The most annoying ad you've ever seen/heard

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I seem to have developed in head adblock.

If I search my memories though I used to go watch CSI with my dad on Channel 5 in the UK. The sponsor of the show was a car insurance company and they had their little adverts which were always the exact same few second clip playing at the start and end of each commercial break, this went on for months on end. The adverts themselves were not that bad (little crime show themed things) but the repetition... I started making DVDs after that, and then put XBMC on my xbox.
 

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O'Reilly Auto Parts commercials..... >.<

OMG yes! They play that back to back or sandwiching other ads all the time on the radio! What makes is worse is when your kid gets it as an earworm and sings it randomly. I'm to the point where I have to change the station when I hear the ad starting.

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The mountain dew kickstart ad with the puppy-monkey-baby hybrid

Fixed that for you.
 

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OMG yes! They play that back to back or sandwiching other ads all the time on the radio! What makes is worse is when your kid gets it as an earworm and sings it randomly. I'm to the point where I have to change the station when I hear the ad starting.

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Fixed that for you.
Still very annoying xD
 

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Any ad with whistling in the music. I can't bear the cheeky-chappy-happy-go-lucky-easy-peasy-jokey-matey facade when what you're actually doing is trying to convince me to take out a loan with an extortionate interest rate.

Any ad which offers a toy when I sign up. Why anybody would choose their car insurance based on whether they get a stuffed meerkat or a toy robot is beyond me, and the implication that I would be swayed in this way is insulting.

Ads which are badly dubbed. If you can't be bothered, or don't think it's worth it, to invest the time and money in an ad which is appropriate to the language and culture of the country in which you're broadcasting it, don't expect me to pay attention.

Ads which are considerably louder than the programme during which they are being broadcast. If you make me reach for the remote then you're causing me an inconvenience and I will never buy your product.

Ads with people shouting (cf. Barry Scott). It's rude.

Ads with children's voices played by adults putting on a phoney child's voice. It sounds annoying and is pointless.

Ads which make fun of groups of people such as ads for cleaning products in which the man is clueless about how to clean a house and needs the woman to show him how to use this great new easy product. The implication that poor stupid dirty knuckle dragging man needs clever homely obedient woman to understand the basic concept of cleanliness is offensive to pretty much everyone.

Ads for perfume or aftershave which have no discernible message other than "use this aftershave and you'll become a buff sailor and women will be attracted to you" or "use this perfume and you'll become a beautiful woman and men will be attracted to you"

Ads for food in which you can hear people eating (cf. Pringles). It makes me feel unwell and then your product reminds me of that feeling.

Ads which manipulate people by capitalising on their insecurities (e.g. "beauty" products)

Ads which use well-known songs which then become known as "the <product> song". See 'felix cat food' and British Gas for notable example.

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