Help - know your adverts?

[GreekStein]

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article702026.ece

Ads for butter or yoghurt drinks that contain omega 3 oils or bullshitofillus bacteria that will improve your digestion.

None of it backed up by scientific studies.

Oh and the iphone ads that show apps working in real-time, but they then show a disclaimer that "sequences have been shortened".

tyty these are perfect.

Also, thanks to a pm from Evilpie I used the head and shoulders ad which claimed that their shampoo would leave you 100% dandruff free. This is not true as it's impossible and they've since deviated from this strapline.

Another was ocean finance, who claimed you could get 6.5% APR whilst charging a 1% fee, essentially a disguise for the fact it was 7.5%.

[boldie]

Ads for butter or yoghurt drinks that contain omega 3 oils or bullshitofillus bacteria that will improve your digestion.

None of it backed up by scientific studies.

Oh and the iphone ads that show apps working in real-time, but they then show a disclaimer that "sequences have been shortened".

Ah yes, bifidus digestivum and all that shit that is apparently found in some yoghurts.

How's about Yakult?

[TightPaulFolds]

*Anything" that says 'part of your 5 a day'.

Ok it is part of your 5 a day, which is a govt recommendation, which is based on what has now been shown not to be a proven benefit against cancer etc.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/5_A_Day

[TightPaulFolds]

Check out the 'alternative remedies' shelf in Boots, full of stuff like tablets labelled simply 'Grief' and 'Tranquility'. Clearly suggesting that chewing them will help you overcome grief etc when there isn't the slightest bit of evidence to back this up.

[kinboshi]

Ads for butter or yoghurt drinks that contain omega 3 oils or bullshitofillus bacteria that will improve your digestion.

None of it backed up by scientific studies.

Oh and the iphone ads that show apps working in real-time, but they then show a disclaimer that "sequences have been shortened".

Ah yes, bifidus digestivum and all that shit that is apparently found in some yoghurts.

How's about Yakult?

Yeah, more unsubstantiated bollocks.

[kinboshi]

Check out the 'alternative remedies' shelf in Boots, full of stuff like tablets labelled simply 'Grief' and 'Tranquility'. Clearly suggesting that chewing them will help you overcome grief etc when there isn't the slightest bit of evidence to back this up.

Just like homeopathy  - complete and utter nonsense based on an idea from 200 years ago that is completely flawed scientifically.  You won't find any ads for it on telly though, and there's a reason for that.

http://www.1023.org.uk/

[kinboshi]

*Anything" that says 'part of your 5 a day'.

Ok it is part of your 5 a day, which is a govt recommendation, which is based on what has now been shown not to be a proven benefit against cancer etc.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/5_A_Day

So called 'superfoods'.  More marketing bollocks.

[RED-DOG]

Halfords. "Up to 50% off all sat nav"

WTF does that mean?

[thetank]

To me it reads you can get a discount, of exact magnitude yet to be determined, but you need to buy all of them to qualify.

Good idea if it pays off, shift your entire satnav stock to one enthusiastic motorist.

[kinboshi]

To me it reads you can get a discount, of exact magnitude yet to be determined, but you need to buy all of them to qualify.

Good idea if it pays off, shift your entire satnav stock to one enthusiastic motorist.

Once he's bought it all you wouldn't be able to get him out of the shop though.  You couldn't tell him to 'get lost', could you?

[TightPaulFolds]

To me it reads you can get a discount, of exact magnitude yet to be determined, but you need to buy all of them to qualify.

Good idea if it pays off, shift your entire satnav stock to one enthusiastic motorist.

At least you'd know where you stand

[chezzboy]

When Powerade first came out it said on the bottle, "quenches thirst better than water" or something along those lines but they had to remove it.

Also do you remember the adverts for washing powder, Daz etc? Every time they brought a new one out they'd compare to the old saying the old was shit, wouldn't get oil out etc.. Then 6 months later they'd do it again but with something else like blackcurrant, that used to tilt me at 8 years old.

[Redbull]

Guinness. They claimed for decades that it was good for you until they were told to stop due to zero evidence. Then recently it seems there's evidence to suggest it actually is!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/3266819.stm

[GreekStein]

Guinness. They claimed for decades that it was good for you until they were told to stop due to zero evidence. Then recently it seems there's evidence to suggest it actually is!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/3266819.stm

I might not use Guinness Nick.....they are one of our clients! lol

[Dingdell]

Ads for butter or yoghurt drinks that contain omega 3 oils or bullshitofillus bacteria that will improve your digestion.

None of it backed up by scientific studies.

Oh and the iphone ads that show apps working in real-time, but they then show a disclaimer that "sequences have been shortened".

Ah yes, bifidus digestivum and all that shit that is apparently found in some yoghurts.

How's about Yakult?

Yeah, more unsubstantiated bollocks.

100% agree with this. And its takes advantage of the fact that people don't understand how their bodies work, so if they have a problem in the loo dept they think this will sort it out, when in fact it wont because a) it's not kept in the correct environment to maintain everything it says it has in it, once it's left the factory, and b) it will never work for them because its absorbed through the small intestine and doesn't really get to the bottom.

Good advertising taking advatage of peoples lack of knowledge.