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CTyankee

(67,110 posts) Thu May 22, 2025, 04:13 PM May 2025

Trivago ad guy with the teeth

He's an Internet "thing" now.

https://www.reddit.com/r/CommercialsIHate/comments/1i3360c/this_trivago_commercial_featuring_a_guy_with_the/

I used to check Trivago when I was travelling a lot for art history, long before this ad. It was ok.

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Trivago ad guy with the teeth (Original Post) CTyankee May 2025 OP

From the reddit comments: sop May 2025 #1

I find super white teeth to be very distracting Skittles May 2025 #2

He's creepy, but... we are talking about the ad. Thats the point. Srkdqltr May 2025 #3

Interesting. I can see that it has us talking but what I don't get is why that would persuade me to use Trivago to plan CTyankee May 2025 #4

I have no clue. I don't travel that way. Srkdqltr May 2025 #5

sop

(16,175 posts)

1. From the reddit comments:

Reply to CTyankee (Original post)

Thu May 22, 2025, 04:22 PM

May 2025

Good to know I'm not the only one creeped out by the guy in those commercials.

Skittles

(167,679 posts)

2. I find super white teeth to be very distracting

Reply to CTyankee (Original post)

Thu May 22, 2025, 05:01 PM

May 2025

very weird

Srkdqltr

(8,924 posts)

3. He's creepy, but... we are talking about the ad. Thats the point.

Reply to CTyankee (Original post)

Thu May 22, 2025, 05:25 PM

May 2025

CTyankee

(67,110 posts)

4. Interesting. I can see that it has us talking but what I don't get is why that would persuade me to use Trivago to plan

Reply to Srkdqltr (Reply #3)

Thu May 22, 2025, 08:14 PM

May 2025

my next trip. However, it does make this company stand out. I have used several travel agencies to find one that fit what I was looking for specifically and wound up using Road Scholar more often than not, because I could find a better selection of art related trips with it.

Srkdqltr

(8,924 posts)

5. I have no clue. I don't travel that way.

Reply to CTyankee (Reply #4)

Thu May 22, 2025, 08:33 PM

May 2025

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