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TV ads

Posted by Stan Wears on 26/1/2026, 11:21 pm

Petplan ad, on nearly every break! I love some ads but this one is getting annoying even though I love animals....

Re: TV ads

Posted by Ray Forster on 27/1/2026, 12:06 am, in reply to "TV ads"

I never watch any commercial TV live.

If there is anything worth watching, I either record it and fast forward through the ads or hit the pause button and wait for a few minutes and fast forward again.

Saves the frustration.

Re: TV ads

Posted by Liz Dance on 27/1/2026, 8:25 am, in reply to "Re: TV ads"

I have been watching Foyles War on Channel 10, Foyles War is good but the adverts are so depressing nearly everyone of them is a Funeral Plan advert or if not funeral it is Life Insurance to give a pay out to the family following your death. If it’s not death then the other ads are for mattresses, I don’t know if it’s me but it seems as though the most boring ads last so much longer than ‘normal’ ads.

Re: TV ads

Posted by Brian on 27/1/2026, 10:52 am, in reply to "Re: TV ads"

The adverts are aimed at people of a certain age, you missed out walk in baths, stairlifts, ergonomic chairs and delivered ready meals.

Re: TV ads

Posted by Thomas Buglass on 27/1/2026, 11:18 am, in reply to "Re: TV ads"

The most annoying advert for me is the LNER Trains. I don't know why they have to brag about it so much as it's the only train service that you can get direct to London from Newcastle.

Re: TV ads

Posted by Thomas Buglass on 27/1/2026, 6:45 pm, in reply to "Re: TV ads"

My above post should have read it’s the only train company with a direct service to London from Newcastle.

Re: TV ads

Posted by Norman on 28/1/2026, 11:16 am, in reply to "Re: TV ads"

I hate to hear that Paddy McGuinness fella on the Advert shouting out 'Bucking dot com' instead of 'booking'.
Like Thomas Buglass said above, we have one Train service to London (LNER) so why are they advertising there Service so heavily????
What a waste of money.

Re: TV ads - Brian

Posted by Liz Dance on 27/1/2026, 12:24 pm, in reply to "Re: TV ads"

You are correct Brian but I didn’t want to bore our Board Members further!!

Re: TV ads - Brian

Posted by Brian on 27/1/2026, 6:25 pm, in reply to "Re: TV ads - Brian"

Do you not find stairlifts exciting?

Re: TV ads - Brian

Posted by Liz Dance on 27/1/2026, 7:25 pm, in reply to "Re: TV ads - Brian"

Paint drying makes me more excited!!!

TV adverts

Posted by Jim Gemmell on 27/1/2026, 7:38 pm, in reply to "Re: TV ads - Brian"

Thomas, couldn’t agree more, hit the sound mute button for that and the Indeed advert on channel 4 but I will not be bombarded into paying extra for advert free.

Re: TV ads - Brian

Posted by Malcolm on 28/1/2026, 3:01 pm, in reply to "Re: TV ads - Brian"

I hear that stair-lifts are on the up-and-up....

Re: TV ads - Brian

Posted by Margaret McD on 28/1/2026, 3:47 pm, in reply to "Re: TV ads - Brian"

Like it Malcolm.

Re: TV ads - Brian

Posted by Brian on 29/1/2026, 9:09 am, in reply to "Re: TV ads - Brian"

Despite their advancing years Led Zeppelin have reformed to revamp one of their greatest songs, it's now called Stairlift to Heaven.p

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