Also, the "Jared" commercials make me HOMICIDAL.

[LaraMN]

:mad: :mad: :mad: :mad:

[TZ]

1. I hate them too.

Do you know any woman in their right mind that instead of saying.."he proposed!" would say "he went to Jared"..:grr:

[LaraMN]

2. It makes me never want another piece of jewelry EVER.

:puke:

[BeachBaby]

3. I'll see your Jared commercial.....

and raise you the Vermont Teddy Bear commercials. :puke:

[LaraMN]

4. I haven't seen those!

I've heard they're bad...

[BeachBaby]

6. OMFG.

It's on right now on MSNBC.

The women on this commercial make me embarrassed to be one. :mad:

[Flaxbee]

14. oooh, just saw one of those. They are VILE!

VILE VILE VILE!

The Jared ones are pretty damn bad, but the teddy bear ones stoop to a new low.

[nadine_mn]

23. I'll see your VTB and raise you a Pajama gram

esp since it comes in a decorative hat box

[GOPisEvil]

5. I hate those commercials so much, I become angry at the site of the store itself.

I feel like driving through the front doors and smashing it all up.

But then I decide Jared isn't worth the prison stay and think better of it.

[LaraMN]

9. Oh, me too!

It is a visceral hatred!
In one of my imagined circles of hell, I work at fucking Jared.

[darkstar]

7. Me too.

How can they be so universally despised? Maybe it has to do with co-opting a moment most of us would like to cherish as one of life's high points with vapid, tacky branding?

[bluesbassman]

8. That's pretty funny...

My son and I were watching the tube the other day when one of their lame ass commercials came on. I told him I would %#$@& slap him if he ever bought a girl something there. He agreed.

[ogneopasno]

10. I join you in burning rage. Do they still have that stupid jingle, with the woman screaming?

"JARED!"

[Inchworm]

11. Ditto

what's a 12 letter word for... RARRRRRRRRGH!! :grr:

:hi:

[kentauros]

12. I only get that way with stereotyping commercials.

Namely any that shows a man can be as Emeril with a backyard grill, but has never set foot in a kitchen in his life and has to be given photos of canned goods in order to shop at the store

[petronius]

13. Add me to the list. However, I'm still trying to decide whether their use of

a 2001 quote in the GPS commercial is a infinitesimally-redeeming bit of sci-fi homage, or yet another offense in their infinite rap sheet of suckitude...

[Kat45]

15. Oh, they're awful!

And since it's almost Valentine's Day, they're on constantly. Where the fuck is that store any way? I'd never heard of them until those commercials popped up in recent years and I've also never seen one.

[rcrush]

16. Do women really go nuts for shiny rocks and sparkly things?

But only if it costs thousands of dollars?!?!?!1

[Skittles]

17. you are just cruising for an ass-kicking tonight, rcrush

yes INDEED

[rcrush]

19. The commercials dont lie

It must be true!

[bird gerhl]

18. I hate those verizon commercials with the Weezer guy

[regnaD kciN]

20. For a moment, I didn't know...

...if you meant the jewelry stores or the submarine-sandwich chain.

(Agreed in either case.)

[Manifestor_of_Light]

21. The Jared commercials are horrible.

I took a class in Diamond Grading that GIA (Gemological Institute of America) taught.

We referred to the crummy diamonds they sell at the mall as "fish gravel". Should be in an aquarium.

Those diamonds are so bad they should die and be reborn as grinding wheels.

Any jewelry they sell at the mall, that does not have a certificate for any large diamonds, and a grade with a plot of all the flaws and a report on the quality of the cutting and polish, is bad stuff.

A GIA Report should have things like: Color: H;
Clarity: VS1;
Cut:Good;
Polish:Good
And a diagram of both the top (table) and underside (pavilion) with the flaws plotted and their type described.

People like it because it flashes, but put it under a ten-power loupe, and it's very trashy.

I once worked at a department store "fine jewelry" dept (big joke), and the manager and the other salespeople DID NOT KNOW WHAT A TEN-POWER LOUPE WAS!!!!

All they had was great big hand magnifiers. Not the same!!! :grr: :banghead:

That's what I get for having some education in the subject.

