The old skinny ads where they were in on the joke about being cheap and cost cutting by having random people that shared famous names was great. Now this AI slop is just offensively bad and lazy.
I don't know how successful the ads are, but in their defence (ugh) they're not trying to look good, or even good AI. If anything, they're intentionally trying to look tacky and bad, and a stereotype of awful AI. They can be pretty sure that most people for whom cost is a major factor will at least look them up, though.
Unlikely though I was to switch to Skinny, you can bet I'll be discouraging anyone to ever use them again after that shit. Fuck AI (not you, potential Basilisk, I love you)
I know.... I hate that they put them on when older adults will be more likely to be watching 😞
"are you gonna be a burden to your family when you die? Don't wanna be a burden do you?? Life's hard enough without you making it harder for your family!"
Well, yeah, nobody ever mentions that it's a total complete and utter rip-off. I thought I was living in some bizarre parallel universe because nobody I know even noticed it either? And I'm like O.M.G, it's so blatantly obvious. If I were Mr. NOVUS, I'd have been on the phone lickity split.
Mate I would rather watch the Tina from Turner's adds over the stupid ai skinny adds and I can't stand the Turner's adds but they are more tolerable over the skinny adds
The funny thing is all those youtube ads for those frying pans are so generic for the branding that I don't even know what that are (though due to how much they spending to sell those pans online they are likely generic meh online shite and not from any established brand).
Im ok with the KFC ads but this continuity error EnRaGeS mE:
In the two mates delivery ad …the third guy is in the outdoor bathtub when the other two arrive by helicopter, but by the time theyve got out and come to the door (1 minute?) he’s got out of the bath, dried himself off and got dressed already??
The whole ad is bollocks, but this bit annoys me the most.
We babysit a border collie who goes nuts over Tina and also at PaknSave ads. Pays no attention to others. His owner claims he hates them but I kind of think he likes them.
Only ad more annoying and cringe is the dude going to Scotland to find his long lost mother who abandoned him after both of them being abandoned by his deadbeat dad or some shit.
My kids love Tina! We often drive past and have to wave to Tina. My husband recently swapped a car it was like a whole day out going to turners, they loved seeing her life size cut out at the door ☺️😹
The latest song one has gotten too repetitive, it’s played all the time, so I’m definitely over it now. But, I don’t mind the ‘normal’ ads, or even if they did a new song/jingle, that would be good.
Would take her adverts any day over sports betting adverts, crypto crap, or ai slop. Or that really cringey ad with the guy spelling out BAR as an acronym. Or those 15 second dance adverts with the people in. yellow jumpsuits.
At least “you gotta kick the tires, that how you can tell if they’re ripe” is a banger line.
They don't 'think' it's great, they *know*, down to three decimal places.
Those ads have been analysed and focus-grouped to within an inch of their lives. They've got extensive data broken down by every possible demographic. There's no way they don't know if they are working.
They offered me $3k on a car which I sold the very next day through FBM (of all places) for considerably over double that to the first person interested…
One of the most cringeworthy things I’ve ever seen was an email purportedly from the CEO of One NZ to all customers that started with “How about those One NZ Warriors?”.
Tv ads at the moment are a wasteland of should-have-been-left-on-the-cutting-room-floor jobs.
BK - unicorns and puppies guy
Noel leeming - corny bear suits
Skinny -AI granny and creepy phone with wig?
One NZ? - the scottish/maori adoptee (dragged on way too long and really random). Etc
This would have been better, if they did a half dozen different ads and had a selection of puny names.
It would be fresh each time. Each would be novel, instead we all laughed a couple of times and now it’s fingernails on a chalkboard.
Tina isn’t the worst ad out there. Not the best but certainly not the worst.
She is at least not AI generated like those god awful Skinny ads. I was sort of loosely thinking about changing provider but those ads cinched it for me. Fuck any company that uses AI instead of real people or art.
