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"That's the Money You Could Be Saving with Geico"

AmentsChickAmentsChick Posts: 6,969
edited February 2009 in All Encompassing Trip
The single most annoying/creepy commercial in the history of the world. :twisted:
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  • BinFrogBinFrog MA Posts: 7,309
    Stupid for sure, but I can name 50 commercials that are worse!
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  • AmentsChickAmentsChick Posts: 6,969
    BinFrog wrote:
    Stupid for sure, but I can name 50 commercials that are worse!
    Alright. Go.
    This is the greatest band in the world -- Ben Harper

  • inmytreeinmytree Posts: 4,741
    a couple that make me sick:

    Any hardees commercial that has someone eating, and slurping, and gobbling food like a fn pig...

    The Halls commercial where the lady is coughing all over the food boxes she's loading into the freezer, and some random drill sergeant falls out of nowhere and begins to yell in her face...
  • AmentsChickAmentsChick Posts: 6,969
    inmytree wrote:
    a couple that make me sick:

    Any hardees commercial that has someone eating, and slurping, and gobbling food like a fn pig...

    The Halls commercial where the lady is coughing all over the food boxes she's loading into the freezer, and some random drill sergeant falls out of nowhere and begins to yell in her face...

    We don't have Hardees here....but I'm guessing they're the same as the Carls Jr. ads.

    I'm unfamiliar with the Halls one.
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  • soulsingingsoulsinging Posts: 13,202
    The worst commercial ever is the new Quizno's commercial. The one where they interview people to get their guesses on how much the sub would cost, and people are guessing like $10 and then blown away when they hear it's only $5! Who the fuck has ever had a $10 sandwich? Then the one lady goes "I'm glad Quizno's is looking out for our wallets." Yeah, me too. I go to sleep every night secure in the comfort of knowing that even if the economy is tanking, people are losing their jobs, and we've got 2 wars going on, at least I've got fucking Quizno's on my side.

    The best commercial is the one for hotels.com, where the guy has the 2 mini shampoos and is pouring them on his head. I don't know why, but that shit cracks me up like nothing else.
  • pjsteelerfanpjsteelerfan Maryland Posts: 9,903
    It is one of the worst commercials on TV, good thing Geico spends so much on advertising, because they don't use money anywhere else.
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  • BinFrogBinFrog MA Posts: 7,309
    soulsinging wrote:
    The best commercial is the one for hotels.com, where the guy has the 2 mini shampoos and is pouring them on his head. I don't know why, but that shit cracks me up like nothing else.


    Not sure why, but it cracks me up too. "Ah it's working...ah they got me, it's working!"
    Bright eyed kid: "Wow Typo Man, you're the best!"
    Typo Man: "Thanks kidz, but remembir, stay in skool!"
  • BinFrogBinFrog MA Posts: 7,309
    AmentsChick wrote:
    BinFrog wrote:
    Stupid for sure, but I can name 50 commercials that are worse!
    Alright. Go.


    To start:

    Idaho potatoes (That fake smile, "party girl" raspy voice chick....ugh)
    Empire Carpet (The guy's voice would make me shield my kids, if I had any, from him)
    Golden Corral ("All for around 10 dollars"..."SECURITY!!!!")
    Progressive - "Or a big, tricked out nametag!"
    Bob's discount furniture
    Careerbuilder's repetitive Super Bowl ad.
    Subway's 5-dollar footlong ads
    The Ladders...how freaking snotty can you be?

    I can keep going...
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    Typo Man: "Thanks kidz, but remembir, stay in skool!"
  • know1know1 Posts: 6,794
    I think it's great. Geico has a lot of good commercials. In fact, they must be making a TON of money on car insurance to support that advertising budget.
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  • inmytreeinmytree Posts: 4,741
    "it's my money, and I want it now...!!".... :shock:

    "1 800 588 2 Hundred....Empirrrrrrrre".... :mrgreen:
  • BinFrogBinFrog MA Posts: 7,309
    Kay Jewelers - regular commercials and the new "open hearts" one with Jane Seymour....what a freaking pretentious piece of....argh
    Jared jewelers- "He went to Jared!"
    Magic Jack
    US Fidelis - who falls for this?
    Bright eyed kid: "Wow Typo Man, you're the best!"
    Typo Man: "Thanks kidz, but remembir, stay in skool!"
  • pjhawkspjhawks Posts: 12,608
    why do you people watch commercials (short of a hot chick or Peyton Manning being on it)? it's 2009 people switch the channel at all commercials.
  • All5horizons1991All5horizons1991 Posts: 138
    pjhawks wrote:
    why do you people watch commercials (short of a hot chick or Peyton Manning being on it)? it's 2009 people switch the channel at all commercials.

    Who watches live tv, let alone commercials...outside of sporting events of course.
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  • tybirdtybird Posts: 17,388
    I agree that Geico has jumped the shark with this set of ads....dreadful. If you want to creepy/cool, hire the Burger King. :twisted:
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  • soulsingingsoulsinging Posts: 13,202
    BinFrog wrote:
    Jared jewelers- "He went to Jared!"

    Those are awful. And they are a damn good piece of evidence supporting my theory that the most important thing in a mate for a woman has nothing to do with the guy himself and everything to do with how much they can brag about said guy to make their girl friends jealous! :)
  • inmytreeinmytree Posts: 4,741
    pjhawks wrote:
    why do you people watch commercials (short of a hot chick or Peyton Manning being on it)? it's 2009 people switch the channel at all commercials.

    I watch the commercials hoping for a hot chick or peyton manning...

    who, by the way, has one of the funniest commercials going...

    "Take a hike!"..."you know, I'm gonna do that"...
  • tybirdtybird Posts: 17,388
    soulsinging wrote:
    BinFrog wrote:
    Jared jewelers- "He went to Jared!"

