Watching the tv tonight, and on at least 3 occasions seen an advert for toys at argos with "I wish it could christmas everyday" in the background. Its only a matter of time until we start getting told to shop for christmas in January.
But have you seen the ad where the woman is ordering something from the Argos catalogue over the phone and bangs on the wall to tell her neighbour (Roy Wood) to keep the noise down? "It's only October!!!" she says! I think they are poking fun at their early ads a bit there...
But have you seen the ad where the woman is ordering something from the Argos catalogue over the phone and bangs on the wall to tell her neighbour (Roy Wood) to keep the noise down? "It's only October!!!" she says! I think they are poking fun at their early ads a bit there...
Yes, they're poking fun...however they still use the music, then proceed to do a shorter 15 second advert later in the same break that uses the music without any of the self-deprecation.
Then theres DFS, who just straight up have Christmas adverts already. Its absolutely appalling.
Just seem first christmas argos advert, not as bad as last year, only an ad for a christmas catalogue. Absolutely amazing though, exactly 1 year on from the first post.
Time to dig up this thread again, just seen first Argos Christmas ad a bit late this year, but still as annoying and featuring Christmas music again, in the middle of October. Seen some for tesco and other companies. Really wish this Christmas in October would stop.
I remember shops putting up their Christmas decorations in the middle weekend of October in the mid-90's, it's not *that* new. People do exaggerate, one lot think 'they' are trying to ban Christmas, and the other lot think it starts too early
Watching the tv tonight, and on at least 3 occasions seen an advert for toys at argos with "I wish it could christmas everyday" in the background. Its only a matter of time until we start getting told to shop for christmas in January.
Really cheesed off already with them, christ i'm just on my summer holidays and they are banging on about bloody crimbo.
Before you all start asking, i'm a head honcho and with things being hectic and the amount of bloody mothers in my department insisting they have to have hols that coincide with school hols, the singletons, childless couples ect have had to wait.:mad:
as much as we hate it, it must work as they woulden't pay for Ad's this early year after year if it didn't
and you have to remember a large population of the British people are brainless sheep, if Argos say 'you must visit our store and buy christmas tat' then the British public will potter on down like vombies armed with a credit card.
I once worked for Argos as a Christmas temp during 2005 - the in-store radio will drive you crazy...especially if you are waiting for your items to come to Collection.
(For the record, I lost my job there in Jan '06, I now work for a bingo hall!)
they are too stingy to have proper music nowadays - play crappy unsigned artists on "argos radio" so not sure what they will play at xmas now!
Sambda, that's tradition with QVC, "Christmas in July".
I was flicking through my TV channels one year and I saw QVC selling Christmas stuff in August! :mad: In my local supermarket last night they had a shelf selling Christmas sweets and Halloween sweets on the same shelf! Why can't they wait with the Christmas stuff until after Halloween?
DIY stores such as Homebase put their Christmas stock on view from tomorrow (Monday 19th October).
Was in B&Q this evening and saw a whole load of Christmas lights on the shelf (this is in Ireland now!). One thing they had was "Red Feather LED Lights" and I thought they were really tacky. Can't find them on the net though.
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But have you seen the ad where the woman is ordering something from the Argos catalogue over the phone and bangs on the wall to tell her neighbour (Roy Wood) to keep the noise down? "It's only October!!!" she says! I think they are poking fun at their early ads a bit there...
Yes, they're poking fun...however they still use the music, then proceed to do a shorter 15 second advert later in the same break that uses the music without any of the self-deprecation.
Then theres DFS, who just straight up have Christmas adverts already. Its absolutely appalling.
DFS was one of the culprits, as per usual.
Really cheesed off already with them, christ i'm just on my summer holidays and they are banging on about bloody crimbo.
Before you all start asking, i'm a head honcho and with things being hectic and the amount of bloody mothers in my department insisting they have to have hols that coincide with school hols, the singletons, childless couples ect have had to wait.:mad:
and you have to remember a large population of the British people are brainless sheep, if Argos say 'you must visit our store and buy christmas tat' then the British public will potter on down like vombies armed with a credit card.
they are too stingy to have proper music nowadays - play crappy unsigned artists on "argos radio" so not sure what they will play at xmas now!
I was flicking through my TV channels one year and I saw QVC selling Christmas stuff in August! :mad: In my local supermarket last night they had a shelf selling Christmas sweets and Halloween sweets on the same shelf! Why can't they wait with the Christmas stuff until after Halloween?
One of the highlights of visiting 'TJ Hughes' is the awful, kareoke CD's they have on:D
they'd be better off just not bothering
Was in B&Q this evening and saw a whole load of Christmas lights on the shelf (this is in Ireland now!). One thing they had was "Red Feather LED Lights" and I thought they were really tacky.