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WSUCougar
12-29-2008, 08:50 AM
The Dodge Ram truck race series. Dear God, make them stop.

A distant second: Anything with the line "You pay what we pay" in it.

rowech
12-29-2008, 09:08 AM
Subway 5 dollar footlong

Flame Eater
12-29-2008, 09:16 AM
"That's the money you could be saving from Geico!"

WSUCougar
12-29-2008, 09:17 AM
Subway 5 dollar footlong
Oh yes. :banghead:

Logan
12-29-2008, 09:20 AM
Fuck you Beyonce, you can't upgrade shit.

cuervo72
12-29-2008, 09:22 AM
"That's the money you could be saving from Geico!"

No way...that pile 'o cash with googly eyes cracks me up every time.


The Volkswagen ads are starting to wear on me a bit. Though I am intrigued by those redheaded twins.

Flasch186
12-29-2008, 09:23 AM
Jos. A Bank
Anything to do with Jared
the Geico cavemen

molson
12-29-2008, 09:23 AM
More recently, NetZero blatantly trying to convince me that switching to their dial-up is worth the savings of $300/year over fast internet.

I'm just like, "are you fucking kidding me?"

..

flere-imsaho
12-29-2008, 09:30 AM
All the Geico commercials, and the Lincoln/Mercury "this is what America needs, right now" commercials.

cougarfreak
12-29-2008, 09:34 AM
Fuck you Beyonce, you can't upgrade shit.

+1000

Young Drachma
12-29-2008, 09:46 AM
Cues someone with Tivo or DVR asking "what are these commercial things you speak of."

QuikSand
12-29-2008, 10:36 AM
Commissioner of the More Taste League? What the fuck does that even mean? Waste of a potentially funny actor, and grating as hell.

Draft Dodger
12-29-2008, 10:38 AM
Cues someone with Tivo or DVR asking "what are these commercial things you speak of."

*raises hand*
it's pretty rare for me to watch live TV, although I think I've seen most of the ones on this list (and also that annoying Geico chick with the tricked out name tag).

the one exception is when I'm in bed, so most of the commercials I see are those late night tackyfests for selling your old gold (will my cash come in a perfect fan like the folks on TV?) or crappy shit like Finally Fast...FinallyFast.COM!

Draft Dodger
12-29-2008, 10:39 AM
Commissioner of the More Taste League? What the fuck does that even mean? Waste of a potentially funny actor, and grating as hell.

good call.
or those terrible Coors Lite coaches commercials - most fall under the good idea, terrible execution blanket.

Mustang
12-29-2008, 10:42 AM
Those shit Lexus commercials where people get cars for Christmas.

BrianD
12-29-2008, 11:19 AM
I'm sick of the competition between Miller's "more taste" and Bud's "better drinkability". How do you define more taste? I'm assuming that skunk piss would have more taste than any beer. That doesn't make it a good thing. And better drinkability? Congratulations, you've just made a drink that is closer to water than any other drink.

flere-imsaho
12-29-2008, 11:32 AM
On a similar note, one of these days I'm going to look up what "dry-hopped" and "top-fermented" actually mean. I have a feeling I'm going to be very underwhelmed.

MJ4H
12-29-2008, 11:53 AM
Diabetus.

It's my money and I need it now.

The one where the lady says her "Jewl uh ree" is worth money.

Anything talking about "male enhancement" ffs

thesloppy
12-29-2008, 12:17 PM
What, are you nuggnuts?

That does not extend to the "mcnuggets lovin'" faux-soul song, which is awesome. "Girl, you got a 10 piece, please don't be stingy"

JonInMiddleGA
12-29-2008, 12:43 PM
I'm pretty well sick of most of the ones mentioned here, too hard to pick one that I'm sickest of.

On the bright side though, there's a chance you'll see less of some of these than normal soon since TV ad sales for January seem to be even more abysmal than usual. On the down side, if any of these folks decide to keep spending, you may actually see them even more than usual (since prices are pretty soft right now).

cuervo72
12-29-2008, 01:03 PM
What, are you nuggnuts?

