(Light-Hearted) Worst-Targetted Ads on This Forum & Elsewhere

[Class142sbad]

Gotten one about telecommunications (think)

 

[najaB]

Gotten one about telecommunications (think)

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That one's been around for a while. Not telecommunications per-se, more remote control and logging of home/industrial automation devices.

 

[BluePenguin]

I am getting a Build A Bear advert

 

[najaB]

For some reason I've been getting Fiverr ads - which is understandable - but for some reason they're in French!

 

[61653 HTAFC]

I just had an ad for a private health centre with branches in West Byfleet, Woking and Sunningdale... all of which are over 200 miles from me, and are places I've never lived! I did once have relatives who lived in West Byfleet, but they haven't lived there for about a decade and I'm not sure how the Google ads algorithm would know that, so I'm assuming coincidence. Still odd though.

 

[Purple Train]

"Meghan Markle doesn't want you to see these pictures."

I don't either.

 

[A Challenge]

I got an advert yesterday, while connected to my University's Student WiFi watching YouTube while eating lunch, directed at prospective undergraduates, trying to persuade to study at my University, which certainly seems a bit mis-targeted

 

[gg1]

Good to know I have a local Waitrose, though it's a bit of walk from Halesowen to Blackfriars.

 

[swt_passenger]

Gotten one about telecommunications (think)

Very common to see that one, I see it most weeks. Was reported in post #16 when the thread started.

 

[Dai Corner]

Right below where I'm typing this: Wedding dresses.

I'm male and have no interest in or prospect of getting married. In any case, isn't it unlucky for the groom to see the dress before the big day?

 

[Peter Sarf]

Right below where I'm typing this: Wedding dresses.

I'm male and have no interest in or prospect of getting married. In any case, isn't it unlucky for the groom to see the dress before the big day?

It is unlucky if it is the first you know about the wedding .

 

[najaB]

Clearly 'they' don't have access to my bank balance!

 

[Purple Train]

Good news!
I have an advert for the "new" Dacia Duster! I mean, I don't drive, but that's just a mere detail...

 

[32475]

It seems that MI5 are very keen to recruit me.
I can only assume that my architectural design, DIY and animal husbandry skills have come to their attention!

 

[GusB]

The ad I'm currently seeing at the bottom of the page is advertising a "shoting range" - in Krakow!

I wonder if this is linked in with the MI5 ad mentioned above

 

[Dai Corner]

The ad I'm currently seeing at the bottom of the page is advertising a "shoting range" - in Krakow!

I wonder if this is linked in with the MI5 and mentioned above

I'm getting that one, though at the top of the page.

I vaguely wondered if Ukrainian army recruiters might be there, inviting me to try some real-life shooting

 

[najaB]

Meanwhile, I'm getting women's clothing both top and bottom.

 

[DustyBin]

I can’t decide if this is an advert for coffee or online dating!

 

[Calthrop]

Appropriate, rather than ill-targeted; but I had to smile at one which showed up just now. The amusement-factor is due to a quite lengthy thread which is in progress at the moment on the "Railway History and Nostalgia" sub-forum, about the hypothetical transport-related details of Paddington Bear's arrival in Britain; and the ad's reading, "Marmalade Insurance -- Help your kids pass their test" (it being a car-insurance outfit).

 

[Dai Corner]

I was reading the South Wales Argus website earlier. One of the ads was by Stagecoach, promoting the £2 fare cap which only applies in England.

 

[JD2168]

One I have seen athe bottom of the main page is for a sale of Havanias Flip Flops.

I have also seen the advert for a shooting range in Krakow, Poland.

 

[Purple Train]

"Hassle Free Ferrari Buying."

I have also seen the advert for a shooting range in Krakow, Poland.

Being a more sedentary soul, I have an advert for a place named "Church Farm" in Radley! Maybe it's cottoned on to how much the Forum is discussing Nuneham at present...!

 

[najaB]

Still getting women's clothing, despite being male and never having bought women's clothing online.



Interestingly, I don't think I've received even one advert for men's clothing!

 

[Bald Rick]

Still getting women's clothing, despite being male and never having bought women's clothing online.

Maybe they know about your shopping habits offline

 

[najaB]

Maybe they know about your shopping habits offline

Shh... it's not the weekend yet.

Edit: Now they're in other languages!


Edit: Even the Chinese are into it!

 

[Pete_uk]

New Look women's underwear.

 

[Purple Train]

Adblocker and antiviral software, respectively.

For the first, I shut my eyes. For the second, antibiotics usually do the trick.

 

[BenS123]

Just spotted this one, seems a little outdated!

 

[najaB]

Just spotted this one, seems a little outdated!
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More of our taxes spent well.

 

[61653 HTAFC]

This one is, well... different I guess!

Image is a screenshot of this very website, but with a banner ad showing a manga-style female character with a speech bubble saying "Your size always surprise me" (sic)