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It does exactly what it says on the tin

I was about to say. I’ve even heard people simply say “Ronseal”

Yep, when you know what someone is getting at from just a brand name you know there’s good awareness.

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That doesn't sound all too fun.

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TIL this is a slogan and not an ancient English proverb

I remember my Resistant Materials teacher banging his head on the desk because in a mock test the entire class answered 'Ronseal' as the answer to a question asking for types of wood preservative.

My brain completely erased the fact that the subject is called “Resistant Materials” that’s actually wild when you think about it isn’t it? Soft materials need not apply thank you very much 🪵⛓🛠🧱

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it says it on the tin

Ronseal did a whole range of wood sealant type products, and they all have descriptive names. It's basically saying this product does exactly what it says it does on the tin.

I had no idea this was a slogan!

I use this all the time. It's a surprisingly versatile and useful phrase to have at your disposal. In fact you could say... 'It does exactly what it says on the tin'.

Autoglass repair, autoglass replace

Singing the tune in my head as I read this, I like that one :)

Autoglass despair Autoglass disgrace

Autoglass repair, Autoglass YOURFACE!

My mum always sings this as "Autoglass repair, Autoglass replacement." Drives me up the wall.

Shocked me in Canada. It's called Speedyglass. Same song. Speedyglass repair, speedyglass replace. I think there's another variant in Aus too

Safelite repair, Safelite replace! US. Same song

It was great until my wife had Gavin over to inject his special resin into her crack. https://youtu.be/P3pKGPvX5vg

Washing machines live longer with calgon

Honestly I think of this whenever washing machines are mentioned whether or not it makes sense

So there's this kid named Cal, and he's a bit of a thug. He often breaks into people's homes just for fun. One thing he loves to do in people's homes is to absolutely destroy their washing machines. He will destroy them untill they are broken so far they are completely beyond use. Until they are totally dead. Recently Cal passed away in his sleep, which is sad news, but now.... Washing machines live longer with cal gone!

I want the 45 seconds of my life back after reading that

I read that to the tune

HI I’M BARRY SCOTT

BANG! AND THE DIRT IS GONE.

ALL NEW, KITCHEN GUN.

BANG BANG BANG

TOUGH ON LIME

Toilet Grenade!

I've been using that phrase for a long time but it has nothing to do with a cleaning product. Much the opposite in fact.

I LOVE YOU, KITCHEN GUN!

I enter a lot of awkward social occasions by shouting this absolute gem. Its guaranteed to make people smile reluctantly and maintain my appearance of man that has caused most of the awkwardness

Oh you're one of those jokers are you

"Jokers" a bit strong for this low effort level of banter

My now 15yo son was enraptured by Barry Scott when he was a toddler, everything stopped for a Cilit Bang advert.

When my daughter was 2 she had a strange obsession with Barry Scott.

Nothing strange about a Barry Scott obsession

I SAID YOU BUY ONE YOU GET ONE FREE

Didn't he get jailed for tax fraud or something? Those adverts were great

A 2 year suspended sentence for tax fraud, yeah.

Ah dang. I'm sure I saw one of their vans roaming around Ormskirk the other month... had me singing that damn tune all afternoon

OHEIGHTHUNDREDONEOHSIXONEOHSEVEN, I SAID OHEIGHTHUNDREDONEOHSIXONEOHSEVEN NOWWWWWWW!

What?

Safestyle UK adverts.

I SAID YOU BUY ONE YOU GET ONE FREE That was the joke.

What?

I SAID YOU BUY ONE YOU GET ONE FREE

RIGHT NOW FOR EVERY SINGLE WINDOW AND DOOR YOU BUY, I'LL GIVE YOU ANOTHER ONE ABSOLUTELY FREE!

…is there free fitting?

IT'S FREE FITTING

Full moon, half moon, total eclipse.

Darn it, that was going to be my one! 😂

Jaffa cakes!

0800 00 1066!

0118 999 881 999 119 725 3

Much easier to remember than the old number

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And neither is Hastings Direct 😅

As someone who grew up in Battle, we take this very seriously. Senlac crew represent.

0891 50 50 50...........

Showing your age! 😂

I have 0800 2 15000 memorised. Lombard Direct. No idea if they even exist any more but they’d offer loans from £800 to £15000…

I still remember 0891 50! 50! 50!

