Anyone else who can't stomach Christmas commercials?

[Pembroke_Corgi]

I saw a Kay's Jewelers commercial this morning while watching the news that I found particularly annoying. This lady is rocking her new baby, with a perfect Christmas scene in the background. Her husband says he just can't wait, and gives her a piece of gaudy jewelry. Then they proceed to have a sappy moment, and the commercial implies that giving expensive gifts = true happiness.

It's like retailers want you to believe that your life will be perfect if you can only find the right gift(s) to give. It makes me want to abstain from buying at all.

[Cinder & Smoke]

I saw a "____________" commercial this morning while watching the news
that I found particularly annoying.

It's like retailers want you to believe that your life will be perfect
if you can only find the right gift(s) to give.
It makes me want to abstain from buying at all.

>>deep sigh<< :(

'Tis the Season.

Just hang on ... there will be a LOT worse ads yet to come. :p

[lvpets2002]

:o I always dread the commercials & the songs on the radio.. It can get as bad as hearing election campains..

[Husky_mom]

I just went to a store and they already had christmas songs playing... really annoying.. haha.. I do like the season.. the gifts are a plus.. but what they make of it.. blah...

[pomtzu]

Some can be obnoxious, but even then, I'd much rather hear them, than the ads for erectile dysfunction (and the possible side effects). :eek: And in prime time no less. I feel sorry for the parents with children who see these commercials, and then the kids want an explanation. :(:eek::p

[Killearn Kitties]

Adverts drive me nuts all year round, not just at Christmas. :D They are particularly mushy, and of course, there are more of them at Christmas, but their object is always to convince you that your life is incomplete without their product.

Be strong! Hang on to your money. :p

[Killearn Kitties]

Some can be obnoxious, but even then, I'd much rather hear them, than the ads for erectile dysfunction (and the possible side effects). :eek: And in prime time no less. I feel sorry for the parents with children who see these commercials, and then the kids want an explanation. :(:eek::p

*cough* At the risk to starting a big rammy - this is a good reason to have a National Health Service - you don't get health products advertised. :p OK, I'll go now. ;)

[Taz_Zoee]

This would be one of the many reasons I record all shows and watch them later so I can skip commercials. And if I do happen to watch live TV I usually get up and do something during commercials.
And on the radio when a commercial comes on that annoys me (like this annoying tooth fairy one for a local wireless phone company) I will switch to my CD for a minute.

I just put my holiday CD in my car. Trans-Siberian Orchestra. I rocked all the way to work. :D

[lvpets2002]

:o oH I so agree.. And as I am typing this at work there was a Viagra E-Mail Add just pooped up.. Now what is a woman to do with Viagra?? Idiots no less!!!
Some can be obnoxious, but even then, I'd much rather hear them, than the ads for erectile dysfunction (and the possible side effects). :eek: And in prime time no less. I feel sorry for the parents with children who see these commercials, and then the kids want an explanation. :(:eek::p

[pomtzu]

*cough* At the risk to starting a big rammy - this is a good reason to have a National Health Service - you don't get health products advertised. :p OK, I'll go now. ;)

I think I'll just sit back and see who pounces first...........:eek::D

[pomtzu]

:o oH I so agree.. And as I am typing this at work there was a Viagra E-Mail Add just pooped up.. Now what is a woman to do with Viagra?? Idiots no less!!!

Give it to her husband or significant other????? :confused::p:D

[Karen]

I love the fact that we DVR shows we like to watch, so can do a 30-second skip right over the commercials, so I don't need to see them. Makes life much more pleasant.

[Husky_mom]

Trans-Siberian Orchestra. I rocked all the way to work. :D

OMG!!.. awesome!!.. I so wanna get a CD of their music... :D

[sparks19]

I actually like christmas commercials for the most part... but I like christmas everything lol. BUT I DO HATE jewelry store commercials ALWAYS. What is that quote "I bet more kisses start with miller lite than with Kay" haha. It's like "here if you want your wife to love you you better spend the better part of a downpayment on a house on a big ugly ring instead. she'll LOVE that. it's ok if you have to live in your parents basement for another few years. at least she will have something sparkly" lol



I love the fact that we DVR shows w like to watch, so can do a 30-second skip right over the commercials, so I don't need to see them. Makes life much more pleasant.