That does not extend to the "mcnuggets lovin'" faux-soul song, which is awesome. "Girl, you got a 10 piece, please don't be stingy"

Yes...and I think the girl in the commercial is Daphne Duplaix, which gains points.

WSUCougar
12-29-2008, 01:19 PM
Those shit Lexus commercials where people get cars for Christmas.
...and let me add that their announcer has bugged me for years. Mr. "Certified pre-owned Lexus" boy...he sounds like his ass is puckered up even more than his mouth.

RendeR
12-29-2008, 01:22 PM
I'm sick of the competition between Miller's "more taste" and Bud's "better drinkability". How do you define more taste? I'm assuming that skunk piss would have more taste than any beer. That doesn't make it a good thing. And better drinkability? Congratulations, you've just made a drink that is closer to water than any other drink.


no no, that would be Corona, with water == Corona Light.

cuervo72
12-29-2008, 01:22 PM
The Lexus part of the commercials may suck, but seeing a mint, vintage Big Wheel...that was sweet.

Mustang
12-29-2008, 01:29 PM
The Lexus part of the commercials may suck, but seeing a mint, vintage Big Wheel...that was sweet.

Green Machine >>> Big Wheel

http://craighatfield.com/images/greenmachine.jpg

JonInMiddleGA
12-29-2008, 01:33 PM
Green Machine >>> Big Wheel

+1

JediKooter
12-29-2008, 01:33 PM
Any Carl's Jr commercial. Any Jareds commerical. ANY BILLY MAYS COMMERICAL!!!!!!!!

cuervo72
12-29-2008, 01:48 PM
Green Machine >>> Big Wheel

http://craighatfield.com/images/greenmachine.jpg

Wait, no hand brake? How do you do a cool turn-around stop?

Any Carl's Jr commercial. Any Jareds commerical. ANY BILLY MAYS COMMERICAL!!!!!!!!

Heh. Even my kids know who Billy Mays is. It may be new, but the ESPN360 "spoof" commercial with Billy Mays is pretty clever.


This thread reminds me - the Snuggie is really tempting. Not the maroon one though. Those make the people in the commercial look too much like monks.

MikeVic
12-29-2008, 01:54 PM
I like the Subway commercials.

jeff061
12-29-2008, 01:56 PM
Their appeal to me goes down once the hula dancers are off the screen.

Bad-example
12-29-2008, 01:59 PM
Freecreditreport.com still tops my list. Instant rush for the mute button.

Burger King commercials - all of them. Consistently annoying commercials, year in and year out. Not just annoying, but embarrassingly inept. Now it is the "whopper virgins". This latest batch is more pathetic than outright annoying.

JonInMiddleGA
12-29-2008, 02:04 PM
ANY BILLY MAYS COMMERICAL!!!!!!!!

Not just a few in particular? There's so many to choose from ...

* Aquapel
* Awesome Auger, Ground Aug, Weed Auger, and Power Extender gardening tools
* Bedazzler
* Big City Slider Station
* Black Swan Furniture
* Bloomin' Onion Maker
* Buddy Putty
* Calcium Lime Rust
* Currie Motors Chrysler Credit Hotline
* Cucco Kitchenware
* DC Snowboards
* Ding King automotive dent remover
* Dualsaw
* Easy Off Bam!
* Energize energy supplement
* EngraveIt
* FixIt car scratch remover
* FoneFree wireless cellphone headset
* Foodsaver
* ESPN
* ESPN360
* FreeFone wireless phone holder
* Gator Grip
* Gem It
* Gopher reach extending tool
* Handy Switch
* Hercules Hook wall hangers
* House Dust
* iCan Benefit Group, LLC
* Kaboom
* Lint-B-Gone lint brush
* Liquid Diamond car waxing product
* Mantis Roto-Tiller
* Micro-Men Duster
* Mighty Mend It
* Mighty Putty
* Miracle Whip
* Never-Scrub tile cleaner
* Orange Clean, Orange Glo
* OxiClean
* Quik Strip wire stripping tool
* Ragazzi's Italian Restaurant and Pizzeria
* Raptor-Be-Gone
* Samurai Shark knife sharpener
* Sandstrom OnTV
* Sealtite Tire Sealant
* Simoniz Fix It Scratch Remover
* Steam Buddy
* Street Options Auto Accessories
* Swiffer SweeperVac
* Tommy and Rumble
* Turbo Tiger vacuum cleaner
* Turbo Vac vacuum cleaner
* Vidalia Chop-it
* Vidalia Slice-it
* Vidalia Slice Wizard
* Volkswagen Group of America cars
* Zorbeez absorbent towels

