JL Christmas ad

Oh gawd!

I will lie. I will tell them it's in the roof somewhere.

You could always bid for one on e-bay, jingl. They're going for £499 apparently because JL has run out of stock...

I watched the advert this morning, on Facebook, I loved it. I'm with a those posters who want a bit of Christmas cheer, and with Soutra who advises us not to over think things.

Jingle - you've had it girl, your children will no doubt see the advert, and expect mum to know exactly where their (ex) penguin is, and have it washed and ready for them in an instant. A mother's place is where they want us to be

I don't like the parody one. It's really mean.

Nope! Neither of those do anything for me. Bored with the usual Marks and Sparks thin glamorous women. Waitrose one did n't quite hit the spot. Too Waitrose-y.

I think I like the JL one so much because it doesn't seem to be advertising anything.

Like the M & S one. The humour, the fairies and music are all appealing. X

I'll leave the Debenhams' link. It features Macca's abysmal Frog Chorus and a bunch of badly behaved kids trashing a store. Also little girls showing age inappropriate interest in make-up and shoes. I think this Christmas enthusiast has finally found her bah humbug moment.

And I've just found Waitrose's on my Facebook feed....

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10152506986068207&set=vb.81027643206&type=2&theater

You wait for one Christmas advert, and then 3 come along at once.

Ah, here's the M & S offering hot on its heels. I love the music and enjoyed the ad, but boy, did it make me shiver with cold!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhuadZHqwwA&feature=youtu.be

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LOhz3KkjTKc

Is it this one?

on Facebook by the way.

Someone has just sent me the recut JL ad with the soundtrack replaced by The Babadook- funny if you have a dark sense of humour like me.

Ah I was looking at the wrong one - I'm thinking snowman and you're all talking penguins. seen it now don't like the music at all hate it when someone cant hit their notes apparently my DH (aged 10) loves it so it must good. shut up grumpy old Nanna going on about the tune!!

I showed the youtube version to my 16yr. old DGD. She watched, commented it was cute and then said "I don't get it"! Brian Connelly came into my mind for some reason, and I found myself saying "It's a puppet". She repeated her response. I said "It's a stuffed toy, coupled with with his imagination". Aah she said and walked off.
Alex

I agree, vegasmags. We seem to be getting used to being force fed the run up to various events until we're zombified.

I'm from a forces family so I'm not being disrespectful but why does the run up to Remembrance Sunday start so early these days? After a constant assault on our emotions we'll wake up totally drained on Monday morning and then we'll be pitched straight into Children in Need at every twist and turn. After that there'll be no holding back....Christmas adverts, music, cooking, tear jerkers on the telly.....Roll on Boxing Day!!

I love Christmas but hate the hype.

I liked last year's as but fell that this one crosses the cuteness boundary too far for me. Never mind though. It's long enough to enable us to go and make a brew/go to the loo while it's on!

One thing for sure, no matter how much we might like (or not) all the Christmas ads that are now hitting our screens, as it's still only just November, we'll be sick of the sight of them by Christmas.

The supermarket ads for Christmas that I've seen so far, seem a bit messy to me. I don't think this JL ad is as good as usual either.

I would probably in right in thinking that some stores lose money by advertising. And some gain.

My guess is that this advert is a winner to them, moneywise.

Cynical manipulation, sentimental tosh and Bah Humbug.

Penguins are charming I will agree but yes, they are no doubt putting the cost onto the goods they sell. So customers are paying for it.

It's probably my mood at present and Christmas in general that has got to me. A grumpy old curmudgeon me!

I have two stuffed penguins. Hmmm... wonder if I should sell them on ebay....? What do you reckon a good starting price would be (they are v g quality, bought them at the Cotswold Wildlife Park... counts on fingers... over a decade ago?

Of course it's our money Rosesarered
If they didn't spend £8million on an advertising campaign, they could lower their prices.

I would be very interested in the maths - how much extra turnover and profit they think this campaign will generate, and also how much they think they would lose by not running it.

I rarely watch television, haven't seen the advert and don't think it would influence my decision whether to shop at JL or not.

Good grief, surely noone with half a brain is "manipulated" into buying at a certain store because of the aah factor of their Christmas ad? Can we not just enjoy this for what it is - a tear-jerking bit of feel good to warm our cold cockles over the festive season?

I happen to like John Lewis, and would certainly shop there - passive aggressive manipulation or not - if it wasn't for the fact that my nearest store is 30 miles away.

I'm now off to google a sewing pattern for a large cuddly penguin. It could be the making of me. I think I'll market them at £95 per canoodling couple.

I put a link up roses. here it is again if you want to see it

I love it although I don't actually need an advert to get me to do Christmas shopping at JL. I prefer it to last year's which I never really took to.

This year's Waitrose ad gets my vote though because it's got a Border Collie