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Does anyone else turn the channel or mute the tv when this advertisement comes on?? (Original Post) a kennedy Aug 2023 OP
No. I hate watch it, LOL! 50 Shades Of Blue Aug 2023 #1
I want to know the story! Shellback Squid Aug 2023 #2
Very old fashioned term FalloutShelter Aug 2023 #8
She has "Type Two Diabetes" vanlassie Aug 2023 #27
you're going to force me to watch this commercial to confirm Shellback Squid Aug 2023 #43
No! You can trust me on this. It's ridiculous. vanlassie Aug 2023 #56
Is it like being "a little bit pregnant:? greatauntoftriplets Aug 2023 #40
That's what my doc says... Whatthe_Firetruck Aug 2023 #53
It's a ridiculous ad - I hate it. A dumb dance number to a dumb song Ocelot II Aug 2023 #3
1-877-KarsForKids... rubbersole Aug 2023 #19
That's the one elias7 Aug 2023 #25
Funny you should mention that. Demobrat Aug 2023 #52
I can't mute it fast enough. GP6971 Aug 2023 #4
Yes, but I do like KT2000 Aug 2023 #5
I like the one where they're reading a rich man's will, and the summer house Ocelot II Aug 2023 #6
"You got a train set, Todd!" rsdsharp Aug 2023 #13
"I really loved that old man." Sneederbunk Aug 2023 #23
If cats could talk, they'd have voices like that one. Ocelot II Aug 2023 #30
Ya wanna sell me something BOSSHOG Aug 2023 #10
I like the Subaru ads with dogs. FoxNewsSucks Aug 2023 #21
Dogs are so darn good at it. BOSSHOG Aug 2023 #22
They should use dogs in diabetes commercials, not stupid dancing people. Ocelot II Aug 2023 #31
Yer onto something My Friend BOSSHOG Aug 2023 #32
Get lemons and we made lemonade here StClone Aug 2023 #39
I like this Chewy advertisement better...... a kennedy Aug 2023 #58
My wife's doctor had prescribed Jardiance for her Xavier Breath Aug 2023 #7
Yeah that song blows! nt Shermann Aug 2023 #9
OMG it's a thing at our house! Hope22 Aug 2023 #11
Good Grief! That's one that's on constantly! Rhiannon12866 Aug 2023 #12
That one makes me want to throw something at the tv The Blue Flower Aug 2023 #14
Something to remember is that ANY drug that is advertised on TV is an expensive drug. halfulglas Aug 2023 #36
I like the mailman...😉 But, no. My hate is for the Lume' and "Christina"everythings a ? shower hlthe2b Aug 2023 #15
Oh, god, the Lume ads chowmama Aug 2023 #24
OMG! The Lume ad... maspaha Aug 2023 #46
Never seen it. Must watch different channels. Heard a lot of fuss about it. underpants Aug 2023 #16
I usually record the shows and games I want to watch on DVR calguy Aug 2023 #17
The only way to fly the couch ;) n/t Cheezoholic Aug 2023 #37
i do. i hate that commercial and i will not watch it. i would never take that drug. Trueblue1968 Aug 2023 #18
I mute or fast-forward ALL ads except for the Subaru dog ads FoxNewsSucks Aug 2023 #20
Bar-S, Balance of Nature, Neureva QED Aug 2023 #26
Aargh!!!!!!!! northoftheborder Aug 2023 #28
I actually like that she is heavy set but looks good in the dress. NH Ethylene Aug 2023 #44
Not only mute but also I record many of shows broiles Aug 2023 #29
i have not had a TV for 10 years Tetrachloride Aug 2023 #33
Yep Picaro Aug 2023 #34
Not as much as the one with Melissa McCarthy for booking.com Catherine Vincent Aug 2023 #35
Lume, bath and shower replacement, . . . AverageOldGuy Aug 2023 #38
medications should not have a theme song not a texan Aug 2023 #41
Yes, my husband and I both hate it! NH Ethylene Aug 2023 #42
Why do hate it? Playingmantis Aug 2023 #45
We mock virtually every commercial relayerbob Aug 2023 #47
We haven't seen an ad or news program fot 8+ years. We cut the cable tv years ago. We stream ONLY... usaf-vet Aug 2023 #48
Instantly! CanonRay Aug 2023 #49
No. I like it and am not sure what it is selling but I like it that she is not a skinny question everything Aug 2023 #50
Drug Ads IdiotsforPalin Aug 2023 #51
I actually like the shingles one. Demobrat Aug 2023 #54
I just started taking Jardiance. Thunderbeast Aug 2023 #55
Lume deodorant is the one that drives me insane in a nanosecond. BigmanPigman Aug 2023 #57