JediKooter
12-29-2008, 02:33 PM
Not just a few in particular? There's so many to choose from ...

* Aquapel
* Awesome Auger, Ground Aug, Weed Auger, and Power Extender gardening tools
* Bedazzler
* Big City Slider Station
* Black Swan Furniture
* Bloomin' Onion Maker
* Buddy Putty
* Calcium Lime Rust
* Currie Motors Chrysler Credit Hotline
* Cucco Kitchenware
* DC Snowboards
* Ding King automotive dent remover
* Dualsaw
* Easy Off Bam!
* Energize energy supplement
* EngraveIt
* FixIt car scratch remover
* FoneFree wireless cellphone headset
* Foodsaver
* ESPN
* ESPN360
* FreeFone wireless phone holder
* Gator Grip
* Gem It
* Gopher reach extending tool
* Handy Switch
* Hercules Hook wall hangers
* House Dust
* iCan Benefit Group, LLC
* Kaboom
* Lint-B-Gone lint brush
* Liquid Diamond car waxing product
* Mantis Roto-Tiller
* Micro-Men Duster
* Mighty Mend It
* Mighty Putty
* Miracle Whip
* Never-Scrub tile cleaner
* Orange Clean, Orange Glo
* OxiClean
* Quik Strip wire stripping tool
* Ragazzi's Italian Restaurant and Pizzeria
* Raptor-Be-Gone
* Samurai Shark knife sharpener
* Sandstrom OnTV
* Sealtite Tire Sealant
* Simoniz Fix It Scratch Remover
* Steam Buddy
* Street Options Auto Accessories
* Swiffer SweeperVac
* Tommy and Rumble
* Turbo Tiger vacuum cleaner
* Turbo Vac vacuum cleaner
* Vidalia Chop-it
* Vidalia Slice-it
* Vidalia Slice Wizard
* Volkswagen Group of America cars
* Zorbeez absorbent towels

That sums it up really well actually. However, I reserve the right to add any past, present or future commercials of his.

Disclaimer: I actually wouldn't mind his commercials so much IF HE WASN'T YELLING AT ME EACH AND EVERY TIME!! Because he can not control the volume of his voice, he should have his "I can be on TV" card revoked.

Maple Leafs
12-29-2008, 02:46 PM
Those shit Lexus commercials where people get cars for Christmas.
Any "get a car for Christmas" commercial is ridiculous.

Who's the audience here? How much money do you need to have lying around that you can spend $20,000+ on a surprise gift for your spouse? My wife would kill me in the driveway if I did that.

flere-imsaho
12-29-2008, 02:50 PM
My wife would kill me in the driveway if I did that.

Presumably based on the assumption that you had a large and well-funded life insurance policy? ;)

aran
12-29-2008, 03:18 PM
I like the More Taste League commercials because of how big of a jerk the Commish is. It sounds like the kind of over-the-top ridiculous stuff that I'd come up with while hanging out with friends.

The Coors commercials can be funny, or at least not cringe-worthy.

I hate the nuggnuts commercial. McDonalds advertising in general is miserable.

Pumpy Tudors
12-29-2008, 04:23 PM
The "word" "nuggnuts" just sounds... obscene to me.

sterlingice
12-29-2008, 04:44 PM
Not just a few in particular? There's so many to choose from ...

