Expat owl Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 In the last hour I've seen adverts for Anthony Nolan Trust, Macmillan Cancer Trust, Water Aid, Save the Children, Oxfam and NSPCC. I know it's not charitable but it's now becoming tedious. Especially as many are showing situations that have remained unchanged since we were supposed to feed the world 30 years ago !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister M Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 Perhaps they are tedious to you, I find the ones showing malnourished people to be upsetting. With regards to cancer, there isn't a cure at the moment and research is very expensive. I do know that some charities like kidscape & childline do excellent work for children and are dependent on donations from the public. Sorry if that ruins your afternoons viewing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taxman Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 Perhaps they are tedious to you, I find the ones showing malnourished people to be upsetting. With regards to cancer, there isn't a cure at the moment and research is very expensive. I do know that some charities like kidscape & childline do excellent work for children and are dependent on donations from the public. Sorry if that ruins your afternoons viewing There was a representative from Oxfam on the Today programme a few mornings ago saying that they wanted to move away from pictures of starving Africans and show a more upbeat message, about how great and colourful and wonderful Africa could be. She said some of the old fashioned ones were embarrassing and patronising. I saw one of these more upbeat messages in the Observer yesterday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 Perhaps those who give feel fulfilled instead of bored at seeing the adverts? Get yer wallet out and enjoy yourself! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronthenekred Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 In the last hour I've seen adverts for Anthony Nolan Trust, Macmillan Cancer Trust, Water Aid, Save the Children, Oxfam and NSPCC. I know it's not charitable but it's now becoming tedious. Especially as many are showing situations that have remained unchanged since we were supposed to feed the world 30 years ago !! Give me an hour of these opposed to 5 mins of " Only way is Essex" or " Made in Chelsea", Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
francypants Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 Give me an hour of these opposed to 5 mins of " Only way is Essex" or " Made in Chelsea", Same here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agent Orange Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 Even if you can't bring yourself to parting with your money after watching said tedious adverts, you should be grateful these charities educating you to the world's problems. If you don't want to be educated by these tedious adverts, you could always hit another channel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bypassblade Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 In the last hour I've seen adverts for Anthony Nolan Trust, Macmillan Cancer Trust, Water Aid, Save the Children, Oxfam and NSPCC. I know it's not charitable but it's now becoming tedious. Especially as many are showing situations that have remained unchanged since we were supposed to feed the world 30 years ago !! The adverts are more regular this time of year, they don't bother me and some tell a very important message. I will say though the ones showing the children in Africa and such, upsetting as they are for people perhaps, we could start by educating them in the art of contraception. I'm sorry but how often do we see it, with 3 little kids, and a new born one in their arms, educate them then that will be a start to helping them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomm06 Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 I can agree slightly, but at Christmas, there is always gonna be message after message. I saw 2...maybe 3 Oxfam adverts in the same break the other day, it does get a bit annoying after a bit, especially when I've made my mind up whether I'm donating or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andygardener Posted December 31, 2012 Share Posted December 31, 2012 I'd rather watch an informative advert for a charity than one pushing a brand of washing powder. That said it's a shame that charities need to spend large amounts of money on TV adverts when they're a good fit for promoting themselves via supporters on social media, forums etc. Oxfam spends about a third of it's management and admin budget on fundraising which is a lot of money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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