FalloutShelter

(12,749 posts)
8. Very old fashioned term
Sat Aug 12, 2023, 08:15 PM
Aug 2023

My grandmother used to say she has a “ touch of sugar (diabetes)”

I hate this commercial too.

vanlassie

(5,899 posts)
56. No! You can trust me on this. It's ridiculous.
Sat Aug 12, 2023, 11:55 PM
Aug 2023

It’s really bad. And even more maddening, is that the song switches from present tense to past tense… grrrrr. Every. Single. Night.

Whatthe_Firetruck

(605 posts)
53. That's what my doc says...
Sat Aug 12, 2023, 11:12 PM
Aug 2023

Even tho I don't take meds for it anymore, it will be a concern for the rest of my life.

Ocelot II

(120,836 posts)
3. It's a ridiculous ad - I hate it. A dumb dance number to a dumb song
Sat Aug 12, 2023, 08:12 PM
Aug 2023

about diabetes. But I don't hate it quite as much as I hate the Kars for Kids ad, which I mute almost as fast as I mute TFG when I hear his whiny voice.

elias7

(4,187 posts)
25. That's the one
Sat Aug 12, 2023, 08:59 PM
Aug 2023

WTF? Why would I give my car to a kid. Why wouldn’t I trade in my used car when buying my new EV?

Demobrat

(9,791 posts)
52. Funny you should mention that.
Sat Aug 12, 2023, 11:10 PM
Aug 2023

I DIVE for the mute button every time that thing comes on. The Jardiance one is so bad it’s entertaining. The Kars for Kids one literally hurts my ears.

KT2000

(20,835 posts)
5. Yes, but I do like
Sat Aug 12, 2023, 08:13 PM
Aug 2023

the Chewy commercial with the talking dog who thinks she is amazing. I guess any commercial with dogs or cats is usually fun.

Ocelot II

(120,836 posts)
6. I like the one where they're reading a rich man's will, and the summer house
Sat Aug 12, 2023, 08:15 PM
Aug 2023

was left to the cat.

BOSSHOG

(39,844 posts)
10. Ya wanna sell me something
Sat Aug 12, 2023, 08:16 PM
Aug 2023

Put a dog in your commercial. Budweiser Christmas ads. Dogs and horses. I’ve been drinking Bud for 50 years.

BOSSHOG

(39,844 posts)
22. Dogs are so darn good at it.
Sat Aug 12, 2023, 08:46 PM
Aug 2023

My wife drives a Subaru. I have issues with the company but they have nothing to do with the dogs.

Xavier Breath

(5,011 posts)
7. My wife's doctor had prescribed Jardiance for her
Sat Aug 12, 2023, 08:15 PM
Aug 2023

and she did not react well to it. So, she has a definite disdain for both the drug and the commercial, but that disdain is not quite at the Sarah-McLachlan-animals-in-distress level for her.

