Poll: So has an advert ever actually put you off spending money on the product advertised?

[eimatshya]

Well, this isn't the best example since I never was a serious Jack in the Box customer (vegetarianism + hamburgers don't really mix), but I did used to get milkshakes from them from time to time. Then in the aftermath of 9/11, during that brief window of national unity when everyone was feeling all patriotic, they launched this really jingoistic ad campaign about how great America is and how you should eat at Jack in the Box. And it really pissed me off. You should not exploit the horrific deaths of thousands of people to make money for your company. That's extremely disrespectful, and I dislike the subtext that if you don't buy their shit you aren't American. So fuck Jack in the Box. Like I said, I wasn't a huge fan to begin with, but I sure as hell haven't bought any milkshakes from them in the 11 years since then.

 

[Zeren]

I can't think of an ad that has made me hate a product more.

 

[TallanKhan]

Well, this isn't the best example since I never was a serious Jack in the Box customer (vegetarianism + hamburgers don't really mix), but I did used to get milkshakes from them from time to time. Then in the aftermath of 9/11, during that brief window of national unity when everyone was feeling all patriotic, they launched this really jingoistic ad campaign about how great America is and how you should eat at Jack in the Box. And it really pissed me off. You should not exploit the horrific deaths of thousands of people to make money for your company. That's extremely disrespectful, and I dislike the subtext that if you don't buy their shit you aren't American. So fuck Jack in the Box. Like I said, I wasn't a huge fan to begin with, but I sure as hell haven't bought any milkshakes from them in the 11 years since then.

Now I had never heard of that (probably because i live outside of the US) but that really is low to exploit a tragedy for comercial gain. Im outraged just as a human being.

 

[Vault101]

This is by far, one of the stupidest reasons to not purchase a game I have ever seen. Some shitty 30 second advert and you're going on about some moral code you have to stand by? Not to mention, it being for a game that is actually pretty great (I finished it maybe an hour ago, and it's one of the best games I've played all year)

Gamers, ya'll a picky bunch aren't ya?

its ok..I changes his mind (aparently)

its funny, I got Dead Space 2 the day it came out and didnt finish untill just this year

good game though..a little short but definetly good, I just hope Viceral doesnt get crushed under the weight of EA's retardedness

 

[Slayer_2]

And I greatly enjoyed Dead Space 1 so I'm just as sad that I couldn't get Dead Space 2. However, that commercial is such an insult to gamers everywhere that I just can't get past it. I wish I could but I can't

thats...kinda weird..but ok

seriosuly though...it was ageis ago and everyone has forgotten about it..I didnt even watch the thing

Dead Space 2 is a good game, your only hurting yourself in not getting it (its cheap by now anyway)

Pretty much this, don't take it so seriously, and it's actually kind of funny, in that so bad it's funny way. Laughing at EA at least a few times a day is good for your health.

 

[Canadamus Prime]

Yes! That happens to me all the time. It's a good thing I don't have to see many ads anymore.

 

[DrunkOnEstus]

I'm going to challenge myself and the board and say "John Romero is about to make you his *****." I apologize if it has been said, but that is the most obvious example I could think of and I was definitely NOT buying Daikatana after that. I don't even know why they released a demo for that textured and programmed vomit bag.

 

[Helmholtz Watson]

I don't most that have some sponsor from BP Oil. To be honest I avoid getting gas from there whenever possible.

 

[Composer]

Not to my current memory, but I can tell you about an add that instantly made me think to my self, "I need this now!"
It was an advert for a tortilla oven bowl that turns ordinary tortilla "slices" (w/e they're called) into tasty taco shell bowls!
best purchase of my life.

 

[Diddy_Mao]

Apple Products

I don't like Apple products as a matter of practice. I find their reliance of proprietary services to be detrimental to their consumer base as a whole and their business method of planned obsolescence annoys me.

But it's their ads that really get my dander up. They're self righteous, pretentious and in general completely insufferable.



