My feed
Premium

Please
or
to access all these features

AIBU?

To be mildly, very mildly, miffed by this advert?

30 replies

FlyingPirates · 25/10/2011 22:20

And yes, this is petty, and no this is not all I have to worry about! Grin

Was sitting in traffic at commute time (as in, the time people would have picked up their DC's from nursery/day care/cm and be driving home with them in the car) and a advert omes on the radio.

It was about I want such and such for Christmas, who is going to get it for me...Mummy! And how lovely Mummy was for getting it for them Hmm (It was a song and cant remember the exact words) Then a little speil about how if we dont want to disapoint our darling children at Christmas then we can buy them what they want at cheap prices/ with this amazing deal.

Basically, I was a little annoyed that it was revealing to the DC that the fat man does not exist. Sure this is fine for older children but for children travelling home at that time who are young enough to still believe it could cause some awkward questions!

(And I know everyone does not celebrate Christmas/perpetuate the red man myth, but we do so I was a little bit annoyed!)

AIBU to think they could promote their Christmas goods without revealing the secret behind the magic for many young children?

(And even more annoyingly, I was miffed and thinking this over so I cant even remember that bloody company that was advertising!! Angry)

OP posts:
Report
chicletteeth · 25/10/2011 22:23

Depends how you portray father christmas through doesn't it?

I know people who say they buy the gifts but that FC delivers them- however, the stocking is from him and him alone.

Dunno really, my DS aged 6 doesn't believe at all, my other two are too young not too.

And oh yeah, I don't listen to shite radio in the car either Grin

Report
Maisiethemorningsidecat · 25/10/2011 22:25

I got miffed at this advert too - not because it was about Mummy getting the presents, but because the kids sounded whiney and bratty and didn't always pronounce their t's. Which is beginning to annoy me more and more as I'm becoming an old codger.

Report
FlyingPirates · 25/10/2011 22:26

True. And TBH I am not THAT miffed about it. Our line is that we buy the big presents and a few selected small presents are from Father Christmas. I guess my oldest is coming up to that age where he will ask and I will have to have the ok you've got us but dont tell the little ones conversation and am dreading that little lost bit of innocence.

OP posts:
Report
FlyingPirates · 25/10/2011 22:26

Maisie - do you remember who it was for? I am racking my brains but have come up with nil.

OP posts:
Report
nickschic · 25/10/2011 22:27

YADNBU.

I know the advert its a rap advert with a whiney child singing my luffly mother then a vomit inducing 'rap' I detest this advert.

Report
nickschic · 25/10/2011 22:27

cash generators.

Report
FlyingPirates · 25/10/2011 22:28

I wasnt worried about the Mummy bit, just the 'parents buy the presents, not FC' bit

OP posts:
Report
squeakyfreakytoy · 25/10/2011 22:28

I think children should know from the earliest possible age that Father Christmas only delivers the presents.

Report
Merrylegs · 25/10/2011 22:29

Yes. Yes! DD and I had just this conversation - we heard it on KISS (the only station the DCs will listen to Hmm) and it's for Littlewoods - goes something like

'Who put the Xbox under the tree/ who put the laptop on Grandma's knee?/ My mummy!'

DD (11) and I were like Shock.

'Well that's just killed the spirit of Christmas' were DD's words - sure she's sussed when it comes to Santa, but it was the grasping nature of the whole thing we found really crass.

Plus this kid's list of electronical gadgetry was as long as your arm - and mummy was going to get it all apparently. Hurrah!

Report
AgentZigzag · 25/10/2011 22:29

Arf at very mildly miffed Grin

Bring on some genuine outrage and you might get yourself a fight get more answers Grin

Report
FlyingPirates · 25/10/2011 22:31


AIBU to be shocked and appalled and mortified and shaking with rage with this advert that has ruined Christmas for my family?
OP posts:
Report
Maisiethemorningsidecat · 25/10/2011 22:37

That's it - Littlewoods! It irritates me so much that I wasn't really paying attention. I also remember thinking that our DCs wouldn't buy into the ad, because there is no way on this earth that Mummy would spend the many hundreds of pounds that they obviously do in very annoying Rapland (geddit?!)

Report
nickschic · 25/10/2011 22:38

Its Littlewoods??? omg Ive directed my wrath at cash generators lol.

Report
AgentZigzag · 25/10/2011 22:43

Much better title FP Grin

And I would of course answer -

'Is that all you have to worry about in your life?'

