Thread: Dumbest TV Commercial: Tortinos pizza rolls. <rant>

On Apr 18, 2:07*pm, Andy <a...@b.c> wrote:
> Dumbest TV Commercial: Tortinos pizza rolls. <rant>
>
> "We're Dying"
>
> Whenever I see it I want to slap those two boys AND the Mom!
>
> It's not only dumb, I'm embarrassed for Tortino's for letting it on the
> air.
>
> If there ever was a TV commercial that convinced me NOT to buy their
> product, that's the one!!!
>
> </rant>
>
> Andy

Half a sixer of Bud Lite and you'll be telling how good they are.

On Wed, 18 Apr 2012 16:07:21 -0500, Andy wrote:

> Dumbest TV Commercial: Tortinos pizza rolls. <rant>
>
> "We're Dying"
>
> Whenever I see it I want to slap those two boys AND the Mom!
>
> It's not only dumb, I'm embarrassed for Tortino's for letting it on the
> air.
>
> If there ever was a TV commercial that convinced me NOT to buy their
> product, that's the one!!!

It's Totinos. And they suck nowadays. They changed the formulation a
few months ago and they are practically all sauce inside, and they
added more spices. The oregano is too strong.

Fortunately my grocer has it's own store brand which bake up crispier
and still have meat and cheese in them.

-sw

On Apr 18, 2:07*pm, Andy <a...@b.c> wrote:
> Dumbest TV Commercial: Tortinos pizza rolls. <rant>
>
> "We're Dying"
>
> Whenever I see it I want to slap those two boys AND the Mom!
>
> It's not only dumb, I'm embarrassed for Tortino's for letting it on the
> air.
>
> If there ever was a TV commercial that convinced me NOT to buy their
> product, that's the one!!!
>
> </rant>
>
> Andy

obviously you don't have 14 year old boys in your house.

ImStillMags <[email protected]> wrote:

> obviously you don't have 14 year old boys in your house.


Heh heh heh!

Nope but I was one.

Taking fridge inventory a couple times a day was kinda/sorta my job! I had
to earn allowance somehow. <G>

Andy

On Apr 18, 3:15*pm, Andy <a...@b.c> wrote:
> ImStillMags <sitara8...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > obviously you don't have 14 year old boys in your house.
>
> Heh heh heh!
>
> Nope but I was one.
>
> Taking fridge inventory a couple times a day was kinda/sorta my job! I had
> to earn allowance somehow. <G>
>
> Andy

Did you notice in that commercial that the kid left the phone in the
freezer?

On Apr 18, 2:17*pm, Sqwertz <swe...@cluemail.compost> wrote:
> On Wed, 18 Apr 2012 16:07:21 -0500, Andy wrote:
> > Dumbest TV Commercial: Tortinos pizza rolls. <rant>
>
> > "We're Dying"
>
> > Whenever I see it I want to slap those two boys AND the Mom!
>
> > It's not only dumb, I'm embarrassed for Tortino's for letting it on the
> > air.
>
> > If there ever was a TV commercial that convinced me NOT to buy their
> > product, that's the one!!!
>
> It's Totinos. *And they suck nowadays. *They changed the formulation a
> few months ago and they are practically all sauce inside, and they
> added more spices. *The oregano is too strong.
>
> Fortunately my grocer has it's own store brand which bake up crispier
> and still have meat and cheese in them.
>

This is the only pizza roll commercial worth watching:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HxeZo7gRkeA

the complaining guy comes from here:

http://archive.org/details/Cigarette_Commercials_Lark

On Wed, 18 Apr 2012 15:30:39 -0700 (PDT), ImStillMags wrote:

> Did you notice in that commercial that the kid left the phone in the
> freezer?

Actually, they're in the refrigerator. Which is contrary to what the
package says: "Keep Frozen. Do Not Thaw.". They're not setting a
very good example.

-sw

On Apr 18, 3:40*pm, Sqwertz <swe...@cluemail.compost> wrote:
> On Wed, 18 Apr 2012 15:30:39 -0700 (PDT), ImStillMags wrote:
> > Did you notice in that commercial that the kid left the phone in the
> > freezer?
>
> Actually, they're in the refrigerator. *Which is contrary to what the
> package says: "Keep Frozen. *Do Not Thaw.". *They're not setting a
> very good example.
>
> -sw

really? looked like the freezer to me.

