What's the worst ad you've ever seen? (lemmy.world)

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I don't mean like scams or anything like that. I mean what's the ad that has done the worst job as an advertisement? Instead of making you want to buy the product you wanted to avoid it.

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[-] stackPeek@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Mobile game ads involving...

dirty feet

edit: i think this description is an understatement. it's absolutely disgusting.

[-] RIP_Cheems@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago

https://youtu.be/i8QKckrDVFQ?si=iku0_5EXJ1-J3IBB

[-] spez_@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago

All

[-] PunnyName@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago

This one has ruined me. And it'll ruin you, too!

https://youtu.be/qRCBViNVDFQ

It's basically a condom commercial, but for on-the-go tooth brushing.

[-] jeffhykin@lemm.ee 2 points 9 months ago

Mark Zuckerbergs dystopian animatronic metaverse ad: "You will be surplus to requirements, first fungible and ridiculous and then literally disposable." It was so bad, the video was privated https://www.theverge.com/2022/2/12/22930776/metas-quest-2-super-bowl-metaverse-ad-animatronic-dog-virtual-reality

[-] sharkfucker420@lemmy.ml 2 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

I've never seen a good ad tbh but car ads are the most fun bad to me.

There was one sonic ad that looked absolutely disgusting to me, I swear that food was made of plastic

[-] son_named_bort@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago

I don't think I've ever seen a Word ad. I don't know how much Microsoft advertises its Office software.

[-] Agent641@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Excel had a TV ad, IIRC. Man makes a spreadsheet while in the elevator going to his big presentation. Actually kinda funny.

Or maybe it was an ad for a portable PC...

[-] plz1@lemmy.world 0 points 9 months ago

The Folger's "coming home" (incest heavily implied) ad https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fhfcWTZeP1k

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[-] Samsy@lemmy.ml 0 points 9 months ago

I can't remember. Seeing an ad must be a century ago.

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