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RE: Commercials that stretch the truth!!! - 2/7/2009 8:43:14 AM

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We have an ad running in the UK at the moment for laser eye treatment. The opening line is

"pay £395 and get our best laser eye treatment"

Is it just me or is that really stupid? Would you want their worst eye treatment??????

Oh yeah we have one like that here in the Dallas area. He advertises incessantly on the radio. His BIG claim to fame is that he's the most experience laser eye surgeon in the world because he's performed over 60,000 surgeries! A few months later in the same ad it's 65k and then 70k etc... He's performing several thousand surgeries a month or a hundred or more a day!!! I kind of imagine this conveyor belt of patients being rolled past his scalpel (errrr laser) and walking out "I can seee! I can see!". OMG- I can't imagine letting a doctor like that anywhere near my eyes!

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RE: Commercials that stretch the truth!!! - 2/7/2009 9:16:45 AM

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I have a problem with ANY commercial where they get half way through, then shout, "BUT WAIT!" then go on with their commercial.

Then there is the commercial for a knife sharpener called The Shark or something like that. First they show a person trying to slice a tomato...only they don't "slice" the tomato...they just press straight down and end up squashing the tomato all over. But after using the Shark on the knife they then actually slice with the knife and get a very nice cut. Same thing when they show slicing the "fresh baked bread". Then they try to show slicing through a sponge, only they almost have the knife almost laid completely on it's side in the before shot, but use the actual knife edge in the after shot. In the before shot of using scissors they use the tip of the scissors wich never cuts as well anyway, but in th after shot they are using the part of the scissors close to the hinge. Just curious...has anyone ever been fooled by this commercial and actually bought the item? Apparently there are or they wouldn't keep showing it. And I'm not saying the item doesn't work...I have a sharpener very similar that does help in a pinch, but it doesn't do nearly as good a job as an oil stone and steel.

the samurai shark knife sharpener.

it worked REALLY well. i ordered three....one for our household, one for the daughter's house, one for his g/f's house. guess who doesnt have one now? bleh. and TheEngineer's knives need some attention.

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RE: Commercials that stretch the truth!!! - 2/7/2009 9:31:23 AM

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The worst commercials: anything for "male enhancement" Just a lot of snake oil aimed at guys insecurity. They are the worst fakes, frauds and phonies since "x-ray specs" in the back pages of comic books.

My favorite commercials:

1. The new one for Hulu, with Alec Baldwin... which amounts to truth in advertising. "Hey, we're aliens. That's how we roll!"

2. The ad for The Ladders featuring Guilala, the "X From Outer Space" A third string Godzilla ripoff, just watching that silly lizard-chicken strip a car with his buddies just sends me into giggle fits.

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RE: Commercials that stretch the truth!!! - 2/7/2009 10:54:42 AM

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Billy from the Oxy-Clean commercial sends me running for the clicker. Can there be a more irritating voice?

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RE: Commercials that stretch the truth!!! - 2/7/2009 11:01:03 AM

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Any over the counter sleep aid....that warns of a possible side effect.... "may cause drowsiness"
Duh...isn't that the damm idea.

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RE: Commercials that stretch the truth!!! - 2/7/2009 11:06:57 AM

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All commercials stretch the truth. The whole point of advertising is to have you believe you need a certain good/service.

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RE: Commercials that stretch the truth!!! - 2/7/2009 11:14:35 AM

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ORIGINAL: Lucylastic

"Have a happy period" always gets me gnashing my teeth and longing to throw something at the screen

Your comment reminded me of this I got in an email a while back...

'Happy Period'

This is (supposedly) an actual letter sent to Proctor and Gamble regarding their feminine products. She really gets rolling after the first paragraph...

Dear Mr. Thatcher,

I have been a loyal user of your 'Always' maxi pads for over 20 years and I appreciate many of their features. Why, without the Leak Guard Core or Dri-Weave absorbency, I'd probably never go horseback riding or salsa dancing, and I'd certainly steer clear of running up and down the beach in tight, white shorts.

But my favorite feature has to be your revolutionary Flexi-Wings. Kudos on being the only company smart enough to realize how crucial it is that maxi pads be aerodynamic. I can't tell you how safe and secure I feel each month knowing there's a little F-16 in my pants.

