Tesco Ad.

It just washes over me, although someone on GN recently felt it was making fun of a young adult with special needs...

No Petra my OH practically screams at the TV every time those ads come on.

Same here. My DH has high blood pressure and this ad is really not good for him. Every little does not always help!

One of the worst Christmas ads.

I will have to look out for it

I've never seen it. Just realised how much of what I watch these days is recorded, adverts skipped.

I think it's quite funny. this one ?

He hasn't got special needs!

Yes he has - and I remember what they were...!

It's all make believe including the helpful and readily available staff!

feetle !!!!! You naughty boy!

Just watched it. I don't think it's that bad, just a bit of fun. Reminds me of when a very cultured German friend of ours asked DH which English cheese he'd recommend and he said his favourite was Cheddar, the bright orange one. He's not special needs either, honestly.

Hadn't seen it untill Jingle's link, can't see any link with a person with special needs , just shows a prat

I think it's quite funny,the boy reminds me of my stepson and it always makes DH and me chuckle.

I think it's funny too, just a gormless,horny teenage boy!

Petra No I can't stand either of the oily gits. There is something nasty about them.

He comes across even more as possible special needs in the one where he's sent off to find GF food and comes back with a light bulb.
I hadn't realised I'd seen them when I posted earlier.
Definitely the worst Christmas ad.

being a cat owner my favorite ad is " mog " from sainbury"s .

this lad hasn't got special needs he is just a bit of a nerd and being a pest. In real life I would remove myself from the shop double quick. I have seen much worse ads

As a bad advert it could sort of imply that if you go into Tesco's to shop you might encounter creeps like them. Tesco's are in enough business trouble as it is.

You are right Petra it's an awful ad.

I did a last minute shop in Tesco yesterday, but saw no special, extra, " colleagues" to help with locating items.

I don't think the poor lad is actually showing signs of special needs;
but , like many teenagers, he is just trying out a new persona - that of some rapper, disk spinner or beat-boxer.
He's trying, just a little too hard, to be whatever is the latest term for what my teenagers used to call a, "cool dude."

Having read through this and noticed comments about the boy in the Tesco ad having 'special needs', I then read previous comments about the ad. I just want to say please don't put that twit in the same category as young people with real special needs. I know I am biased as my son age 21 has special needs (AspergersSyndrome and OCD) but like a lot of other young people like him, he is not as stupid as that.

Kittycat, no he hasn't, he is just a prat as another poster said.

Our local Tesco does employ young people with special needs and they are very helpful indeed.