Why don’t we just make a separate channel for all the adverts so we aren’t bombarded with “buy our shit” jingles throughout the day while we slave away
And, if you’re looking for some inspiration you can simply listen to this station! /s
I don't like the ad that much either, but that's the point of it isn't it. You either love it or hate it. Either way, Turners got bang for their buck as the names 'Turners' and 'Cars' is now rebranded into the grey matter of the populous...again. Win win. Oh, and it launched Tina's career into showbiz so good for you Tina; go earn some coin.
Edit: except those dudes with the guitars. That potion of the ad is rather humorous; it's just so kiwi.
Yes, we can. But only if we add that AI generated old fart from skinny mobile and those two stupids wearing green pajamas from one choice insurance to the package.
I will take Tina ten times out of ten over those stupid AI Skinny ads
Yeah those Skinny mobile ads are awful and have no life in them. Just lazy effort on their part.
The old skinny ads where they were in on the joke about being cheap and cost cutting by having random people that shared famous names was great. Now this AI slop is just offensively bad and lazy.
I don't know how successful the ads are, but in their defence (ugh) they're not trying to look good, or even good AI. If anything, they're intentionally trying to look tacky and bad, and a stereotype of awful AI. They can be pretty sure that most people for whom cost is a major factor will at least look them up, though.
I'd genuinely rather pay more than support any company using AI slop.
Much as I dislike both I would also take Tina over the Skinny ads.
saw one a min ago.... I cant go the rest of my life questioning if shit is AI.... i hate it
It’s easy with the skinny ads since they’re so badly done. The football one for instance had the player’s arms bending backwards
Heck yes, AI ads need to be banned.
Unlikely though I was to switch to Skinny, you can bet I'll be discouraging anyone to ever use them again after that shit. Fuck AI (not you, potential Basilisk, I love you)
Or the shite Spark ads with the half car
Human made shite is infinitely better than AI made shite
I grew up with the pacific island humour in my family so I find her funny at times but also incredibly annoying.
You could...or we could have neither.
Must it be an either or choice? Most of them suck. Not a fan of the Tina ads myself, or Skinny either. Or...I could go on. And on...
YES
Omg yes I hate them with a passion 🤬🤬🤬
I'd rather have Tina than those frickin green tracksuit life insurance fuckers 😒
Never watch daytime tv e hoa 😢
I know.... I hate that they put them on when older adults will be more likely to be watching 😞
"are you gonna be a burden to your family when you die? Don't wanna be a burden do you?? Life's hard enough without you making it harder for your family!"
Fucking YUCK.
Pretty sure they are consistently voted as one of the most popular adverts, and the least popular adverts.
But they wouldn’t keep them around if they weren’t working.
I think they only win those because so many people just don't remember the others
Which would make them a good ad…
I may have seen an ad while watching TV before bed and will wake up with the song in my head. Clever marketing. I feel sorry for Tina though
I can't believe they got away with ripping off the Novus sound track off like that.
Waaaaht! I need to find the novus one now. Obviously they have trained that out of my brain
Well, yeah, nobody ever mentions that it's a total complete and utter rip-off. I thought I was living in some bizarre parallel universe because nobody I know even noticed it either? And I'm like O.M.G, it's so blatantly obvious. If I were Mr. NOVUS, I'd have been on the phone lickity split.
"What didn't you check Trivago?".
Two words: Born freeeeee
No it's the annoying fucks in the green track suits, I know annoying ads help the product stick but I've no idea who's trash they're selling
I agree&don't forget they have that "talk show"style ad that runs for 2 minutes
Green tracksuit guy must know he's a douchebag, there's some weird reverse psychological action going on there
Mate I would rather watch the Tina from Turner's adds over the stupid ai skinny adds and I can't stand the Turner's adds but they are more tolerable over the skinny adds
Tina from Turners
AI granny from Skinny
TITANIUM STAINLESS FRYING PAN
"It'll blow your hair back!" - Is that what happened to you, you baldy titanium fuck.
this everytime i hear it 🤣😂
The funny thing is all those youtube ads for those frying pans are so generic for the branding that I don't even know what that are (though due to how much they spending to sell those pans online they are likely generic meh online shite and not from any established brand).
“They’ve even got a shelf for your cuppa tea - well, that’s what they think is in there”
My wife is a Teacher, When Tina Turner died in 2023 the kids thought it was Tina from Turners the Radio/TV was talking about...
