Moonpig

6 February 2008 by Silky

At one end of the greetings card continuum are the cards sold by the National Trust that are probably made by elfin beauties who live inside oak trees and skip through the forest picking flowers and berries all things wonderful to make their cards ever so, ever so special.

At the other end are cards from Moonpig.com. The one’s that you can personalise online to specifically make fun of someone you know’s complete lack of hair, and simultaneously tricking you into thinking that you’re making something precious and unique yet thousands others are doing the exact same thing.

Similarly, at the one end of the adverts continuum is the new Honda advert, a thing of thoughtfulness, of fun and of production values. At the other end is the Moonpig.com advert:

I hate the falling star/fairy dust that floats from scene to scene, I hate the lobotomised idiots giggling at just how bald they are but most of all I hate the jingle (if you can call repeating the word Moonpig over and over a jingle).

You thought the song from the Slim Fast advert was bad, but it’s nothing on this one.

The Moonpig tune is the kind that only someone with a very warped mind could possibly think is suitable for public broadcast. The *composer* should clearly either be locked up for his own protection or tried for crimes against Humanity.

In fact, I dare say that if Himmler wrote jingles, this is what he come up with. I can hear it now, echoing around the cellars of Prince Albrechtstrasse. Playing on a permanent loop, punctuated only by the screams of mercy and of desire to confess to anything just to make it stop:

“So did you say the Fuhrer is a little girl who prances around wearing only frilly knickers shouting “Look at me Eva, I’ve got titties!”?”
“I did, I did. Just make the Moonpig advert stop!”

I can genuinely say that I’d rather listen to an entire Mika album – a man who sings like a pig with bulldog clips attached to its testicles – than I would this Moonpig advert one more time.

And I don’t make that sort of claim lightly.

Thanks to Jono McLeod and Mat Cunningham for submitting this bad ad.

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Just How Bad is this Ad?

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83Responses:

  • Said on the 6 February 2008

    Mooooooonpig, Mooooonpig, Moooooonpig dot cooooooom! This is great! Especially the random pitch changes. Roll on the next dot com burst bubble…

  • Said on the 7 February 2008

    Can’t believe it’s taken you so long to mention this, frankly…it’s an outrage

  • Said on the 7 February 2008

    Apologies Phil.

    Sometimes it just hard to find the words…

  • Said on the 8 February 2008

    I understand how you feel – this advert leaves me speechless with rage

  • Said on the 10 February 2008

    To quote Friends “I want to put my finger, through my eyeball and fiddle about with my brain”. Some adverts piss you off so much that you just make a mental note to never buy from them.

  • Said on the 11 February 2008

    its the way the receding hair man and the ugl bint look at the card and laugh at the end

    ha ha ha

    piss off

  • Said on the 12 February 2008

    I feel sorry for the constipated looking cartoon pig which appears to have been decapitated and its head shoved into either a goldfish bowl or a lightbulb. Surely the RSPCA would have been called in by now…

  • Said on the 15 February 2008

    ha ha ha ha @ SuperFurrySeahawk…. why don’t you call the RSPCA?!

    I wonder what retard came up with the name ‘Moonpig’

  • Said on the 15 February 2008

    I would have called the RSPCA myself, but the cartoon creature looked as though it had probably gone past the point of being saved anyway!

  • Said on the 15 February 2008

    Cheap annoying crap, bit like the cards.

  • Said on the 16 February 2008

    Tacky cards and a tacky advert to go with them… has anyone actually been on the website??? what was the address again???

  • Said on the 16 February 2008

    its mooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooonpig.cooooooooooooooooooooooom

  • Said on the 18 February 2008

    Well, if the job of the advert is to get you to talk about the web site and memorise it, it’s worked.

    Unfortunately, because of how totally, utterly and completely tedious the advert is, I’ll be going nowhere near it on principal, hoping that the advertising agency and web site go out of business along with the arse of a client who said, “Yep, that’s a great idea – I’LL HAVE THAT ONE.”

    Numpties.

    PS – Is it possible to vote on this ad to be Worst Ad of The Year?

  • Said on the 18 February 2008

    Hey TDP,

    As TWA is coming up for it’s first birthday, you’ll be migthy glad to hear that I’m working on a system to vote for the worst advert of the past year.

    I dare say that Moonpig.com will be in the running.

