Best and worst TV ads"I'd like to give that dodo off the 5 Alive adverts a good kicking," says tom.joad. And luckily, there's tasty, tasty Cillit Bang to clean up the blood stains when you've finished. Tell us about TV adverts.
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Scaryduck LIKES EGG, Thu 15 Apr 2010, 15:17)
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Anything with stupid statisticsMessage: This stuff makes 99% of germs die. Therefore it's healthy! Buy it!
What I hear: Select only the toughest, meanest germs to breed in your house! Die horribly!
Message: Voted best haircare product of 2010 by Wimminzworld readers!
What I hear: We bribed a bunch of Wimminzworld readers with free samples.
Message: Look at how well Civet Bong cleans these coins!
What I hear: Look how we can't demonstrate it working on anything you would actually want to clean.
Message: New BonceBright shampoo with PentaMadeupothides, increases the appearance of healthy smelling hair.
What I hear: Mwah mwah mwaaaah mwahh mwaaah dribble belm.
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Amish Information Systems hates misplaced, commas, Fri 16 Apr 2010, 14:47,
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On a similar veinThe phrase 'UK's number one_____ [fill in blank] product’ pisses me right off, I can’t believe people can still get away with it. Surely if they meant ‘the best at its job’ or ‘best selling’ or ‘statistically most popular’ they’d say so, right? But no, it’s meaningless. It’s part of the same school of thought that publicises ‘75% of women would recommend the product*’ (*based on a sample of 116 people who work for the company, except in tiny, tiny print for .3 of a second at the bottom of the screen).
And also women's facecare products that are supposed to make wrinkles die: They just. Don't. Work. So how are they allowed to say they do? How is that not illegal?
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