Supermarket Christmas Adverts

Me too.
My friend watches a Christmas film every afternoon at this time of year.
"Feel good", they are, so she says.

I think all these Christmas adverts are just yuck..🤢

A bit like those soppy Christmas films. Bleugh. 🤢

Im on the Yougov survey panel and a few days ago they sent me the John Lewis christmas ad in a survey. I found it messy and confusing and told them so. Like some of the posters upthread I dont celebrate christmas so I am probably not the best person to ask.

Usually I decline the survey if it says that it contains video because I know its going to be some lame ad. Then they will ask how I "feel" about the company.

Do I trust this company?
Do I feel differently about them having seen the ad?
Am I more or less likely to shop there?
Would I feel proud to work there?

Yeah, right!

And the wretched carrot is back (Aldi I'm looking at you).

I don't know why everyone is so aghast at something that's been the same for decades. I can definitely remember Christmas ads in the 1970's starting in October/November. I can also remember the supermarkets getting in Christmas food at that time. People joked back then, as they do now, that Easter eggs would be on the shelves on Boxing Day. If companies didn't start to advertise their wares until December they would miss out. It would be like travel companies not advertising summer breaks until June. Christmas, Easter, Mother's Day etc provide employment across all sorts of sectors.

I fully agree with you 100%! Literally in June I've seen Christmas stuff everywhere!

For those of us who are Atheist it's extremely annoying but it's just pesty anyway for everyone to have it rammed down our throats so ridiculously early!

Many potted trees have had roots cut to cram into the pots so may not be viable anyway. If you don't know you can't see that. I was caught out maybe 30 years ago with a tree which clearly (on reflection) could not be growing in that smallish pot.

charley68

Morrisons has REAL Christmas trees on sale!!!!!!!!!

So does Asda, but they’re potted.

Pass the Baileys🧋

RosiesMaw2

^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.

Repeating for the benefit of knspol and anybody else who still thinks JL or Waitrose is running this ad.

Oh thank goodness there are other people who feel like me
I just want the Christmas adverts to start the 1st December because by the time Christmas comes I am sick to death of it all ,the shops are so greedy for money and want to temp people to buy all the time Christmas has lost all its meaning it is just for being with family or friends not about who does the biggest or best so sad ,🎄🎄🎄

He's said it was inspired by John Lewis at least that's what I read. Maybe after that awful one with the old man all by himself on the moon?

NotAGran55

I am intrigued to know where the Sam Clegg video is being shown, and why people think it is John Lewis or Waitrose?

There is nothing in it to advertise either company.

The JL one is going to air on Thursday this week.

Am getting a bit confused now about which ad is which🤔

youtu.be/7JChDBikDjw?si=FJmaOwHLCiD_0wKK

Here it is.
It's promoting his charity single.
I think it's advertised somewhere as a "john lewis style" advert.

We don’t have a bath either🤭not cos we keep coal in it but we prefer a shower cubicle only.So no bath products.

In any case, we celebrate Hanukkah here 😃

NotSpaghetti

Yes, all relative Oreo.
As you don't do Christmas Trees it's obviously cheaper not to have a tree at all!

So yes. any tree is expensive if you compare it to no tree!

But sometimes we do things just for the joy of it.

(I like fireworks too... and perfumes abd nice bath products occasionally).

And why ever not , tho I’m not keen on fireworks, I prefer laser light shows.
If I did do Christmas trees it would likely be a fake one and a small narrow one at that as space is at a premium here as is money, am one of what KS speaks fondly of ‘working people’.
😁I think he means working class but am unsure about that, much as he is at times.

I am intrigued to know where the Sam Clegg video is being shown, and why people think it is John Lewis or Waitrose?

There is nothing in it to advertise either company.

The JL one is going to air on Thursday this week.

Yes, all relative Oreo.
As you don't do Christmas Trees it's obviously cheaper not to have a tree at all!

So yes. any tree is expensive if you compare it to no tree!

But sometimes we do things just for the joy of it.

(I like fireworks too... and perfumes abd nice bath products occasionally).

I may do a tasteful bit of tinsel or two draped around the house, 🤭 tasteful and tinsel used in the same sentence.

I suspect that what you call not expensive NotSpaghetti I would find very expensive 😄but there you are we’re all different.

Oreo it's not cheap but not expensive either.
Don't forget even supermarket trees come ftom "a grower".

Our lights and baubles are old so no extra expense there... Many baubles from the 1950s added to over the years in ones and twos. Lights not so old - 2010 I think.

I don't actually mind that "real" trees are pricey as you are buying something that's been taking up a plot of land for many years. It's not like buying a cabbage or a sweetcorn or even most shrubs. Also, I only buy Norway Spruce - and they aren't always available in supermarkets.

Yes I'm fussy about my trees!
When we had a big garden we had three trees and brought them inside in rotation. That obviously cost just space in the garden, and effort!

escaped

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!

I apologise to Waitrose. I must have been half asleep at 8 am this morning! Just went back for some more shopping and the Christmas trees are in pots.
Still bonkers though!

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 love Christmas and I'm not upset by the 'loathers' - so loathe away as far as I'm concerned 😁

I do loathe the run up to Christmas and all the hype, but we just opt out of it all and do our own thing and enjoy what we do.

Norah

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.

I wouldn’t know as I don’t do Christmas trees, it sounds very expensive going to a grower, what does it cost?
Better really to get a fake tree and keep it a long time, better in the end for being ‘green’ surely and the land used for something else growing.
Christmas trees only came into fashion in Victorian times in the UK, before that it was a German tradition.
Here it was decorating with holly and ivy, probably a pagan tradition.