That Lume commercial where the chubby lady threatens to demonstrate how she washes her crack....man...what is this world coming to? I thought there was supposed to be a code of ethics that prohibited such blunt...:(..frankness?

Lume commercial (https://www.facebook.com/LumeDeodorant/videos/ready-for-anything-anytime/5234099743310695/)

OMG, I am so sick of hearing that cow talk about crotch odor!

I guess they feel that the blunt approach will gain eyeshare? And, I'll admit the first time I saw it, it grabbed my attention. But the shelf life is no so good. Once you've seen a few repetitions, it grows painfully familiar.

I guess a different standard of decency applies to cable advertisements vs over-the-air?

I just don't see any company such as the big soaps (P&G... Unilever... etc), stooping to such a level

I guess they feel that the blunt approach will gain eyeshare? And, I'll admit the first time I saw it, it grabbed my attention. But the shelf life is no so good. Once you've seen a few repetitions, it grows painfully familiar.

I guess a different standard of decency applies to cable advertisements vs over-the-air?

I just don't see any company such as the big soaps (P&G... Unilever... etc), stooping to such a level

That horrible commercial repulsed me the first time I saw it and now it's annoying and still gross.

An irritating commercial are those dumb Peloton commercials with that horrible rap music blasting in the background. I pick that as the second most annoying commercial. Lume is #1.

There's a new one that I've seen a few times with some woman singing about shaving her pubic hair. :eek:

Seriously, who wants to hear that?!? :confused:

That Lume commercial where the chubby lady threatens to demonstrate how she washes her crack....man...what is this world coming to? I thought there was supposed to be a code of ethics that prohibited such blunt...:(..frankness?

I wanted to 🤮🤮🤮🤮 after reading this.
She is really annoying.

I think the streamers deliberately accept the most repulsive ads to get you to pay for the "ad free" option.

It's a potential minefield issue. On the one hand, it's probably a good thing to have more people made conscious of potential human "flaws". Experience certainly reveals that not all parents adequately brief their children on the subject. SO, if the information didn't come through television, some people would likely never get the message.

But, I feel this particular (Lume) commercial is excessively frank.

I use the following product for pretty much the same (exclusive) purpose, the name krakengarde just seemed to resonate with me in a "fit for the intended purpose" sort of way.

Seems to work, too

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There are a ton of irritating commercials. I either mute them or turn the channel. And yes, I can't stand the Lume commercials or the ED ones.

That Lume commercial where the chubby lady threatens to demonstrate how she washes her crack....man...what is this world coming to? I thought there was supposed to be a code of ethics that prohibited such blunt...:(..frankness?

Lume commercial (https://www.facebook.com/LumeDeodorant/videos/ready-for-anything-anytime/5234099743310695/)


Is that commercial really on TV?

Is that commercial really on TV?

Yes.....after I first posted this, I was uncertain which channel I had seen it on. But last night saw it on one of our local Diginet channels......Cozi late time slot.

I'm pretty sure it's been on the cable channels too.

Thing of it is, I don't consider myself an intolerant person, and I'm certainly not a "prude".

I believe the Lume and the Aids prophylactic medication commercials are misplaced. Even so...an occasional showing would not aggravate me. But, when these two, coupled with the "bent carrot", "pinching off a porcupine", ED, and a few others go into heavy rotation.....they start to create sort of a wallpaper, that I find annoying.

I understand that repetition is key in advertising, but seeing that gal lament about her sweaty cheeks 5+ times per hour really starts to ruin the programming they are sponsoring, IMO.

She's like the neighbor who I never want to answer the door, once I realize it's her knocking

I wrote on another similar thread, the ad that informs us that women poop.

Who knew?

The one for Klondike bars where a guy cuts or shaves of one of his eyebrows. Sick, IMO.

Is that commercial really on TV?

JFYI, the Lume commercial was on AMC several times last night.

