'What’s the most annoying financial advert?' poll discussion 8 February 2010 at 6:12PM edited 15 February 2010 at 12:19PM in MoneySaving polls 136 replies 23.4K views

PennyPinchingPrincess

I love the Barlaycard ad, and I'm pretty fond of Compare the Market's meercats

HSBC is ok.

Barclays, Direct Line and Mastercard I have no particular feeling for in either direction.

Confused.com and Halifax I find mildly annoying.

ING, NatWest and Moneysupermarket I dislike.

But GoCompare can just GoCompareOff! There are few ads which have me reaching for the remote, and this is one. I'm in danger of wearing my mute button out. It's bad enough to have put me off GoComparing, I think I'll Compare the Market instead.

superfran_uk

Without a doubt, it's that AWFUL Halifax ad wheere they pretend to be djs or something - Whenever it comes on I put my fingers in my ears and sing la la la until my boyfriend switches channels! Words can't decribe how much it irritates me; yes it might be irrational, but I hate it SO much I have cancelled my Halifax credit card on the strength of my pure hatred. OK, so maybe I've thought about it for a while and that HORRID ad has driven me over the edge! If I had anything else with them I would switch!

PS - I hate it SO much, I have thanked everyone who also said they hated it.

yowza

Why only commercial advertisements?

The most annoying for me are government information ads. Yes, the ones that spend our money to tell us how to behave.

The two most annoying tax-payer funded ads I've heard on radio are:
a) Advice to save the environment or something by not using supermarket plastic bags.
b) Advice not to fall for money-making scams! The ad begins by offering £10,000 free then tells you not to fall for it. Perhaps a guaranteed offer to reimburse the taxpayer for the cost of the ad and its replays would be an even better example of an unlikely scam.

nippyone

The 'Go Compare' ad has GOT to be the worst followed closely by the meerkats! Everytime an ad break comes on - even on the flaming radio - all you hear is that ruddy 'Go Compare' - God help him if I ever meet him!!!

superfran_uk

yowza wrote: »

Why only commercial advertisements?

The most annoying for me are government information ads. Yes, the ones that spend our money to tell us how to behave.

The two most annoying tax-payer funded ads I've heard on radio are:
a) Advice to save the environment or something by not using supermarket plastic bags.
b) Advice not to fall for money-making scams! The ad begins by offering £10,000 free then tells you not to fall for it. Perhaps a guaranteed offer to reimburse the taxpayer for the cost of the ad and its replays would be an even better example of an unlikely scam.

I suppose you can remember them well enough to describe so one could say job done on the imparting information front...

yowza

Government information ads:

I suppose you can remember them well enough to describe so one could say job done on the imparting information front...

Yes, I suppose effectiveness gets a tick, whereas I can't immediately recall the brands associated with annoying commercial financial ads.
As for value for taxpayers' money, I feel many govnt ads are unnecessary when the news and chat media highlight such issues perfectly effectively.

kezbabybabe

Go Compare ads are even more annoying on Heart FM, it's done like a quiz and there's no escape unless you have the mute button to hand! :mad:

The Natwest ad does my nut in! As a Natwest customer, it's a pile of what-not, as they are always trying to sell me there stupid Gold Account (You are not taking MY money for services I don't need, thank you! )

bigwigtom

Most of this hackneyed lot are all so incredibly annoying I will actively never use or buy anything from these companies if I can possibly avoid it. I hope they go bust for making us endure such mindrotting torture.:mad:

A very tough decision to vote for JUST one.

chocolady

My favourite has to be the Moneysupermarket one with Omid Djalili, I just love him especially the parts where he says "you're 'avin' a laff" and "Yes my friends".... but hate, hate, hate NatWest especially the bit where the guy goes round to the house to talk about the baby and its savings account yeah right like that would happen not unless the kid was tiny tycoon and then you would need to make an appointment!!!

chocolady

P.S. Actually quite like the Barclays ads too