For every program that you enjoy, there’s at least 4 you think you could do without. For every ad you like, there’s 4,000 that you can’t stand. Then there is a special layer of hell reserved for some ads that are so amazingly bad, so ear-splittingly horrible, so inconceivably repellant that you would think Hitler himself had farted them out his bottom and scrunched his nose at the smell.
I offer these this advertisement doing the rounds for a particular supermarket chain as an example of such crimes against humanity.
You. Me. We together can Stop Coles. We must. Speak to your local store manager and tell them what you think about the ad. If you hear it while shopping in store, fall on the ground and scream as if your eardrums have been perforated until the ad stops and then get up and continue shopping. Or simply don’t shop there.
There’s lots you can do. Let’s just Stop Coles.
Even worse are the Harvey Norman and, now, Clive Peters ads screaming at you every 5 minutes. Since HN bought CP, their ads are just as bad. Does all that shouting really work?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=bvaevUxtcO8
WHAT IS THAT GIANT FINGER DOING
I KNOW?!
Possibly the worst ad ever screened on television. Okay that’s not entirely true, but I like your ideas, Molk. I’m going to dress up in an ugly white shirt and tie, grab my Netbook and head to coles. I’ll walk around playing this video on repeat asking people what they think. Meet back here in 3 weeks.
aaaaand BREAK!
This advert is a crime against human decency. Every time I get an opportunity to walk past a Coles, I’ll tell the manager that I’ll be shopping elsewhere until this abhorrent attack on intelligence and decent advertisements is removed from our screens and the ad company is fired.
hehehehe. couldn’t have said it better
As certain people are ‘complaining’ about it, the advert has done its job… you’re aware of it and it’s sticking in your mind. The advertising company would be extremely proud of themselves and so would Coles.
Clearly, thats the entire point of advertising 😉
quite the contrary. i hate it soo much id rather shop at woolworths… and i can speak on behalf of many others who have agreed and done so. The power of being annoyed
I agree, even though it gets into your head it does not mean that it sells the product to the customer. The point of advertising is to sell a product or service or even to make their business appear better than the competitor, this ad does niether and puts people off from even shopping at coles.
My friend actually complained at one coles and they were too embarrased to talk about it! the security guard said no one likes it!.. poor choice of woman to sing, poor choice of song.. super corny. i get a migraine hearing and seeing it