"Run a credit check on her": Most disgusting commercial ever

[jmowreader]

I don't have a television connected to an antenna in my home--our television is just hooked to a DVD player--so part of the new experience of learning to drive large trucks is the discovery of modern commercials. And by far the worst, most disgusting commercial ever aired is the freecreditreport.com one where the guy's band is playing the song about how he and his new wife have to live in her parents' basement because she defaulted on a credit card before they met, and now they can't get a mortgage.

Translation: run a credit check on your girlfriend before you propose.

I realize traditional marriage is all about property (no matter what the fundies say), but forcing someone to submit to a credit check before you'll propose to them is beyond the pale.

[dysfunctional press]

1. someone who's just discovering commercials has no right to determine...

which one is "most disgusting commercial ever aired ".

sorry.

[Left Is Write]

2. I have to agree that it IS a pretty disgusting commercial...

and I watch a lot of TV. :)

[dysfunctional press]

4. but "the most disgusting ever aired"?

doubtful.

[Left Is Write]

9. So he used hyperbole to make a point.

People do it all the time.

[quakerboy]

18. And then there is the question of whether

we include European commercials. Or Asian commercials. Thats a whole different world.

[jmowreader]

6. I'm discovering commercials after a long hiatus...

DP, I am so old I can remember cigarette commercials on television.

Yes, I remember "Winston tastes good like a cigarette should." I remember "Newport tastes fresher." I remember my parents smoked Newports and knew that while they might TASTE fresher, they certainly didn't smell that way. Okay, I was too young to experience the ]really disgusting cigarette commercials, but you can see them on YouTube.

But gee..."get her FICO score before you pop the question" is a special kind of disgusting.

[dysfunctional press]

25. to be fair though...

anybody who would get engaged to someone without having a pretty good picture of that person's financial situation is just an idiot, and probably deserves what they get. (and that applies to the asker as well as the askee)

[Tangerine LaBamba]

19. Uh ............

So, you think process is more important than content?

Oh. OK.

Picky, picky, picky .........................

[Left Is Write]

3. I can't understand why he didn't just buy a house on his credit and income.

You can do that, you know.

Besides, where was he living BEFORE he met this girl, that he now has to live in her parents' basement?

[kiva]

5. And how happy do you think her parents are about

having them live in the basement?

[Left Is Write]

12. Exactly!

He must have been living somewhere else, right? So why couldn't the girl move in with him?

[jmowreader]

8. From the looks of him, "in a van down by the river" is probably accurate

"So I hear you're using your paper not for writing but for rolling doobies. Well, you're gonna be doing a lot of doobie rolling when you're living in a van down by the river."

[Left Is Write]

13. Yeah. And he has the nerve to complain about HER credit rating.

;)

[jmowreader]

16. One thing I've wondered about you...

I love your avatar. It's so pretty. Is that your eye?

[Left Is Write]

17. It is my eye.

Thank you. :)

[graywarrior]

10. He's never made a dime in his life

Trust me, I was married to a musician for 4 years. He never earned nothin'.

[Left Is Write]

11. So he's got no room to complain about that deadbeat girlfriend of his.

:D

[graywarrior]

15. Exactly

He should get a day job and play in the band at night...like THAT would ever happen.

[Tangerine LaBamba]

20. And, the worst part of that jingle

is the last line:

If he'd known about her bad credit history, he'd be a happy bachelor living in the suburbs with a dog.

I mean, huh?

[redqueen]

27. I've known more than a few guys like that...

only the most tenuous grasp of reality... *huge* sense of entitlement.

[redqueen]

26. I love that she's doing housework

while he's whining and pretending to be a musician.


Good stuff.

[petronius]

29. He can't - he signed up for a 'free' credit reporting service and the fees

ate up all his savings...

[poiuytsister]

7. Some of us are old enough to remember

"My wife, I think I'll keep her." The little woman looked so proud that she did something right for her husband. Damned if I can remember what it was. And don't forget the ring around the collar campaign --Whisk detergent? Hubby gets laughed at because he had a dirty shirt collar and boy does his wife cringe like a beaten dog. Hey, wash your neck, Jerk!

[Left Is Write]

14. Better yet, wash your own damn shirt.

And while you're at it, do your own ironing.

[Tangerine LaBamba]

21. Remember this?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sc3zhof1PDY

[jobycom]

28. That one spawned a song by Mary-Chapin Carpenter.

More than a little good, too.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qxU82mNaI8

I think "He thinks he'll keep her" was a vitamin commercial. Something like, she took her vitamins and took care of herself, so he thinks he'll keep her.

[Vidar]

22. I mute that commercial every time.

[mtowngman]

23. Harvey in the folgers commercial makes that singer guy look like

prince charming.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x5idyptK15w

[Danger Mouse]

24. Few people are more deserving of a punch in the balls than...

'Freecreditreport' guy.

[no name no slogan]

30. I can't believe people are arguing over such a retarded-ass commercial in the first place

1) the commercial is trying to be cute, but is just as stupid as the other ones in the collection (where he works at a seafood restaurant, drives a beat-up car, and hangs at a Ren Fest).

2) If you marry somebody without knowing about his/her finances, you are a moran of the highest order. I was married to somebody with shitty credit for almost ten years, and it took me a long time to re-establish it. Sadly, credit is a fact of life in todays society. And if you don't have good credit, you should resign yourself to not buying a house, or possibly even getting a better job-- because potential employers will check your credit before hiring you.

I can't believe we're approaching a flame war over these ridiculous commercials. This place has really gone to shit lately, and stupid ass fights like this are a big reason for it.