Top 10 most complained about adverts.

Could we compaign to have the following banned - adverts for debt consolidation, end of life policies (any), electric shutters for houses, car insurance adverts featuring animals, any company who has its employees sing, fast food retailers with unrealistically happy staff, car adverts showing totally empty streets, and stairlifts.
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I agree with this sentiment but then there wouldn't be anything else to advertise on TV?:confused:

Might not be a bad thing though.
 
Malenko said:
LOL I can't believe the C5 mailshot for CSI actually worried people.

I got one, and have to admit to it being one the best pieces of snail mail spam I've had.
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Don't wish to sound too serious or anything - I agree that most of the complaints are stupid. But the CSI:NY one could seriously cause some people real distress - don't forget, not everyone may be as media savvy as you - they may have gone out to older people, people with some form of learning disability.

I'm not saying it would have upset many at all - but just imagine how frightened somebody could become if they really believed it.
 
The same people who complain about things like that are the ones who turn the channel to pretend a famine is not taking place, or tell themselves that its ok to knock seven shades out of their children for the slightest thing and that they are still good people because they go to church on Sunday. Purely to keep up appearences in most cases.
 
Some of those are just people with too much time on their hands. I mean yes some of people may have grounds to complain, sometimes maybe adverts are not suitable for children etc, but thats just plain stupid.
 
Only 298 complaints about that ******* frog? I would have thought our thread on here rallying for complaints would have generated more than half that, or was it because we were complaining to the ASA that they don’t count? Still, I hate that damn frog and proudly display my apology from the ASA in my dorm room ;)
 
thebrasso said:
The same people who complain about things like that are the ones who turn the channel to pretend a famine is not taking place, or tell themselves that its ok to knock seven shades out of their children for the slightest thing and that they are still good people because they go to church on Sunday. Purely to keep up appearences in most cases.
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Holy over-reaching generalisations Batman!
 
Personally I just don't see how anyone could get that worked up about a 30second advert to complain.

things like the following i just don't understand:

Seven viewers complained after The F Word showed Ramsay carrying six turkeys into a slaughter van where they were strung up, stunned and killed. Broadcasting watchdog Ofcom launched an investigation. The Channel 4 show was preceded by a content warning.
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/4538544.stm

I watched that and found it refreshing that someone was trying to show kids where their food really comes from, and not shielding them from such things.
 
I've never seen an advert I felt should be banned. I've seen countless irritating, annoying or stupid adverts, but none I would campaign to have banned.

Although adverts for debt consolidation do get under my skin, but that's down to the fact fools don't read the small print\do the maths.
 
ref pot noodle:

The ASA considered its latest effort suitable for showing after the 9pm watershed, despite the complaints that it was tasteless and offensive
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were the complaints about the ad or the pot noodle?
 
CONFUSED.COM :mad: We do all the legwork for you. We go to Admiral, Norwich union and many more. What could be eaaaaaasier? Confused.com, give us a try. Confused.com. :mad: arrggh the worst advert ever.

EDIT: Oh, i forgot... "Sooooooo many companies".
 
thebrasso said:
The same people who complain about things like that are the ones who turn the channel to pretend a famine is not taking place, or tell themselves that its ok to knock seven shades out of their children for the slightest thing and that they are still good people because they go to church on Sunday. Purely to keep up appearences in most cases.
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I'll go with that :)

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That KFC advert was annoying more than rude.

Stupid women singing with food in their mouths. How annoying.

I tell you what advert should be banned, that damn Aero ad, where two women are by a vending machine and one shows the other how to eat an Aero.

You can hear all the stupid noises of it in their mouths and their dumb expressions, then the dumb voice over trying to sound like Barry White when he's blatantly a poof.
 
FincH said:
That KFC advert was annoying more than rude.

Stupid women singing with food in their mouths. How annoying.

I tell you what advert should be banned, that damn Aero ad, where two women are by a vending machine and one shows the other how to eat an Aero.

You can hear all the stupid noises of it in their mouths and their dumb expressions, then the dumb voice over trying to sound like Barry White when he's blatantly a poof.
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lol yeah, and the bleeding dimond/shilaz wheels etc ones
BLATENT SEXUAL DISCRIMINATION!
 
holly35 said:
The advert that irratates me is "0800 double 0 10 66 0800 double 0 10 66 hastings car insurance"

"YER BUY ONE YER GET ONE FREE I SAID YER BUY ONE YER GET ONE FREE"
double glazing

and that blimming churchhill dog!
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Nah.. ******* Norton Finance with that old woman going "this is dave, he's our personal account manager and he'll help you every step of the way"

With some ****** faux-jazz midi ringtone as the ambience music :/
 
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