Christmas Adverts

grammargran the boy in the JL ad is tired during the day because he's playing with the monster during the night or the monster makes too much noise when it's sleeping . The monster realises this is not good for the boy, so buys him the planetarium to help him get to sleep. The growl at the end tells the boy his friend is still around. That's my understanding anyway!

For whoever said that John Lewis ought to give the money to charity, they do, just like Waitrose.
They have a community matters link on their site, and give money to charity every three months depending on the ratio of votes for the chosen charities, which change every three months.

Thanks for that info durhamjen, I had no idea.

The Mog’s Christmas Calamity book of the Sainsbury's advert raised money for Save the Children to improve child literacy in the UK.

I think all the main supermarkets and big stores do that for charity Dunhamjen but I still don’t think it justifies spending 7 million on making a less than unique advert to run for a few weeks Do you really imagine everyone will consider shopping at John Lewis because of THAT advert I saw it for the first time last night and it didn’t make me feel warm and cuddly or rush to their nearest shop ( I must admit I ve never been inside a John Lewis store but hear they are pretty expensive)

Very disappointed with the John Lewis advert.

I always enjoy the Christmas ads, but thought the tradition was that they all came out after Remembrance Day? I've only caught the JL one so far and I was a bit disappointed - they've had better. I hope at least one of them is going to bring a tear to my old eye!

Marketing is a massive and very successful industry in this country and one I feel we should be proud of. There are a lot of very creative people out there.

BlueBelle where is your logic? Do you really think they would make these adds if there wasn't worthwhile marketing in them? The companies must think so even if you don't.

Maggiemaybe it may not be, but it is one worth considering.

There are so many retailers - I don't know if it applies to the bigger ones - who make their profit for the year at Christmas. If we don't support them we will loose our high street even quicker than we are.

I have to admit I just like Christmas - even the tawdry bits.

Thank you WilmaKnickersfit, your explanation does seem likely but I remain unmoved, grumpy old woman that I am rapidly becoming. Christmas adverts before Remembrance Day just aren’t right (says she, snuggling back down into bed and pulling blanket over head ........ )

vq I heard about the accusations of naughtiness in the m&s ad but can hear nothing apart from 'thank you little bear' !
Am I naïve or just going deaf?

According to one advertisement, Christmas is all about buying a large TV

.....and a big enough dining table to seat your huge, extensive family especially the grumpy granny Phoenix.

Gracesgran my logic is that Christmas is so commercial it’s obscene and I m not even very religious
A of course I m not against advertising I m against this huge commercial competition that’s gets bigger and earlier every year and completely kills the season of ‘goodwill’ in its quest to be the biggest and the best and the earliest

Don't read this Gracesgran

I haven't seen any of them yet but DH and I did comment that we'd prefer to see someone saying 'Come to M&S/JL/Morrisons/Iceland or wherever for all your Christmas needs - we have all joined together and donated the £??? millions adverts would have cost to a charity for the homeless/children/ etc.

Is it me?
Sorry, Bah humbug

Proviso: I do enjoy Christmas though, but hate trawling round the shops for presents and will do any food shopping at my usual haunts!

It doesn't kill off goodwill in my family BlueBelle. Does it in yours? I could understand your comments if it is causing your own family problems.

I can't stand the ads. I think they start way too early, and are ridiculous. Its known that Christmas is a strain for many, many people, and I think starting it all too soon is irresponsible.

I like them all but my favourite has to be "Debenhams"

There's an obvious answer - don't watch them. Watch BBC instead.
I saw the JL one last night, but didn't worry about whether I liked it or not. Plenty of other things in my mind at the moment without being overly concerned about Christmas ads.
It's the same answer I give to those who complain about the politics threads on here. If you don't like them, don't read them, and definitely don't respond.

The cost of these adverts is what piques me. JL for example wants us to spend in their shop but they won't shell out for a Changing Places facility [far less cost than an ad!] which provides a hoist and changing bench for adults and children who need more than what's on offer in the accessible loo and who would also like to shop in JL.

Whilst I like the adverts I do think some of them are out far to early, but for me the thing that I cant get over is the money that these cost. I have heard that the new JL one cost 7 million.

Not watching them doesn't mean I can't express an opinion on them. I find them gross.

I can understand your feeling about where the money goes goldengirl. Is there someway GN posters could let John Lewis know we would like them to do that?

It's already out on Twitter from a Changing Places campaigner but spreading the word in other ways - even just amongst friends or writing to your nearest store - would raise awareness

I've finally seen the M and S Christmas ad and I loved it!!