kalel wrote:Fair enough. Seems like quite a healthy place to be if people are legitimately crying over adverts like that! (Watched it, felt nothing) |
Must be Christmas as new John Lewis ad is out
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Psychotext 70,652 posts
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senso-ji 10,271 posts
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Registered 13 years agoIt wasn't a Christmnas one, but there was John Lewis advert for women's wear a while back that became a story in several newspaper and media outlets. I think the song featured in it also sold loads because of the ad. John Lewis advertising successes seem to be replicating what Levi Jeans did in the 90's. -
It bought back memories of me with my parents at Christmas, walking in to see the presents under the tree.
I'm still crying here! Magical. -
Psychotext 70,652 posts
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Registered 15 years agoLetsGo wrote:
I struggle so much with sarcasm on the internet. This is sarcasm right?
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Tonka 31,979 posts
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Registered 18 years agokalel wrote:
I live in Sweden.
Psychotext wrote:
I guess, although you'd probably have to opt out of the national press and forums such as this one as well i suspect to completely avoid hearing about it.
kalel wrote:
Does not watching TV count?
You'd have to be relatively 'head in the sand' not to have noticed that the John Lewis Christmas ads are a big thing imo. it's been a pretty big deal for at least three years now.
I don't watch TV (no really, I'm not even hooked up to the landline)
I know full well that the John Lewis christmas ad is "a thing"
What I don't know is wether or not there should be an apostrophe somewhere in John Lewis or where it should go -
elstoof 28,125 posts
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Registered 16 years agois there still a Christmas coca cola ad? Holidays are coming etc. -
Remember when the new Woolworths ad would be revealed and you would spend 2 hours crying in a corner about how beautiful they were?
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Psychotext 70,652 posts
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Registered 15 years agoJust asked my missus (who is a TV addict), and she didn't know John Lewis Christmas adverts were a "thing" either. -
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elstoof wrote:
Probably.
is there still a Christmas coca cola ad? Holidays are coming etc.
I don't mind those adverts, they're usually shorter than the John Lewis ones, they don't attempt to manipulate emotions in a crass way, and most importantly people don't get all soppy about them. -
elstoof 28,125 posts
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Registered 16 years agoDidn't last year put Lilly allons cover to number 1 in the charts as well? It was a big deal, for what that's worth. -
TheSaint 20,950 posts
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Registered 16 years agoLetsGo wrote:
http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/02424/dead-santa_2424538k.jpg
It bought back memories of me with my parents at Christmas, walking in to see the presents under the tree.
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Psychotext 70,652 posts
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Registered 15 years agokalel wrote:
I might be, yeah. We need a nationwide poll I think.
Are you arguing that it in fact isn't a thing?
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Armoured_Bear 31,233 posts
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Registered 10 years agoI had no idea it existed either, I live outside the UK but have terrestrial UK channels. -
I believe it's the only ad that the channels actually pitch for to air first. -
elstoof 28,125 posts
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Registered 16 years agoI've got 3 separate postings of the video on Facebook already. -
CosmicFuzz 32,632 posts
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Registered 15 years agoSorry Psycho, it definitely is a thing 
Although coca-cola Christmas ads are obviously the better known.
I just hope LetsGo manages to stop crying soon. Must be a bit awkward in the office. -
CosmicFuzz 32,632 posts
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Registered 15 years agokalel wrote:
Is that right? I didn't know that.
I believe it's the only ad that the channels actually pitch for to air first. -
My boss gathered all the female colleagues of the team around her desk to watch it this morning. One was crying, the other was teary eyed.
I watched it and whilst thinking it was reasonably cute was a long way from tears. -
Psychotext 70,652 posts
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Registered 15 years agoI just watched these and to be honest the only one I recall seeing was last year's: http://www.theguardian.com/media/2013/nov/12/john-lewis-christmas-ads-2007-2013
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elstoof 28,125 posts
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Registered 16 years agomalloc wrote:
My boss gathered all the female colleagues of the team around her desk to watch it this morning. One was crying, the other was teary eyed.
I watched it and whilst thinking it was reasonably cute was a long way from tears.
Get your game on and start offering a shoulder for the hot ones to cry on. -
FWIW I think the whole thing is a bit ridiculous, and I work in branding. I can't help but marvel at any brand that gets people talking about their ads like their favourite movies, but it's also a famously precarious position to be in. Brands that have beloved adverts usually have huge dips in their fortunes when those ads inevitably stop being so successful. -
elstoof 28,125 posts
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Registered 16 years agoI don't know, it's a seasonal gimmick for a retailer who's busiest period is christmas. I don't think they'll do a Tango any time soon. -
Psychotext wrote:
You doubt the John Lewis ad is a 'thing'? Wow! You know it's Christmas when their ad is released!
Just asked my missus (who is a TV addict), and she didn't know John Lewis Christmas adverts were a "thing" either. -
There's plenty of other things that help me realise Christmas is near. The date bring the main one.
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