* Aquapel
* Awesome Auger, Ground Aug, Weed Auger, and Power Extender gardening tools
* Bedazzler
* Big City Slider Station
* Black Swan Furniture
* Bloomin' Onion Maker
* Buddy Putty
* Calcium Lime Rust
* Currie Motors Chrysler Credit Hotline
* Cucco Kitchenware
* DC Snowboards
* Ding King automotive dent remover
* Dualsaw
* Easy Off Bam!
* Energize energy supplement
* EngraveIt
* FixIt car scratch remover
* FoneFree wireless cellphone headset
* Foodsaver
* ESPN
* ESPN360
* FreeFone wireless phone holder
* Gator Grip
* Gem It
* Gopher reach extending tool
* Handy Switch
* Hercules Hook wall hangers
* House Dust
* iCan Benefit Group, LLC
* Kaboom
* Lint-B-Gone lint brush
* Liquid Diamond car waxing product
* Mantis Roto-Tiller
* Micro-Men Duster
* Mighty Mend It
* Mighty Putty
* Miracle Whip
* Never-Scrub tile cleaner
* Orange Clean, Orange Glo
* OxiClean
* Quik Strip wire stripping tool
* Ragazzi's Italian Restaurant and Pizzeria
* Raptor-Be-Gone
* Samurai Shark knife sharpener
* Sandstrom OnTV
* Sealtite Tire Sealant
* Simoniz Fix It Scratch Remover
* Steam Buddy
* Street Options Auto Accessories
* Swiffer SweeperVac
* Tommy and Rumble
* Turbo Tiger vacuum cleaner
* Turbo Vac vacuum cleaner
* Vidalia Chop-it
* Vidalia Slice-it
* Vidalia Slice Wizard
* Volkswagen Group of America cars
* Zorbeez absorbent towels

This is hardly fair- it's like people who only listen to top 40 stations complaining about overplayed songs. JIMGA isn't allowed to complain about commercials ;)

SI

sterlingice
12-29-2008, 04:44 PM
The "word" "nuggnuts" just sounds... obscene to me.

Too close to "truck nuts" for me

SI

JonInMiddleGA
12-29-2008, 04:48 PM
This is hardly fair- it's like people who only listen to top 40 stations complaining about overplayed songs. JIMGA isn't allowed to complain about commercials ;)

Don't blame me, business is so bad for us lately that I'm watching a hell of alot more commercials than I'm responsible for :(

thesloppy
12-29-2008, 05:10 PM
I've added nuggnuts to my personal lexicon, but only in terms of "my nuggnuts". As in "I'd like to get my nuggnuts all over that young lady". Or "My nuggnuts would really liven up this party".

jeff061
12-29-2008, 05:20 PM
That quick shot of the nugget wedding cake makes me nauseous every time.

thesloppy
12-29-2008, 06:08 PM
That quick shot of the nugget wedding cake makes me nauseous every time.

Yes. I agree, and I've had several people tell me that, completely unsolicited. Now, that's good advertising, people.

terpkristin
12-29-2008, 06:11 PM
The "word" "nuggnuts" just sounds... obscene to me.

While I agree with this, there must be SOMETHING to the ad campaign. When I woke up from my surgery, I was craving McNuggets. Prior to this, I hadn't had a McNugget in YEARS, let alone never craved them.

My mom got me a 6 piece. ;)

/tk

flere-imsaho
12-29-2008, 08:46 PM
While I agree with this, there must be SOMETHING to the ad campaign. When I woke up from my surgery, I was craving McNuggets.

That's not the ad campaign, that's the drugs.

terpkristin
12-29-2008, 08:59 PM
That's not the ad campaign, that's the drugs.

That's what my mom blamed it on, too. The drugs and that it was 3 in the afternoon and I hadn't eaten since the night before...
I still think it had at least a little to do with the ad. I mean, usually when I want nugget-sized things of some sort, I want Chick-Fil-A..