THIS^^^^^

I don't know how we lived before we had DVR. Now it's like if we watch a show in real time it's TORTURE having to sit through the commercials

[Karen]

THIS^^^^^

I don't know how we lived before we had DVR. Now it's like if we watch a show in real time it's TORTURE having to sit through the commercials

Ah, but that's what the "mute" button is for! ;)

[Pinot's Mom]

Yes, the mute button, or "previous" do come in handy. There are some (the cavemen come to mind) I can't stomach and I'll hit any button available. We don't have DVR:eek:. I know, we're in the stone age.

Now, back to Christmas commercials specifically, I don't know, some are sweet. They, of course, push the materialistic side of Christmas for the most part but that's their point. I guess bottom line is I don't like or dislike them any more or less than regular ones.

[sparks19]

Ah, but that's what the "mute" button is for! ;)

haha true.

and it's like a conspiracy. ever notice that they ALL go to commercial at the same time so half the time you can't even change to another show in the meantime. It's HORRIBLE. :D

[sparks19]

Yes, the mute button, or "previous" do come in handy. There are some (the cavemen come to mind) I can't stomach and I'll hit any button available. We don't have DVR:eek:. I know, we're in the stone age.

Now, back to Christmas commercials specifically, I don't know, some are sweet. They, of course, push the materialistic side of Christmas for the most part but that's their point. I guess bottom line is I don't like or dislike them any more or less than regular ones.

oh see you are stuck in the stone age with my dad :p I remember when I went to visit him... I was watching something on TV and I wanted to see something again and wanted to rewind it. DOH... can't do that no DVR. UGH

yeah I think most commercials are annoying at best any time of year haha.

My personal favorite ones to hate are those ones that are tryign to sell you a product to make life easier like a paper cutter where you just slide this little piece that has a blade on it and they show people trying to cut paper with scissors and they are all over the place cutting heads off of people in photos cause they can't cut in a straight line. as IF it's that difficult lol. dont' get me wrong. I have a device like that and I love that I just slide the tab and the paper is cut... but PLEASE I learned how to cut in a straight line with safety scissors in the first grade LOL Like they just try to make you feel like an idiot "are you a moron? then you need THIS"

[Taz_Zoee]

OMG!!.. awesome!!.. I so wanna get a CD of their music... :D

I actually got a 4 disc set a few years ago. Of course I only really listen to one disc. But there is a video disc as well. I've seen them in concert twice and want to go again. It literally brought tears to my eyes when I saw them in concert the first time.
Oops, sorry for the thread hi-jack. :p

[Asiel]

Makes me feel better knowing I wasn't the only one getting a pop up adver about Viagra...I just clicked everything off and started from scratch, first time I get one of those.
As for the Christmas songs and adverts I can take them for a while but they start so early now that I get fed up by the time Christmas rolls around. I'm pretty good at blocking things out if get fed up . I don't watch enough tv to get annoyed but I also take a break during commercials, that helps a lot.

[redbird]

I know what you mean. I rarely watch commercials, when they come on I'm changing to another channel till I know the commercial is over. I am one of those irritating people who hog the remote and constantly change channels but mostly only on commercials. I live alone tho so nobody cares :D I know Autumn doesn't.

[redbird]

The Hallmark commercials around Christmastime actually makes me cry sometimes, I think that comes with age :rolleyes:

By the way could you or someone here now tell me if my signature of Autumn and Misty is showing up? I can see it but don't know if everyone else can, thanks.

[pomtzu]

The Hallmark commercials around Christmastime actually makes me cry sometimes, I think that comes with age :rolleyes:

By the way could you or someone here now tell me if my signature of Autumn and Misty is showing up? I can see it but don't know if everyone else can, thanks.

Yes - we can see it.......:D

[redbird]

Yes - we can see it.......:D

Thanks, one time I had something posted but I was the only one who could see it so I always ask to make sure.

[kokopup]

I dislike commercials anytime. There are some Christmas and Thanksgiving commercials that I used to like. The point is I like Christmas at Christmas not a week after Halloween. I can remember there used to be an unwritten law that said no Christmas until after Thanksgiving. We have lost Thanksgiving thanks to the Greed of the merchants wanting to move Christmas up a little every year.We have some local radio stations that will soon start their Christmas music format until New Years. I say Bah Humbug to it all.

[katladyd]

I HATE commericials of any kind! I know what I like to buy and all the loud, obnoxious pitchmen in the world are not going to change my mind. You can't escape them, either. How many ladies here, besides me, have received Enzyte and Viagra ads in their email box? The world is crazy!

