medusa Posted October 9, 2012 Share Posted October 9, 2012 Any hair/make-up advert that comes out with such tosh as: 'NOW ... with new-improved semi-combustible, hypo-allergenic, anhydrous ceramines', 'New improved formula with advanced retinol anti-coagulant', 'New advanced retro-engineered technology, using 100% organic brain-stem cells', 'Now with zinc citrate trihydrate and formaldehyde for extra whiteness' The rubbish they're trying to flog's aimed at daft women ... not bio-engineers! The manufacturers come up with this garbage to justify why a pot of face cream costs £125.00. Anyone with an ounce of common sense knows that all make-up/hair products main ingredients are flour and water. Anybody who has any science learning knows that these claims are complete Boswellox Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drone Posted October 9, 2012 Share Posted October 9, 2012 Alot of these shampoos have high amounts of chemicals in them apparently The brand names I'm on about Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agent Orange Posted October 9, 2012 Share Posted October 9, 2012 Those stupidly false toothpaste adverts, the ones where they try to pass it off as though they are interviewing joe public, when in fact it's clearly scripted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medusa Posted October 9, 2012 Share Posted October 9, 2012 Those stupidly false toothpaste adverts, the ones where they try to pass it off as though they are interviewing joe public. Some of them genuinely do use members of the public. I'm a BzzAgent and when they were doing the advertising campaign for one of the new sensitive toothpastes (the one where they get people to bite through ice cubes) the members of the public that were used for the ad were BzzAgents who had got to try the product with the samples that they sent out. And yes, in the instance of that product, it really does do what it says, with just a minute of exposure to the toothpaste. I tried it at their expense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alcoblog Posted October 9, 2012 Share Posted October 9, 2012 Anybody who has any science learning knows that these claims are complete Boswellox You and me both! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 9, 2012 Share Posted October 9, 2012 ...Were you to obtain an IP transferral service in the US (a ghost IP address or a VPN) you might find your Netflix subscription far better value for money ) Indeedy. It's great for Hulu too. Netflix is teeny in the UK, but then it's been up and running over here for less than a year. Expansion is promised. I've still managed to use the UK catalogue to catch up with a few of the TV series I'd missed first time around, or didn't love quite enough to buy the DVD box set, so it's been worth my subscription so far. I think hardcore (no, not that hardcore) film fans would find it less satisfying. While I'm off on my tangent: it's interesting to compare Netflix and Lovefilm for certain programmes. Netflix appear to have bought their 'Morse' episodes from ITV3, as they have the same edits which blight that channel's 'Morse' offerings. Lovefilm offer the same episodes in their original, uncut state. Well, it's interesting to me, anyway . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fudbeer Posted October 9, 2012 Share Posted October 9, 2012 I watch a lot of sport online through various means and by far and the worst is Cricket in India. In certain matches you can get an advert between every ball along with adverts over the PA in the ground, adverts the commentators have to mention and the annoying screen reducing ads. The screen reducing ads are not in this country yet but it wont be long. American sport is obviously littered with ads. It has been for years. Even to the point that if the game is running ahead of schedule they will fit in TV time out ad breaks. The radio coverage is the worst though. Everything is sponsored and I mean everything. Weather updates, injuries, kick offs, scores, half time shows, turnovers, everything without exception can be sponsored. The TV coverage is a little better but as the game has a larger reach nationally, more nationally recognised brands advertise so you end up with the same adverts every few minutes. The current Viagra 30 second ad is at least 15 seconds of telling you that you really shouldn't take it because of the side effects. Football commentary on Talksport is utterly dreadful and utterly focused on telling you about News International products or gambling odds supplied by the shows sponsor. By far and the worst in my mind is BBC Radio 5. Not because what they do is offensive it's the endless repetition of the words BBC Radio 5 Live. On any given day at peak times you can hear a script that goes something like this: 4.59 pm You are listening to BBC Radio five live on 693 or 909 am. 4.59.30 BBC Radio five live is also available on cable, satellite, ham radio, mobile and vibrations in your fillings effecting the auditory canal. 5.00pm BBC Radio five live news jingle. followed by this is the news from BBC Radio five live. Some news happens, usually including a report from a special BBC Radio five live correspondent, a field report from somewhere in the country from a BBC Radio five live local journalist and a brief mention of a BBC Radio five live special programme that may be loosely related. 5.05 That was the news from BBC Radio five live. Here is the weather from BBC Radio five live - 5.06 A trail for an upcoming show, usually involving Colin Murray shouting over the top of more talented people, a warning that puppies will be killed if you don't pay your TV license or some smug twaddle involving jodhpurs and Sunday evenings on BBC1. I've not even got to BBC Radio five live travel and I've had enough. You are so right talk sports football comentary is the worst I have ever heard anywhere ever its so ott with every goal followed by the comentators usually including the dreadful Stan Colleymore shouting and screaming like England have just scored the winning goal in the world cup and the amount of adds on that station is so annoying that you can only listen for a short time before it drives you mad! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mandem Posted October 10, 2012 Share Posted October 10, 2012 Any perfume ads where they have half naked women/men and simulated sex, they obviously think only young nubile women/men buy perfume. Us oldies like to smell nice as well. Coming up to Christmas we will be innundated with them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kerrangaroo Posted October 10, 2012 Share Posted October 10, 2012 Any perfume ads where they have half naked women/men and simulated sex, they obviously think only young nubile women/men buy perfume. Us oldies like to smell nice as well. Coming up to Christmas we will be innundated with them Hear hear!! Us oldies like to simulate sex as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barleycorn Posted October 10, 2012 Share Posted October 10, 2012 Alot of these shampoos have high amounts of chemicals in them apparently The brand names I'm on about All shampoos have chemicals in them... it's how they work. jb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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