I reach for the mute button when this comes on, if I'm quick enough it drives me crackers !
Ooops
Sorry can't get it to work, it was an advert for Marc Jacobs ' Perfect'
The John Lewis ad.. Quite ridiculous.
Quote from: Scrumpy on November 28, 2023, 12:43:49 PMThe John Lewis ad.. Quite ridiculous.
Haven't seen them, but the one for the Irish Pub is doing the rounds here - brilliant and cost less than £700 to make!
The Woke Gen Z's as the consumerati (though their skint) and the dopy guache Millenials who run the advertising agencies and also control the budgets for the stupid firms who pay for such rubbish are to blame.
Over here is far more traditional over Xmas thank goodness.
The pub one is lovely !
https://www.itv.com/news/utv/2023-11-27/northern-ireland-pubs-christmas-advert-goes-viral
November 28, 2023, 06:08:24 PM
OK this is the one I was trying to post, but this is a shorter version, they reach about 74
' perfect' on original one.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62dIum2VccU
Someone changed a billboard showing Johnny Depp advertising Au Sauvage, to Au Sausage. A definite improvement!
Just about all of them, if I'm on the recorded stuff I wizz through them. :busted:
I find nearly all adverts irritating
Quote from: Cassandra on November 28, 2023, 12:53:28 PMOver here is far more traditional over Xmas thank goodness.
Our traditional Christmas is slowly disappearing..
I shall put my Christmas reef on front door over the weekend..
No 10 have got theirs up already...
I don't put a lot of decorations up but I found some sparkly snowflakes.. They look lovely on the window..
When we were kids we had the colourful paper chains hanging all over the place.. Us kids spent ages gluing them together.. At one time we had a fairy made out of the cardboard from a toilet roll ... Them were the days... :clap:
we used to love making those paper chains - and inevitably one of the links would give way and have to reglued
Quote from: Michael Rolls on November 30, 2023, 06:01:01 AMI find nearly all adverts irritating
Me too, I don't watch them but can't help getting some of the messages. Apparently if I want to adopt an animal (which may or may not really exist) I can choose between an elephant, snow leopard, polar bear, donkey etc.
but where would you keep them? :grin: :grin: :grin:
The scam is that they keep them, if they exist. We only have to pay them.
I think things like donkey sanctuaries exist and they usually have facilities for sponsors to visit. I doubt that the more exotic ones do unless in zoos.
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Quote from: klondike on November 30, 2023, 10:10:05 AMI think things like donkey sanctuaries exist and they usually have facilities for sponsors to visit. I doubt that the more exotic ones do unless in zoos.
We have an animal sanctuary over in Groats, there's some donkeys there. Your able to go in and visit, buy a wee thing from the shop and/or leave a donation in the box.
Everytime my granddaughter is up here we have to make a trip out there to see the animals.
there was a donkey sanctuary in Surrey - Victoria 'adopted' one of them and used to contribute some of her pocket money.
The adverts that ask for money to feed the homeless..
The Salvation Army have upped their cost.. and ask for 25-30 ? to feed one person.. Blimey, for that price they could do a big pot of veg stew and feed many..
how long for, though? I don't spend that much a day even including the Martini and wine
Go on, chuck the racist / homophobe jibes.
The adverts that annoy me are the ones that portray the typical British family as mixed race with half-caste kids, or lesbians with kids.
Not forgetting the adverts with the typical family with the mandatory Autistic child getting help from some organisation or another.
I have no problems with the adverts. I don't see any of them. Nor do I watch the modern woke stuff. My viewing is mostly old stuff that I downloaded over the years.
apart from the Rugby, I can't remember the last time that I watched live TV
So bin the licence. Don't forget to ask for a refund on what is left of the current one.
then I'd miss the rugby - even at the BBC's rapacious worst it's cheaper than going to Murrayfield - and more comfortable!
Quote from: Scrumpy on December 01, 2023, 09:29:38 AMThe adverts that ask for money to feed the homeless..
The Salvation Army have upped their cost.. and ask for 25-30 ? to feed one person.. Blimey, for that price they could do a big pot of veg stew and feed many..
Cor yes, I've been getting animal charity requests with £70 being suggested.
Quote from: Scrumpy on December 01, 2023, 09:29:38 AMThe adverts that ask for money to feed the homeless..
The Salvation Army have upped their cost.. and ask for 25-30 ? to feed one person.. Blimey, for that price they could do a big pot of veg stew and feed many..
The food costs £2, the rest is the taxi fare.
that's odd - I always get their Christmas appeal and always donate to it. This year they asked for £9 or whatever one felt like - I gave rather more
Charities are greedy.. People work for free in their shops.. The people at the top are racking it it..
Quote from: Scrumpy on December 02, 2023, 09:38:29 AMCharities are greedy.. People work for free in their shops.. The people at the top are racking it it..
Absolutely, but isn't that the case in most organisations: charities, the NHS, religions, etc.
Quote from: Scrumpy on December 02, 2023, 09:38:29 AMCharities are greedy.. People work for free in their shops.. The people at the top are racking it it..
The big ones are businesses, thats how they make so much to use for charitable purposes. The BHF, the charity where I volunteer, pays the CEO and the directors a whack, but even so £144million went to research etc, last year 80% of profit.
A handful of well meaning volunteers couldn't do that. The shops are run by paid staff, we volunteers just help out.
Quote from: GrannyMac on December 02, 2023, 12:46:48 PMThe big ones are businesses, thats how they make so much to use for charitable purposes. The BHF, the charity where I volunteer, pays the CEO and the directors a whack, but even so £144million went to research etc, last year 80% of profit.
A handful of well meaning volunteers couldn't do that. The shops are run by paid staff, we volunteers just help out.
Well if that is the case with the BHF, that's all well and good.
I suspect, though, that some other charities may not be quite the same, naming no names.
Quote from: GrannyMac on December 02, 2023, 12:46:48 PMThe big ones are businesses, thats how they make so much to use for charitable purposes. The BHF, the charity where I volunteer, pays the CEO and the directors a whack, but even so £144million went to research etc, last year 80% of profit.
A handful of well meaning volunteers couldn't do that. The shops are run by paid staff, we volunteers just help out.
I've checked the animal charities which I support & the bulk of their donations goes towards animal welfare & rescues.
I donate to WaterAid & although I haven't checked, I'm confident that they are the same.
pretty sure you are right, Phil - Veronica used to donate to them