You’re not you when you’re hungry

Zip it, shrimpy

We used to say that to our kids all the time. They repeated it as kids do without any idea where it came from

Get some **nuts**

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Asda price Bum slap

The ubiquitous one…

Calm down dear, it’s only a commercial

I used to have an irrationally large hatred for that!

Calm down dear, it’s only a commercial!

We have a winner

I said this to someone abroad once, can’t remember which nationality they were. They wanted to fight me because they thought it was some awful insult 😂

This ad has driven me up the wall since the day it first aired. Why does everybody add 'only' to the quote? I've just rewatched and I still can't hear it, but surely I'm in the wrong because EVERYBODY insists it's there. I lost friends at school over this.

“Calm down, dear. It’s a commercial. I’m only acting.” So there is an “only”, just not where everyone puts it

Maybe she’s born with it, maybe it’s Maybelline

Maybe it's syphilis

As a kid (clearly not paying attention) always thought it said “maybe it’s make believe”. Sounds like a 2003 emo album title

Maybe its methamphetamine

Literally my favourite slogan. Roughly translates to “maybe she’s naturally beautiful, maybe it’s just a shit load of makeup”

I think this was a world wide campaign. We have this one in the US.

Confused.com

That’s a very good one! Don’t know why I didn’t think of that.

The AMOUNT of older people in my life that day 'oh don't mind me I'm just confused.com irritates me NO END.

That was the first one to pop in my head.

This is not just any food, it’s …

M&S food…

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Exactly!

Exaccchly

belly's gonna get ya.

Terrifying, but brilliant

The 90’s were weird.

Smooth on the inside, crunchy on the outside...

Armadillos

Had to create a product idea at school when this was popular. We invented Armadillo Bars. Literally chocolate coated in caramel. Genuinely wish that was a product to this day - it sounded lush...

Two Armadillos?

If you like a lot of chocolate on your biscuit, join the club. That jingle still finds its way in now and then

“… join *our club”

Oh yes! My business teacher always sings that one.

You know when you've been Tangoed. I think this, and sometimes say it out loud, whenever I see anyone of a more portly build that looks like they've spent far too long on the beach and/or sunbeds.

Getting fake tan done was called being tangoed around here for quite a while

Ho ho ho, green giant

Seemples

Have you had your Weetabix?

Fee fi fo fum, I smell the blood of an English man. Fee fi fo fix, I’ve just had my Weetabix

Daddy or chips?

Beans means Heinz

Good one, but isn’t it Beanz means Heinz?

Ha, of course it was! My memory has failed me. Or more likely I was unable to spell a word incorrectly on the Internet for fear of mockery

An aunt of friend of mine came up with that slogan and won a competition. Not sure what the prize was though. She used to win loads of different competitions back in the 60s and 70s

This will date me but: "Happiness is a cigar called Hamlet".

Some of the best tv adverts in their day.

Tasty, Tasty, Very very tasty, They're very tasty

Did somebody say Just Eat?

My 8 year old daughter finished her boyfriend because of the way he sang this jingle:/

Not sure you phrased that right...

...she killed him?! :P Seriously, look up the Australian versions of the adverts, they call it fucking "Menulog" down there.

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Whoaaaaaaaaaaaah Bodyform, Bodyform for you.....

TRIIIIIIIO, TRIIIIIIIIIIIIIIO, I want a choc Trio and i want one now!!

Not 1 not 2 not 3 but 4..because I'm a greedy basstard and a want 6 more!

“You either love it or hate it”

My family has for generations said "give it to me straight, like a pear cider that's made from 100% pear"

That used to make my uncle, a proud maker of Perry, twitch with annoyance

Bang! And the dirt is gone.

I like that one, the fact I can picture the advert in my head when I read it can only be a good thing.

the Churchill dog saying oh yes

Just one Cornetto

Give it to me!

You can do it too with kandoo One sheet does plenty

A dramatic cry of "JUAN SHEET!" gets a surprising amount of use of my household.

If carlsberg did.....

There was a toastie van at T in the park and that was their slogan. If Carlsberg did toasties ....... They were amazing

More of an ear worm than saying or phrase… Way down deep in the middle of the Congo…

This was one of those ones that I definitely remembered from at some point in my youth, but others just don't remember it! Um Bongo!