[sparks19]

I dislike commercials anytime. There are some Christmas and Thanksgiving commercials that I used to like. The point is I like Christmas at Christmas not a week after Halloween. I can remember there used to be an unwritten law that said no Christmas until after Thanksgiving. We have lost Thanksgiving thanks to the Greed of the merchants wanting to move Christmas up a little every year.We have some local radio stations that will soon start their Christmas music format until New Years. I say Bah Humbug to it all.

I saw a christmas commercial the day BEFORE halloween. LOL I couldn't believe it. I know everyone says christmas starts earlier and earlier every year and most of the time it just seems that way but this is the FIRST time I've seen christmas commercials before Halloween has even arrived. it's crazy

that being said... I likely will not be able to wait until thanksgiving to put up our christmas tree haha if it wouldn't be totally wierd I would probably leave it up all year round. it's just so pretty and I love looking at it :D

[kitten645]

I'll play the devils advocate here and say that they wouldn't run ads or put out Christmas early etc if there weren't people that listen to the commercial and act on it. :p I do think that it stinks that there isn't a single venue of entertainment that doesn't have advertising. PBS used to be commercial free but now it's chock full!
I think the quick growth of the ipod and other non-advertising entertainment is very much tied to the lack of advertising.
Claudia

[Hellow]

I'll play the devils advocate here and say that they wouldn't run ads or put out Christmas early etc if there weren't people that listen to the commercial and act on it. :p I do think that it stinks that there isn't a single venue of entertainment that doesn't have advertising. PBS used to be commercial free but now it's chock full!
I think the quick growth of the ipod and other non-advertising entertainment is very much tied to the lack of advertising.
Claudia

I believe that Apple was considering, at one time, putting advertisements into their operating system.

Yeah, that would draw the customers.

[Freedom]

I saw 2 Christmas commercials on TV BEFORE HALLOWEEN!

Now the local stores are ALREADY playing carols.

It's enough to make me wanna shout --

BAH HUMBUG!

[RICHARD]

I HATE commericials of any kind! I know what I like to buy and all the loud, obnoxious pitchmen in the world are not going to change my mind.

Whoa, where were you when Billy Mays passed?:D;)

[Genny]

I LOVE the polar bear commercial that advertises coke. It comes on every Christmas...I love that little seal too :) They're so adorable!!

[luvofallhorses]

I like the petsmart ones but the others I can do without. ;)

[K9karen]

*cough* At the risk to starting a big rammy - this is a good reason to have a National Health Service - you don't get health products advertised. :p OK, I'll go now. ;)

Boy, are you lucky! :rolleyes:

[RICHARD]

LOLOLOLOL,

There was a commercial that used to tout the 'measure of love' for your woman.

Was it DeBeers, the diamond company?

A man should spend 6 months of his salary for an engagement ring.

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I was given this nugget of wisdom years ago-

What are you going to do with a diamond when you need a meal? Water and Power payment? Rent?

Side track? The people who are telling you to buy gold in this business climate.

At least you can cut small pieces and eat that, It will sate your hunger and you can recycle them!;):rolleyes::eek:

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The commercials I love are the ones with the little snippets of the proposals on the ski slopes or in some far off locale.

Should the marriage fail? You'll never go skiing or to see the Eiffel Tower again, without thinking of the godless heathen your were with then.

I had a coworker who was married on Halloween. It was a costume wedding - a nice thought, she later lost her husband to cancer, so I wonder how that affected her life afterwards!

There is way too much emphasis on buying a stone for someone you love, and way to much emphasis on what women expect to get.

[pomtzu]

There is way too much emphasis on buying a stone for someone you love, and way to much emphasis on what women expect to get.

Diamonique! Big bling - little money. :cool:

[sparks19]

yeah all these stupid sappy jewelry commercials drive me nuts lol. I mean don't get me wrong... I am a HUGE sap but my idea of sap is not spending the down payment of a house on a piece of jewelry I am not going to wear anyway lol. Like right now there is one where this lady is up at 2 am with the baby and the hubby comes downstairs and says "I couldn't wait" and then gives her this giant ring. Uh... thanks but I'd rather you take a turn with the baby and let me get some sleep :D

I remember last year on Valentines day we saw someone up in a hot air balloon... oh yes FEbruary 14th and some whacko was up in a hot air balloon. it must have been FREEZING up there. and I said to Brian "You KNOW there is a proposal going on up there right now" Man I can think of much better ways to propose than in the middle of winter 100's of feet off the ground. I like winter but come ON haha.