[old mark]

25. Years ago, I bought and sold stuff at flea markets and learned a little

about jewelery. When my future wife and I were searching for an engagement ring, we were apalled at the abaolute shit sold in the mall stores.
We found and bought a beautiful ring in 14k gold with an old large table cut diamond set in platinum in great condition for under $400. It was from the 1930's or a little earlier, and no one makes anything as nice now.

Jared sucks.

mark

[kentauros]

34. I always recommend that people buy old or antique jewelry.

You don't directly support De Beers that way and you get something that is of a much higher quality too :)

[old mark]

39. I think of it as artwork. There is so much craftsmanship

that is gone in small objects like jewelery that most people don't even realise they have lost something. Take some time to look at some old or "estate" jewelery - it is very rewarding just to see it.
I have been pissed at DeBeers ever since I heard the present boss De Beer state that it was "God's Will" that his family become super rich controlling the diamond output.


mark

[nadine_mn]

22. I cannot imagine any woman texting her friends in the middle of a date

If I were her date I would get up and leave (and take my damn Jared's crap box with me)



lemme just say this... I swear by local stores when it comes to jewels and baubles...

[Fleshdancer]

24. THANK YOU!

I hate the Jared commercials! :grr:

[BlueJazz]

26. One of my Friends works at an Ad Agency...His exact Words >>>

"I've never seen an Ad that pisses off more women, causes men to cringe and makes people want to avoid the place like the Plague."
"I don't know what Jared's is paying for the Ad but it has all the look of a Jr. High school Project"
"The Production and Actors are Amateurish"


Yep...Amen...

[Orsino]

27. All jewelry store ads--TV or radio--suck.

Except for the current one with "You will." That gets me.

It doesn't get me to buy jewelry, though.

[LaraMN]

28. I went to Jared (online) and sent them a link to this thread.

I think their corporate leadership should know how repulsive their advertising is.

[distantearlywarning]

29. I hate those commercials too!

"He went to Jared" *meaningful, condescending glance at significant other*

Translation: "Why didn't you go to the chain jewelry store and buy ME an overpriced piece of useless crap, you big sissy-boy loser who can't take care of his woman?"

It's disgusting. These commercials reinforce two bad stereotypes - the stereotype that all women are vicious gold-diggers who don't care about anything in a relationship except receiving massive quantities of glittery crap, and the stereotype that only men who buy lots of glittery crap for their gold-digger ladies are worthwhile human beings and everyone else is a total loser. Ugh ugh ugh.

I told my husband that if he ever "goes to Jared", I'm divorcing him. :evilgrin:

And don't even get me started on the "every kiss begins with Kay" rubbish...

[MissMillie]

30. well, they're working

because you remember them

[NewJeffCT]

31. When I first heard "Jared" I thought of that guy from Subway

that lost like a zillion pounds eating Subway. Wasn't his name Jared?

[DS1]

33. Yes, and I am equally out of the loop

I've never seen one of these commercials

[NewJeffCT]

35. I'd never heard of Jared the jewelry store until I saw the commercials

and, I don't think I've ever seen a physical brick & mortar Jared store - just the commercials.

[hobbit709]

32. A few days ago my wife was complaining to a friend

That she didn't think she was going to get anything for Valentine's. My friend had to bite her tongue because she knew what I was up to.

There's a bracelet to go with it. About 40 carats each of ruby and emerald beads. Not the best gemstone quality but they are real. I had another friend make the pieces after I found the beads at a bargain price.

[Manifestor_of_Light]

41. Oh those are really NICE!!!

Something with some individuality and quality. Gemstone beads can be quite lovely.

I've seen large polished pieces of ruby, about the size and shape of a marshmallow easter egg with a hard shell, and they are such a beautiful shade of red that they glow. One bead like that would be enough for a stunning necklace.

Thanks for posting something with individuality and craftsman ship.

I know how to make jewelry but was unable to sell it. Too much competition out there.

Holler if you want me to make something!!

[AlCzervik]

36. those, vermont teddy bears and Pajama Gram should DIAF.

[geardaddy]

37. Yep, those and Kay jewellers

"Every kiss begins with Kay"

:puke:

[ProfessorGAC]

38. Geico

Why does the lizard have a cockney accent?

Why do people who live in a penthouse think they're cavemen?

Why do those same two guys wear those ridiculous leathers in the motorcycle commercial?
GAC

[Shell Beau]

40. Subway Jared?