Are Adverts A Waste Of TV Air Time?

After being watched, some adverts make us think 'What was it trying to sell us?', where as others just make us switch channels. So are adverts a waste of TV time?

Most advertisements on TV, for example perfume and car ads, after being watched make us think 'What was that trying to sell us?', because the advert has nothing to do with the item(s) it's suppose to be advertising




Where as other adverts just make us want to changes channels. And we all know which advert that is. Go Compare, with its annoying song, sung by an even more annoying man with a silly moustache,is apparently the most annoying advert on TV. And people hate the adverts so much they even vandalised the billboards... Or have they?

Apparently, Go Compare have purposely 'vandalised' their own billboards as a clever marketing ploy. All the adverts include the 'Compare' part of Go Compare painted out and replaced with witty remarks like 'Get Another Job'.Here are the billboards that are around the UK.

Even on the TV, their adverts have had people trying to stop him from singing. In one of the new July 2012 adverts, a woman shoots a missile at him, trying to stop him from singing.

So, what do you think? Are adverts a complete waste of TV time?