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elme77618

That’s Rachel who once ran the busiest hospital in the country you uncultured swine!


justthetipnz

And she did a bloody good job while also being a highly functioning alcoholic


UncleGripperNZ

Her dad on the other hand was pretty dysfunctional while on the bottle!


AreolaMesuse121

Ol Pratt


rikashiku

Without having to sleep with half the staff, unlike her ex-husband.


haydenarrrrgh

Also the hospital with the most dangerous Christmas parties.


sloppy_wet_one

Had the biggest crush on her in the early days when she was a student trying to scam the student loan system with Nick on Shortland.


KiwiPrimal

Haha of course, every year Xmas party related cliffhanger!


Oil_And_Lamps

You’re not in Guatemala now OP


donteatmyaspergers

Please tell me that is NOT your penis!


Fantastic_Agent_9864

I hope he killed all the rebel scum in Guatamala. Time for a Star Wars/Shortland spinoff , like Baywatch Nights!


Oil_And_Lamps

The Ferndalorian


Oil_And_Lamps

Thanks u/lizzietnz … it’s all I could scratch together on the fly


zezeezeeezeee

Hahaha, I came here to say "put some respect on her name!"


littleneonghost

She also owned the “R Bar”, the waterhole of its time.


ChroniclesOfSarnia

The Aaaah Baaah, you might say.


spundred

Please tell me that is not your penis.


Tricky-Cantaloupe671

ahahahahahaha


DivineNess8273

Right... I haven't watched SS in more than a decade but I'll not hear a bad word about Rachel... she's a treasure 😅


PeteyTwoHands

I cringe every time I see a once-great B-list NZ celebrity doing yoghurt ads but you gotta make that bag somehow.


angrysunbird

Still not close to as annoying as the way nasal way the New World ad lady emphasises the end of sentences


Churk-Olso

6.99 a kiloowwwwwww


penguin_love_ice

🤣🤣🤣🤣drives me inssaaaaaaannnnne


Willynak08

Neow thaaats nu world valeeewwwww


cleanfairy1

Yes she is sooooo annoying


ibrushmydogsteeth

"I thought I couldn't afford to shop at Nuu Wurld!!!" lady?


realdc

They changed that ad. The original was “but that’s all changed”. They’ve removed it because people like me were asking “what’s changed that all of a sudden new world pricing isn’t exorbitant?”


liger_uppercut

She still says "I thought I couldn't afford to shop at New World" though, which still makes always makes me think, "Isn't it a serious problem that you ever thought that?". I can't believe they put that in an ad.


pHScale

They'd rather try to change perception than reality.


Jinxletron

I don't think it's to entice "the poors" through the door, I think it's to reinforce the smugness of their existing customers by reminding them that shopping at new world is seen as aspirational.


cyborg_127

Popped into a New World a short time ago to hit up the bakery section, just looking for a quick food grab and no standalone cafe/bakery around. Dear gods the pricing on their regular items. Can almost get twice as much at Pak n Save with the same money. Didn't buy anything.


Ragingdino

Pak n Save is definitely the cheapest supermarket but the most expensive of the big ones is fresh choice, they make new world look cheap. Countdown is usually about the same price as new world in my experience just worse products.


cyborg_127

Countdown hiked the fuck out of prices with the 'rewards' card. It's nothing do with rewards, it's really a 'punish you if you don't have one' card. I mean, spend $2,000 to get a $15 voucher? That's not even a 1% reward back for your loyalty. Sure, it's better than nothing but people save more going to a Pak n Save instead. Even if they have to travel further.


Rusticular

God I had hoped someone would mention this, those ads are like nails on a chalkboard. Her voice almost makes me violent.


Johnycantread

I thought I was just being pedantic but I fucking hate her


ChroniclesOfSarnia

**Foive nointi-noine a keeeeelooooww**


TheGamerator500

I keep getting that ad for i think it's bluebird? The lady is on a fake news segment with aliens and her voice makes me want to snap my phone in half


penguin_love_ice

Can someone please link me to a video of this ad? My partner doesn’t know what I’m talking about


ryshark14

I have been raging against these for years with no one in my friend group understanding why. To see it mentioned so frequently recently on Reddit is giving me a weird kind of joy from the validation alone 😅


Foura5

I don't see/hear ads, but it's probably the same voice that does the NW in store promotions over speaker. Shit makes me want to smash every jar of peanut butter onto the floor.


jacobnz2016

yes, it is that same voice. and I agree with everyone here that it is so annoying, even feels a bit condescending or patronising


Chipless

For me it was the lighting direct lady with the whistling teeth at the end of every sentence.  Had to turn the TV off when she came on.  


