Most irritating adverts ?

[Scylax]

Which adverts on TV and radio irritate you most ?

For my part, they include 'Go Compare' and 'Maureen 118 212'

[jd_1984]

Go Compare - I would feel the need to slap the actor in the advert if I saw him.

[NazNomad]

Iceland
The one where the babies are laughing and the audio is so 'processed' they sound like electronic-dolls.
The annoying typography that accompanies most ITV 'trailers'.

[tigerlelly]

They all irritate me as they interrupt my viewing but I'd go with your 'Go Compare', anything to do with the dratted meerkats and that spooky ad with the close up of what seems to be a worm-infested armpit (I think it's for anti-perspirant).

[NazNomad]

...what seems to be a worm-infested armpit.

Answerbank advertise on TV now? LMAO :-)))

[jd_1984]

A poll from last year...... (numbers = %)

Which commercials irritated you most in the past year?
Rank Brand Agency %
1 Gocompare.com In-house 56
2= Cash4Gold Brian Buckley, Hungry Man Productions 46
2= Glade Touch 'n' Fresh Draftfcb Argentina 46
4 Swiftcover MWO 40
5 Confused.com In-house 38
6 118 247 Rapier 34
7= Churchill WCRS 32
7= Webuyanycar.com In-house 32
9= Nintendo Karmarama 25
9= Country Life Grey London 25
11 McDonald's Leo Burnett 24
12 Kingsmill M&C Saatchi 22
13 BT Abbott Mead Vickers BBDO 21
14 Gillette BBDO New York 20
15= T-Mobile Saatchi & Saatchi 18
15= Peugeot Euro RSCG London 18
15= Dolmio Proximity London 18
18 Orange (Monkey) Fallon London 15
19= Greggs Propaganda 14
19= Tesco The Red Brick Road 14
21 Holland & Barrett WCRS 13
22 Pampers Saatchi & Saatchi 11

Adwatch research was conducted from 24-26 November 2009 by TNS. Prompted interviews took place via the internet. Sample of 1011 British adults aged 16-64 were interviewed.

[tigerlelly]

Not sure if that was a question Naz, but the camera zooms in on somebody's armpit and instead of hair it is a close up of the skin (I think) and it looks like wiggly worms. It's revolting.

[bednobs]

i absolutely hate the one for warburtons where the sad music is playing in the background and everyone is crying cause they've burnt a loaf.
It came on the morning of my daughter's funeral and the music was one that we considered for going into the chapel. Now i can't bear it

[jd_1984]

There is a definite link between annoying ad's and ad's selling insurance.
They stick in your head BECAUSE they are annoying which is kind of the point......

[NazNomad]

Ha, I love that Warburtons ad.

[lslowry]

the Tena lady advert on in between antiques road show on Yesterday channel. No wonder they need them!

[horseshoes]

No contest here - it's the Iceland one with the can-can which for some unfathomable reason changes into a T-Rex song, and they all start playing air-guitars. Arrggghhhhh

[Scylax]

Thank you, jd 1984, for the list of 22 most irritating adverts. I can empathise with all of these respondents. Yes, they may stick in your head, but only as products which are to be avoided at all costs; if their adverts are this bad who needs them ?

Also irritating is the practice of winding up the sound volume on TV when the ads. appear. It's an open invitation to reach for the mute button, and I do....

[Ankou]

go compare is annoying, but my kiddlywinks are loving this

http://www.youtube.co..._Lf46UCFcULfAod8Bb-1A

[boxtops]

Nice one Ankou!

[Hopkirk]

ALL Iceland adverts.

I thought they might improve once they sacked Kerry Katona, but no luck there.

They make me more determined not to shop there.

[starone]

Never mind the children, I enjoyed that Ankou, so mark it up for elderly persons as well. (Second childhood.)

[murraymints]

It has to be the eternal DFS sale advert.

[janbee]

Those 3 annoying bitches on the tena lady ads. The one where the 3 of them are going round a stately home. How badly do you want to punch that little blonde one?
Also, ALL tesco ads, especially the Jane Horrocks ones...TESCAAAWS, SAAAWRTED. Grrrr!!!

[tiggerblue10]

Anything advertising insurance, loans, injury lawyers, furniture and cars (apart from the Skoda car made out of cake - that was excellent).

[carlton23]

The stupid git in the Alan Titchmarsh show advert for Mucus Removal who say "Sometimes when nobodys looking, I like to skip to work" Arrrrrrrgggg, I try to mute that one.