Many adults also thought it was Tina from Turners who died too …
I don't hate them. I was surprised at how young the actor who plays Tina is though (still in her 20s).
That’s Bubbah! She was on Taskmaster
Is it Bubba? From Treasure Island? How have I never realised this!
Oh no... Really?
Dammit I liked her there, that has ruined my day....
She's fantastic!
Wtf. I would have said early 40s
Honestly I don’t mind them. I’ll take it over all the fucking sports betting ads.
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sell us ur honda!
Rhonda
Sell your Ford
Lorde
Your Nissan Maxima
Doctor Ropata
Tina is great, you know what she likes?
CARS! CaRs! cARs! cars!!
Ornamental frogs
HI Hi Hi hi
But then where will I sell my car if my sister had a pash in it?
Some people pay more for that, if you have video
Beep beep!
I would sit through infinite Tina ads over bloody Trivago!
Those teeth
Speaking of ads that enrage me, that stupid ad where that guy drinks the milk at the checkout. I think it’s a bank ad. God enough already.
That one makes no sense. I hate the BK ones with that so called comedian.
Yep. Least favourite ad ever!
Worse even than Harvey norman
She unfortunately gives me a lot of joy ahahahah
Why unfortunate? She gives me joy too
I like it I like the quirkiness and the song it's very kiwi
Yes! Also I can't believe Turner's signed off on an ad that implies they buy stolen cars.
The cops are looking out for it? No problem aye mate giz ya car
How dare you. Tina from Turners is an icon
Shut up I fucking love Tina from Turners!
I find myself singing the advert often so it works I guess. I find the KFC ones more annoying
Gizzy Mitsubishi, Subaru Putaruru
X GONE GIVE IT TO YA
I used to really like that song...
Im ok with the KFC ads but this continuity error EnRaGeS mE:
In the two mates delivery ad …the third guy is in the outdoor bathtub when the other two arrive by helicopter, but by the time theyve got out and come to the door (1 minute?) he’s got out of the bath, dried himself off and got dressed already??
The whole ad is bollocks, but this bit annoys me the most.
Thats the kind of thing that bugs you??
We babysit a border collie who goes nuts over Tina and also at PaknSave ads. Pays no attention to others. His owner claims he hates them but I kind of think he likes them.
Beep beep
Paekākārikiiiii
Dances in front of the L&P sign
No way, I love Tina!
The screeching pack&save guy it the worst.
In-store. "On Instagram..." Retire stickman. Paul Ego has the most annoying voice.
Don't you want to rush in for $5 weeeeeeeeekk?
Paul Ego
I hate it even more now that I know it's him.
Yup i always scramble to mute the tv when a paknsave ad comes on
NO she is an icon like the Briscoes lady. They’re all a little annoying because they’re ads but that doesn’t make them less of an icon.
Show us your Honda … Rhonda 🎶
Sell us your car … jafar
Sooner Tina than a cheap-as-fuck animated slide for Harvey Norman or SuperCheap Auto shouting at me for thirty seconds.
Tina is a national treasure.
I LOVE her little song with all the cars and names, I seen a Rhonda at the doctors the other day and wondered if she had a Honda
Oh man I love those ads
Nooo I love Tina, her ads give me a smile 😃
I love Tina
I love her too
Sell us your Honda Rhonda Sell us your Ford, Lorde Your Nissan Maxima, Dr Ropata
We need better celebrities.
Suzanne Paul for example 🤣
Thousands of luminous spheres.
Na she's a legend
Honestly Tina is fine, I’d consider the ads endearingly annoying, however anything ai just pisses me off. Pure laziness. I’d rather tina.
I’m going to be one of those people, but I’d rather have Tina from Turners ads than the Christmas ads
"The cops are looking out for it" hits the funny bone hard having grown up in the hood, ngl.
I love Tina. She's a ray of sunshine.
Hard agree.
Only ad more annoying and cringe is the dude going to Scotland to find his long lost mother who abandoned him after both of them being abandoned by his deadbeat dad or some shit.
