Every morning, I get up, pour myself a cup of coffee and read the newspaper online before I hop into the shower. Now, I am usually Sally Sunshine in the morning, and there are plenty of you who are not morning people that I would probably drive crazy. If you hate mornings, stay far away from me. I am way too cheerful!But I am still in "quiet" mode. I am easily startled. And that's why I absolutely hate this one alternating ad for our local baseball team.
You hear something that vaguely sounds like the crack of a pistol and then a violent shattering of glass. It's definately an attention getter, but at what price?Studies show that there are certain types of people that respond to certain types of ads. Have you ever seen the annoying commercials where fat men give falsely hearty chuckles? Or old guys slur dramatically about their tires? Or people in general who are behaving like idiots to get your attention? Perhaps you promise yourself that you'll never go there or buy that product because you see it as a desperate attention bid. But "blue collar workers" respond very well to such ads.
Since there are more blue collar workers than white collar ones, I can understand why so many businesses target them. My own businesses do, and I admit it.
But when it comes to startling someone into noticing your product, you have lost all chances of my business. Does this mean I'm going to boycott our local baseball team? Well, I can't really boycott a team that I don't follow anyway. But I certainly won't be going out of my way for them, either.
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When I lived in So Cal I refused to shop at Ralphs supermarkets for years. Ralphs had this annoying 30 second ad that kept repeating louder and louder, "no prices are lower prices than Ralphs prices" It made me want to toss the TV out the window.
I am the same way with annoying ads today. Want to lose me as a customer? Annoy me
I'm also aggravated by subtle ads. Often, Cranky and I watch a commercial, getting sucked in, and then can't figure out what is being advertised. When we find out at the end, it's a big let down. "Oh, THAT'S what it is...What does that have to do with the commercial?" I shouldn't have to think very hard!
I guess I don't pay much attention to the adds unless they are during the Superbowl. But I've always wondered what type of person sees an add on television for say a laxitive and thinks, "I've got to go out and by that." Or how does a pickup truck lifting up a semi tractor via cables have to do with my decision to buy one?
If commercials are designed to appeal to the masses, I worry about the average IQ of our masses.
Sorry about my poor grammar. I blame it on the commercials.
oh, I concur. I HATE ads with a horn honk or a siren in them.
Speaking of being startled... last night I went to the dumpster to throw away some trash and I heard a loud noise inside the bin, so loud I thought it was a person hiding in there. Just as I was about to shove my bag in a large cat hurled itself out of the can and towards me. That was startling.
I hate sexual ads. I like funny ones...I could do w/out the enzyte ads tooo!
These are the same type of guys that scream like a bunch of imbeciles at the bar when their team makes a homerun. THAT startles me. I’ll be sitting with my girlfriend enjoying dinner and a few brews, and then, YESSSSSS!!!!!!!! OOOOOHHHHHHH!!! WOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!! I kinda give them this glance like, “GET BACK IN YOUR TRAILAS’ NOW!”
Really ticks me off.
We have a car dealer that seems to thrive on loud, screaming, noisy ads featuring horses being ridden around the lot.
I hates him. Never been there, never going there.
I'm just happy you finally posted a pic of yourself.
You wouldn't boycott baseball, would you? Nah. You see, there are two wonderful sounds: the crack of a bat and the sound of a sandlot baseball going through a window. That means the neighborhood boys aren't out doing crack of another kind.
maybe the ad people thought it'd be a good way to attract fans, considering the team has been horrible since its founding...
I don't consider myself a morning person, but I have been told that I am way to cheerful for most. If I can pick, I love being up late at night, but that is hard to do when one has to be at work at 7:30am. I guess I just figure there is no point in grouching around, I might as well make the best of the morning.
I agree, the television commercials are ridiculous. They stoop to the lowest form of marketing. I think if the marketing is that bad, their product must be too, so I stay away.
Oh, Congrats on joining the gym. Now we can be sore and tired together ;) haha!
I wish you best of luck and good results.
Or, how about our local 1-800-ASK-(Insert name here) ad from a lawyer who is obviously trying to suck in lower income folks. I hate those ads. They're horrible.
We thought we'd escaped the most annoying car dealership ads ever when we moved from western Mass (close to Albany) to upstate New York. Turns out the same guy, to our dismay, has more dealerships and more obnoxious ads up here.
I was a real good morning person before the time change (up at 5:30), but have been having a hard time with it till this morning when my internal clock finaly re-adjusted itself. Still not overly cheerful, but not cranky either. I relish the quiet moments before the birds get up and start yakking it up in the yard. Once the birds are up, I know it's time to start moving my day along.
The ads... well most of them do stink, to put it mildly. My most hated ones (besides the car dealerships and medicines they never tell you what it cures) are the infomercials that go on for 30 minutes and sell nothing but useless junk or real estate.
Barbara Bach Bach, chicken of getting pulled out of your car and beaten to a pulp by a gang of thugs are you?
Baseball games are fun in a box. You get free drinks, food, an average TV and a big disabled bathroom oh my.
I always thought you were an athletic supporter, I’m shocked.
Hmmm, I make my living by producing ads, some of which are obnoxious. Even I hate them, just trying to please the paying customer. But should we allow their money to dictate the quality of the radio show? Its not up to me.
Money talks. Way too loud.
It is funny how some ads really attract my attention in a good way, while others make me NOT want to buy their product.
Now that I'm older, I understand why my Grandparents ALWAYS hit the mute button when the commercials come on.
I used to date a girl named sally sunshine... it seems like a different life now.
You know, as much as I hate many adds, I also love many. Silly ones, adds for some hair product, or some drug with a 1000 word essay for the side effects. I guess it takes something really bad to piss me off.
R2K
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