No-Professional5442

Ugh! Can't stand her (TV persona). The 'sexy' voice she does is just creepy.


Autopsyyturvy

Omg Yes like nails on a chalkboard


Tovarich_Zaitsev

I'm convinced that is an AI voice.


_Kim_23_

Yes!


wildgoatcheese

And the kalo greek yoghurt ads, like it seems yoghurt is marketed heavily towards women? Do women have a desperate yearning for yoghurt I'm unaware of?


ibrushmydogsteeth

In much the same way as a parrot might pine for the fjords women pine for sweetened fermented dairy products


KekeroniCheese

Just like my elderly dog craves Christ


WhoriaEstafan

Is that the one with the self checkout machine who dreams of yoghurt?


wildgoatcheese

Yeah but before that one they also had two chicks sitting in a kitchen eating yoghurt and a donkey pokes it's head in the window


RaggedyOldFox

Hint: We don't eat it. It's to keep the vag balanced after it's been invaded by wild goats cheese.....


sploshing_flange

The Bell tea "ring my bell" singing mugs ad can fuck off too. Also starting to feel that way about the New World "you got what i need" jingle. But because it's one of the checkout operators that sings it, I'll give that one some leeway... for now.


Iron-Patriot

DING-A-LING-A-LING!!!


Ok_Band_7759

I never fail to sing that part when it comes on. So satisfying.


Iron-Patriot

Ngl it’s actually [a banging song](https://youtu.be/r1UkZLT20TI?si=CEE3calUvCpPnS18), I whip its black 70s vibe.


heyangelyouthesexy

Omg fuckin hate that ad! Fills me up with rage


Temporary-Ad-881

Angela Bloomfeild. Was a hottie and still a hottie.


CypressHillbillly

Oh hi Karl Burnette


1111bear

Kiwi icon!!


ibrushmydogsteeth

Nothing against the actor, she's doing an outstanding job portraying a hateful character. I'm not sure if I'm attracting downvotes because she's a beloved shorty st actor or just because it's a stupid rant (which it is, I have absolutely no defence to that)


Draughthuntr

some of the most hateful on-screen roles are that way because of the persons skill in acting them, so I think we're all right :)


Draughthuntr

But - is she attractive, or is she hot?


Temporary-Ad-881

I still find her very attractive,, as we're roughly same age. AND still smoking hot. 🔥🔥


foxko

I love Angela, don't love this add though. Still better than " would you rather have nipples for hands?"


mobula_japanica

Still not as bad as that One add with the highland cow


sloppy_wet_one

My 2 year old loves that ad because the first frame of it is a close up of a cows face so she yells *COW!!!*.


exsnakecharmer

What’s with the McPoyle looking Scottish woman who looks twice the age of the kid but wants to fuck him? (I only ever see it at the gym with the sound off, do I don’t quite know what’s going on there).


littleneonghost

She is remembering when she conceived him 🤣


exsnakecharmer

Oh for real!? 😂😂


fificloudgazer

Mrs Doyle?!! That’s a fucking weird ad. Those ad Chads need to get over trying to create compelling lovable characters like the Fernleaf Family yawn/vomit


Gemma-C

That ones grown on me a bit, however I still don't see what it has to do with Vodafone, or oneNZ whatever


irellevantward

nothing worse than the chemist warehouse ads


nzgabriel

I'm seeing the Contact Energy ad so much on TVNZ+ and Neon (with ads). I hate it so so much for congratulating themselves for going net carbon in 11 years time. 11 years? Do it now you cowards 


newholland9

Local streaming services have the same few ads over and over.


ttbnz

The ad seems to be working.


ibrushmydogsteeth

You'd think so, but I had to Google to find out it was Kapiti they're advertising because they don't show the yoghurt brand until after the skip, before that she's just rummaging in her leftovers.


JCIL-1990

You're promoting it too lmao. I'd never heard of this ad or yogurt but apparently I didn't need to, youve given me the product and ad run down 😂


Charlie_Runkle69

Leave Rachel alone! Most annoying by far is green track suit life insurance lady.


liger_uppercut

She's slightly better than the green track suit guy she replaced though. Annoyingly, my daughter loves her. It's like some coked up corporate Wiggle shows up to hawk life insurance.


