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Post by williammcgregor on Oct 19, 2023 11:22:07 GMT
I have just had the misfortune to see this advert for CURRY's ...
I despair about modern day TV ! thank goodness we can still access TV from the past
How Curry's sanctioned an advert like this is beyond imagination
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Kev Hunter
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Post by Kev Hunter on Oct 19, 2023 13:47:35 GMT
That really is an appalling ad ! As far as the salespersons go, I think Chewing The Fat presented a more familiar representation some years ago:
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Post by John Green on Oct 19, 2023 15:54:25 GMT
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Post by Peter Stirling on Oct 19, 2023 21:43:06 GMT
I have just had the misfortune to see this advert for CURRY's ... I despair about modern day TV ! thank goodness we can still access TV from the past How Curry's sanctioned an advert like this is beyond imagination Bloody awful all the Curry's ads IMHO....the cheapo music seems to drown out any dialog on my TV set.
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Post by Stuart Douglas on Oct 20, 2023 9:56:11 GMT
I have just had the misfortune to see this advert for CURRY's ... I despair about modern day TV ! thank goodness we can still access TV from the past How Curry's sanctioned an advert like this is beyond imagination It's a terrible looking ad, it's true - but from a Curry's POV it's done it's job. You remember it amidst the raft of less memorable adverts, and you're talking about it, and sharing the link, online. Whether you like the content or not, it has put the name of Curry's in your head.
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Post by garygraham on Oct 20, 2023 14:44:27 GMT
Poor compared to some of the memorable ads of 40 years ago: TSB, Birds Eye Arctic Roll, Wimpy, Vosene. Often they had a catchy specially-written tune and famous name voice over. Although Michael Jayston (Vosene) always sounds a bit sinister to me as I remember him from ATV's Thriller.
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Post by williammcgregor on Oct 20, 2023 20:47:25 GMT
I have just had the misfortune to see this advert for CURRY's ... I despair about modern day TV ! thank goodness we can still access TV from the past How Curry's sanctioned an advert like this is beyond imagination It's a terrible looking ad, it's true - but from a Curry's POV it's done it's job. You remember it amidst the raft of less memorable adverts, and you're talking about it, and sharing the link, online. Whether you like the content or not, it has put the name of Curry's in your head. I see your point of view; and yes I shared the link, but, I felt a compulsion to make a point about how c*** the advert is to me. Also the name of Curry's is not in my head. It's not just this advert by the way, most of the current TV adverts do my bloody head in (Help, I'm turning into Victor Meldrew)
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Post by John Green on Oct 20, 2023 21:21:05 GMT
You've got to do some damage to the Currys brand now, William, to even things up.
Maybe persuade someone to watch an episode of Curry and Chips?
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Post by tom rogers on Oct 20, 2023 21:22:36 GMT
You've got to do some damage to the Currys brand now, William, to even things up. Maybe persuade someone to watch an episode of Curry and Chips? 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
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Post by garygraham on Oct 21, 2023 13:47:38 GMT
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Post by williammcgregor on Oct 23, 2023 17:20:32 GMT
You've got to do some damage to the Currys brand now, William, to even things up. Maybe persuade someone to watch an episode of Curry and Chips? Good idea John !
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Post by petercheck on Oct 23, 2023 19:33:59 GMT
My very first job was in a branch of Currys in 1979, and (as well as being an appalling ad), it reminds me how much scruffier everyone has become - one of the very first questions I was asked during the job interview was "Do you own a suit?"!!
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Post by John Green on Oct 23, 2023 23:02:04 GMT
My very first job was in a branch of Currys in 1979, and (as well as being an appalling ad), it reminds me how much scruffier everyone has become - one of the very first questions I was asked during the job interview was "Do you own a suit?"!! Still the first question at interviews. (If you answer "Yes", you're shown the door!).
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Post by davetudor on Oct 24, 2023 11:54:36 GMT
Rather than churning out rubbish like this, Curry's should instead concentrate on the quality of their service and the products they sell, both of which have gone down since they gained the monopoly on high-street retailers: I stopped shopping there a few years ago, having had poor experiences and buying several sub-standard items.
Oh, for the days of Comet and Dixons!
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Post by williammcgregor on Oct 24, 2023 13:49:15 GMT
My very first job was in a branch of Currys in 1979, and (as well as being an appalling ad), it reminds me how much scruffier everyone has become - one of the very first questions I was asked during the job interview was "Do you own a suit?"!! They would'nt even ask that question now Peter, it just shows you the general lowering of standards in society these days. A lot of the public walk about like scruffs these days. Mind you, I was once refused entry into a theatre in Scarborough in the 70's as I was like a Status Quo clone in double denim ! ... I was still a teenager. The fashion I can't get my head around is the ripped jeans thing ? and not just wee rips but blooming huge ones at times ! Do they not see it's not a good look ? and they are being "ripped off" (sorry for the pun)
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