/tk

MJ4H
12-29-2008, 10:48 PM
All of the "OMG WE DIDNT REALLY MAKE THIS IT'S FROM PIZZA HUT" commercials.

oh my god die in a wood chipper

QuikSand
12-30-2008, 03:58 AM
While I agree with this, there must be SOMETHING to the ad campaign. When I woke up from my surgery, I was craving McNuggets. Prior to this, I hadn't had a McNugget in YEARS, let alone never craved them.

My mom got me a 6 piece. ;)

/tk

You and mom need to have the math talk.

Toddzilla
12-30-2008, 08:13 AM
Fuck you Beyonce, you can't upgrade shit.Wrong - she upgrades my trousers every time...

QuikSand
12-30-2008, 08:48 AM
While I know this is a gripe thread, I'd offer a semi-defense of the "drinkability" commercials for Bud Light. I agree that the term does reinforce everything I dislike about light beer in general, but I think the ads are more well made than most beer ads. I think they are generally clever, the faux freeze frame works well enough, and the use of visuals is pretty effective. I'm not saying I love the ads, but I think they are better than the average beer ad campaign, and probably the best among them going right now, in my view.

Plus, the football tailgate one features a woman (the one who does the talking) who really, really appeals to me. So there's that, too.

cuervo72
12-30-2008, 09:02 AM
The faux freeze frame ones use a bevy of hot chicks too. The pool one, for instance. Every. Single. One. Hot (or at the very least pleasing).

And hell yes on the tailgate woman.

AZSpeechCoach
12-30-2008, 09:07 AM
My sister tried to buy some snuggies for Christmas. They are a scam. You can't get hold of a real person. The phone ordering system is all automated, and the customer service numbers either ring forever or hang up on you without answering. They never charged her card or sent her anything.

stevew
12-30-2008, 09:09 AM
ADon't blame me, business is so bad for us lately that I'm watching a hell of alot more commercials than I'm responsible for :(
Is Glenn Beck the Billy Mays of radio? That fucker will schill for evErything.


Fuck Jared and Kay commercials. Especially the dr Quinn open heart design. In my days we called it a 2.

B & B
12-30-2008, 10:07 AM
"I had no idea my old gold was worth so much money!"


Then the ho bag talking about selling her ring for nickels on the dollar from here first "mah-widge"

Mustang
12-30-2008, 10:26 AM
Fuck Jared and Kay commercials. Especially the dr Quinn open heart design. In my days we called it a 2.

Kessler diamonds in Wisconsin have ads that are far worse. Always the same asshat schilling diamonds with made up names making them more special sounding (Hey, you know normal diamonds? Ya.. we got Yahoodoo diamonds bitch!) or talking about how a typical diamond has 58 cuts, but they found a way to put 6 more on it to make it more sparkly!

Galaxy
12-30-2008, 11:43 AM
The Pizza Hut commericals.

remper
12-30-2008, 11:49 AM
I can't stand the new Ford F150 commercials with that nasally asshat (Leary) narrating, with his rapid speech, "I'm so annoyed" schtick. It was old 10 years ago, now its grating. He needs to just stop...doing anything in the entertainment industry.

Pumpy Tudors
12-30-2008, 11:51 AM
I guess I'm broken. The woman from the "Drinkability" tailgate commercial does nothing for me.

Speaking of women in these "Drinkability" commercials, I want to punch the woman who says "What's baba ghannouj?" The tone of her voice irritates me, and I wish the asshole drawing the food would draw a golf club and hit her with it.

And then I'd touch her unconscious body.

Warhammer
12-30-2008, 01:04 PM
Subway 5 dollar footlong

Am I the only one that thinks someone could turn that marketing campaign into a great porno title?

Wha chicka wha wha music in background

Narrator: One man, one foot, and he women who give him $5 to ride it...

MJ4H
12-30-2008, 01:35 PM
I guess I'm broken. The woman from the "Drinkability" tailgate commercial does nothing for me.



Yeah, drinkability girl is super cute.

Karlifornia
12-30-2008, 01:54 PM
This isn't a commercial, but I made the unfortunate mistake of turning it to "MANswers" on SpikeTV. The narrator has the most grating voice I have ever heard on television, and he talks through the entire show.