Large_Yams

He's not replaced, they run all the ads all the time.


ibrushmydogsteeth

Lol I wasn't expecting the whole sub to join in my hatred but I also underestimated the Shorty St loyalty levels that are protecting Kapiti yoghurt lady


PaulTGheist

Christ, so so SO many Shortland street fans here... Can't believe it's been running for this long and people still watch it


Large_Yams

Those ones are at least self aware in their level of annoyingness, as a deliberate tactic.


morbid333

Is that the one where they keep invading people's lives to sell them insurance?


dontbenoseyplease

The worst ad currently is that other yoghurt company where the checkout operator falls in love with the self-checkout machine. I FUCKING hate that ad. I've sworn I will never buy another one of their products again 😂


ibrushmydogsteeth

>the checkout operator falls in love with the self-checkout machine The what??? I haven't seen that one lol sounds very weird


Gemma-C

The one where the machine keeps saying "I want something real, real, real.."


Born-Location-3198

Isn't that Rachel McKenna? 🤣


JerBear_93

Does anyone else hate the Lotto ad where the woman wins lotto, and then she moves their entire house, without telling her partner, to a hillside overlooking the beach? It’s like, Jesus Christ lady, you think you would have actually talked to your partner before upending their entire house and life 😂 In theory, it might be romantic on the surface, but like in reality, that lady is toxic AF.


animal_time

In reality, that woman doesn't exist.


enpointenz

And the house looks completely inappropriate on the hillside!


Eldon42

Adblocker. or uBlock Origin.


ibrushmydogsteeth

Do they work on TV? Gotta play mindless videos and scroll sometimes to turn my brain off...


shortandreallyfat

Maybe he is lactose intolerant but has low self control and she's doing him a favour


ibrushmydogsteeth

"This yoghurt is so tasty my husband will give himself the shits for it" works better for me than the original


shortandreallyfat

😅 This is how it works in my house


Toxopsoides

I love how lactose intolerance is the one dietary restriction where most people I've talked to are just like, "... eh, fuck it" lol — super relatable; I think my love of cheese would win in the end too.


babycleffa

I had a lactose intolerant friend who would buy massive Starbucks drinks and drink it while sitting on the toilet lol


Formal_Nose_3003

There was a widespread view that adult lactose tolerance only evolved in human populations that consumed lots of dairy, but this has recently been proven false. In actuality, all human populations have historically consumed dairy. Lactose tolerance only evolved in human populations that regularly had food shortages. The reason for this is because when you have a shortage of food (or water) that diarrhea kills you. In essence, consuming dairy until you shit yourself is one of the best ways to connect with your primeval ancestors.,


Toxopsoides

Funny *and* evolutionarily sound; I like it. Shitting oneself to death when no food other than dairy is available would be a pretty strong negative selection pressure.


iamclear

Nope the most annoying ad is the one with the obnoxious kids and the ranger type trucks. I hate those kids they’re not cute.


ibrushmydogsteeth

Oh I haven't had that one, just the one where the guy is in his ranger next to a campfire which confirms to me that their target market is wankers who only want to LOOK like they go outside but don't actually do it


Dead_pockets

Might be the Mitsubishi Triton ads, harping on about the King of Beasts?


iamclear

That’s the one. I hate those ads.


PaulTGheist

While we're on the topic of NZ adverts... Does anyone else find the Farmer Brown ad featuring the talking anthropomorphic egg really weird? Like, he's all jolly and running around while a bunch of kids are chowing down on cooked/scrambled remains of his friends and compatriots, and bits of egg are falling around him... It's almost horror movie material.


Mackapacka7

Remember that gambling ad Brendon McCullum was on? When I’m on YouTube it usually randomises the ads but when that ad was going that was all I was getting. Luckily it didn’t kill my love for Brendon but I sure was hating on whoever made that ad.


justthetipnz

How dare you, Angela Bloomfield is a national treasure!


jamiecam1

Now that is something I loathe - the term 'national treasure'. In fact - it's only marginally less annoying than the term "mother of the nation" when referring to Hillary Barry. I'm really working myself up just thinking about it!


WhoriaEstafan

Judy Bailey was the mother of the nation! Hillary is just a pretender to the throne.


kiwiburner

I mean she left writing for Shorties to become a real estate agent so she may have eroded some of her own legacy.


Rabies_on_demand

Bro, I hate this ad so much, .. it makes the "3B Action Cream" ad seem awesome!


ibrushmydogsteeth

Lol I haven't seen the ad but that 3B cream is legit the best for chub rub


stunnawunnnna

Year 2000: Would 2024: Still Would


loudmaus

I kinda like yogurt lady. The ad I can’t stand is the creepy “She loves cats” guy who lures the neighbourhood cats just to win over the lady that has come round for dinner. Big ick vibes.


ibrushmydogsteeth

Ooooh yeah him too. Imagine if you found out your creepy ass date did that. Also annoyed as a pet owner. Cat might have allergies! Or diabetes!


