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Wet teddy bears...Liberty Mutual is this the most (Original Post) Tribetime Apr 2021 OP
They are the worst. flying rabbit Apr 2021 #1
Is the most annoying nothing to do with insurance and dweller Apr 2021 #2
I thought that was a New York accent wryter2000 Apr 2021 #3
How about Progressive Beatlelvr Apr 2021 #4
Ick wryter2000 Apr 2021 #5
I know! What if kids see that?? Rhiannon12866 Apr 2021 #22
Lol, I think I knew not to drink gasoline at a fairly early age. Treefrog Apr 2021 #27
Yes that's bad ...along with Flo Tribetime Apr 2021 #6
of that set of commercials,,,, KarenS Apr 2021 #7
Progressive, Liberty Mutual, AAG (Tom Sellick)... GP6971 Apr 2021 #8
For me wryter2000 Apr 2021 #9
I thought we would be rid of him GP6971 Apr 2021 #11
All Last Fall WHITT Apr 2021 #13
Selling Wet Teddy Bears is about the stupidest thing I've heard since Marie Marie Apr 2021 #10
Agree. Not funny. Not clear what the point is. spooky3 Apr 2021 #12
I watch every NASCAR race, and... VarryOn Apr 2021 #14
I like the salamander. rickyhall Apr 2021 #15
L-Mutual is least creative. Contrary here but Progressive/Flo is sneakily entertaining. UTUSN Apr 2021 #16
Yeah, I've seen some of those that are pretty sly and funny. Treefrog Apr 2021 #28
"sly" is the perfect descriptive for them! UTUSN Apr 2021 #30
I really hate FeelingBlue Apr 2021 #17
The ads are awful but the emu is CGI, so at least they aren't abusing a real one. Ocelot II Apr 2021 #19
Correct, only the viewer is being abused. Xavier Breath Apr 2021 #25
The new Colace ads Bayard Apr 2021 #18
I just had the misfortune to see this infantile - good gawd! 3catwoman3 Apr 2021 #31
Aw damn. Never saw this commercial. Solomon Apr 2021 #33
This Geico commercial cracks me up... IcyPeas Apr 2021 #20
The one with the aunts... 3catwoman3 Apr 2021 #21
The aunts one actually makes me laugh out loud. Treefrog Apr 2021 #29
Geico has great ad writers Bayard Apr 2021 #35
I love Flo, pressbox69 Apr 2021 #23
I think it's hilarious! zanana1 Apr 2021 #24
Wet teddy bears: #1 irritating TV ad, agreed. Paladin Apr 2021 #26
On other DU threads about irritating commercials, the pink... 3catwoman3 Apr 2021 #32
It's as though lillypaddle Apr 2021 #34
I rush to mute it and frogmarch Apr 2021 #36

wryter2000

(46,023 posts)
3. I thought that was a New York accent
Tue Apr 27, 2021, 11:20 PM
Apr 2021

My most annoying is Tom Selleck lecturing me on why he wouldn't let any reverse mortgage broker take advantage of an American senior. I guess Canadian seniors are fair game.

KarenS

(4,063 posts)
7. of that set of commercials,,,,
Tue Apr 27, 2021, 11:28 PM
Apr 2021

the one that really gets to me is the one where he stays on the treadmill ignoring the 30 minute rule,,,,,
right now I am all about following the rules.

GP6971

(31,114 posts)
8. Progressive, Liberty Mutual, AAG (Tom Sellick)...
Tue Apr 27, 2021, 11:29 PM
Apr 2021

they all suck. But what annoys me the most are all the Rx commercials.

GP6971

(31,114 posts)
11. I thought we would be rid of him
Tue Apr 27, 2021, 11:37 PM
Apr 2021

after open enrollment, but not so.

Never liked him from his Jets days...a real phony. Plus from having grown up in the NYC area, there are only 4 legitimate sports teams in NYC...Yankees, Giants, Rangers and the Knicks. The Mets, Jets, Nets are all pretenders.

WHITT

(2,868 posts)
13. All Last Fall
Wed Apr 28, 2021, 12:17 AM
Apr 2021

Namath kept saying you have until Dec 7th to switch, and I kept thinking I can't wait until Dec 8th to get here, and it will all be over. He's STILL doing it. What the hell happened to Dec 7th?

spooky3

(34,407 posts)
12. Agree. Not funny. Not clear what the point is.
Tue Apr 27, 2021, 11:45 PM
Apr 2021

I'm not buying anything from companies that spend $$$ on advertising, especially not stupid ads.

 

Treefrog

(4,170 posts)
28. Yeah, I've seen some of those that are pretty sly and funny.
Wed Apr 28, 2021, 11:05 AM
Apr 2021

Some better than others. I love that they got into the pandemic zeitgeist pretty early, with the zoom call and all.

FeelingBlue

(676 posts)
17. I really hate
Wed Apr 28, 2021, 12:51 AM
Apr 2021

Liberty Mutual ads. The poor emu. What the heck?! How can they use that animal? Stupid ads, one after the other. I have asked my husband why they don’t fire the advertisers. I really despise them.

Progressive used to be funny. Now, just annoying.

The Dr Rick ones were clever. But, we don’t need to see them forever, either.

3catwoman3

(23,952 posts)
31. I just had the misfortune to see this infantile - good gawd!
Thu Apr 29, 2021, 01:40 AM
Apr 2021

"Number 2" - what are we, 3 years old? Reminds me of a particularly sophomoric Febreeze ad that shows an older man running down the stairs for the spare bathroom, with the voiceover saying that this bathroom is his "number 1 place to go number 2."

And someone got paid good money for this -

I will be reaching for the mute button

 

Treefrog

(4,170 posts)
29. The aunts one actually makes me laugh out loud.
Wed Apr 28, 2021, 11:07 AM
Apr 2021

Wonder if they’ll ever bring the “cavemen” back?

Bayard

(22,011 posts)
35. Geico has great ad writers
Thu Apr 29, 2021, 12:50 PM
Apr 2021

The only one I don't find funny is the recent one with the guy smashing boxes.

My favorite was the Tarzan ad.

Paladin

(28,243 posts)
26. Wet teddy bears: #1 irritating TV ad, agreed.
Wed Apr 28, 2021, 10:47 AM
Apr 2021

Close runner-up: The heavy-set "actor-comedian" driving the vintage Olds convertible, flashing the fake smile every 3 seconds, and hawking the diabetes medication.

3catwoman3

(23,952 posts)
32. On other DU threads about irritating commercials, the pink...
Thu Apr 29, 2021, 01:42 AM
Apr 2021

..."Kars for Kids" is universally despised. If I can't get to the mute button immediately, I stick my dingers oin my ears and loudly sing something else.

I loathe that ad.

lillypaddle

(9,580 posts)
34. It's as though
Thu Apr 29, 2021, 10:40 AM
Apr 2021

the insurance companies are competing to see who can make the most asinine commercials. Who on earth thought "wet teddy bears" was marketing genius????

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