Not my usual subject for a rant, but shopping and advertising go hand in hand.
Verizon FIOS
The smug verizon guy and the fat cable guy spar, but I can't get verizon DSL, much less FIOS, since they're spending all their money advertising. Why not throw it into actually building a network that reaches me in a densely populated somewhat affluent city neighborhood.
GEICO
That stupid wad of money with stuffed toy eyes is the least of offensive elements. The woman flirting with it in a Chinese restaurant, the swishy guy lost on a country road are stupid characters in badly produced commercials.
More to come