Hope22

(2,849 posts)
11. OMG it's a thing at our house!
Sat Aug 12, 2023, 08:18 PM
Aug 2023

Screen shots in messages and dance routines when it comes on. We do wish our diabetic cat could give the drug a go though. They seem so happy!😁🤣

The Blue Flower

(5,636 posts)
14. That one makes me want to throw something at the tv
Sat Aug 12, 2023, 08:27 PM
Aug 2023

Jardiance is expensive. There are people like me whose doctor thinks they need it. And this is what my money pays for. Like we need Busby Berkley excess to be sold on a medication for a serious condition. And the storyline of the action is beyond stupid.

halfulglas

(1,654 posts)
36. Something to remember is that ANY drug that is advertised on TV is an expensive drug.
Sat Aug 12, 2023, 10:20 PM
Aug 2023

It is usually a drug that still does not have a generic equivalent and so the manufacturer wants to gin up enough sales before it's old enough to go off patent. When they tell you to ask your doctor if the drug is "right" for you, your doctor interprets that as this patient wants me to prescribe this and may go to another doctor if I don't.

You almost never have a doctor definitively say, "this drug isn't appropriate for your condition" or "there are better and less expensive ways to treat your condition." But the patient almost never comes back later and definitively says, "Why didn't you tell me this drug was in such a higher tier that I have to pay so much extra."

You also never see ads saying take a generic Tylenol or ibuprofen for your pain, or you can safely take ibuprofen and acetaminophen together for greater pain control if needed rather than the prescription version.

hlthe2b

(106,340 posts)
15. I like the mailman...😉 But, no. My hate is for the Lume' and "Christina"everythings a ? shower
Sat Aug 12, 2023, 08:28 PM
Aug 2023

remodel ads. At least the Jardiance commercial--however silly--is upbeat (and for me, quickly becomes white noise). My examples spike my BP every damned time I hear them.

chowmama

(508 posts)
24. Oh, god, the Lume ads
Sat Aug 12, 2023, 08:50 PM
Aug 2023

Apparently without it, plants would wilt as we walked by. Canaries would fall out of the sky, dead before they hit the pavement. And it's every single body part. I mean, who ever heard of 'facial odor'? I could imagine if it referred to a full beard with a week's worth of food stuck in it - but this stuff isn't marketed to men. Just us stinky chicks.

I mean, I have been known to take a feckin' shower once in a while. That seems to handle whatever stench comes up. Bar soap, generic no-tears shampoo and Mennen Speed Stick original. Nobody's passed out in my presence for ages.

That having been said, the Jardiance ad is egregious. Especially since DH uses it and we're currently in the donut hole, largely because of it. We don't just mute, we change the channel. Same thing for the animals; I just can't take that, even if the music wasn't so over the top.

calguy

(5,767 posts)
17. I usually record the shows and games I want to watch on DVR
Sat Aug 12, 2023, 08:32 PM
Aug 2023

Then I fast forward through all the commercials. It's amazing watching a football gane. I can come in halfway through the second quarter, and usually catch up to live action after fast-forwarding through half time and all the commercials.

FoxNewsSucks

(10,790 posts)
20. I mute or fast-forward ALL ads except for the Subaru dog ads
Sat Aug 12, 2023, 08:38 PM
Aug 2023

and the Duluth Trading ads.

Everything else sucks and is so annoying.

QED

(2,946 posts)
26. Bar-S, Balance of Nature, Neureva
Sat Aug 12, 2023, 09:05 PM
Aug 2023

So repetitive and annoying.

I do like the booking.com ad with Melissa McCarthy "as long as they have childcare." LOL

The chewy ads are fun - the one with the dog saying vahse is great.

northoftheborder

(7,608 posts)
28. Aargh!!!!!!!!
Sat Aug 12, 2023, 09:36 PM
Aug 2023

That pudgy lady in the green pantsuit has engraved her song in my brain and I can’t get it out

NH Ethylene

(30,999 posts)
44. I actually like that she is heavy set but looks good in the dress.
Sat Aug 12, 2023, 10:40 PM
Aug 2023

I just hate the singing and dancing for a medicine with sketchy side effects.