The Expendables/Expendables 2

Yeah I get the idea that these movies are just action porn, but I won't go see a movie if the trailers are too dumb or too ashamed to tell me what the fucking plot is.
A bunch of has beens, wish they weres and never will bes standing next to eachother while shit explodes isn't enough to have me dedicate 90 minutes of my life to watching it.

GameFly.

This one is cheating because I do still have my Gamefly subscription. But boy do I fucking hate their ads.

Look, we all know that some gamers can be a little bit...entitled and maybe just a tiny bit prone to over reactionary outbursts. But marketing your entire service by painting your potential clientele as the worst examples of their subculture is probably not the best idea.

 

[Starik20X6]

Oh so many. I've lost count of the number of companies who I won't buy from purely because they use infuriating ads. Annoying jingles, insulting sales angle, all that.

 

[Miles000]

Most Australian beer ads encourage me to at least try the brand, just to say thank you for the ad...


I hate VB btw.

Edit: I misread the title...
My post explains why.

Anyway. The National Tiles radio ads.
Anyone who has heard them will agree.

 

[DarthSka]

Advertisements for me just alert me to the knowledge that the product exists if I did not already know. Whether or not I happen to buy the product in the end relies on anything but the advertisement itself.

This pretty much sums up my feelings on the matter. All that really affects whether or not I buy something is if I want it. All a commercial really tells me is that it is up for purchase. I've seen commercials that were totally stupid but had a product I wanted. The opposite is true with awesome commercials and products I didn't care for at all.

 

[Pseudonym2]

"Advertising is a form of fascism." Godard
Honestly I can count on one hand the number of ads I've seen that don't make me hate the product.

I find most commercials fall into three categories.

1 Only idiots buy our products
2 Only assholes buy our products
3 Our product has the addictive and self destructive properties of heroin.

 

[Nantucket_v1legacy]

That yoghurt which describes women sitting round the table and happily discussing their bowel movements.
I'm sorry if I went round somebody's house, was given a yoghurt and then told how quickly it moves things along down below I think I'd ask for a bag of crisps.

 

[Amaror]

Almost any shaving cream & after shave commercials ever. I'm saddened that people actually fall for it.
On the other hand, I bought Old Spice just for the sake of having Old Spice.
And the smell turned out to be smashing.

well, that was the reason to not buy the game for me, too.
I did, however, lend it from a friend and played it through. It was ok, but not great.
I however thing that was less the game's fault but more the "sequel" fault.
I was just not scared. I then played Dead Space 1 again and i wasn't scared, either.
I probably just have gotten used to the necromorphs. They get old pretty fast.

 

[Valanthe]

I can't say I've ever watched an ad that actually changed my mind upon viewing it. But I can think of a few examples where the advertising has helped me come to a decision.

For instance, even though it's been stated before, Dead Space 2, I was perusing the new release section at EB Games, looking for a new title, when I was torn between two, Dead Space 2, and another game I can't remember right now. I was actually reading the back of the case when that "your mom will hate it" ad came on, I watched that ad through, and at the end, after the shock and disgust wore off, put the game down and walked away. I think I just ended up grabbing something out of the used bin, but I honestly can't remember what, even though I can see every game I own on the shelf right now.

There has been other times when advertising has helped me come to a decision about a purchase. But nothing quite so serendipitous as that Dead Space 2 ad.

 

[DoctorSun]

Ghost Recon: Future Soldier.

What defines a tactical shooter?

Busty blondes and big guns apparently.

Tom Clancy, I am disappoint.

 

[Shoggoth2588]

Thank you commercial for helping me chose between Dr Pepper and Mr Pibb. I'm a guy myself and feel offended by that commercial! Who exactly was that thing made for? I've heard the argument that the 'it's not for women' campaign was meant to be a tongue-in-cheek challenge sort of thing but that doesn't excuse it from being so overtly sexist.