maybe after Iv chosen my dolmio day Ill take up volvics challenge

You're going about this all wrong. Put the pantene on your weetabix, and cook your pasta in the volvic. That way you'll have plenty of time to train your brain with Dr Kawashima's newest set of challenges

Keogg · 23-06-2009 01:14AM

Local-womanizer wrote: »

eat less move more fatties:mad:

I think you'd make an excellent manager/coach/psychologist type person:D
Honestly though, you're right. Maybe someday some crappy new fad diet will steal that phrase. It'd work, too.

entropi · 23-06-2009 01:15AM

Senna wrote: »

Wasn't Volvic that used the line "There's. something in the water"?

That "something" is probably piss anyway...

entropi · 23-06-2009 01:16AM

Pop's Diner wrote: »

I wonder does carrying that bottle around all day give him a limp wrist?

Sure he seems like a stupid wanker in the first place:P

This new "Volvic Challenge" ad.

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