I forget what they're selling. Broadband?
Absolutely love her. National treasure.
You know what's worse? When you dislike the ad but the sing becomes your ear worm. Me today.
I've been wanting to ask this forever:
WHO THE FUCK is they lady who throws the jandal out the window? And why does she look so incredibly familiar?
My thinking is that clip is from a TV show or ad from people I was a kid.
For a bonus point: who are the couple in the 80s tracksuit?
Best bit: Tina sexy dancing over the head of Dr Ropata.
While we're all listing worse alternatives, at least Luxon isn't on the TV while Tina is.
I hate that half car ad from Spark? What is it getting at??
Tina has become such an icon on the radio - she’s going nowhere.
I like Tina
My kids love Tina! We often drive past and have to wave to Tina. My husband recently swapped a car it was like a whole day out going to turners, they loved seeing her life size cut out at the door ☺️😹
Leave Tina alone bro. She is just trying to sell some cars.
I love Tina. She's awesome.
I love Tina from Turners.
all yall are Tina haters. Tina is certified goated
The latest song one has gotten too repetitive, it’s played all the time, so I’m definitely over it now. But, I don’t mind the ‘normal’ ads, or even if they did a new song/jingle, that would be good.
You know you’re soaking in it!?
Also those annoying AI ads
Excuse me sir what?
You dont like:
Cars Cars Cars Cars Cars Cars ????
I unironically love the new Tina ad 😆
No, Tina rulz
I'd rather Tina than the checkout guy that goes to spit the milk back into the bottle. Can't even tell you who the ad is for.
No! Those are literally the only ads I like. All other ads I can't stand.
Especially those horrific payap ads where the guy eats the food and drinks some milk and spits the rest back in. They turn my stomach.
You'll have to pry Tina from my cold, dead hands.
I like them 😂
I love Tina
Just don't do business with them. Problem solved
Those ads on the radio are better than most of the songs they play
I think the current ad straddles the very difficult line of endearingly naff.
The average singing, the incredibly crowbarred lyrics and the fact that it goes on too long.... Somehow it just works.
I imagine if you find it annoying then you are probably not in the target demographic anyway.
Would take her adverts any day over sports betting adverts, crypto crap, or ai slop. Or that really cringey ad with the guy spelling out BAR as an acronym. Or those 15 second dance adverts with the people in. yellow jumpsuits.
At least “you gotta kick the tires, that how you can tell if they’re ripe” is a banger line.
Nope. I love Tina from Turner's.
In a purely platonic way of course.
No, no not like actual Plato either because he was a kinky bastard.
The radio ads are an instant station skip every time they come on
The worse one has to be the 2min plus radio advert.
Sure fire way to get me to change the station.
Listen to Brian FM or channel X
Micro ads. No five minutes of shit every 15 mins like normal radio stations.
They don't 'think' it's great, they *know*, down to three decimal places.
Those ads have been analysed and focus-grouped to within an inch of their lives. They've got extensive data broken down by every possible demographic. There's no way they don't know if they are working.
Can we keep Tina and get rid of Turners?
They offered me $3k on a car which I sold the very next day through FBM (of all places) for considerably over double that to the first person interested…
FUCK OFF Tina from turners is a national treasure
No. Tina is a national treasure and I won’t hear a word against her.
Especially when the AI Slop Crone and her poorly rendered robotic man slave are still out there, undetained and unpunished.
Is it bad tho? You're here, on reddit, talking about them. No one is talking about any other car sales outfit. New or Used. They have your attention.
Turners are funding your TV viewing. Be grateful.
I don’t mind these ads tbh
Avoid watching broadcast TV is what worked for me
Maybe you should buy them A MEMORIAL DIAMOND. *scream*
Those BOLT ride share app ads on YouTube are even worse. Literally starts with a loud screech. I will never install that stupid app.
She’s already gone. She’s moved to… Samoa, Tonga, I don’t remember.
The Trivago add gets me the guy with the huge white teeth just want to make me smash them.
SHOW US YOUR HONDAAAAA RHONDAAAA
You guys are seeing ads?
