People Are Tired of Companies' Sappy Pandemic-Themed Commercials
As the coronavirus pandemic and social distancing stretch into yet another month, many people are [...]
Parody
prevnextCOVID-19 commercials be like pic.twitter.com/WneZDSEHUP
— NowThis (@nowthisnews) April 29, 2020
Too Many Ads
prevnextlove tuning into some television to see approximately 800 ads with sad music saying shit like ‘in these uncertain times, we care about you and your family. that’s why papa johns is delivering the new PAPADIA straight to your door’
— lucy valentine (@LucyXIV) April 25, 2020
Escapism
prevnextDear companies who buy tv ads,
We are all painfully aware that we are living during a pandemic. We are watching tv as a form of escape, so your sappy commercials about how we are all in this together aren’t creating the warm feeling toward your brand you’re hoping for!
— Nicholas (@NicholasOfMKE) April 22, 2020
Insincere
prevnextAm I the only one disgusted by all these giant corporations that never cared about anything other than money putting out commercials talking about how much they care about “the people?”
— Ron White (@Ron_White) April 27, 2020
Filming Questions
bro all these companies are making commercials about how concerned for our safety they are during this pandemic and the actors are portraying social distancing... but in reality are not practicing social distancing to film the commercial lmao lmao
— NAGA KANYA (@ThaDalaiMama) April 27, 2020
prevnextall these commercials about quarantine filmed DURING quarantine... i got questions...
— GLASS HOUSE 🩸 5.1.20 (@GabbieHanna) April 28, 2020
Sad
prevnextCOVID-19 ADVERTISING HAS BEEN SO ANNOYING DLSKSKSKSKSK ALL THE COMMERCIALS ARE SO SAD
— DOJA (@FKA_Johnny) April 29, 2020
Normal
These sappy “we’re all in this together” commercials are getting on my last nerve. I need normal commercials again.
— Virtual Sped Teacher (@superspedteach) April 26, 2020
prevIs anyone else completely over the sappy voices on TV commercials about the ‘difficult times we’re going through?’
Just me?
Ok good 😂😂
— Ann 🕊 (@Doodisgirl) April 23, 2020