On Apr 18, 3:40*pm, Sqwertz <swe...@cluemail.compost> wrote:
> On Wed, 18 Apr 2012 15:30:39 -0700 (PDT), ImStillMags wrote:
> > Did you notice in that commercial that the kid left the phone in the
> > freezer?
>
> Actually, they're in the refrigerator. *Which is contrary to what the
> package says: "Keep Frozen. *Do Not Thaw.". *They're not setting a
> very good example.
>
> -sw

nope....sorry ....freezer. see there's ice cream in there too.

http://www.commercialsihate.com/toti...opic11554.html

ImStillMags <[email protected]> wrote:

> Did you notice in that commercial that the kid left the phone in the
> freezer?


I just rewatched and noticed.

That commercial is wrong on a lot of levels.

Who is their target audience? Moms with remote viewing abilities? LOL!

Andy

On Wed, 18 Apr 2012 16:07:21 -0500, Andy <[email protected]> wrote:
....

I think TV commecials are dumb by definition. Much like TV shows.
That's why I have not watched TV in almost 5 years.

John Kuthe...

On 4/18/2012 5:41 PM, ImStillMags wrote:
> On Apr 18, 2:07 pm, Andy<a...@b.c> wrote:
>> Dumbest TV Commercial: Tortinos pizza rolls.<rant>
>>
>> "We're Dying"
>>
>> Whenever I see it I want to slap those two boys AND the Mom!
>>
>> It's not only dumb, I'm embarrassed for Tortino's for letting it on the
>> air.
>>
>> If there ever was a TV commercial that convinced me NOT to buy their
>> product, that's the one!!!
>>
>> </rant>
>>
>> Andy
>
> obviously you don't have 14 year old boys in your house.

I thought it was pretty realistic, too. I especially laughed the first
time I saw it and they left the phone in the freezer.

On Apr 18, 7:26*pm, John Kuthe <JohnKu...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Wed, 18 Apr 2012 16:07:21 -0500, Andy <a...@b.c> wrote:
>
> ...
>
> I think TV commecials are dumb by definition. Much like TV shows.
> That's why I have not watched TV in almost 5 years.

I gave up most TV in the mid-'80s. We didn't own one from '86-'93.
There are only 3 shows I watch:
Mad Men and True Blood when they come out on DVD, and occasionally
episodes of Southpark online. Southpark has commercials. The DVDs
don't. The only other TV I watch is sports, and very little of
that.
Soon, I'll be watching a lot of commercial TV, but only for a few
weeks, the Summer Olympics. I love that stuff, and it's totally worth
putting up with the commercials. I may even take some vacation days
so I can watch more. If there were a show on like the old ABC Wide
World of Sports, i'd watch way more TV.
I forget that TV exists most of the time. That's only bad because
there are things on PBS that I hear about, and even plan to watch, but
I usually don't. I'm sitting in front of the TV right now, because it
doubles as the computer monitor...
>
> John Kuthe...

--Bryan

ImStillMags wrote:
>> Andy<a...@b.c> wrote:
>>> Dumbest TV Commercial: Tortinos pizza rolls.<rant>
>>>
>>> "We're Dying"
>>>
>>> Whenever I see it I want to slap those two boys AND the Mom!
>>>
>>> It's not only dumb, I'm embarrassed for Tortino's for letting it on the
>>> air.
>>>
>>> If there ever was a TV commercial that convinced me NOT to buy their
>>> product, that's the one!!!
>>>
>>> </rant>
>>>
>>> Andy
>>
>> obviously you don't have 14 year old boys in your house.

Andy IS the 14 year old boy in his house! LOL

On Wed, 18 Apr 2012 16:02:42 -0700 (PDT), ImStillMags wrote:

> On Apr 18, 3:40*pm, Sqwertz <swe...@cluemail.compost> wrote:
>> On Wed, 18 Apr 2012 15:30:39 -0700 (PDT), ImStillMags wrote:
>>> Did you notice in that commercial that the kid left the phone in the
>>> freezer?
>>
>> Actually, they're in the refrigerator. *Which is contrary to what the
>> package says: "Keep Frozen. *Do Not Thaw.". *They're not setting a
>> very good example.
>>
>> -sw
>
> really? looked like the freezer to me.