    Those are awful. And they are a damn good piece of evidence supporting my theory that the most important thing in a mate for a woman has nothing to do with the guy himself and everything to do with how much they can brag about said guy to make their girl friends jealous! :)
    The Tybird theory of Flower Delivery states that flowers are deemed acceptable as gifts when they are delivered to the female's place of work. That way all her friends can see them, she garners brag points.
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  • BinFrogBinFrog MA Posts: 7,309
    Wow...I just saw the worst Jared's yet! Anyone seen the crossword puzzle one? Holy god did that make me vurp!

    Also: Any commercial (radio or TV) where they feel the need to repeat the phone number more than 2 times. It's like nails on a chalkboard.
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    Typo Man: "Thanks kidz, but remembir, stay in skool!"
  • Brain of J.LoBrain of J.Lo Posts: 3,259
    I hate all of the Walmart commercials.
  • pjhawkspjhawks Posts: 12,608
    inmytree wrote:
    pjhawks wrote:
    why do you people watch commercials (short of a hot chick or Peyton Manning being on it)? it's 2009 people switch the channel at all commercials.

    I watch the commercials hoping for a hot chick or peyton manning...

    who, by the way, has one of the funniest commercials going...

    "Take a hike!"..."you know, I'm gonna do that"...

    yes love that Peyton Manning commercial - who would have know he was so darn funny.
  • LizardLizard So Cal Posts: 12,091
    I am not sure which one this is ---is-it the one where they want to go up "uptown and downtown".
    I will ALWAYS love their gecko tho!!!

    geico_gecko.jpg
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  • WobbieWobbie Posts: 30,484
    AmentsChick wrote:
    The single most annoying/creepy commercial in the history of the world. :twisted:

    Gecko and/or Caveman = classic, IMHO :mrgreen: . Geico money = dreadful.

    Two commercials I mute on a daily basis:

    Guinness - "gotta get home tonight." Terrible, especially on the heals of the "BRILLIANT!" campaign.

    V-cast - "We're here with the MVP of the Graham honeymoon/someone's baby shower." Person who dreamed these up should be locked in a room and forced to watch them all.day.long. :evil:
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  • BinFrogBinFrog MA Posts: 7,309
    imalive wrote:
    V-cast - "We're here with the MVP of the Graham honeymoon/someone's baby shower." Person who dreamed these up should be locked in a room and forced to watch them all.day.long. :evil:

    The baby shower one is pretty funny. "Umm, I guess pretending I actually wanted to be here" and "I want my sister Nancy to talk to me again, but I'll settle for a ride"
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    Typo Man: "Thanks kidz, but remembir, stay in skool!"
  • FlaggFlagg Posts: 5,856
    The Toyota "Saved by Zero" ads.

    And now the Venza ones. OMG.
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  • soulsingingsoulsinging Posts: 13,202
    I also don't like those Captain Morgan's commercials. I like the concept, but as I watch it I can picture every frat guy in America sitting on his couch and turning to his buddy dead serious and saying "dude, we could totally pull that off and then we'd get so much pussy!" followed by a high five.
  • BinFrogBinFrog MA Posts: 7,309
    soulsinging wrote:
    I also don't like those Captain Morgan's commercials. I like the concept, but as I watch it I can picture every frat guy in America sitting on his couch and turning to his buddy dead serious and saying "dude, we could totally pull that off and then we'd get so much pussy!" followed by a high five.

    But I used to like the one where the guys text their buddy saying "You gotta come down here....hot chicks!" or something along those lines, and he shows up all excited only to realize they took a picture of themselves in front of a poster of girls and just wanted a ride home.
    Bright eyed kid: "Wow Typo Man, you're the best!"
    Typo Man: "Thanks kidz, but remembir, stay in skool!"
  • jimed14jimed14 Posts: 9,488
    any commercial that has an alarm clock ... I immediately put that product on the do not buy list ... oh man ... while it gets your attention, it's negative attention ... grrrr.

    For some reason, the Brita commercials with the water pouring drive me nuts ... I don't know why, but it turns my stomach, it's a really odd feeling to hear water pouring like that and to feel the way I do, especially due to the fact I own a Brita pitcher ... but, I really have to hit the mute button when any of their commercials come on.
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  • BinFrogBinFrog MA Posts: 7,309
    jimed14 wrote:
    any commercial that has an alarm clock ... I immediately put that product on the do not buy list ... oh man ... while it gets your attention, it's negative attention ... grrrr.


    YES! Someone else gets it!

    I freaking HATE commercials with alarms (or cop sirens if I am in my car). I have thought they should be made illegal for years now.
    Bright eyed kid: "Wow Typo Man, you're the best!"
    Typo Man: "Thanks kidz, but remembir, stay in skool!"
  • AmentsChickAmentsChick Posts: 6,969
    inmytree wrote:
    pjhawks wrote:
    why do you people watch commercials (short of a hot chick or Peyton Manning being on it)? it's 2009 people switch the channel at all commercials.

    I watch the commercials hoping for a hot chick or peyton manning...

    who, by the way, has one of the funniest commercials going...

    "Take a hike!"..."you know, I'm gonna do that"...

    That's one of my FAVORITES! Although I think I'm biased because it supposedly takes place in San Diego. LOL!
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  • libragirllibragirl Posts: 4,632
    BinFrog wrote:
    Kay Jewelers - regular commercials and the new "open hearts" one with Jane Seymour....what a freaking pretentious piece of....argh
    Jared jewelers- "He went to Jared!"
    Magic Jack
    US Fidelis - who falls for this?

    all of those jewlery commercials are annoying...the Jared one's are the worst though..
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