It would be so bad if the clothes were different. Err, yes it would.
Big fail!!!
Does the advert have any content that might lead a viewer to assume a Britannia hotel was like that? If not then any assumption is down to the ignorance of the viewer, (or of course they could have had a similar experience in an actual Britannia hotel which may be why the 'senior personage' is annoyed or embarrassed).
My comment only reflected the annoyance of how poor employee training by certain hotels in his industry was being portrayed by the staff member in the TV advert, not just specific to the hotel chain in which he is employed.
I think you are taking the content of TV advertising too seriously. The only information that matters is that which expressly defines the product on offer.
I do object to my intelligence being severely tested by ridiculous and nonsensical scenarios that have not a cats chance in Hell of making me take advantage of the product on offer. I was annoyed by that TV advert and this thread concerns itself with the subject of annoying TV adverts.
The advert is for SmartyMobile, isn't it? And nothing specifically to do with Britannia Hotels, as far as I am aware. Other hotel chains are also possible.
That one's s definitely nothing to do with Britannia Hotels or indeed any other hotel chain...
I wonder how many paying customers he had that used his required currency.
Precisely. i'm beginning to wonder if @Xenophon PCDGS is playing a game here or whether he thinks that TV ads. should all be like those between the Pathe News and the main feature film, i.e. pseudo 'members of the public' visiting shops etc., and asking nice assistants the explain the virtues of their goods/service.
On no not Pearl & Dean? And only 100yds from this cinema!Precisely. i'm beginning to wonder if @Xenophon PCDGS is playing a game here or whether he thinks that TV ads. should all be like those between the Pathe News and the main feature film, i.e. pseudo 'members of the public' visiting shops etc., and asking nice assistants the explain the virtues of their goods/service.
Well, I still feel that as this thread concerns itself with the subject of its thread title of Annoying TV Adverts, any such advert that annoys me is deemed to be "fair game"....Precisely. i'm beginning to wonder if @Xenophon PCDGS is playing a game here or whether he thinks that TV ads. should all be like those between the Pathe News and the main feature film, i.e. pseudo 'members of the public' visiting shops etc., and asking nice assistants the explain the virtues of their goods/service.
That's following the implied line of the Smarty ads.. So many of the advertisements mentioned on this thread have more oblique targeting.for custom, some even designed to irritate (which can be effective in terms of brand awareness). Ads of the Pearl & Dean era, which in my experience includes the early years of ITV may be remembered with some nostalgia. Channel 5 regularly indulges itself in two hour programmes of ads from that period, but if they were the norm, I.e. the repetition of the shake and vac or the eternal breakfast cereal plugging would be equally annoying. Variety is the name of the game from the trite to the obscure messaging.
I'd agree with that - although given how many people from all walks of life read this forum, I am wondering if before long we might see an advert which starts with "Xenophon - please leave the room for 30 seconds" on the TV, in the same vein as when they warn of sports results on the news...Well, I still feel that as this thread concerns itself with the subject of its thread title of Annoying TV Adverts, any such advert that annoys me is deemed to be "fair game"....
I think if I worked for Britannia hotels (in any position) is keep the fact secret from anyone I knew. They don't have the best of reputation.
The Co-op appear to have launched a series of their opposing adverts, but in their adverts, a better celebratory aspect is portrayed.
On the flip side, while it's obviously incorrect to say nobody likes funerals, I certainly don't. I have no desire for a service or to be buried in an oak coffin. A wake or celebration of my life, yes, but a funeral plan doesn't cover that anyway. I've no doubt that there are millions of people like me in this country.
When Patricia died in 2021 and the full-to-overflowing church service was held, my twin sons had booked the "Oddfellows in the Park" establishment in nearby Bruntwood Park for a very large number of covers for all attendees, so our family had the best of both worlds. My twin sons, noting that I already have paid for the second of the Co-op Gold funeral plans, have assured me that when I depart this earthly sphere, something similar is planned for me.
The Victoria Plum online business was acquired by Victorian Plumbing Group plc in 2024 and it has since been closed down.
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