OK, I guess they did show them looking into a freezer at the start. I
surrender! But's it's not a very realistic freezer though ;-)

I'm sure the phone will be OK. After all, that's apparently where
they store their video camera too!

-sw

On Wed, 18 Apr 2012 16:04:16 -0700 (PDT), ImStillMags wrote:

> On Apr 18, 3:40*pm, Sqwertz <swe...@cluemail.compost> wrote:
>> On Wed, 18 Apr 2012 15:30:39 -0700 (PDT), ImStillMags wrote:
>>> Did you notice in that commercial that the kid left the phone in the
>>> freezer?
>>
>> Actually, they're in the refrigerator. *Which is contrary to what the
>> package says: "Keep Frozen. *Do Not Thaw.". *They're not setting a
>> very good example.
>>
>> -sw
>
> nope....sorry ....freezer. see there's ice cream in there too.

"Look! You were right, I was wrong! You don't have to humiliate me
about it, alright!"

(Name the TV show without looking it up)

-sw

"Sqwertz" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> On Wed, 18 Apr 2012 16:02:42 -0700 (PDT), ImStillMags wrote:
>
>> On Apr 18, 3:40 pm, Sqwertz <swe...@cluemail.compost> wrote:
>>> On Wed, 18 Apr 2012 15:30:39 -0700 (PDT), ImStillMags wrote:
>>>> Did you notice in that commercial that the kid left the phone in the
>>>> freezer?
>>>
>>> Actually, they're in the refrigerator. Which is contrary to what the
>>> package says: "Keep Frozen. Do Not Thaw.". They're not setting a
>>> very good example.
>>>
>>> -sw
>>
>> really? looked like the freezer to me.
>
> OK, I guess they did show them looking into a freezer at the start. I
> surrender! But's it's not a very realistic freezer though ;-)
>
> I'm sure the phone will be OK. After all, that's apparently where
> they store their video camera too!
>
> -sw

yeah, mine doesn't have a TV camera in the back end of it either.

"Sqwertz" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> On Wed, 18 Apr 2012 16:04:16 -0700 (PDT), ImStillMags wrote:
>
>> On Apr 18, 3:40 pm, Sqwertz <swe...@cluemail.compost> wrote:
>>> On Wed, 18 Apr 2012 15:30:39 -0700 (PDT), ImStillMags wrote:
>>>> Did you notice in that commercial that the kid left the phone in the
>>>> freezer?
>>>
>>> Actually, they're in the refrigerator. Which is contrary to what the
>>> package says: "Keep Frozen. Do Not Thaw.". They're not setting a
>>> very good example.
>>>
>>> -sw
>>
>> nope....sorry ....freezer. see there's ice cream in there too.
>
> "Look! You were right, I was wrong! You don't have to humiliate me
> about it, alright!"
>
> (Name the TV show without looking it up)
>
> -sw

Friends

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> "Sqwertz" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:knyfggzje97o$.[email protected]..
>> On Wed, 18 Apr 2012 16:04:16 -0700 (PDT), ImStillMags wrote:
>>
>>> On Apr 18, 3:40 pm, Sqwertz <swe...@cluemail.compost> wrote:
>>>> On Wed, 18 Apr 2012 15:30:39 -0700 (PDT), ImStillMags wrote:
>>>>> Did you notice in that commercial that the kid left the phone in the
>>>>> freezer?
>>>>
>>>> Actually, they're in the refrigerator. Which is contrary to what the
>>>> package says: "Keep Frozen. Do Not Thaw.". They're not setting a
>>>> very good example.
>>>>
>>>> -sw
>>>
>>> nope....sorry ....freezer. see there's ice cream in there too.
>>
>> "Look! You were right, I was wrong! You don't have to humiliate me
>> about it, alright!"
>>
>> (Name the TV show without looking it up)
>>
>> -sw
>
> Friends

ok, I am wrong. I looked it up. So just don't razz me about it. And
I think there was something similar on Friends - all these shows steal like
crazy.