Make It Stop!

I suppose with something as ubiquitous as cell phone service, the goal for advertisers would be to create a commercial that the consumer will remember. Or is it ‘never forget’? Joining the ranks of such annoying, unforgettable classics as the Energizer Bunny and all those 1-800-Collect spots with Carrot Top are the Alltel boys! Like the redundant chorus from the Real McCoy’s “Come And Get Your Love” this series of commercials tortures me. In one recent spot, I actually laughed out loud (rather maniacally) when I saw all the polo-shirted geeks in the bucket of a garbage truck, facing impending doom as the vertically-coiffed Chad smiled on. I thought it was the end. False! Apparently the ratings of Alltel’s Chadvertising campaign are much too high to snuff out. In other words… it’s effective. Gah! The agony.