Does anyone actually get discouraged from buying because of stupid local commercials? (Shirley: mobile home, professionals) - Long Island - New York (NY) - City-Data Forum

dman72 · 07-28-2011, 08:59 AM

I mean, between wannabe mobster Craig Fina and the Great Neck Nissan guy, I have no interest in looking at any Nissan product.

"$1,000 ca-yush at great neck Nissan!!!"

"Dats a gwound bawl."

Thank you for not allowing professionals to do your commercials, so I now reallize what clowns are running these places.

Gpsma · 07-28-2011, 09:51 AM

Local auto dealer commercials are calm in the NY area compared to other places in the country.

In all my years of buying/leasing cars, I have found that the splashier the dealership (ie, balloons, signs, loud music) the shadier the salesmen.

OhBeeHave · 07-28-2011, 10:21 AM

I LOATHE the commercial for the Shirley Auto people.

That's the one in which the chubbette slamming the stamper (as her arm flab flaps) shouts, "Approved! Approved!, Approved! APPROVED!"

s13 · 07-28-2011, 11:24 AM

I'll never use Two Brothers Scrap Metal, that's for damn sure.

HolbrookPCRepairs · 07-28-2011, 05:19 PM

A relative of mine used to work at Cablevision and he was in charge of producing the local commercials. Not only does Cablevision sell the local ad spots but they also produce the spots... Well anyway, TV commercials are fairly expensive and so a big way that the companies saved money was by using the actual owners/employees... I guess that they should have spent the extra money on actors...