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Old 20-08-2016, 21:48
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The irony of using a song from someone that tragically died in a car crash to sell car insurance is a bit much.
Good point.
The lights may be on green but he would get there a lot faster anyway if he wasn't constantly driving around Waterloo Station in a circle.
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Old 20-08-2016, 22:25
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Lorraine Kelly prattling on about being "team GB". Tell you what love, you and your mate the crypt keeper (aka Fiona Phillips and her rotting corpse whom ITV seem to love to dredge up constantly), should bugger off and retire.
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Old 20-08-2016, 23:33
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The old woman on that Citroen advert..."I have style" - you really don't love.
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Old 21-08-2016, 00:24
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I heard a young girl saying recently ' you know you've made it as a group if your music is used in an advert' I completely disagree and it's always been a sell out.So sad to hear the lovely Jarvis Cocker, even though I love to hear him.
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Old 21-08-2016, 07:43
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The old woman on that Citroen advert..."I have style" - you really don't love.
I totally agree. It makes you wonder just how they think this will sell more cars. What were they thinking?
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Old 21-08-2016, 10:23
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Can someone please tell me why it is so important for me to know what my credit rating is? I'm not the one making the decision as to how much my grandparents can be mortgaged for, or whether I can pay it all back (presumably at 3700% p.a.), so is the information of any use to me in any way beyond being some kind of 'compliant consumer' status?
And that's without getting into it somehow being a couples activity

+/- 'free' but somehow covers the cost of lots of ads...
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Old 21-08-2016, 11:57
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I heard a young girl saying recently ' you know you've made it as a group if your music is used in an advert' I completely disagree and it's always been a sell out.So sad to hear the lovely Jarvis Cocker, even though I love to hear him.
Sorry, not meaning to be awkward, but why sad?
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Old 21-08-2016, 12:39
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Not sure if this is just a local advert or if it's shown across all regions-it's called "Dwayne Pipe's Bad Day".
Northumbrian Water have an advert with a bright green cartoon character called "Dwayne Pipe" and it's about people putting the wrong things down the toilet.
He is lying in bed feeling unwell (after having all sorts of things flushed down him) with a swollen tummy, and then projectiles purple gunk all over the screen as he cant take any more.
It gets the message across (only put toilet paper, pee and poo down the loo)! and Tim Healy does a decent voiceover, but it makes me cringe whenever i see it.
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Old 21-08-2016, 13:30
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Can someone please tell me why it is so important for me to know what my credit rating is? I'm not the one making the decision as to how much my grandparents can be mortgaged for, or whether I can pay it all back (presumably at 3700% p.a.), so is the information of any use to me in any way beyond being some kind of 'compliant consumer' status?
And that's without getting into it somehow being a couples activity

+/- 'free' but somehow covers the cost of lots of ads...
Plus why the hell is the dog talking?
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Old 21-08-2016, 14:05
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Diesel Bad - the scent for men, yet an advert appealing to women who have so little confidence they enjoy being pushed around by men who are bar-stewards.

Can someone please tell me why it is so important for me to know what my credit rating is? I'm not the one making the decision as to how much my grandparents can be mortgaged for, or whether I can pay it all back (presumably at 3700% p.a.), so is the information of any use to me in any way beyond being some kind of 'compliant consumer' status?
And that's without getting into it somehow being a couples activity

+/- 'free' but somehow covers the cost of lots of ads...
So mortgage companies know whether or not to give you a mortgage. And same for loan companies (proper ones, not payday lenders)
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Old 21-08-2016, 15:01
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So mortgage companies know whether or not to give you a mortgage. And same for loan companies (proper ones, not payday lenders)
Yes, I know what it is and I get why they would need it, but the question is what use would I have for it? I can't go to a lender and say 'look at my magnificent rating give me some money', they do all their own checks - any rating I get from a website may well tally with their information but anything an applicant tells the lender is in the first instance considered at best unconfirmed, alongside any initial claims of outrageous salary and assertions of ability to repay.
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Old 21-08-2016, 15:21
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The Microsoft Surface Pro advert with the dreadful American woman croaking away with the most awful vocal fry.
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Old 21-08-2016, 15:33
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Yes, I know what it is and I get why they would need it, but the question is what use would I have for it? I can't go to a lender and say 'look at my magnificent rating give me some money', they do all their own checks - any rating I get from a website may well tally with their information but anything an applicant tells the lender is in the first instance considered at best unconfirmed, alongside any initial claims of outrageous salary and assertions of ability to repay.
I recently did a remortgage, and I had to order my own credit report. It used to cost £2 from Experian, for example, but now you just sign up and make sure you cancel within the first month so you don't get charged after that (same procedure as the Amazon Prime trial, then). I think I received a PDF file which I sent to my mortgage broker. There must be stuff in there that identifies it as genuine, and it saves them a job.
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Old 21-08-2016, 15:40
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Plus why the hell is the dog talking?
It baffles me how credit companies, solicitors, loan companies etc very often resort to really stupid, daft adverts. They are selling services regarding subjects that really shouldn't be taken lightly.

