I can tolerate (read ignore) Thai TV when it is on in the background. Unless there's an important football match (which I usually watch on the outside TV), I give Mrs BB total control of the remote until at least 7pm each day. I even look at the occasional news article that might take my interest.
Everything is fine, until the 10 minute long Flash Sales kick in. If you are not familiar, it is a Thai advert with up to 4 people all talking at the same time, trying make themselves heard over the other members of the team. It becomes 10 minutes of absolute mayhem. Unless you look at the pictures, you can't have a clue what is being sold. It is a 10 minute battle royale of words trying to sell a piece of tat, which retails at a stupid recommend price, and they are always selling several of the same thing, for just 1,000฿ plus 200฿ postage. Some of the tat is something you might use once in a lifetime, but they are selling you 5 of these things for an amazing bargain price. Things I can think of off hand include:
- Magnifying Spectacles - buy 1 and get 4 free. Why? People only have one head.
- Knives with a lifetime guarantee - buy 1 set and get 2 sets free. So you have to live 3 times.
- Gas cookers - buy 1 get 2 free.
It is an unwritten rule in our house now that as soon as these things come on the TV, the TV is muted. Probably the worst times are when Mrs BB is watching TV in bed and has fallen asleep. I can easily sleep through Thai TV, but as soon as these ads come on they wake me up. I'm then scrambling around for the remote, which somewhere on the other side of the bed.
A pet hate of mine - Thai Flash Sales. Do they work? I doubt it.