Tetrachloride

(8,447 posts)
33. i have not had a TV for 10 years
Sat Aug 12, 2023, 09:58 PM
Aug 2023

except for the presidents, I rarely know the voices of politicians

Commercials? there is one i enjoy but it’s not American

AverageOldGuy

(2,056 posts)
38. Lume, bath and shower replacement, . . .
Sat Aug 12, 2023, 10:27 PM
Aug 2023

Car Shield
The green-lipped mussel from the pristine waters of New Zealand
Anything with Mike Huckabee
Sweat-proof, pee-proof, period-proof
Any Medicare Advantage
Gold for your IRA
Gutter shields
Morgan silver dollars

not a texan

(53 posts)
41. medications should not have a theme song
Sat Aug 12, 2023, 10:38 PM
Aug 2023

It seems to be a trend and each and every one of them makes me reach for the remote

NH Ethylene

(30,999 posts)
42. Yes, my husband and I both hate it!
Sat Aug 12, 2023, 10:38 PM
Aug 2023

We always mute it.

But I knew what it was going to be before I clicked in, and maybe that's what the advertisers were shooting for: Something so annoying that it sticks in our minds.

Playingmantis

(279 posts)
45. Why do hate it?
Sat Aug 12, 2023, 10:41 PM
Aug 2023

The lyrics are just plain corny..."Jardiance is really swell...a little pill with a big story to tell!"

Who in hell uses the word "swell"anymore? I think the word went out sometime in 1950s or 60s along with "hep cat" and "beatnik" and "groovy"

Its total doggerel verse...forced, contrived and trivial

She looks at the sky and waves her arm and hand like the sun is shining for the first time ever and Jesus is making coming back on a cloud of gold....all over a pill

The woman is seriously overweight.. and while I don't mean to fat shame her..she should not be wiggling and dancing like a lean and trim woman ten years younger.

But here's the rub.. If people like the spot, the agency will assure the client they did a great job and should continue advertising..if people say they hate it the agency will say that is also good since people are paying attention!

Someone told me a long time ago, the broadcast industry lives and dies on bullshit.and this is a perfect example of it..







relayerbob

(7,019 posts)
47. We mock virtually every commercial
Sat Aug 12, 2023, 10:50 PM
Aug 2023

Like Mystery Science Theater 3000, and pay exactly zero attention to who is on it, or what the product is.

usaf-vet

(6,901 posts)
48. We haven't seen an ad or news program fot 8+ years. We cut the cable tv years ago. We stream ONLY...
Sat Aug 12, 2023, 10:50 PM
Aug 2023

.... what we want. 90%+ is British TV via BritBox and Acorn. Via Roku devices.

question everything

(48,799 posts)
50. No. I like it and am not sure what it is selling but I like it that she is not a skinny
Sat Aug 12, 2023, 10:59 PM
Aug 2023

Hollywood model.

Like many of us she is a bit hefty but still sings and dances and I think she has a nice voice.

Demobrat

(9,791 posts)
54. I actually like the shingles one.
Sat Aug 12, 2023, 11:21 PM
Aug 2023

Shingles doesn’t care ….

Makes the point in an irreverent way that makes me laugh - and makes me glad I’ve had the vaccine.

Thunderbeast

(3,534 posts)
55. I just started taking Jardiance.
Sat Aug 12, 2023, 11:41 PM
Aug 2023

I told my doctor how proud I was to fund the Busby Berkeley production ad. Made me feel better about a pill that retails for $625 per month!

Sure...Medicare picks up most of it. And, I have to admit that my blood sugars are down significantly.




BigmanPigman

(52,250 posts)
57. Lume deodorant is the one that drives me insane in a nanosecond.
Sat Aug 12, 2023, 11:56 PM
Aug 2023

Apparently my complaints to the company were not the only ones. They received so many complaints that they have changed their commercial slightly so it is not as disgusting as it was. And when they run it back to back it is like a 5 minute commercial.

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