but I do love that coke commercial too. it is so cute and I love that song. I actually do love the majority of christmas commercials. anything with the upbeat christmas carols... love em. there is one out right now... it's gotta be for computers or something I'm not even sure but this girl who is presumably away at college is webcaming with her mom and her mom is taking the laptop around the house to show her the decorations and then she goes outside and her daughter is there on the front step to surprise her. I like that one. It's sweet and THAT is a good christmas gift :D

[RICHARD]

Diamonique! Big bling - little money. :cool:

I was out shopping with my RBGF and we walked by a jewelry counter/store.
She stopped and told me she wanted to look at the earrings. Naturally, I went to the real diamonds and started to browse there.

She told me that she found a pair! I said I'd put money down on them and pick them up later. She got this weird look on her face and said, "down payment?" I said, 'Yes.'

She started to laugh because the pair (diamonique) she picked were about 30 bucks, they were huge honking stones but she didn't care. She told me later that she didn't mind that they were cheapos.....she knew I loved her anyway.:)




I remember last year on Valentines day we saw someone up in a hot air balloon... oh yes FEbruary 14th and some whacko was up in a hot air balloon. it must have been FREEZING up there. and I said to Brian "You KNOW there is a proposal going on up there right now" Man I can think of much better ways to propose than in the middle of winter 100's of feet off the ground. I like winter but come ON haha.



And not a bow in sight?:eek::D

I read that some idiot rented a balloon to propose to his sweetie and he hid the ring in a camera case?

He dropped the package over some orchard and spent the next week, with a buddy, trying to find it. He eventually did, so I guess he got engaged after all!

[joycenalex]

and if i hear rocking around the christmas tree again today.....grrrr

[Twisterdog]

:o I always dread the commercials & the songs on the radio.. It can get as bad as hearing election campains..

It's worse. The election is once every four years. We have to put up with ridiculous Christmas nonsense every year. And not just for a month, but now more like three months. So, essentially, a fourth of our lives are deal with Christmas.

BAH. HUMBUG.

[sparks19]

I could listen to the same christmas songs and the same commercials (for the most part) over and over and over and over again :D

[pomtzu]

I could listen to the same christmas songs and the same commercials (for the most part) over and over and over and over again :D

I'm with you on the Christmas music - I love it and don't get tired of hearing it over and over. Sure beats rap!!! :p Commercials get real old real fast - for the most part anyway.

I wish the stores would hold off at least till Nov before they start pushing Christmas tho. Oct is just too darn early. I did notice around here however, that the stores seem a little slower getting their Christmas decorations and goods out this year. I was looking for Christmas cards a couple of weeks ago, and hardly any stores had any out.

[smokey the elder]

My biggest peeve is them taking a beautiful Christmas song like "The Ukrainian Carol", aka "Carol of the Bells" and parodying it. I've told my singing group that I don't like the song any more because of this! Make up your own jingles, for Pete's sake!

[Pembroke_Corgi]

I actually do really enjoy Christmas music, but I also hate it when its made trite on an annoying commercial.


yeah all these stupid sappy jewelry commercials drive me nuts lol. I mean don't get me wrong... I am a HUGE sap but my idea of sap is not spending the down payment of a house on a piece of jewelry I am not going to wear anyway lol. Like right now there is one where this lady is up at 2 am with the baby and the hubby comes downstairs and says "I couldn't wait" and then gives her this giant ring. Uh... thanks but I'd rather you take a turn with the baby and let me get some sleep

This was the one I saw, too. It made me gag. :p

[RICHARD]

The commercial that bugs the living poop out of me are the GAP/cheerleader commercials.

I swear, I will never shop at a Gap store again, just based on those stupid ads.


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And while not a Christmas commercial?



http://www.dvbs.eu.org/video/cNkp4QF3we8/Family-Guy-Lois-Mom-Mum-Mommy.html

This one make me laugh like a moron when I see it.

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Here's the deal....
Men always are show as PW'ed gift givers in the commercials.

Yeah, she is all thankful now?

Wait until you hear the yelp from the bathroom when you leave the seat up.
Or,
"Are you going to sit there and watch football all day?"
"Are you stupid? I never have come close to hitting the mailbox."
" YOU tell your mom what she needs to bring!" ;)



I want truth in advertising.......my commercials will be based on the wrath of women..


It's the sure fire way to get a man to leave you alone during the holidays, because he didn't buy you the giant ring/diamond you wanted........


