John Lewis Christmas Advert

cute so they say but im a john lewis broadband customer and the monthly payment goes up this time every year all to pay for a ruddy commercial

Just watching the War of the Worlds

Shall I tell him the ending?

Haha, tell him that women have better antennae's attuned for knowing what will happen.

As DH always says:

"I suppose you wrote this one too, as you always know the ending"

In the immortal words of Paul McCartney ( Penny Lane)
‘Though she feels she’s in a play.....she is anyway!
Deja vu ...sounds as if I’ve heard that before somewhere.?

But there are only a few themes for books, plays etc (do I remember correctly that there are only about six or seven?)
so the storyline could seem familiar.

I often have a feeling of dejà vu!

It’s just you Callistomen ?

......I haven’t seen Frozen so can’t compare ( you could be right) ⛄️❄️

It's a different take on the Disney film Frozen surely?

Everything Elsa came near and pointed at froze and turned to ice, everything Edgar comes near melts or catches fire.
The little girl with auburn hair is like Ana - both save the day with love.

Or is it just me who thinks that?

Seen it at last!

It's lovely.... What's not to like?

I agree Pagzy ?watched it last night and thought it was really charming.

Just seen the JL advert and I was in tears. To me it was about someone who feels excluded from society for reasons outside their control, but one friend understands. She gives the perfect gift to make her friend feel part of society again So moving.

For what it's worth there are two people of colour. A man and a woman.

www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2019/03/07/john-lewis-cuts-bonus-3pc-profits-tumble/amp/

Well, I love the advert, and that’s a first for me this year. Maybe if Edgar boosts JL profits, the staff will get a better bonus.

Though to be fair they got a 3% bonus in March and a 5% pay rise last year (I googled it), so they’re not exactly the Bob Cratchitts of the retail world.

My little tale about JL. I had vouchers, my husbands leaving present from work and somehow, I went to spend them and dropped them. The staff were absolutely vile to me.

My DH used to work for JL. The staff were supposed to be regarded as 'partners' , not employees and used to be given a bonus each year as their share of the profits they had contributed to the company making. Well, that dropped off sharply a few years back, while management apparently continued to rake off more, at about the same time as these OTT adverts started up. So, I'm guessing the humble workers are missing out on their bonuses to fund this twaddle.

Gonegirl ?

Agree with Gonegirl

the true meaning of Christmas
Well I finished sewing up Baby Jesus, now to do the rest.

“World War 1 advert ( my absolute favourite ever)”

Mine too janipat Such a moving reminder of (for me) the true meaning of Christmas

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Any Christmas spirit you might have had sneaking up on you, will disappear in an instant.

Stay clear.

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which all go into their pockets

JL is run differently than other retail companies in that it is run as a trust, all their employees are partners and receive a bonus out of the profits.
So yes, it will go into their pockets but not just those at the top, also to all those working even harder in the run-up to Christmas.

I'm only joining in because I'm bored at present. I have seen Christmas adverts though can't say I actually 'watch' them. I certainly have no idea who is paying obscene amounts of money to produce them. By the way, I have never bought anything from John Lewis and am not likely to.
The one I have seen this year shows a poor old man minding his own business walking down the street. The neighbours club together to give him a gift, presented by the obligatory cute little girl. Then they have a noisy party in his house clearly using his electric and probably grinding food, glitter and other unmentionables into his carpet. I have no idea who is paying silly money to produce this but I feel sorry for this poor old fella. I'm sure that's not meant to be the message behind it.

Prefer the Sainsbury's one and at least they donate the profits from any associated merchandising to charity. This year there aren't any, but the World War 1 advert ( my absolute favourite ever) and Mog the Cat ones did. John Lewis make a packet out of associated sales, which all go into their own pockets, no spirit of Christmas giving there. This one is better than last year and the guy on the moon one. They'll never beat Bear and Hare or the Snowman one for me, but I do think the budget is obscene in this present climate.

I really liked the one, a few years back, using Paloma Faith's
' Never Tear Us Apart '. I know it wasn't one for kids, but I didn't tire of it.