Laughs in ad blocker
Used to love her but they seriously jumped the shark with this stupid singsong shit now
So funny I'm seeing this today as my mum saw a Turner ad last night & randomly said "god she's annoying, the ads were so much better years ago"
lol they are consistently in top 10 ads list and are built to be long term ads, so get ready to see them for years to come
If you start a petition, I’ll sign it
Wash your mouth out
I love her
Almost as bad as “up the Wahs!” on the cringe scale. At least you can sing along with Tina though.
One of the most cringeworthy things I’ve ever seen was an email purportedly from the CEO of One NZ to all customers that started with “How about those One NZ Warriors?”.
Tina is awesome!
Agreed, I find the character really annoying BUT I am more annoyed by the forced narrative that she is some universally beloved icon.
Repetive theme adverts need to go away so hard
Piss off Tina
Piss off anz cricket family
Piss off aa insurance "born free" singing advert
Piss off skinny ai, planet ruining adverts.
Makes me hate you and I have blacklisted you as people I will give my money to.
we have barely any decent ads at the moment, I can't think of another good one (I'm partial to the ANZ family but I know they're unpopular here)
Edit: actually the Inghams? ad with the dad making dinner for his kids, that's a good one
How about the state? Insurance one with misshaps mistakes and misfortune.
It was effective at making me not even look at Tuners when I was last buying a car.
Agree. We said exactly the same thing the other night. Time to change it up.
Looks like the ads are working perfectly
Used to hate the Turners ad, don’t mind it now. Bubbah’s all good
Leave Tina (and her ornamental frogs) ALONE!!!
So turn the volume down and go make a cuppa when they come on, instead of complaining.
I would literally die for Tina
Skinny ad was on while I was reading, ditch BK & KFC ads! Tina is entertaining!
No this ad shou;d be played every 15 minutes just to see your inevitable mental breakdown.
Wasn't she leaving for Australia?
Tv ads at the moment are a wasteland of should-have-been-left-on-the-cutting-room-floor jobs.
BK - unicorns and puppies guy Noel leeming - corny bear suits Skinny -AI granny and creepy phone with wig? One NZ? - the scottish/maori adoptee (dragged on way too long and really random). Etc
Yes. I hear the ad all the time on the radio, and the singing in it is barely tolerable.
I'm not sure what's worse. The singing in the Turner's ads, or the Exponents song Why Does Live Do This to Me.
Take Fa FA FA FA Farmers with!
This would have been better, if they did a half dozen different ads and had a selection of puny names.
It would be fresh each time. Each would be novel, instead we all laughed a couple of times and now it’s fingernails on a chalkboard.
Tina isn’t the worst ad out there. Not the best but certainly not the worst.
She is at least not AI generated like those god awful Skinny ads. I was sort of loosely thinking about changing provider but those ads cinched it for me. Fuck any company that uses AI instead of real people or art.
Someone talking about Tina from Turners???
Or those Skinny AI ads?
Perfect - working as intended.
BIG SHOOOOWWWWWRROOOOOMMMM
Why don’t we just make a separate channel for all the adverts so we aren’t bombarded with “buy our shit” jingles throughout the day while we slave away
And, if you’re looking for some inspiration you can simply listen to this station! /s
I don't like the ad that much either, but that's the point of it isn't it. You either love it or hate it. Either way, Turners got bang for their buck as the names 'Turners' and 'Cars' is now rebranded into the grey matter of the populous...again. Win win. Oh, and it launched Tina's career into showbiz so good for you Tina; go earn some coin.
Edit: except those dudes with the guitars. That potion of the ad is rather humorous; it's just so kiwi.
Not fond of the adds but having just watched season 4 of Taskmaster NZ i do find myself disliking them less.
Yes, we can. But only if we add that AI generated old fart from skinny mobile and those two stupids wearing green pajamas from one choice insurance to the package.
Nah, nah, nah
Tina is awesome. No.
I think they're really clever.
Nope
Nah, keep Tina around... to piss people like you off. 😈
OMG remember the Big Save Furniture ads where the woman was always yelling??
LTAOK.
Tina is my homegirl