Have you ever ha d a menstrual period, Mr. Thatcher? Ever suffered from 'the curse'? I'm guessing you haven't. Well, my 'time of the month' is starting right now. As I type, I can already feel hormonal forces violently surging through my body. Just a few minutes from now, my body will adjust and I'll be transformed into what my husband likes to call 'an inbred hillbilly with knife skills.' Isn't the human body amazing?

As Brand Manager in the Feminine-Hygiene Division, you've no doubt seen quite a bit of research on what exactly happens during your customers' monthly visits from 'Aunt Flo'. Therefore, you must know about the bloating, puffiness, and cramping we endure, and about our intense mood swings, crying jags, and out-of-control behavior. You surely realize it's a tough time for most women. In fact, only last week, my friend Jennifer fought the violent urge to shove her boyfriend's testicles into a George Foreman Grill just because he told her he thought Grey's Anatomy was writ ten by drunken chimps. Crazy!

The point is, sir, you of all people must realize that America is just crawling with homicidal maniacs in Capri pants... Which brings me to the reason for my letter.

Last month, while in the throes of cramping so painful I wanted to reach inside my body and yank out my uterus, I opened an Always maxi-pad, and there, printed on the adhesive backing, were these words: 'Have a Happy Period.'

Are you fu*ing kidding me? What I mean is, does any part of your tiny middle-manager brain really think happiness - actual smiling, laughing happiness is possible during a menstrual period? Did anything mentioned above sound the least bit pleasurable? Well, did it, James?

FYI, unless you're some kind of sick S&M freak girl, there will never be anything 'happy' about a day in which you have to jack yourself up on Motrin and Kahlua and lock yourself in your house just so you don't march down to the local Wa lgreen's armed with a hunting rifle and a sketchy plan to end your life in a blaze of glory

For the love of God, pull your head out, man! If you just have to slap a moronic message on a maxi pad, wouldn't it make more sense to say something that's actually pertinent, like 'Put down the Hammer' or 'Vehicular Manslaughter is Wrong', or are you just picking on us?

Sir, please inform your Accounting Department that, effective immediately, there will be an $8 drop in monthly profits, for I have chosen to take my maxi-pad business elsewhere. And though I will certainly miss your Flex-Wings, I will not for one minute miss your brand of condescending bull sh*t. And that's a promise I will keep. Always.

Best,

XXXXXX XXXXX

Austin , TX

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RE: Commercials that stretch the truth!!! - 2/7/2009 11:15:13 AM

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The Valtrex commercials....that show the happy couples kayaking, dancing, leading a wonderful, carefree and active life.....as though the others are sitting at home, waiting for their next blister to pop.

Oh, and my all-time squickiest commercial....the Mother/Daughter douching commercials for Massengil! "Mom..have you ever had that "not-so-fresh" feeling??? As if!!!!!

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RE: Commercials that stretch the truth!!! - 2/7/2009 11:33:21 AM

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The Valtrex commercials....that show the happy couples kayaking, dancing, leading a wonderful, carefree and active life.....as though the others are sitting at home, waiting for their next blister to pop.

Oh, and my all-time squickiest commercial....the Mother/Daughter douching commercials for Massengil! "Mom..have you ever had that "not-so-fresh" feeling??? As if!!!!!

miss satan and i used to have those kinds of conversations in store dressing rooms. JUST to imagine the looks on the faces of other shoppers.

if we could arrange it and there were older lady shoppers? oh BONUS.

.....but the time we were actually discussing the pros and cons of KY warming gel....THAT was great, seeing the horrified looks on faces. you just gotta love a kid who doesnt giveashit. she was about 22 when that happened.

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RE: Commercials that stretch the truth!!! - 2/7/2009 12:54:07 PM

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ORIGINAL: windchymes

Just a side note......if the English-speaking people are bothered by the non-English-speaking people working in all the menial jobs, they should get in there and get hired themselves. Just sayin'.

I think the problem people have is when they have to communicate with people that work at these jobs. I went for breakfast at Jack in the box and the girl on the speaker had an accent so thick I had to ask her to speak Spanish. Okay I know it's hard to understand anyone on those speakers. Good thing my Spanish was pretty fair when the movers showed up though. Cuidado!