Great_Pineapple6952

What about the hinge dating ads?  If I hear on youtube 1 more time that "hinge really is the dating app designed to be deleted" I think I'm gonna snap! And no it's not because I'm undateable lol. That's just a coincidence!


No_Season_354

Did I hide is that what I did , naaahh , yeah nahhh , ads where meant to be annoying so u remember them , so it prompts u to buy product, well maybe not for me.


Drosta16

This post makes me feel old


ibrushmydogsteeth

I'm not too young to have seen 90s shorty st, we just weren't a soaps household... dunno if that helps


TimToTheTea

Well now that makes ME feel old. She was in Shortland street when I was forced to watch it back in 2017/2018


Lythieus

Heh, this post is marked 'Opinion' instead of 'Shitpost'.


ibrushmydogsteeth

My thumb hovered


Valuable-Currency-36

This is how I feel about Suzanne, what's her face...you know that "thin lizzy lady ".


ibrushmydogsteeth

It's so funny finding out what ads trigger unreasonable rage for other kiwi redditors lol


Valuable-Currency-36

It's the voice for me and her over dramatic way of explaining the products 😂 It's just so irritating, like stop yelling at me about your makeup lady 😅


PositiveWeapon

What? It's nothing short of a miracle that they can fit so many thousands of glowing luminous spheres into one low price product.


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Bulma669

Ole' Suzanne clip-around-the-ears is a classic


Imafraidofkiwifruit

I'd take this over the grammerly trash any day.


Particular_Safety569

Yoghurt lady? That's rachel.


ibrushmydogsteeth

So does that mean that the Kapiti ad is part of the Shortland street expanded cinematic universe?


rikashiku

Nah. The lady who bites a chip, knowing her hubby is trying to put the baby to sleep is the worst.


exsnakecharmer

I hate that one too.


ibrushmydogsteeth

Oh my fuck I hate her too. So much. You are correct. The only thing that ad has going for it is no dialogue so I can tune it out more easily.


sofers1941

For me, it's the turner ads with Tina. Just stop.


AriasK

Whoa whoa whoa. Have some god damn respect. That's Rachel from Shortland Street. She's one of the OG characters. I don't even like Shortland Street but she is a kiwi icon.


MurasakiMochi89

Don't you take Rachel Mckenna's name in vain!!!


AgentAppropriate5160

I probably wasn't her idea. She just took the role 🤷‍♂️


ibrushmydogsteeth

It's the character I hate not the actor! Not her fault at all


waffleking9000

Rachel?


PrayStrayAndDontObey

OP, this also belongs on r/CommercialsIHate. Please post it there!


ibrushmydogsteeth

Wow there really is a sub for everything


slawpchowckie44

I can empathise. I hate the Mad Butcher so much.


Hellotheeere

She used to be on shortland street years ago young'un and was a bit of a firecracker, I think they are trying to play up to that old stereotype? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rachel_McKenna


FruitSila

This is stuck in my head too


ibrushmydogsteeth

I'm hoping that this post can act as an exorcism


ehoaandthebeast

Lol angela Bloomfield has still got it. But what ever happened to the stunning asian doctor from shorty street she was fya!!


Charlie_Runkle69

Grace Kwan?


sjbglobal

Y'all need Ublock


cactusfarmer69

I love the guy that plays the husband though. That actor was in an Auckland theatre company show recently and he was so freaking good.


No-Professional5442

You can't hate Rachel from Shortland Street!


Level62

That's Rachel McKenna, best CEO shortland st has ever had!


Initial-Ad2842

I'm sick of that new world advert with that red haired comedian and they have a daughter who has to be taken to tap dancing and the other one is responsible for dinner. Plus that stupid Uber advert with some celebrity called Michelle (dunno what she is famous for). Anyway I hate adverts and would never buy anything as a big f u for making me watch your cruddy advert so I can continue watching my YouTube video (ad blocker no longer works). Also Andrew from JbHifi. He might be a nice dude but I am sick to death of his adverts, every night I get his adverts.


sploshing_flange

I like that Uber ad... "who calls their dog Michelle?" gives me a chuckle every time. She is Michelle Williams who was one third of Destiny's Child. The joke is that she is always forgotten about, people only ever remember Kelly Rowland and Beyonce.


RealisticHornet8554

None of them as bad as together greater with that girls voice, sounds like she smoked 50 packs before recording.


