'What’s the most annoying financial advert?' poll discussion

MothballsWallet

Princess_Vix wrote: »

I actually find the ING one HILARIOUS!
However, everytime the NatWest one comes on I find myself screaming at the TV that a Mini is not a sports car (cos the guy says he will spend the money on a sports car if his GF says no and in the current one he's standing next to a mini) I know it's only a small thing but it annoys me IMMENSELY!!!
xxx

2 words for you: Mini Cooper, or even a Mini Cooper S.

A sportier Mini as originally re-engineered by the late John Cooper.

Gordon_the_Moron

Close call between Halifax and Barclaycard's Rollercoaster sh**e for me, I voted for Halifax it was just tipped by the fact that Gold is a better song than the Small Faces All or Nothing (the song used for the Barclaycard ad if anyone didn't know) so they ruined more of a classic.

salazarina

Loathe the Halifax ad - definitely the worst

Love the Meerkats and the MoneySupermarket Haggle Hero

Gordon_the_Moron

dave54 wrote: »

The HALIIFAX is the worst ,they allways have been with singing bank managers to bogus radio dj's they aint got a clue, plus some of the people who appear in these ads are odd bods to say the least,

and if they stopped annoying the hell out of tv veiwers and listners of indipendant radio stations, then they would be able to give a £10.00 or more back for you hard earned £1000 per month as they would save loads on advertising

The advertising pays for itself in getting them customers or they wouldn't do it

Smiley_Mum

Go Compare gets right on my NERVES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Here he is Wynn Evans.

http://www.wynneevans.co.uk/news/

Gareth_Lazelle

Any of those that claim that they are better and cheaper for not using price-comparison websites...

As if they don't have to spend extra on advertising to make up for not being on those sites...

IMO: They deserve to be punished [by losing our trade] for making purchase decisions harder for the consumers - and their inability to grasp the concept of "live by the sword, die by the sword",

irishwench69

Someone should drop a line to Charlie Brooker, and get him to do a new top ten ads

(WARNING: links not really safe for work!!!!)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wiwmYjk9ARA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ik7bDGQ4uO8
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/nov/16/charlie-brooker-christmas-television-adverts

Genius

IW x

anencephal

seven-day-weekend wrote: »

I loathe and detest the meerkats one. I think it's just silly, making a whole advert out of a tenuous similarity in the sound of two words. Why would anyone want to compare meerkats?

It's an advert not a documentary. There aren't really meerkats that are able to speak (at least there weren't at the local zoo when I was there on Saturday). It's pretend. ;-)

PThomas_2

I get so annoyed at the Go Compare advert that I have to press mute whenever it's on!
And I will now not use the website out of principal! Ban it from the TV! (Please!)

PThomas_2

MothballsWallet wrote: »

2 words for you: Mini Cooper, or even a Mini Cooper S.

A sportier Mini as originally re-engineered by the late John Cooper.

I agree with the original poster, while a Mini Cooper S may be sporty and quick, it's not a sports car!!! and I have to comment everytime I see the advert!