Bill

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RE: Commercials that stretch the truth!!! - 2/7/2009 1:04:07 PM

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I dunno, I've used Oxy-Clean and that putty cement stuff...

Oxy-Clean's pretty good, but only if you soak things in it.

The Magic Putty is pretty amazing!

Shamwows, I've not had the pleasure. Mom hasn't been roped in by those yet XD

I do have to say, the Snuggie commercials are a little misleading... but I really really LOVE my snuggie anyways. I recommend them, just don't have your hearts set on a certain color. Or getting them by a certain time.

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RE: Commercials that stretch the truth!!! - 2/7/2009 1:42:49 PM

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Actually I reminded myself of a commercial. I should have put this in the last post.

TV lawyer commercials. As per the OP I don't actually know they don't deliver what they promise but they are annoying. One we have local here is The Texas Hammer! What reminded me of it is he has a Spanish version which is so bad it almost crosses over into being funny.

Click here to be annoyed.

Bill

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RE: Commercials that stretch the truth!!! - 2/7/2009 1:46:40 PM

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When I was in Texas there was one for a christian lawyer...

'Wouldn't you want god on your side?'

I almost vomited. It was on every half-hour, 'round the same time.

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RE: Commercials that stretch the truth!!! - 2/7/2009 1:56:15 PM

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aravain,
I never saw that one. Must have been in another part of Texas.
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RE: Commercials that stretch the truth!!! - 2/7/2009 2:03:50 PM

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Galveston...

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RE: Commercials that stretch the truth!!! - 2/7/2009 4:58:59 PM

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Comcast commericals period ..They promote these really great deals to switch , then when the time limit for that great deal expires you end up getting a bill sometimes double what you paide for during the promotional period. Fine with that .I understand ..But when you call them and ask for a discount they come back and tell you that new promotional price their now offering on TV is only avaiable for new members. Because your now an existing customer , you are not able ot get the new discount price and you are stuck paying more. I hate these cable price games.

And get this ..Comcast loves to tell the stock market that they signed up all these new memebers but when you read into their quarterly results , you discover they lose almost as many subscribers or they turn in their more expensive equipment when the promotional pricing comes to an end. What is the logic of wiring all these homes only to have them drop one provider for another...

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RE: Commercials that stretch the truth!!! - 2/7/2009 5:09:30 PM

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ORIGINAL: TNstepsout

Ha! Check out the Gardisil thread.

All those young girls saying "I'll be one less". As if getting this pricey vaccine will seal the deal and they will never have to worry about cervical cancer. The truth is that this vaccine claims 90-100% effectiveness, but what they don't tell you is that 90% of HPV's clear up on their own! So it's possible that it's ZERO percent effective.

Wrong, t.
Some warts, but not '90%', can become invisible, but you're still infected, and worse, could infect other people. That's why it's such a bad disease; most men don't have any symptoms, but the trouble is the vaccine isn't as effective in men. However, because of the link between HPV to other cancers, Gardisil is being tested in men, including preventing oral cancer from oral sex.

Don't give out medical advice unless it's medically correct.

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RE: Commercials that stretch the truth!!! - 2/7/2009 9:28:43 PM

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I could be REALLY mean and remind you what that "headache thing you roll on your forehead" commerical said ...

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RE: Commercials that stretch the truth!!! - 2/7/2009 9:37:38 PM

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ORIGINAL: aravain

I do have to say, the Snuggie commercials are a little misleading... but I really really LOVE my snuggie anyways. I recommend them, just don't have your hearts set on a certain color. Or getting them by a certain time.

Heathen! It's all about the slanket! http://www.theslanket.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=1 read those descriptions, it's fucking brilliant. They're almost J Peterman-esque.

And to everyone bashing Shamwow Vince, read this http://skepchick.org/blog/?p=5490 a lot of the money from people buying shamwows goes towards his war on the Church of Scientology. I liked him a lot more after reading that.

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RE: Commercials that stretch the truth!!! - 2/7/2009 9:44:44 PM

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XD I'd never seen (or heard) of the Slanket before. You gave me an excellent laugh!

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