Gas or Electricity.


Buy him a gas powered anything.....chainsaw, generator, model airplane or car.

He'll spend a week or two playing with it. RRRRRRRRRRRR, RRRRRRRRRRR, RRRRRRRRRR.

DO NOT BUY A "One Use" Item....The more uses, the better.


A hedger is nice? A leaf blower better? Gas powered airplane will make him leave the house to play in the park.

Electricity?

That real nice all-in-one remote for him is cool, He'll spend two weekes trying to program all the codes in, only to find that the RCA remote has no code for the RCA DVD player.

A nice table saw is cool, Maybe he'll put up the shelves or try and make all the stuff he sees on the DIY channel. That will keep him in the garage for a while.

No stereo or TVs, He'll never leave the house and test you on how loud the Dolby 5.1 need to be to get your teapot collection dancing in the hutch, us men are like that.

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And if you buy us underwear as gifts?

Tell us a huge lie like, "Don't worry, I don't expect you to sleep in them......"

Sorry, I got off topic....:)

[phesina]

Some can be obnoxious, but even then, I'd much rather hear them, than the ads for erectile dysfunction (and the possible side effects). :eek: And in prime time no less. I feel sorry for the parents with children who see these commercials, and then the kids want an explanation. :(:eek::p

Daddy, what's an erection lasting more than four hours?

[RICHARD]

Daddy, what's an erection lasting more than four hours?

It's a call to the doctor, son. You'll have to wait until you get married!!!!!!



:eek:

[Catlady711]

I USED to love Christmas, back when it started in DECEMBER!

Now I'm getting nailed with Christmas songs/ads in the stores, on my fav. radio stations, and on tv before Halloween!!:mad:

Because they start so early, drag it out for so long, and the fact to me it isn't Christmas time when it's still 50 degrees outside, I'm sick of Christmas before it even gets here!! I rarely put up a tree anymore, I haven't sent cards in 2 years, and I never decorate the house anymore (actually sold most of the decorations a few years ago).

My only bright spot I could hear over and over and I hope they never end it...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSQ8erPz1CU

Overstock dot com, has everything you need... O, O, O, the big, big O, overstock dot com, buy online saves you time.... etc


I get that one stuck in my head and I love it (although never have nor ever will buy anything from them) lol

[cassiesmom]

http://adland.tv/commercials/illinois-lottery-joy-someone-2009-30-usa

This commercial has been all over the TV. I can't stand it! For radio the commercial tells you to give a lottery ticket to “…the pizza guy who pre-blots your pizza”, “the trainer you totally have a crush on” and the co-worker who turns on your computer when you're running late, so no one will know. In church yesterday our pastor joked about moving Christmas to February. I'd like to move Thanksgiving to when they observe it in Canada, mid-October.

[cassiesmom]

Daddy, what's an erection lasting more than four hours?

Trouble, son, trouble.

[Alysser]

I think the Hallmark channel has cute commercials, I was watching "A dog named Christmas" yesterday and saw some of the cute commercials. They are not really advertising anything but cards, but the stories they show are sweet.:)

[RICHARD]

Overstock dot com, has everything you need... O, O, O, the big, big O, overstock dot com, buy online saves you time.... etc




The big big "O"????....

.Lol, somehow I think there is a connection with the son asking dad about that four hour thing..

We should all be so lucky to look past the 20 minute mark, let alone four hours?

[Puckstop31]

I love the fact that we DVR shows we like to watch, so can do a 30-second skip right over the commercials, so I don't need to see them. Makes life much more pleasant.

:love:

DVR might be the greatest of all inventions.

[Puckstop31]

LOLOLOLOL,

There was a commercial that used to tout the 'measure of love' for your woman.

Was it DeBeers, the diamond company?

A man should spend 6 months of his salary for an engagement ring.



How monumentally lame that a company with a rocking name like that....


Does that....

[RICHARD]

How monumentally lame that a company with a rocking name like that....


Does that....



For those who are curious however, the "rule of thumb" - established by the diamond industry - is that men should plan on spending about six months' salary when considering the purchase of diamond engagement rings.

http://ezinearticles.com/?Diamond-Engagement-Rings---Past-Present-and-Future&id=1061121

:eek:

[Medusa]

My gripe is that they bastardize Xmas songs. Someone asks a question and the answer is in the tune of a Xmas song. It's maddening!

[RICHARD]

What do Little People do for the rest of the year?

It seems they only work during the Christmas Season?:confused::eek: