Do any of you ever avoid a thing because of the ads for it?

[Ilikemilkshake]

As I think everyone living in the UK will agree, I will never use Go compare.

Omfg this so much. Also to a lesser extent, webuyanycar -.-

Yeah... ads for most things annoy the shit out of me, so most of the time i'll mute ads and do my best to not take anything in from them... and if an ad does manage to get through to me and it annoys me i'll do my best to not buy the product.

Oh god, agreed, to both.

"I just sold my car! Quick, quick!" I'm going to shove his car up his ARSE. I also dislike the woman who says "trouble-free! Hee hee!" She looks so smug I want to punch her. I will never, ever sell a car to them.

After all the adverts for it, I'll never be claiming for PPI off ANY of the companies who do the adverts. They're unbelievably irritating. I'm going to find a small, reputable company who has never used TV advertising if I ever have to claim any back.

Yeah musical ads are one of the few things that trigger violent thoughts for me, every time i hear that song i just want to break something

also just a heads up, you dont need to go to ANY company to claim PPI, its a scam. You can do it just by contacting your bank i think. The PPI companies basically are just there to take a cut of your money.

 

[FalloutJack]

The recent conversion of the Escapist website to the Space Janitors website has been reminding me of all the times I've been irritated enough by ads to avoid what they were selling. For instance, I still don't know what Head On actually does because I know their ads are designed to make me find out what it is, and I feel like I'd be rewarding obnoxious behavior by fulfilling their goal.

For the same reason, although I would have rarely bought a Slim Jim anyway, I won't even consider it now after the ads they had on this site.

Home Depot once filled every commercial block with the same commercial while I was watching one of my favorite shows online for a few weeks, and made themselves a choice of last resort for my hardware needs. I live in an apartment. I don't give a shit about your gardening sale. I just want to watch my show, and all you're doing is getting between me and it. I've seen this commercial 20 times in the last hour, and the 21st isn't going to do any more than the first. In fact, it's only making you look like more of an asshole.

Anyone else here do the same?

Actually, it was Home Depot's shitty service that put me off from using them. However, commercials have indeed made me LESS inclined to make use of their products for various obnoxious reasons. This occurs to the point ehere I have forgotten exactly what they were and why I hate them.

 

[Andaxay]

As I think everyone living in the UK will agree, I will never use Go compare.

Omfg this so much. Also to a lesser extent, webuyanycar -.-

Yeah... ads for most things annoy the shit out of me, so most of the time i'll mute ads and do my best to not take anything in from them... and if an ad does manage to get through to me and it annoys me i'll do my best to not buy the product.

Oh god, agreed, to both.

"I just sold my car! Quick, quick!" I'm going to shove his car up his ARSE. I also dislike the woman who says "trouble-free! Hee hee!" She looks so smug I want to punch her. I will never, ever sell a car to them.

After all the adverts for it, I'll never be claiming for PPI off ANY of the companies who do the adverts. They're unbelievably irritating. I'm going to find a small, reputable company who has never used TV advertising if I ever have to claim any back.

Yeah musical ads are one of the few things that trigger violent thoughts for me, every time i hear that song i just want to break something

also just a heads up, you dont need to go to ANY company to claim PPI, its a scam. You can do it just by contacting your bank i think. The PPI companies basically are just there to take a cut of your money.

I don't think you're alone on that thought! Oh, the rage I feel when annoying ones come on!

And ooh, that's good to know. I had a marketing call on my phone a few days ago wanting to claim back PPI on a loan I've never had and wanted 30% plus VAT of the result... Erm, no thanks!

 

[Canadamus Prime]

YES! I HATE advertising! I hate it with a firey passion. So the likelyhood of me buying a product/service is inversely proportional to how much it's shoved down my throat via advertising plus other deciding factors.

 

[Blind Sight]

Any drug ad that just shows insanely happy people that goes on about how it 'changed their life' despite never actually describing what said drug does. To be fair most of those are for anti-depression medication but some are vague to the point of stupidity.

Also Space Janitors, just because every time I tried to scroll on the sides of this site for a week BAM! Annoying ad.

Finally, the Canadian Tire guy from long ago, but then Rick Mercer mocked the hell out of him:

 

[Clinky]

None in particular come to mind that were for something that was aimed at me. But I usually don't pay attention to ads, wether it be streamed video on the web or on the television I usually distract myself with something else, read a couple lines from a book, a little exercise, grabbing a snack, etc.

But I can say that I LOATHE Axe ads. It's for men not women, I know, but when I was in middle school and high school those ads made those boys lay it on so thick it made me nauseous at three yards. Even today the scent makes my stomach turn with its strength at times. Chances are if I'm dating a guy and he wears Axe I'll likely be asking him to consider switching to another brand.