Monday, October 7, 2013

Ads that Make Me Cringe

Alright guys, today I'm going to address a few tv ads that I cannot stand...

1) Milk vs Omelette OR 1) Milk vs OJ



   

First of all, I love milk, but these ads in no way make me want to drink more milk. The first ad with OJ is uncomfortable and the voices make me cringe. They evoke some weird thoughts that do not make me thirsty and the lips on the bowl are creepy looking. The second ad with an Omelette is just gross. There is absolutely no reason to try and shove an omelette into a small cup and it is extremely unappetizing. Plus, milk and omelettes are not nearly the same type of breakfast or nutrition.

2) Skittles "Smile"

This ad is so messed up. That poor kid probably gets bullied for never smiling and he probably never gets the girl. So of course, Skittles has to have a girl try to tease him and when she sees his Skittle teeth she decides to kiss him. First of all, Skittles teeth? Who thinks of this? Second, why would you steal someone's teeth? Now he has only one tooth! Plus when she crunches down on them I just cringe, something about the noise freaks me out. Not to mention that they came from his mouth...
The old ad about Skittles Pox was bad enough, but this is gross. I'm also kind of curious why they always pick dorky loners as their characters, it feels like they're insulting their consumer base a bit.

3) Starburst Orchard and Dragon

Sometimes I enjoy Starburst ads, but recently they have been really annoying me. The Orchard and the Juicy Dragon are some ridiculous ways to describe how juicy Starburst are, but why must they try so hard? Honestly, just a few images of Starburst being unwrapped and enjoyed would be enough to make me want one. Those commercials don't even feature the product, so all I do is change the channel.

4) Orbit Gum

And last, but not least, almost any orbit gum commercial. Particularly the latest ones that feature people dressed up in disgusting food costumes "lingering" around and driving everyone nuts. These commercials are grating and gross, plus Orbit wouldn't even be able to help you if you actually had food particles and not just the bad breath.

Most of the time I prefer to focus on ads I love, but I thought I'd make a few bad comments in one bigger post so I don't drag it out too much. Thanks for reading!

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