WSUCougar
12-30-2008, 08:03 PM
Yeah, drinkability girl is super cute.

<embed src="http://www.metacafe.com/fplayer/1899648/bud_light_tailgate_wont_fill_you_up.swf" width="400" height="345" wmode="transparent" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"> </embed><br><font size = 1><a href="http://www.metacafe.com/watch/1899648/bud_light_tailgate_wont_fill_you_up/">Bud Light - Tailgate - Won't Fill You Up</a> - <a href="http://www.metacafe.com/">Funny videos are here</a></font>

path12
12-30-2008, 09:15 PM
I think I've seen most of the ones on this list (and also that annoying Geico chick with the tricked out name tag).


I'm only a little embarrassed to admit I find her kind of hot.

MJ4H
12-30-2008, 09:17 PM
I'm only a little embarrassed to admit I find her kind of hot.

No embarrassment here. Flo is super cute, too.

sabotai
12-30-2008, 09:23 PM
Flo is a cutey. I think the one who wants a new pair of shoes is pretty attractive as well.

Toddzilla
12-30-2008, 09:33 PM
Yeah, she fills me up, too :)

Honolulu_Blue
12-30-2008, 09:52 PM
Plus, the football tailgate one features a woman (the one who does the talking) who really, really appeals to me. So there's that, too.

+1

Edward64
12-30-2008, 10:01 PM
I hate the Viagra (and like) ads that come up during a football game and Discovery channel (ex. during Survivorman, Man vs Wild). I watch these shows with my 9 year old son and do not believe these commercials should appear on TV before x time (ex. 10-11pm?).

cuervo72
12-30-2008, 10:06 PM
Flo is a cutey. I think the one who wants a new pair of shoes is pretty attractive as well.

yy - very much like the shoes girl. She looks familiar, but I can't place her.


/has thought of making a tricked out nametag avatar for other forums

Pumpy Tudors
12-31-2008, 02:38 PM
I WOULD TOTALLY PUT ON FLO'S TRICKED OUT NAMETAG AND DO HER IN THE MOTORCYCLE INSURANCE AISLE

MJ4H
01-25-2009, 09:08 PM
Anyone else go on life tilt when the woman says "I HAD NO IDEA MY OLD JEWL - UH - REE WAS WORTH SO MUCH MONEY"

holy crap

Vegas Vic
01-26-2009, 01:01 AM
The first two State Farm Insurance "Feelin' Kinda' Sunday" commercials (the first one with the moron fan getting painted in the parking lot, and the second one with the cross-eyed Pakistani guy staring at a bank of wide screen televisions). Fortunately, the third one with LeBron James dreaming of playing for the Cleveland Browns is much better.

SackAttack
01-26-2009, 01:08 AM
My sister tried to buy some snuggies for Christmas. They are a scam. You can't get hold of a real person. The phone ordering system is all automated, and the customer service numbers either ring forever or hang up on you without answering. They never charged her card or sent her anything.

Your sister shoulda gone to Walgreens. Saw them on sale in-store there.

No embarrassment here. Flo is super cute, too.

For some reason she reminds me of Amy Winehouse.

Draft Dodger
01-26-2009, 06:40 AM
meanwhile, the No Way Out commercial will never, ever get old.

YouTube - One Way Out - Premieres January 26th @ 9pm on Discovery! * (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOAnfCmIEdU)

WSUCougar
01-26-2009, 07:26 AM
Okay, while watching college basketball on Fox Sports Midwest, they played the KFC sauceless hot wings commercial literally around 20 times. "I didn't see that coming." Gah!

Butter
01-26-2009, 07:45 AM
Second the Denis Leary Ford truck commercials. I'm fine with Leary as a general rule, but these ads are 10 years behind the times. Kinda like Detroit.

flere-imsaho
01-26-2009, 08:59 AM
For some reason she reminds me of Amy Winehouse.

Flo = Amy Winehouse if Amy Winehouse ate some food.