I remember one of Amigo Loans' first ads featured two people impersonating Mexicans, dressed in ponchos and sombreros, with a donkey involved in there somewhere - who in their right mind would borrow money from somewhere based on that? If their advert doesn't take itself seriously, then I would avoid their company.
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Old 21-08-2016, 16:28
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I recently did a remortgage, and I had to order my own credit report.
Appreciate the explanation which enlightened somewhat, but this particular bit - I had no idea people had to do their own background checks nowadays, presumably though that's part of reducing admin costs.

Or "yes, I'm good for it, see this thing I got off the internet says so"
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Old 21-08-2016, 16:29
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I heard a young girl saying recently ' you know you've made it as a group if your music is used in an advert' I completely disagree and it's always been a sell out.So sad to hear the lovely Jarvis Cocker, even though I love to hear him.
Young people are so uncool these days
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Old 21-08-2016, 16:33
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Have you seen the one where a woman is a coast guard (I think it's Specsavers) and says she cannot understand what's being said

FGS she is there to save lives !!!

She's so obviously an actress it's painful.

Why do firms try to con us with this "real people" guff?
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Old 21-08-2016, 17:56
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I heard a young girl saying recently ' you know you've made it as a group if your music is used in an advert'
...and there we have it. Stand down Simon Cowell, your tireless efforts to brainwash a generation into believing music is only for making money have worked.
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Old 21-08-2016, 21:03
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The advert I have to switch off immediately is the one with Gary Lineker in a hospital bed chomping crisps. I hate the sound of people eating and to have him and his smug wee face crunching merrily away makes me want to scream!
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Old 21-08-2016, 21:55
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I heard a young girl saying recently ' you know you've made it as a group if your music is used in an advert' I completely disagree and it's always been a sell out.So sad to hear the lovely Jarvis Cocker, even though I love to hear him.
Sorry, not meaning to be awkward, but why sad?
A while back they used Strawberry Letter 22 by The Brothers Johnson on a cola ad. I've always loved that song and irrationally hated that the ad men had discovered my tune! I think it somehow cheapens a good song tho I can understand the writer wanting to take the cash. I'm guessing that in some cases they make more from it playing on an ad campaign than in download/cd sales.
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Old 22-08-2016, 09:31
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Plus why the hell is the dog talking?
What the hell has it got to do with the dog any, bloody nosey dog, shes bad enough rubbing her smelly feet over his face. Kick her off the sofa.
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Old 22-08-2016, 09:32
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Have you seen the one where a woman is a coast guard (I think it's Specsavers) and says she cannot understand what's being said

FGS she is there to save lives !!!
I really detest those specsaver adverts especially that bloody one with the kid smashing the car up.

Cant he hear the garage door smashing the car in?
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Old 22-08-2016, 09:58
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It baffles me how credit companies, solicitors, loan companies etc very often resort to really stupid, daft adverts. They are selling services regarding subjects that really shouldn't be taken lightly.
Because there are uninformed, naive or down stupid folk who will buy into it.

I remember many eons ago when being "trained" to persuade people to change energy supplier on the doorstep, I was told that for every 100 people you see, 10 may be interested and 2-3 would definitely sign up whatever which turned out to be pretty accurate.
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Old 22-08-2016, 10:17
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Warranty Direct.

Annoyed that the car in the advert drives down the road straddling the centre line all the way throughout the advert. Yes, it's a cartoon car, but that should be no excuse for flouting the rules of the road. The moron driving it should be less worried about the warranty on his car and more worried about oncoming traffic.
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Old 22-08-2016, 10:28
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The one with David Beckham for Sky Sports. I can't stand him.
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