I'm starting to suspect that offending their customers is key to their marketing strategy. Assuring the commercial is remembered. Lucky for them, I guess,... that the problem they claim to solve is even more offensive than the advertisements

"Oh, I don't want to be a sweathog, I'd better buy Lume" etc.

I tune them out and thankfully I don't deal with the tv world, radio and internet are bad enough.

I do not like spam ads of any kind!

I do not like spam ads of any kind!

I don't know the difference so I don't know what the H spam is, are they commercial ads?

I don't know the difference so I don't know what the H spam is, are they commercial ads?

Your "nutritional awareness" threads could be considered "spam" by the forum members who just wish you would stop.


Remember door to door salesmen? Spam is the equivalent to a door to door salesman showing up in your e-mail in box.

Oh G J: you guys have a problem with nutritional awareness? Rather sad. I'm not talking about a name of the avocados, like Jones avocados or the Smith avocados, then that is
spam huh. GJ: don't read my info., The members wish I would stop huh, did you take a survey?

Oh then I guess the Klondike stuff is spam, huh?

Oh G J: you guys have a problem with nutritional awareness? Rather sad.

What I said was not intended as any editorial slap at your agenda...I was just pointing out that you have been infamous for injecting unsolicited content.

So, for you to claim that you do not understand what "spam" is.....not sure if that is irony, or serendipity? lol!;)


Sort of like if Charles Manson accused the judge and jury of being "spoilsports"

GJ: I'm no where close to being a tech expert, I'm happy to do what I do and when I hear troll and spam. I say what the H.

Well, I've given you golden examples of both, so you'll not suffer that disability anymore.

I do understand where you are coming from though. All too frequently I'll make some generic comment, and someone else who disagrees will start "schooling" me as to why I am wrong. So then when I offer supporting material to bolster my position, they brand me as "difficult to get along with".

And I'm like "Oh soooo sorry, let me just go thrust myself on my own sword so YOU can define the playing field"...

GJ: you are funny, and I"m not suffering a tech disability as I don't care enough about all of it, I've learned what I need to know and the rest, and whatever the spam/troll judges want to do, I say let em. Funny too on your sword thrust.

Well, it's true....in the scenario I refer to, it is they contesting my point....and my mere determination to remain resolute buys me the label of "difficult".

A funny thing happened to me as I walked past the monkey cage.....(L0L)

Wow all this fighting,cant we all get along??


We are all stuck here on this hell hole..........Lets be more loving and caring to each other :)

Wow all this fighting,cant we all get along??


We are all stuck here on this hell hole..........Lets be more loving and caring to each other :)

It's not fighting Dude, we just disagree on some things and go in different directions. When I think of a couple forums I found myself on in the last :lol: couple years, t his exchange is Mild.:lol:

We are all stuck here on this hell hole..........Lets be more loving and caring to each other :)

"Whatever you say buddy!!" <------------unbridled patronage :)

When I think of a couple forums I found myself on in the last :lol: couple years, t his exchange is Mild.:lol:

Some (other) forums where they convene an ad hoc "shark tank" to deal with perceived trolls can be entertaining too... I think a situation such as that was where I first recognized "monkey cage" similarity...:crazy:

I hate that one for the cheap informercial makeup. It's on now, muted of course.

I hate that one for the cheap informercial makeup. It's on now, muted of course.

I often wonder where is the value to advertisers, for infomercials, to begin with? Especially in the late late over night time slots. I'm sure the time is cheap...but who watches?

Best I can suspect is, they believe there are people who fell asleep watching earlier programming, who are still susceptible to what they hear despite being asleep? ( a variant of 'subliminal seduction' is what I believe they call it?)

I know whenever I see those listings in the program guide, there is just zero desire to even go peek....totally avoid it.

I often wonder where is the value to advertisers, for infomercials, to begin with? Especially in the late late over night time slots. I'm sure the time is cheap...but who watches?

Best I can suspect is, they believe there are people who fell asleep watching earlier programming, who are still susceptible to what they hear despite being asleep? ( a variant of 'subliminal seduction' is what I believe they call it?)

