You know that commercial for Citibank? The one with the woman going on vacation with her boyfriend? "I got a new belt, some new nylons, and what girl wouldn't need new shoes?"

I hate that commercial.

But, aside from that, there is no amount of money that could make me stand on that rock she ends up on.

I ask my female friends: Does any grown woman REALLY want a gigantic teddy bear as a Valentine gift? If Joe spent $100 on a flipping STUFFED ANIMAL for me, I would be so pissed off I wouldn't even know what to say. Seriously. What does an adult woman do with such a thing ( Read more... )

Why would anyone think the "Messin' with Sasquatch" spots would help sell beef jerky?

There's one of those super-cheap radio spots playing on just about every station I listen to that states, "There is an investigational weight loss device currently being investigated ( Read more... )

Two commercials that bug me (one of which was the one I couldn't remember when I made my LAST commercial post ( Read more... )

You know those commercials for Broadview (formerly Brinks) Security? They almost always feature a lone woman, or a lone woman with a female child, whose house gets broken into while they are there - sometimes in broad daylight. Immediately, the alarm goes off, the offender flees, and the phone rings. It's Brinks (now Broadview) Security! A calm, ( Read more... )

You know that commercial for Smirnoff Ice? The one where a bunch of people haul mattresses and foam blocks up to the roof of some random building with a disused pool, throw them all in, and jump on them ( Read more... )

I find myself really, really annoyed by the commercial currently running for USPS flat rate service. It features postal employees giving a town hall-style presentation about flat rate boxes, and, in it, a guy in the audience stands up and says, "But I ship different things, in ALL sizes." And the postal guy says, "Great, because flat rate boxes ( Read more... )

Here's another Jack in the Box commercial that absolutely cracks me up. I would love to work with the team that does these spots. They must be a hoot.

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Just watched the Billy Mays tribute "Pitchmen" marathon on Discovery Channel, with the season finale "Take THIS, Vince and ShamWow" episode. It really kind of stuns me how sad I am that he's gone, given how much I complained about his work ( Read more... )