2 New Additions To Hated Commercials List - Page 3

DottieBlue · ‎03-11-2010

@Dragonflyveb wrote:
I agree! Can't hit MUTE fast enough.
I have noticed that a lot of commercials are getting louder and louder again. A while back, there was a law that commercials couldn't be louder than the program, but I think advertisers have found ways to get around that....
One station I watch runs a Medicare ad twice in a row, every time, so obviously not an error!
I miss the good old days when cable tv was ad free....
dragonfly

I have also noticed that the commercials are louder than the programs, and I also thought that was against the law.

Also, the commercial breaks are longer because I need to press the "fast forward" button on my remote more times now to get past the commercials than I had to in the past.

Anyone else notice this?

occasionalrain · ‎03-10-2010

The bank, I think it's Citizens, with people having difficulty with their cash, finding their cc; all the while there's some bing, bing, bing obnoxious singing.

Trailrun23 · ‎05-31-2022

I hate any commercial where someone is screaming at me..the latest is the America's Best where the two girls are screaming across a canyon at each other. None of the screaming in any of these commercials is necessary, and it just takes away from their effectiveness.

CrazyKittyLvr2 · ‎05-11-2013

I can't see that stupid Uber eats commercial with Gwyneth Paltrow and not think of her comment years ago about steam cleaning her "parts". Evidently you can steam clean your uterus.

I ask you, what is she doing with it that warrants steam cleaning. lol

I find that woman insufferable.

software · ‎06-08-2016

@DottieBlue wrote:
@Dragonflyveb wrote:
I agree! Can't hit MUTE fast enough.
I have noticed that a lot of commercials are getting louder and louder again. A while back, there was a law that commercials couldn't be louder than the program, but I think advertisers have found ways to get around that....
One station I watch runs a Medicare ad twice in a row, every time, so obviously not an error!
I miss the good old days when cable tv was ad free....
dragonfly

I have also noticed that the commercials are louder than the programs, and I also thought that was against the law.

Also, the commercial breaks are longer because I need to press the "fast forward" button on my remote more times now to get past the commercials than I had to in the past.
Anyone else notice this?

Yes it's a pet peeve of mine. Literally 5 minutes of commercials. Sometimes in the middle of all those commercials there will be a little blurb of the actual TV show, makes me think it's time to start watching again, nope, more commercials.

Every day I look at my on-screen guide to decide what I may want to watch & set it to record. I rarely watch anything not on my DVR. Then when I really get peeved off, I go to Netflix.

Vivian · ‎03-11-2010

I cannot stand any and all political ads. This post is not political since I give no favor to any politician or party. They promise the world, tear down their opponents, and tell us their opponents are idiots. I think they are all correct.

SharkE · ‎08-19-2010

Inside Edition is bad about 'teasers' they tell you about a upcoming story then they go to commercial , come back and say "next, dog, in the gorilla enclosure " go to commercial.

chrystaltree · ‎05-10-2010

You hate them but you watch them every time they come on. Why? I actually don't watch commercials. I usually switch to one of the shopping channels during commercials so I don't recall seeing either of those commercials.

DottieBlue · ‎03-11-2010

@chrystaltree wrote:
You hate them but you watch them every time they come on. Why? I actually don't watch commercials. I usually switch to one of the shopping channels during commercials so I don't recall seeing either of those commercials.

Well, I try to avoid watching commercials but it's almost as much of an annoyance to keep having to skip, fastforward, switch channels, etc. to avoid them. And, I have found that when I do switch to a shopping channel during commercial breaks, they also are having their own commercial break.