Supermarket Christmas Adverts

NotSpaghetti

Oreo - not everyone goes to a shop for their tree.
We have two local growers and go there. I suppose technically it's a shop but really it's a farmyard.

We've nice nurseries near. Locally grown trees.

Last Christmas baby GS was pretty new. The Christmas lights and stuff in The Range fascinated him. We walked him round so many times and lots of staff and customers had to smile at his squeals of excitement. Through the eyes of a child. I was excited to do it this year. He's far too sophisticated a toddler to be interested. Sad gran.

A few years ago I organised a Christmas tree for elderly aunt with dementia months before Christmas. She described what she wanted in a confused way and I thought she might not be here Christmas so why not.

She's still going strong and doesn't seem interested in Christmas trees. You can't win them all but it felt important at the time.

I like the Amazon one particularly the beaming face of the lady who makes it happen. The Lidl one is sweet. Child helps old lady and gets given some Christmas magic and the little girl sends present to another child and best of all include him in a sledge ride. Spirit of Christmas.

NotAGran55

knspol

Local garden centre full of Christmas trees yesterday.
Have any of you seen the Waitrose Christmas advert yet? I saw it yesterday and it had me in floods of tears. I would suggest if anybody has recently lost a partner then don't watch. Maybe I'm being overly sensitive but I cannot imagine why anybody would release such an advert that (imo) will cause distress t so many people.

I think are are getting mixed up with something else knspol, because the Waitrose advertisement is an interactive ‘who dunnit’ about a missing pudding.

My apologies it's the John Lewis advert I saw which I found upsetting.

The Waitrose ad I watched is about a man who has lost his wife and goes walking to the same spot they used to go to and a robin usually joins him until one day it's hurt and he takes it home to look after etc etc

No, that is nothing to do with Waitrose or John Lewis.

They have trees up to Christmas eve.
Forgot the main point!

Oreo - not everyone goes to a shop for their tree.
We have two local growers and go there. I suppose technically it's a shop but really it's a farmyard.

Beechnut

Jaxjacky

knspol

Local garden centre full of Christmas trees yesterday.
Have any of you seen the Waitrose Christmas advert yet? I saw it yesterday and it had me in floods of tears. I would suggest if anybody has recently lost a partner then don't watch. Maybe I'm being overly sensitive but I cannot imagine why anybody would release such an advert that (imo) will cause distress t so many people.

The Waitrose ad is for a Red Velvet Puddng??

Thanks Jaxjacky .
When I watched the Waitrose ad I couldn’t figure out why I didn’t ‘get it* why it was sad.

The Waitrose add I watched is about a man who has lost his wife and goes walking to the same spot they used to go to and a robin usually joins him until one day it's hurt and he takes it home to look after etc etc

It puts an awful lot of pressure on those with less than perfect set ups all of us

It’s just all so fake.

Tables groaning with food, happy families in Christmas hats and jumpers, beautifully wrapped presents, excited but adorable children…..

In real life, is it like that?

No wonder you get sick of it all and just want it all done and dusted, with no fuss.

Well, that’s how I feel about it all.

Bah humbug.

They'll probably be just binned, I'd imagine.

When l walked Toby last night, l noticed at least 6 houses with Christmas decorations up and lights on.
I love Christmas but always wait until December 1st.
I noticed Sainsburys had real Christmas trees on Friday, surely they won't last until Christmas day.

NotSpaghetti

November is too early for a tree I think!
Ours only goes up just before the day though.

There won’t be any left in the stores by 1st Dec 🤣

I've just popped to Waitrose for milk because we were away at the weekend.
There were at least 10 real Christmas trees, without pots, outside in the metal plant cage, and another half a dozen or so in the foyer.
Bonkers!

November is too early for a tree I think!
Ours only goes up just before the day though.

My neighbour 30 year old living on her own put her Christmas tree up on 6th November crazy

Have you seen the current price of postage stamps!?😳 I only send a handful of Christmas cards nowadays, usually as close to the 25th as possible!

I don't loathe Christmas when I am able to share children's wonder and enthusiasm which is lovely. I spent my working life having to work nearly every Christmas so I still like being able to do the traditional things on the actual day especially now I have grandchildren.

It doesn't stop me hating Christmas TV ads though I hope my views are not upsetting any true Christmas lovers.

Me too MissI I thought I was a real minority

MissAdventure

I think we'll need a thread for loathers.
Then we can moan to our heart's content, without upsetting people who love Christmas.

I didn't realise there were so many of us. Any time I say I hate xmas, everyone is always shocked.

I agree with the loathers of the Christmas ads especially in November
Awful

Bellanonna

Beechnut

I received my first Christmas card today 🎄

Crikey! 🙄

You are lucky to get any post. Even living only a mile from the town centre, post office and sorting office, we have not had any mail for two weeks and I suspect that we only got it then because there was a letter in a House of Commons envelope. I haven't even had any birthday cards, except those delivered by hand.

I think we'll need a thread for loathers.
Then we can moan to our heart's content, without upsetting people who love Christmas.

I loathe Christmas too, mostly because I'm already sick of shops full of stuff starting August/September, now the TV adverts begin and it's still early November. The date for Christmas never changes so we definitely don't need reminding. Like many others I'm sick of it long before the day arrives! And it's only one blinking day! It should all be banned until 1st of December.