LionsFan10
01-26-2009, 09:23 AM
*raises hand*
it's pretty rare for me to watch live TV, although I think I've seen most of the ones on this list (and also that annoying Geico chick with the tricked out name tag).

the one exception is when I'm in bed, so most of the commercials I see are those late night tackyfests for selling your old gold (will my cash come in a perfect fan like the folks on TV?) or crappy shit like Finally Fast...FinallyFast.COM!

Finally Fast dot com is so bad that I actually rewind my DVR to watch it and laugh. The other commercial you're referring to is Cash 4 Gold, which is another one that's so bad I actually let it play through sometimes. I love the old lady in that commercial who says "I had no idea my old jewelry was worth so much mun-nay".

But in all honesty, I can't stand commercials, and if I'm watching live T.V, meaning the program I'm watching wasn't DVR'd I actually mute the T.V until the show I'm watching comes back, rather than listen to the commercials.

Drives my girlfriend insane when I do that :devil:

Bad-example
01-26-2009, 10:22 AM
That skanky, worn out hose bag that is devastated that she had to reuse catheters.

DanGarion
01-29-2009, 05:14 PM
GOOD NEWS!

You can turn your cash into gold, and you can reminded of this during the superbowl!

Sad: Cash4Gold Buys Superbowl Ad Slot (http://consumerist.com/5142098/sad-cash4gold-buys-superbowl-ad-slot)

Sad: Cash4Gold Buys Superbowl Ad Slot
By Ben Popken, 2:14 PM on Thu Jan 29 2009, 4,611 views

The stage is set for truly the saddest year of Superbowl Ads, Cash4Gold has bought up a Superbowl Ad slot. Cash4Gold usually advertises on late-night cable TV. You send them your scrap gold, and they send you money. I can't wait to see what they come up with. Probably they'll just replay the same commercial. NBC also has two 30-second slots left for sale. Someone tell the Snuggie cult.

Cash4Gold snaps up a slot for Super Bowl XLIII ad [USA Today] (Thanks to David!

DanGarion
01-29-2009, 05:25 PM
More GOOD NEWS!

Hammer and McMahon cash in on their poverty - WalletPop Blog (http://www.walletpop.com/blog/2009/01/29/hammer-and-mcmahon-cash-in-on-their-poverty/)

Hammer and McMahon to star in Cash 4 Gold commercial!

Hammer and McMahon cash in on their poverty
Zac Bissonnette
Jan 29th 2009 at 4:30PM
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Filed under: Debt, Entrepreneurship, Wealth
Who knew that being a washed-up celebrity with financial woes could be so lucrative?

Cash4Gold.com will be debuting a new commercial starring former rap star MC Hammer and long-time Johnny Carson sidekick Ed McMahon. Both stars have had their financial woes splashed across newspapers. In the early 1990s, Hammer gained a level of infamy after he earned an estimated $33 million in the early 1990s before filing for bankruptcy in 1996. His lavish lifestyle included racehorses, a Fremont, California mansion and a 160-person entourage for his tours.

Cashing In on Going Broke
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Ed McMahon and M.C. Hammer, two former superstars left broke by their overspending, make fun of themselves in a commercial for Cash4Gold.
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McMahon's financial woes have been more recent: In June 2008, it was reported that he was facing foreclosure on his home.

Interestingly, the Cash4Gold commercial
was filmed in that home, and features McMahon and Hammer scrounging around for ridiculous items to send in to Cash4Gold. The Cash4Gold business model is simple: Send them your precious metals and they'll send you a check within two weeks, based on weight and quality.

I think it's cool that Hammer and McMahon were willing to parody their own financial problems for a funny commercial, although the lure of the quick buck may not have given them much of a choice.

As for consumers, be wary of the Cash4Gold offer: It's appealing and convenient but if you're in financial trouble, you can probably get more value for your valuables from another source. One blogger recently noted that it is possible to negotiate with Cash4Gold for more money, so that may be an option too.

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larnott
01-29-2009, 11:18 PM
Your Mom?
Your Mom??!?
YOUR MOM??!??

Bonegavel
01-30-2009, 07:13 AM
ShamWow!

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