I know whenever I see those listings in the program guide, there is just zero desire to even go peek....totally avoid it.

Just because I want no one to think I was watching an infomercial, it was an infomercial-style ad on an Antenna TV show.

The only infomercials I've seen are some of those old Ron Popeil "set it and forget it" oven ads, and some of the Time-Life music ones in the past.

Another thing about infomercials--any worthwhile product would be sold in a store, IMO. Who would buy Lume from an 800 number?

. Who buy Lume from an 800 number?

Gosh, that would make a great skit for Saturday Night Live....especially once the customer data gets sold to unethical marketeers.

"Whatever you say buddy!!" <------------unbridled patronage :)Excellent...... Now I want no more fighting dues :)

Excellent...... Now I want no more fighting dues :)

So that means no one is allowed to disagree with with anyone, right? I mean disagreeing is how all fights start, so we might as well "Barney Fife" it...nip-it, nip-it, nip-it in the bud! :lol:

The “Ozempic” commercial…they ruined another song from the 70’s called “Magic” by Pilot. I hate all drug and medical/cancer/tip from a former smoker or embarrassing/personal hygiene commercials. I always hit the mute button or shut the dang gone tv OFF.

The “Ozempic” commercial…they ruined another song from the 70’s called “Magic” by Pilot. I hate all drug and medical/cancer/tip from a former smoker or embarrassing/personal hygiene commercials. I always hit the mute button or shut the dang gone tv OFF.

There was another drug company commercial a few years ago that ruined another 70s song by Fleetwood Mac. Leave our music alone!

As much as I dislike infomercials I do like watching the Time/Life music ads. The only time that I ordered anything from Time/Life was the Carol Burnett Show "lost"? episodes. Not disappointing but as far as the music I already have all the music I want on Amazon PrimeMusic.

There was another drug company commercial a few years ago that ruined another 70s song by Fleetwood Mac. Leave our music alone!

Yes. Please I wish they would leave our music alone! Oh oh oh ozempic…oh please!!!…..I mean .. come on …you know on “Two and a half Men” Charlie wrote commercial jingles for a living and said how they’re just taking old songs and buying the rights to them so Charlie was not getting as much work.
I think it all started in the 70’s with Carly Simon’s “Anticipation” and Heinz Ketchup.

Yes. Please I wish they would leave our music alone! Oh oh oh ozempic…oh please!!!…..I mean .. come on …you know on “Two and a half Men” Charlie wrote commercial jingles for a living and said how they’re just taking old songs and buying the rights to them so Charlie was not getting as much work.
I think it all started in the 70’s with Carly Simon’s “Anticipation” and Heinz Ketchup.

Unrelated, off topic, but i really like that Oshikuru: Demon Samurai episode of Two and a Half Men. The episode is Meh, but the theme is cool!

I’ll have to check that out! I never started watching until like 2010.
Another one that is starting to go off the rails are the Progressive commercials. I just don’t get it but I like Stephanie on The Goldbergs as one of Beverly’s girlfriends.

As much as I dislike infomercials I do like watching the Time/Life music ads.


I love watching them too. Also the Dean Martin roast infomercial.

I sometimes watch the cooking ware infomercials for portable ovens or pots and pans. I'd never buy any of them though. They're all pretty much junk. I used to love the Ron Popeil pasta maker infomercial. Part of the fun is watching how they lie their way through it and the paid audience reaction.

I don’t like the ones for Camp Lejune.

I used to love the Ron Popeil pasta maker infomercial.
Is Ron Popeil the guy who pitched his rotisserie with the line "set it and forget it"!? If that's the dude, I bought one of his rotisseries back in 2001. Before I became a vegetarian, I used the rotisserie to make standing rib roasts, lamb chops, whole chickens, salmon filets, etc. It worked pretty good from what I remember. Anyway, I liked the silly "set it and forget it" commercials. :lol:

I wrote on another similar thread,

Sincerely, I never realized until just now, that there is a forum board dedicated specifically to commercials. Entirely my bad.

