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Iam64 Fri 13-Nov-20 11:17:05

It's the right advert for this difficult year. Love is so important and to ask people to donate to Sure Start and FairShare is such a good idea
I also agree with grumppa (again twice in a week!) that JL needs to keep a profile to avoid going under. It's a good store and it would be so sad to lose it, not to mention awful for its many employees.

Lulubelle500 Fri 13-Nov-20 11:13:11

If you want a real ho ho ho laugh take a look at the Greenies snowman and dog ad.

bigbird1 Fri 13-Nov-20 11:04:38

Seems to be saying that love not "stuff" is the best pressie. Completely agree but if everyone else does, it wont do much for their sales figures.

Willow500 Fri 13-Nov-20 11:04:05

If you want to cry then watch the alternative JL film about the man and his dog lost on the snowy moors sad I couldn't get to the end of it but do know what happens.

To be honest the real JL ad did nothing for me and Kevin is just annoying - bah humbug grin

Maggiemaybe Fri 13-Nov-20 10:59:13

grumppa

If they don’t advertise there will be more redundancies.

Good point, grumppa.

I’m a bit disappointed in the advert though. This one hasn’t brought a tear to my old eye, and just about anything can these days. smile

Maybe they’ve consciously avoided an out and out weepie this time.

MawB2 Fri 13-Nov-20 10:55:08

Roses

MAWB2
Sorry I didn't realise you had already started a thread

Not to worry Roses smile, just feeling a little invisible this morning!
Wish the scales agreed with me gringrin

Petalpop Fri 13-Nov-20 10:53:41

Much prefer Kevin the carrot. I find it hard to agree with the sentiment give a little love when they have laid off so many of their staff. Their shop in our town has shut so if I wanted go to their actual shop I would have to go to the next town along which has a high rate of Corona 19. Kevin for me every time but am pleased they have both included an endangered beautiful hedgehog in their adverts.

grumppa Fri 13-Nov-20 10:46:52

If they don’t advertise there will be more redundancies.

GrannyGravy13 Fri 13-Nov-20 10:27:31

I love Kevin the carrot advert this year, I also really like the T K Max advert with the farmer and the goat!

Craftycat Fri 13-Nov-20 10:23:52

I hadn't seen it before. It is lovely.

HannahLoisLuke Fri 13-Nov-20 10:13:16

It's lovely but I also love Aldi's Kevin the carrot and Amazon's The Show Must Go On.

Also have misgivings about JL making so many redundant whilst spending such a lot on an advert.

BAH12 Fri 13-Nov-20 10:12:45

As the grandmother of the boy who did the JL ad with Monty the Penguin there’s only one JL ad for me!!

Boolya Fri 13-Nov-20 10:10:35

Lovely ad., has brought tears to my eyes

Ann29 Fri 13-Nov-20 10:05:45

A great sentiment

Roses Fri 13-Nov-20 09:36:36

MAWB2
Sorry I didn't realise you had already started a thread

Glorybee Fri 13-Nov-20 09:22:43

I love all the differing animation styles, a surprise all the way through.

NotAGran55 Fri 13-Nov-20 09:07:31

Absolutely love ❤️ this years advert and the charities they are supporting.

MawB2 Fri 13-Nov-20 09:03:58

As nobody seems to have spotted the thread I am repeating it here

www.gransnet.com/forums/christmas/1287366-This-years-JL-Waitrose-Christmas-ad

MawB2 Fri 13-Nov-20 09:02:45

I posted a link on the thread I started earlier this morning

Iam64 Fri 13-Nov-20 08:58:39

Agree with you Rose

Roses Fri 13-Nov-20 08:52:16

I've just watched the ad and it made me smile, the animation and the song are lovely

The sentiment behind it is about giving love which costs nothing and we all need a little love at the moment