o/t Making my day: 118 118

[BrightonBird]

Walking to work on a miserable day, I was cheered up by a very funny sight. 2 guys dressed up as the 118 advert (Big hair, tash and 70's athletic t shirts with 118 118 on them) running across the road to Subway. One of them shouted, "come on 118"

Classic, and it made my day. In a good mood now!

Hope everyone else is as cheerful as I am!

 

[Yorkie]

Just don't use their service. It cost 52p a minute and they didn't have a clue which city I was talking about let alone the agency I was looking for.

118 500 is the old BT service but still expensive. There are some that are only 18p a minute or better still use the net.

 

[Soton Seagull]

One of the lads at work went up to the tset match last week and was sitting near 2 blokes dressed the same. The 118 boys are fast becoming cultural icons!

 

[BrightonBird]

I tend to use the net.

 

[REDLAND]

I wish I felt as chirpy as you BB, I'm all tired this morning, I need the weekend, and I need it NOW !!!

 

[BrightonBird]

Ahh Redland, I am also excited as I'm going on holiday on Saturday (as if you didn't know)!

 

[tinx]

a mate calle dup 118 118 to get the number for homebase but they didn't know the number. So he wasted 50p or whatever and didn't even get the right number. They gave him sainsburys number and he called them so got there in the end.

 

[Beeneys gloves]

The 118 people are everywhere now, plenty of them at the festivals over the past few weeks, should die a death soon

 

[SeagullinKent]

Do you know that the 118118 advert when they run through the park with the little 118 children is filmed at Crystal Palace Park, another reason not to phone them

 

[AlbionFan]

Well it's got you all talking about it, which is exactly what was intended. That is by far the most successful advertising campaign out of all the 118 numbers and one of the most expensive. So much for competition, this will end out costing us more. There are some things that don't need to be changed, and I think this is one of them.

 

[zefarelly]

I think its the most f***ing irritating bullshit advert since those tossers playing squash and getting into the Toyota house brick, styled by Homer Simpson, with trim details by Ray CHarles

the reason BT subbed it out is because no one uses it any more, its loosing them money, Brighton Birds right, everyone uses the net, even if you do call them, half of them dont have the info you need

 

[AlbionFan]

This is one of my big pet hates, adverts, they are everywhere you can't escape them. Most of them are so patronising and just don't reflect anything about the real world. The general trend of adverts recently is the dimwit man being out foxed by the female. I just turn the TV over when the adverts come on but I'm sure that within time the TV companies wit realise this and start putting adverts within TV shows. I pay for my sky subscription so why should I also pay to watch adverts?

 

[Hatterlovesbrighton]

This is a pretty useful site on Direct Enquiries.

Tells you the cost of each service from mobiles as well as landlines

HLB

http://money.msn.co.uk/MyMoney/Insight/SpecialFeatures/RipOffBritain/118resultsorange/default.asp

 

[Everest]

Well it's got you all talking about it, which is exactly what was intended.

No, what was intended was that you ring them, not talk about them. It's not going to do much for their bank balance if you just talk about them.

Wouldn't ring any of the 118 numbers if my life depended on it (maybe I might in that case)

 

[zefarelly]

agreed everest, you could flick through the phone book whilst bleeding to death, if you called them, the stress might push you over the edge !!!

 

[Lord Bracknell]

Why pay anything?

The information you want can be found free of charge here

 

[Wozza]

The 118 boys are fast becoming cultural icons!

Only to idiots. It's a f*cking advert!

 

[Lord Bracknell]

Only to idiots. It's a f*cking advert!

It's f*cking disgrace!

How can CHOICE improve a service if it now comes with a fee? When previously it was free and worked as perfectly as it was possible to achieve.

What next? Get rid of the free direction signs on roads? And replace them with a subscription service provided by a choice of operators, using dial-up GPS systems that can be installed for only a few hundred pounds in any vehicle?

You'd be able to choose your route, according to your personal preferences... avoiding right turns, passing three major tourist attractions, via a Happy Eater... all you have to do is specify your requirements.

Marvellous.

 

[Wozza]

And relax.

 

[BrightonBird]

And this thread was meant to make you all happy!