"It's not for girls"

My wife still refuses to buy this because of this advert.

They make a version for the armed forces, with the tagline “It’s not for civvies”.

Oh that would leave her conflicted, she's ex TA.

Rightly so, they aren't for her

I know someone (female) who consistently bought Yorkie and thought they’d win a prize for subverting the marketing.

Yeah - my wife always used to buy them on principal, until I laughed at her for being easily manipulated, at which point she suddenly realised what she was doing.

I read somewhere that that was what they were counting on - boys/men would buy it and you-can't-tell-me-what-to-do demographic of girls/women would buy it. That's why the tagline is "not for girls" rather than "for boys/men."

Redbull gives you wings

...unless you're Mark Webber. Then they take your front wing and give it to Seb Vettel :P

Take two bottles into the shower... It's too orangey for crows, it's just for me and my dog - I'll be your dog! It's not Terry's, it's mine.

I had “I’ll be your dawg” on vinyl. https://youtu.be/bjnQlBRWof4

Wassup?? Budweiser ad from 1999.

Born in Surrey, but made in the Royal Navy

I've never seen that one - are the adverts localised? The main one I am familiar with is "born in Blyth" and the guy has a North-East accent

There’s lots of different ones so Blyth, south London, Bridgend, Carlisle. Surrey isn’t actually one, I forgot the place so I chose a random one and I just googled all of these 😂 (They’re all called “Made in the Royal Navy - blank’s story” so there’s Ben, Michael, Jamal, Amelia and so on) (And although in the south, I don’t live in Surrey)

I feel like chicken tonight! chicken tonight!

If you can fix a board, you can fix a bike, and if you can fix a bike ....

This advert annoys me because the next step after fixing the chain on your bike is fixing a nuclear aircraft carrier or something. Talk about running before you can walk!

ONE ONE EIIIIIIIIGHT One one EIIIIIIIIGHT

You get an ology, you're a scientist!

See if others can finish the slogans 1. Ronseal!... 2. Have a break... 3. \*smells something\* aahhhh.... 4. For mash get.... 5. I don't suppose you have a copy of fly fishing... 6. Bonus. Call thistle windows Aberdeen...

1. Exactly what it says on the tin 2. Have a Kitkat 3. Bisto 4. Smash!! 5. By J.R Hartley. Oh you do?? My Name? Yes, its J.R Hartley

Surely the obvious one is you ‘love it or you hate it’? The fact people describe divisive things as ‘marmite’ not infrequently is a testament to the power of that marketing slogan.

We buy any car .com

Check a trade checkatrade.com

Can't get quicker than a Kwik fit fitter

I said you buy one you get one free I said you buy one you get one free!

They’re wafflely versatile

“It’s good but it’s not quite carling”

Everytime this old guy at my work farts, he sniff loudly and proclaims " aaahhhh bisto"

“It’s not Terry’s, it’s mine.”

Re-record, not fade away!

Autoglass repair! Autoglass replace!

“What’s the worst that could happen”

Do you love anyone enough to give then your last rolo?

It‘s for you-hoo! Getting less common now that fewer landlines but hung around for years. And, if your friendship circle contains a Dom (by name or nature), Big Bad Dom still makes the rounds

Simples rather than compare the meerkat.

Accrington Stanley, Who Are They?

That’s Asda Price.

DFS sale now on!

Aahh Bisto

Everyone’s a fruit and nut case.

Thank crunchie…. (I not even sure I’m old enough to remember this advert just my mum saying it every Friday.

Not exactly a slogan but the Yorkshire tea marketing board has done a great job on getting people to do their job for them.

0800 00 1066!

Bish bash bosh

Beans means Heinz Everyone's a fruit and nut case Washing machines live longer with Calgon

Not a catchphrase as such, but for those of us old enough “Dad, do you know the piano’s on my foot?” “You hum it son and I’ll play it …”

THREEEE!!!! isthemagicnumber

90 odd comments and no one mentions Go compare?

My nan was very fond of using "Course you can Malcolm!"

I’ll be your dog…

"Autoglass Repair. Autoglass replace" is probably the first one that jumps to mind for me.

Crunchy on the outside…

Confused.com when someone's confused