  • Said on the 18 February 2008

    there was an advert for a similar company with carol vorderman im sure it was moonpig where she highlighted ‘parking’ as the biggest hassle with buying cards at a shop

  • Said on the 19 February 2008

    I hate this annoying advert . So much so that I’ve given up watching e4 and now download my friends episodes since im fed up with grabbing my remote in a fit of rage to destroy the constant repetative jingle from entering my ears . If there is any moonpig employees out there who read this then F### Y## you annoying bunch of C###s. This advert is worst than the deaf woman that keeps tonguing her cheek doing sign language in the corner which in my books is bloody painful. But i bet she could sing a better jingle. 9.9999999/10 for displeasure . I hope nobody buys their cards and they go bust.

  • Said on the 20 February 2008

    lol @ Dave

  • Said on the 20 February 2008

    ‘Moonpig’ does actually mean something – look it up on the online urban dictionary. Oh dear….

  • Said on the 21 February 2008

    Moonpig 25 up, 11 down

    A woman so hideously ugly that the very sight of this creature brings forth a massive and overwhelming sense of revulsion and physical nausea.

    Imagine what a pig that lived on the moon would look like.
    Apply this model to your intended munter.

    NB: Moonpigs are generally clinically obese, and may often be found munching on anything that comes too near and looks like food. Puppies are at extreme risk.

    1) That Sonia from Eastenders is such a Moonpig!

    2) LOOK AT HER!! What a Moonpig!

    lol!!!!!!!!

  • Said on the 21 February 2008

    here we go carols ‘no parking’ advert
    gof i hate birthdays it means i have to find somewhere to park!!!!!
    http://www.remind4u.com/Assets/Videos/TV_Ad_001.mpg

    i think she owns the company and has the perfect soluction to a problem that didnt exist

  • Said on the 21 February 2008

    Moon pig wtf, my baby brother sings this every morning. Enough said.

  • Said on the 26 February 2008

    I hate this advert, it’s awful!
    That cartoon pig (which is REALLY annoying but I can’t pinpoint why exactly) looks like it has had a typewriter shoved up it’s arse!

  • Said on the 26 February 2008

    Good ol’ Google AdWords. I’ve been following these comments by e-mail (keep them up, btw) and Google Mail has just kindly advertised to me, yes, moonpig.com! I don’t know if it was the keyword ‘pig’, or ‘arse’ that caused the trigger, but what I _do_ know is that moonpig.com will get charged if I click the link…

  • Said on the 4 March 2008

    I hate and despise all of those bloody halifax adverts, the people that appear in them should be put up against a wall and shot with pig shit.. then there entrails rippped out and burnt.

  • Said on the 5 March 2008

    Wrong ad, Emile.

  • Said on the 9 March 2008

    thats a very 18th century and french punishment emile,
    back to moonpig, somebody shoot me,,,,,,,,,please.

  • Said on the 9 March 2008

    Not sure if I should even write an entry here but I have to admit I was the sound engineer on the Moonpig.com advert. I have to stress I didn’t write the song but I did record it and mix the ad. I actually quite like the ad!!! *ducks*

    “I wonder what retard came up with the name ‘Moonpig’”

    The producer asked the client this question. The man that owns the ad was known as “pig” at school. Because he looks like a pig. Seriously. Not sure where the moon bit came from but I guess they were just searching for a domain name.

    There’s a new ad coming out in the next few months with a NEW theme tune! Muhahahahaha.

  • Said on the 11 March 2008

    Bugger wasnt looking where i was writng gad zooks…and shiver me doings…moon pig sounds like …leona lewis sucking cock…i give her a bleeding love…any way back to the real world…Yes Chris p any relation to Chris p cock of the meriden news…i prerfer the tried and tested methods of torture and killing i would take all the buggers at the moon pig corporation and each one i would perform the viking blood eagle apon or better still how about covering their genitals with lighter fluid and then set light to the fuckers mmmm sounds good to me….

  • Said on the 31 March 2008

    Ha! This ad is hilarious! Although if I had to watch it more than once I would probably prefer to jump off the balcony. I now how moooonpiiig stuck in my head though… It’s late at night and I’ll probably be singing it all night long. mooooonpiiiig. Wow. What jingle.

  • Said on the 25 April 2008

    Moon Pig !!

    It doesnt annoy me like others…..I actually quite like it !

    A still sing it, about an hour after i’ve seen it. It sticks in your head, the whole purpose of an advert

  • Said on the 4 May 2008

    Just hearing the tune makes me lunge for the remote to change the channel. Even if the cards were actually OK I wouldn’t use the site because the advert’s so hideous.

  • Said on the 11 May 2008

    It’s not pretentions, the bloke nodding at his card is great, and the music’s Like the start of the Simpsons theme or a Frank Zappa parody. And the bizarre name. It’s good.