If you'd prefer, feel free to migrate this thread to the proper folder. :)

I am so tired of the political ads I could take a baseball bat and whack the TV good and hard. Not gonna do it but they are SO BAD here. Dr. Oz vs Fetterman or that lady whose last name is Wild. I try to click off and /or fast forward but enough is enough.

I've seen the Lume commercial on several mainstream channels now. TV Land, METV, AMC....so it's spreading like a virus. Amazing what money can accomplish.

That one where the woman is nagging her husband to call the medicare line--MUTE BUTTON!

That's more annoying than Namath or Jimmie Walker.

That one where the woman is nagging her husband to call the medicare line--MUTE BUTTON!

That's more annoying than Namath or Jimmie Walker.

That woman is such a shrew! The poor husband is just trying to read his paper in peace while she is nagging him to no end!

That fat-sucking Sonobello ad is back--it's on HGTV this time. Gross.

Now they're showing leak proof underwear. Glad for the mute button!

All of the Charmin toilet paper commercials with the cartoon bears, everything about them is so stupid! I really really wish they'd get rid of them, one of the most annoying and stupid ad campaigns ever. Having said that, I've always bought Charmin toilet paper and that's been since before they started with these idiotic commercials. So I like Charmin I just really want those commercials GONE!!

That one that's been airing with actor Jeff Bridges in it. I don't even know what it's about really, because I've only ever listened to about like 30 seconds of it before I change the channel but I hate it.

Ed.

Is Ron Popeil the guy who pitched his rotisserie with the line "set it and forget it"!? If that's the dude, I bought one of his rotisseries back in 2001. Before I became a vegetarian, I used the rotisserie to make standing rib roasts, lamb chops, whole chickens, salmon filets, etc. It worked pretty good from what I remember. Anyway, I liked the silly "set it and forget it" commercials. :lol:

Yeah years ago one of my sister-in-laws bought a food dehydrator Ron Popeil was selling in one of his infomercials. She'd mostly use it to make dehydrated fruit snacks for their kids and it really did work quite well. And the fruit snacks did turn out pretty tasty.

Ed.

Is Ron Popeil the guy who:

Ron Popeil was "Ronco"...true legend...the father of the low budget TV marketing campaign.

Some of his stuff (like your rotisserie) was pretty decent. But he was also the originator of some pretty lame stuff such as the "Pocket Fisherman" and the battery powered record vacuum (https://www.google.com/search?q=ronco+record+cleaner&oq=ronco+record+cleaner&aqs=chrome..69i57.9777j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:62657e6f,vid:Wd9HdmnfLMM)

Yes, I had one. :rolleyes:

The Liberty Mutual Christmas commercial.

H&M Spring/Summer 2022 ad(it has been overplayed on the XUMO App)

Normally I dislike all the TV imagery that tries to simulate a smart phone's video aperture (the fuzzy side panels on either side of the image - thing). Such was the original Lume commercial.

But now on subsequent editions, that woman is claiming more and more screen real estate, and it's starting to feel intrusive, almost as though that gal is going to slide through the screen and "carjack" my living room.

I'm longing for the good old days where she was just a sliver in the corner of the screen

Normally I dislike all the TV imagery that tries to simulate a smart phone's video aperture (the fuzzy side panels on either side of the image - thing). Such was the original Lume commercial.

But now on subsequent editions, that woman is claiming more and more screen real estate, and it's starting to feel intrusive, almost as though that gal is going to slide through the screen and "carjack" my living room.

I'm longing for the good old days where she was just a sliver in the corner of the screen

Yeah, it is rather creepy the way she peers into the camera so closely. I feel like she is going to reach out into the room and rub some of that stuff on my butt crack.

Peyronie's Disease with bent carrots.

HIV product with two men kissing.

I have to change the channel when I see either of those ads.

I'm longing for the good old days where she was just a sliver in the corner of the screen

I'm longing for the good old days when there was no such thing as Lume.

I'm longing for the good old days when there was no such thing as Lume.

