christmas adverts

I saw a couple while doing the ironing on Friday evening. One was the M&S advert which I found quite scary and uncomfortable. I think it was meant to be based on The Wizard of Oz but reminded me of Alice in Wonderland. It took me ages to work out what was being advertised and who the company concerned were. I kept expecting it to turn into a car advert.

I also saw a Lidl, or may be it was an Aldi advert, which was unremarkable.

I haven't seen any other of the adverts.

The M & S advert frightens my youngest grandson. It's not up to their usual standard. .
I haven't seen the Tesco one yet, or come to think of it the Cola ad also.
I see that the cola 'christmas' lorry is doing a tour of a few cities in December.
It seems to me that the. Christmas ads have become bigger than the actual programmes that are on TV.

The John Lewis one would suit him whatsgoingon it's very geared to children - too twee for me though. I have to say I really like the M&S 'Alice' themed one. It might even make me go and have a look in M&S!

I saw the John Lewis advert whilst sitting with some of my grandchildren, and they were mesmerised by it. I found it enchanting. Not sure it would have any effect on where I shop, though.

There is one ?M&S where it says something like..." We all would like the run up to Christmas to be longer!"
GRRR stop flipping telling us what you think we all want.

That just makes me want to switch off mentally. No we get enough.

As usual, I think John Lewis wins again. It's quite charming, which draws in the audience until they are hardly aware that it's an advert. And the only voice-over is a song, the message of which is 'I need someone to rely on'.

I still haven't recovered from the M and S one a couple of years ago in which a big man pretended to hit Twiggy
Not my m and s and not my Waitrose - one belongs to shareholders and the other to the "partners".

Someone should have told M&S not to link Christmas with a dog......they are even running a name the dog competition.

John Lewis wins hands down in our house but the season doesn't begin until the Coca-cola advert is on I just love the one where Father Xmas winks from the back of the lorry he is in my mind the real Father Xmas as I imagined him when I was a child.

My favourite was when M&S used Antonio Banderas. Not particularly Christmassy, but who wouldn't want Antonio Banderas doing the whole Rhett Butler thing?

As the wife of a retired partner it's definitely MY Waitrose JessM

I love the John Lewis ad but, as it's my favourite shop, I need no encouragement to go there. I love the Rod Stewart aspect but not the rest of the Tesco one and it took ages for the M & S to register as an advert but I really enjoyed it. There is a dog though Hilda - looking for it is how she goes down the man hole.

I'm not impressed with the M&S one, I think it's rubbish, and the JL one is not as catchy as they usually are.
The Debenhams one does actually advertise brands, but the Tesco one looks tacky.

Bah Humbug!!!

The first time of watching is OK but then it gets b-o-r-i-n-g! And it's only the beginning of November!!!!

Sad reflection of the commercialism of Christmas that we spend time discussing Christmas advertising!!

Not just us either Penstemmon, every time I've put the tv on today, someone has been discussing these adverts!
Even the so called 'news programmes'

Penstemmon Not necessarily, these Christmas adds are big production numbers, comparable with the programmes they are inserted into, a bit like the B film when you go to the cinema. So obviously they draw people's interest but watching the adverts out of interest does not mean that you actually take any (purchasing) notice of them.

I will shop for Christmas as I always do from the shops that are convenient for me and I enjoy, to the extent that shopping is ever enjoyable, shopping in. The presents I buy are unlikely to be the things these ads promote and even less likely to be bought from the retailers running these high profile ads. I will take advice from DS & DDiL about what to buy my DGC and their suggestions may well not include any toys. They have enough already.

Flick am aware of the huge amount of money, time and effort that goes into them..come from a family that takes media and media studies seriously and does not think it is a 'soft' subject!

I am glad you can resist their lure, I like to think I can too...but that is why the companies invest so heavily into them because they do have an impact on the shopping habits of customers..otherwise they would not bother!

I enjoy them, but they don't change my shopping habits. I've seen the Tesco one 3 times now and it still makes me feel a bit emotional, which isn't like me! I think it's because the vintage new baby scenario brings back some very happy memories. And I love the bit of Rod accompanying it.

I hardly dare admit it but I saw the John Lewis ad last night and found it so moving that I shed a tear! So unlike me.

I think the Aldi ads have won for me, I've seen a couple of different ones, both quite amusing.

I've always liked the Argos alien family.

The only ones I like are the Irn Bru adverts - remember the 'Walking in the air' one? I am not a fan of the drink itself but my DD2 is such an addict that we bought her 40 shares in the company for her 40th Birthday to her great delight.

I can never watch the Argos aliens without thinking of Andy Murray's mother. I forget who mentioned the resemblance, but I do agree!
I too love the John Lewis ad.

Mr P always turns the sound off during the ads, so I have no idea what is going on in the Morrisons one, with Ant and Dec.

The first few silent viewings were ok, I thought that it did look Christmassy etc.

However, now the sight of all that food on one table at once makes me feel rather nauseous.