  • Said on the 22 May 2008

    the ad is horrfically catchy
    the song ridiculous (even if i cant supress a grin at its sheer sillyness)
    product name stupid and pointless
    but even more annoyingly, i found my self not only looking at mooooooonpiiiig dot comm but buying a card

    to add to annoyance,the card was actually pretty good quality and came out way better than any on the advert.

    and now i dont know what to do with myself… dont buy and you can carry on hating safely i say

  • Said on the 23 May 2008

    Its A Good Advert :) wel froma 13 year old

  • Said on the 23 May 2008

    Its A Good Advert :) wel froma 13 year old point of

  • Said on the 23 May 2008

    point of view **

  • Said on the 3 June 2008

    I hate how the man points at the card at the end this is worse acting then I’ll do anything! gosh

  • Said on the 10 June 2008

    “MOOOOOONPIIIIIG.COOOOM” THEY’VE GOT ME F*CKIN SINGIN IT NOW

  • Said on the 18 June 2008

    OH MY GOD THAT STUPID MUSIC IS SOOOOOOOOOO ANNOYING!!!! I change the channel every time it comes on.

  • Said on the 10 July 2008

    This advert is freaky. It reminds me of when someones taunting you… or when you see ghosts on false TV programmes… I can just see it now, some poor kid is shaking alone in their bed whilst someone is taunting them… ”Moonpig… mooooonpig…” If I were young enough, I think I’d have nightmares over it. I’m against hunting however I might make an exception when it comes to Moonpig.

  • Said on the 10 July 2008

    moonpig…..iwant that as my rin tone for my phoe its BRILL! moon pig.

  • Said on the 8 August 2008

    I HATE this advert and its on forever and what a wierd company name?!

  • Said on the 9 August 2008

    There’s a bloomin new one! Silky, can you track it down?

  • Said on the 13 September 2008

    Just been on the site and the cards are as crap as the advert!!!

  • Said on the 3 November 2008

    Moonpig i have seen worse,but this seems very American Moooooooooooooooon Piiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiig

  • Said on the 12 February 2009

    google for moonpig and you will see it is English!!!

  • Said on the 13 February 2009

    I personally don’t find the add that bad, and it gets everyone talking, any publicity is good publicity.
    Also, did no one else notice what this guy (Silky?) said about Mika?
    I absolutely LOVE Mika he’s amazing! He’s brilliant don’t diss his music! It’s better than you’ll ever come up with in your lifetime.

  • Said on the 14 February 2009

    Bad ad aside, Moonpig is aces for sending slightly creepy anonymous Valentines cards to people who have asked you to cease all contact.

  • Said on the 15 February 2009

    So that’s where that came from…. Please stop following me Archer!!

  • Said on the 16 February 2009

    Oh you and your silly restraining orders.

  • Said on the 8 March 2009

    RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!111111111111111111

    Words cannot describe the rage that fills me when this advert comes on.

    P.s. i love this site!

  • Said on the 13 March 2009

    Who else is using Moonpig to scatter-gun Mother’s Day cards in the vague hope of one day actually getting their biological mother and finally getting that tiny bit of reassurance that will allow them to build some small semblance of self-esteem?

    Cos that could be a function of the site…

  • Said on the 23 March 2009

    i HAATTE this advert soooooooooooooo much i klove it!

  • Said on the 16 April 2009

    “I say old bean, do you know where i can get a totally spiffing greetings card?”

    Arrrgh!! Arrrgh!! Arrrgh!! someone make it stop

  • Said on the 9 June 2009

    And I thought I was the only one who hated this ad.
    This advert, along with the one where the high pitched voice says “technologic” at the end drive me up the wall.
    It’s getting to the point where I just press mute when an ad break begins, and put the sound back on when my program starts again.

    It’s not just the “Moooooooooooooon piiiiiiiiig” bit, but the other voices as well.
    Not only is the computer geek an offensive sterotype, but he just doesn’t seem interested. AND he’s supposed to personify the target audience of computer users.
    It’s a wonder they sell enough cards to pay for an ad in every break.

    If I ever get one of these through my front door I’ll destroy the senders’ computer.
    Now I’m off to lobotomise myself so I can get those awful voices out of my head.

  • Said on the 15 June 2009

    alternative ad ; take one pig ,insert large quantity of c4 up its arse ,deliver to ad agency and detonate.

  • Said on the 31 July 2009

    FUCK OFF MOONPIG! That’s what I will probably be screaming at the TV if I see this advert again. The song is just so awful. I’m sick of hearing “Moooooooooooooooooooooonpiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiig!” all the time.

