keitha
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Post by keitha on Jul 10, 2021 22:49:07 GMT
my pet peeve at the moment "Rockshore Apple Cider" Surely by definition Cider is made from apples, if it's made with pears it's perry.
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Post by mfaxford on Jul 11, 2021 7:44:44 GMT
my pet peeve at the moment "Rockshore Apple Cider" Surely by definition Cider is made from apples, if it's made with pears it's perry. I had the same thoughts a few years ago with the various pear cider adverts. I suppose it's all aimed at the younger drinkers who don't know the difference (or get confused easily)
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Post by bracknellboy on Jul 11, 2021 8:53:41 GMT
my pet peeve at the moment "Rockshore Apple Cider" Surely by definition Cider is made from apples, if it's made with pears it's perry. I had the same thoughts a few years ago with the various pear cider adverts. I suppose it's all aimed at the younger drinkers who don't know the difference (or get confused easily)Or already drunk too much to know or care about the difference...
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adrianc
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Post by adrianc on Jul 11, 2021 9:39:53 GMT
I had the same thoughts a few years ago with the various pear cider adverts. I suppose it's all aimed at the younger drinkers who don't know the difference (or get confused easily)Or already drunk too much to know or care about the difference... May I heartily recommend this scrumminess? Utterly delicious, very innocuous-tasting... Even better when they've got offers on the 10L BiB - often available with change from £30, delivered to the door. www.westons-cider.co.uk/shop/apple-cider/1-x-10l-henry-westons-vintage-still-cider.html
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Post by bernythedolt on Jul 11, 2021 10:29:43 GMT
Westons is great, also Merrydown... and a new one on me that I discovered in a Somerset Co-op last month, Sheppy's. Hic.
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Post by michaelc on Jul 11, 2021 13:56:02 GMT
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adrianc
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Post by adrianc on Jul 11, 2021 14:30:52 GMT
As recommended by people sleeping in doorways.
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Post by iRobot on Jul 11, 2021 14:58:07 GMT
Chamagne socialsts I dunno..... Not sure you could really classify anyone who buys their booze in a bag-in-box format as a 'Champagne socialist' but your comment does beg the question... Are "Chamagne socialists" simply 'Champagne socialists' who have had the pee taken out of them?
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Post by crabbyoldgit on Jul 14, 2021 19:04:47 GMT
my pet peeve at the moment "Rockshore Apple Cider" Surely by definition Cider is made from apples, if it's made with pears it's perry. Ok sorry major rant comming. Ok those mind numbing stupid hair and cosmetic product adverts. 1 I know they are true because 87% of people surveyed say they worked for them, 87% of 102 people , a survey held by a international company spending god knows what on tv adverts could only ask 102 people, wow. 2 Its got a magic new chemical ingredient, oxiacidalcihydrodogpoo, impressed never heard of it before but it sounds very impressive. 3 A hair product claims it will increase your POWER, wow who are these women , female Samsons, cut or mess their locks and instant powerless wimps. 4 And the real **** off, because we are worth it, what exactly what have these women in the advert done to be worth it apart it would seem by a pure accident of genetics look pretty good judged by present social standards , no mention of academic achievements , good works, just look good. 5 And of course the gold standard of achievement , been on the tv and maybe famous or infamous it does not matter which. And I like women in particular strong opinionated progressive women , the best comedians are women taking the mick out of men, some times i see something uncomfortable about myself and laugh ad learn. Rant over sorry.
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Post by Ace on Jul 14, 2021 20:08:04 GMT
my pet peeve at the moment "Rockshore Apple Cider" Surely by definition Cider is made from apples, if it's made with pears it's perry. Ok sorry major rant comming. Ok those mind numbing stupid hair and cosmetic product adverts. 1 I know they are true because 87% of people surveyed say they worked for them, 87% of 102 people , a survey held by a international company spending god knows what on tv adverts could only ask 102 people, wow. 2 Its got a magic new chemical ingredient, oxiacidalcihydrodogpoo, impressed never heard of it before but it sounds very impressive. 3 A hair product claims it will increase your POWER, wow who are these women , female Samsons, cut or mess their locks and instant powerless wimps. 4 And the real **** off, because we are worth it, what exactly what have these women in the advert done to be worth it apart it would seem by a pure accident of genetics look pretty good judged by present social standards , no mention of academic achievements , good works, just look good. 5 And of course the gold standard of achievement , been on the tv and maybe famous or infamous it does not matter which. And I like women in particular strong opinionated progressive women , the best comedians are women taking the mick out of men, some times i see something uncomfortable about myself and laugh ad learn. Rant over sorry. My pet hate in this area is adverts from a certain German shampoo firm that run long adverts during almost every Ad-break during cycling coverage (they sponsor a cycle team). They've been banned by the ASA from claiming that their product can reduce hair loss, since they have no evidence that it does. If it did they would quickly run a trial that showed that it did. But apparently its OK to heavily imply that it works by having a multitude of professional cyclist saying that they use it "because I want to keep my hair". How the hell is that allowed?
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Post by ethel on Jul 14, 2021 22:49:44 GMT
my pet peeve at the moment "Rockshore Apple Cider" Surely by definition Cider is made from apples, if it's made with pears it's perry. Ok sorry major rant comming. Ok those mind numbing stupid hair and cosmetic product adverts. 1 I know they are true because 87% of people surveyed say they worked for them, 87% of 102 people , a survey held by a international company spending god knows what on tv adverts could only ask 102 people, wow. 2 Its got a magic new chemical ingredient, oxiacidalcihydrodogpoo, impressed never heard of it before but it sounds very impressive. 3 A hair product claims it will increase your POWER, wow who are these women , female Samsons, cut or mess their locks and instant powerless wimps. 4 And the real **** off, because we are worth it, what exactly what have these women in the advert done to be worth it apart it would seem by a pure accident of genetics look pretty good judged by present social standards , no mention of academic achievements , good works, just look good. 5 And of course the gold standard of achievement , been on the tv and maybe famous or infamous it does not matter which. And I like women in particular strong opinionated progressive women , the best comedians are women taking the mick out of men, some times i see something uncomfortable about myself and laugh ad learn. Rant over sorry. Manufacturers think flattery, or being blinded by "science" will sell their products but I'm not sure how effective that is. It doesn't work on me, that's for sure. Most adverts are pretty stupid, most deliberately so, some unintentionally.
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Post by mfaxford on Jul 14, 2021 23:44:34 GMT
1 I know they are true because 87% of people surveyed say they worked for them, 87% of 102 people , a survey held by a international company spending god knows what on tv adverts could only ask 102 people, wow. That many! I'm sure most adverts I've seen citing some study of people agreeing is based on under 90 people (and I suspect that's mostly customers or biased some other way*). As they say: * Actually I wonder if they ask 1000 people, and then discount the 913 people who had no idea what they're talking about because saying 91% had no idea what the researcher was on about and only 8% liked the product wouldn't work nearly as well in the advertising material.
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JamesFrance
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Post by JamesFrance on Jul 15, 2021 14:58:11 GMT
My pet hate lately is the BBC banging on about their stupid BBC iPlayer between every program. When you are forced to pay them you shouldn't have to suffer their advertising all day long.
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Post by dave4 on Jul 15, 2021 19:49:26 GMT
ditto.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 16, 2021 6:11:09 GMT
My favorite from the lockdown was the lovely women in a white coat proclaiming "I'm an engineer and I get constipation"
As an Engineer whose beautiful wife is an Engineer I find this especially cringe worthy.
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