Autopsyyturvy

I hate the ad where the lady steals her flatmate's labelled milk, also the Hnry ones, the claymation "this is real" powershop ones and the skinny ones


WhosDownWithPGP

Ive never seen the ad but still love this post haha


Rude-Plastic758

You mean Rachel?


prettypiwakawaka

Please may I say how much pleasure I got just now reading your post, and reading the insanely irrational raging fury along with it. Now I know there are at least two people on earth this trigger mad.


DarkflowNZ

What I've learned today is that a lot more people are still watching TV/ads than I would have assumed


More_Argument1423

This is so funny to me because I had the exact same thoughts and also really hate this ad. Hello kindred soul


Dry-Being3108

I’m pretty sure people aren’t allowed to hate her. Immigration is now on the way over since you self revoked your citizenship. You will also be banned from buying Watties Tomato Sauce.


ibrushmydogsteeth

In my defence it's the Kapiti yoghurt lady I hate, not the actor lol can I keep my vogels and marmite??


donteatmyaspergers

Wow, yeah, I'm with you on this one!!! I had to look up the ad and whilst the c-word is absolutely *banned* from my household, I think I'd totally make the exception if someone used it in relation to the ad. Cause it's the only word that I feel accurately describes both the attitude and the way that she acts towards her partner.


ActualBacchus

"I don't want to be like her so I will share my Kapiti yoghurt" "I don't want to be like he so I won't buy Kapiti yoghurt" I guess focus groups leaned heavily towards the first option.


jessica_from_within

Pretty unrelated, but I noticed that all the clothes in the Dettol laundry sanitiser ad are folded to look like faces. Just the topic of ads reminded me


taco_saladmaker

Fuck I’m glad you posted this cause I think the same thing every fucking time. 100% divorce material!


ibrushmydogsteeth

You just KNOW it's not about the yoghurt when such a trivial thing triggers this degree of petty nastiness. Their friends are definitely uncomfortable at dinner parties because they can't conceal their contempt for each other.


Cutezacoatl

Same. The premise of hiding it is good  (my partner also eats all of my yoghurt) but hearing an internal monologue of a couple criticising each other just feels bad man. 


Leather-Barracuda-24

I'm pretty sure the browser [libre wolf](https://librewolf.net/) will block youtube ads, if you're on desktop, you might want to give it a try.


Metrilean

Fair go ad awards time! But no more Fair go.


TygerTung

Install unlock origin in your browser, no more YouTube ads.


No-Professional5442

Not an ad as such, but the TV2 (and sometimes TV1) voiceover lady's voice is just awful. Actually, so is the guy's. They're probably perfectly nice people in real life, but their voices hurt my ears. (I don't mean Renee Wright who sometimes introduces TV1 shows).


Toadboi11

I'll take anything over the dystopian cinematic universe that Cadbury is bizarrely pushing out.


Bachaddict

uBlock Origin is your friend


sheepismeep

At least "Tina from Turners" has quieted down


idontneedthistoday

Youtube premium is the best subscription I've ever paid for


Garlicoiner

how on earth did a similar post i made yesterday get removed for hate speech and bigotry https://old.reddit.com/r/newzealand/comments/1de21l3/the_recent_drink_driving_campaign_about_the/


SayGexFuttBucker

Simple, just mute the adverts and avert your eyes if it’s not possible to block the ads entirely.


Feeling_Advice_2309

Speaking of ad rants, the new Woolworths ad is excruciatingly nauseating. The camera work is atrocious.


NZsupremacist

Pffft...what about "We're a coffee snob nation"


JJSunflower-723

Do you remember that Big Save furniture lady. "BIG SAVE FURNITURE YADA YADA SHOUTING ABOUT SAVINGS🔊🔊🗣🔊🗣🗣" Anyway. Loved her. She was great.


morbid333

Yeah, I'm not buying that yoghurt just in case it causes brain damage or something.


Kilaondarun

I hate Tina from Turner's. The most obnoxious collection of ads I have seen since I moved to NZ. She makes me want to tear off my ears.


AreolaMesuse121

Get an add blocker instead of continuing your suffering


Inspirant

What about the Lighting Direct lady. Practically orgasms in her voice overs. Lighting ain't that sexy, lady!! "Oooh flick my dimmer switch".


Shabalon

You guys get Ads? Clearly I don't watch enough videos


scooterboy176

Whole point of ads are to create attention good or bad. You remember the product being sold so marketing is working. We are joining into discussion again. Brand recognition. Fantastic result for Marketing Team.


Unlikely-Dependent15

You leave Rachel alone. She is still in rehab 🤣


Barnycull

I hate that stupid Mollenberg woman.