    “I say old bean, do you know where I can find a totally spiffing greetings card?”
    Yes, try the fucking post office or a card shop! Isn’t that where we’ve been buying our cards since I don’t know, maybe when cards were invented?! Also, it won’t cost you £2.99. Yes, that’s how much a normal sized card is on Moonpig.

  • Said on the 31 July 2009

    lol all these comments are hilarious especialy the one above. Luckily I have not seen this advert recently but they must really be stupid pigs if this advert is still going on. I too hope they go bust.

  • Said on the 31 July 2009

    Jack.

    ALL of the other comments are above…

    ;-)

  • Said on the 11 September 2009

    I think I like this thread best. It makes me smile.

  • Said on the 11 September 2009

    Even after six months??? You must be mad…

  • Said on the 11 September 2009

    Don’t you mean se7en?

  • Said on the 11 September 2009

    Please, no severed heads in a carrier bag….

  • Said on the 11 September 2009

    Goodness what do you think of me. I don’t use carrier bags i use reusable canvas bags.

  • Said on the 11 September 2009

    This isn’t a murder, this is a marks and spencers murder….

    And it adds a whole new dimention to “A Bag For Life”

  • Said on the 11 September 2009

    Stop talking…my email junk is getting full.

  • Said on the 11 September 2009

    You should have subscribed to the envirophone thread…..

  • Said on the 11 September 2009

    I think I should unsubscribe.

    And that advert is even worse.

  • Said on the 11 September 2009

    I’ll have you know all my cyber murders are not only Organic and free range but also narrated by either the M&S woman or the late actor Mark McManus as Tv’s Jim Taggart.

  • Said on the 11 September 2009

    Oh no Jack’s Junk is full…what will we do?!

  • Said on the 11 September 2009

    It’s down to you qwidge, Archer is very , very occupied right now….

  • Said on the 11 September 2009

    I think the solution might be to stop talking and not post any more. What do you think?

  • Said on the 12 September 2009

    Sorry, I was focused on someone far more important, yeah we’s better stop talking… but you owe me an apology qwidge.

  • Said on the 13 November 2009

    all this faux-’50s shit really gets me down. and that ffing brummy git; atrocious.

  • Said on the 11 March 2010

    It would be fine if for example every holiday season had a different tempo to it. But is always the same. It never changes. Never falters and always proceeds to piss me off. My Mum would rather have fuck all for mothersday than a card from Moonpig (thats what she said)!.

  • Said on the 13 June 2010

    You guys are retards!

    Nothing wrong with it, it’s done exactly what it’s designed to do!

    I’d hate to see what else gets on your nerves… i’d relax before it’s too late… ;-)

    note: “Moonpig” was a school yard nickname for the guy who started it all.

  • Said on the 13 June 2010

    Bob you must be the owner of the annoying company. Everyone finds it very annoying and you even know how the idea started!

  • Said on the 14 June 2010

    Why does an advert anger you so much? it’s just an advert. if it really summons up such strong emotions for you (in a rather dramatic overreaction, one must say) then turn it over when it comes on or mute it! Simple as! Surely there’s better things to do with your time…

  • Said on the 15 June 2010

    Fuck off Moonpig

  • Said on the 16 June 2010

    Yes, just FUCK OFF Moonpig! I know it’s nearly Father’s Day but there is NO NEED to shove your shit advert in my face every fucking ad break! And how the fuck is putting “Dad” on the card personalising it?!
    Also, has anyone seen FunkyPigeon.com? “WHAT THE FUCK?!” was my reaction when I first saw this on TV! Shite Moonpig rip off!
    Hallmark’s stupid personalised card advert can fuck off too! I don’t want to waste £3 on a piece of cardboard good for only one day. If I wanted a card I’d just go to Clinton Cards or even the fucking Post Office!

  • Said on the 23 June 2010

    I’ve toiled through the pages of mindless dribble,(above), and wonder why you don’t do something usefull with your apparently wasted lives.
    Did you all know that a T/V can be SWITCHED OFF;
    and I have it on good authority that you stand a reasonable chance of NOT being struck dead by the telly gods.

  • Said on the 23 June 2010

    What’s the point of switching the TV off when most of the other adverts are fine..we are here to watch TV programmes not adverts but Moon Pig just ticks me off, It should be the TV broadcaster to remove Moonpig not us to switch the TV off.

  • Said on the 24 August 2010

    Suspect the guy who owns this company has earned more than you lot put together in the last 12 months, which just goes to show… there’s more to live than advertising!

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