Ms. Lume is horrible. Why does she think no one knows how to apply her product? It is not much different than traditional deodorant, sunscreen lotion, moisturizer, ben gay or poison ivy cream.

I don't recall seeing any Chia Pet or Clapper commercials recently. Viewers used to get bombarded with those over the holidays.

St. Jude has been bombarding us for a few weeks. Danny Thomas would probably turn over in his grave with these schlock commercials.

One ad that really annoys me is the Kars4Kids commercial, asking us to donate our old cars to aid low-income children all over America.

The commercial plays mostly on radio, but it also has been on television with that all-too-annoying kid and with that doltish-sounding adult, repeatedly singing, ad nauseam:

1-877-Kars 4 Kids,

K-A-R-S, Kars for Kids. 1-877-Kars 4 Kids.

Donate your car today.

Journalist Peter Hartlaub of the San Francisco Chronicle called that commercial “an assault on the senses.” Yes, it really is THAT annoying. There have also been concerns that the people running this charity have not been completely open and honest about who is actually benefiting from these car donations.

Whenever I hear that terrible commercial, it’s like an instant Pavlovian response as I rush to change either the radio or television station to preserve my peace of mind!

I dislike spam ads!!

The begging ads for the ASPCA. Especially the one with "Silent Night" playing. What does rescuing a dog have to do with the birth of our Savior? Now I like animals as much as the next person but that saccharine ploy is just annoying and goes beyond the limit.

Do you remember a commercial for a storage company called 5A Rent A Space? They used to advertise on the radio but also did commercials for TV too and their old jingle used to be "We Have Your Place 5A Rent A Space" and it also said "For Storage Needs 5A Sets The Pace" Those commercials were good but also very annoying after the next time you heard them
Bestie

St. Jude has been bombarding us for a few weeks. Danny Thomas would probably turn over in his grave with these schlock commercials.

Once we passed Christmas Day, I noticed Shriner's ads died down while St. Jude, ASPCA and Wounded Warrior have picked up in frequency. None of those are as bad as Kars-4-Kids and Shriner's.

I hate any commercials that have any singing in kind of a whispery voice. ugh.

Once we passed Christmas Day, I noticed Shriner's ads died down while St. Jude, ASPCA and Wounded Warrior have picked up in frequency. None of those are as bad as Kars-4-Kids and Shriner's.

MeTV has been all-ASPCA this afternoon. I think those ads are shameful and totally dishonest.

Ms. Lume is horrible. Why does she think no one knows how to apply her product? It is not much different than traditional deodorant, sunscreen lotion, moisturizer, ben gay or poison ivy cream.

I've just started seeing her and that commercial in the last couple of weeks and I think it's absolutely gross and despicable! That shouldn't be allowed on TV! :mad::barf:

Ed.

ANY commercial with "comedian" Pete Davidson in it. What supposedly is his appeal? He's not funny at all and I absolutely can't stand him!

Ed.

LOL, remember the Sally Struthers commercials with her bawling about the suffering?
Thank goodness they are no more

Ugh. Thanks for that reminder! ASPCA might recruit her for a pity party. Other than show horrible pictures of animals what do they really do besides beg for money?

The Lifelock commercial featuring the following model is getting particularly painful to watch. She looks like she's got a guitar string pulled through her mouth like a bridle. I'm guessing it must be a botched Buccal Fat removal procedure?

https://i.postimg.cc/mZYSnftQ/ll.webp

Upside App (radio ad): read the reviews--it's a scam. Allegedly to give rebates when you buy gas.

When that nauseating Lume ad came on awhile ago, followed by that stupid Moen ad, I decided I've reached the point where I'm muting all these breaks.

That Lume doctor ought to be board-uncertified.

United Health Care - sick of their dumb ads, and their junk mail too.

The Liberty Insurance commercials are getting annoying.

The Liberty Insurance commercials are getting annoying.


Getting? :barf:

Astepro.

Once wasn't bad, but incessantly?

Now it sucks.