'Shouldn't this be in the Christmas section?'

and perhaps even,

'You think that's bad, my DCs killed FC last year'

Grin

YANBU though, anyone who fucks with Christmas should be forced to endure 24 hours of continuous Bazza Manilow at full volume.

Report
Maisiethemorningsidecat · 25/10/2011 22:46

Yes, and it can be viewed it all it's dubious glory thanks to the wonder of Youtube Grin

Report
vanimal · 25/10/2011 22:55

Argh, I hate this advert too, but because mummy has a list of things as long as your arm to buy!

MyDDs are only aged 2 and 4, and are not the least bit bothered by presents. I hate that this advert makes them think that Christmas is all about materialism and presents - and I'm not even Christian! Grrr!

Report
MrBloomsNursery · 25/10/2011 22:59

They actually say "mother"..not "mummy"

Report
Binfullofmaggotsonthe45 · 25/10/2011 23:14

I'm appalled by the tv advert - watched the long version. I know they want to appeal to a particular market but why chav up the pronounciations of the kids - my muvver??

Also voice over telling everyone that you can spread the payments and make life easier, but hey, don't forget to buy some random uncle a smart phone, and treat your other half to a designer watch.....

Report
FruitChute · 25/10/2011 23:16

It wouldn't bother me. Santa gets whatever dd asks him for when she visits him and her stocking. Me and dh get her the rest. I thought it would be difficult to explain why gp, aunts and uncles etc got her stuff and we didn't if we said everything was from santa.

Report
Pixel · 26/10/2011 00:13

Well it wouldn't have spoilt anything for my dcs as they've always known that Father Christmas only fills the stockings (and they are quite small stockings, not pillowcases), but it is still a truly horrible advert. I'll make sure I don't buy anything from Littlewoods for Christmas now - that'll larn 'em! Wink

Report
DesperatelySeekingPomBears · 26/10/2011 10:34

Isn't it paraphrasing an existing song? 'My Brother' by Terry Scott?

And isn't the pronunciation 'muvver' because in the original song it was sung with a heavy accent? 'My bruvver'?

And isn't it slightly more worrying that Littlewoods are encouraging parents who perhaps can't afford the best toys this christmas to get into masses of catalogue debt that they'll be paying off for 2 or 3 years, rather than getting our knickers in a twist about destroying the illusion of FC?

Surely your children think you get them SOME presents at christmas? Why would it be alarming for them to hear that 'their muvver' buys christmas gifts?!

Report
KatAndKit · 26/10/2011 10:50

I thought that kids generally receive some presents from the fat man, along side some presents that have been purchased by family and delivered by the fat man. Otherwise why say thankyou to Nanny and Grandad and aunties and uncles for their presents if the fat man did it all?

Back in the 80s, my mother, in a desperate attempt to get us three to behave between xmas and new year, said that the fat man did not work for free. He would be sending his invoice to daddy on New year's day, and if we hadn't been good, daddy wouldn't pay it and the fat man would come and get the presents back.

Magic of Christmas??!!

Report

Newsletters you might like

Discover Exclusive Savings!

Sign up to our Money Saver newsletter now and receive exclusive deals and hot tips on where to find the biggest online bargains, tailored just for Mumsnetters.

Log in to update your newsletter preferences.

You've subscribed!

Parent-Approved Gems Await!

Subscribe to our weekly Swears By newsletter and receive handpicked recommendations for parents, by parents, every Sunday.

Log in to update your newsletter preferences.

You've subscribed!

catgirl1976 · 26/10/2011 10:51

I heard that too and I thought it was dreadful. Really grasping sounding kids.... bleurgh, not mention of Father Christmas. Horrible. I KNOW Christmas has turned into a big commercial spendfest and has been for ages, but I want to PRETEND it is magical and shiney.

Report
catgirl1976 · 26/10/2011 10:55

Oh and I REALLY hated the

"Mummy will be secretly racking up loads of catalogue debts just to keep up appearances at Christmas. Daddy doesn't know of course, he thinks the fairies sort everything out. IN fact - he will ask Mummy "What have we got my Dad then?" and think thats just fine. He only buys one present. Mummy's. If she's lucky it's a nice slow cooker! Yaay. Mummy will be having a nervous breakdown and turning to the gin in January when the bills come through, but still"

.....undertone it had.

Or that might just be me............

Report
porcamiseria · 26/10/2011 11:14

fuck FC

the consumerism annoys me more! spoilt

Report
Please create an account

To comment on this thread you need to create a Mumsnet account.