to think the new Co-Op advert is total poo?

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The one with the man whinging about having to go food shopping on a Saturday morning with his wife and kids and how he wants to walk in the woods instead and how the Co-Op with help him do that?

It is so so so stupid. The man looks weak and pathetic 'talking to his wife' through the TV and then showing him walking into a shop.

Could he not get off his arse one evening and go shopping? Therefore leaving Sat AM for his so wanted walk in the woods? Why is it his wife's fault and why can he only communicate with her through TV? (and yes I know he's an actor etc).

Which ad agency thought up this total dross? Are we supposed to thing 'ahh what a sweet man trying to make her life easier' NO what I thought is what a weedy wanker. And lets face it there is no way a weekly shop can be done in the Co-Op, too small, too expensive - although their fresh fruit and vege is good.

And one more thing, get rid of the bad Scottish voice over 'Gud with Fud' - again total poo.

So far off the mark, must have been done by a group of clueless teenagers.

Oh but have you seen her reply? It's just as grim.

Please don't tell me there is an advert with THE WIFE on it?

Oh I really HATE the "Gud with Fud" voice!

Almost as annoying as the way the woman on the Pampers (I think it is) says the word "Babies" - she says "Baybiz". It irritates me beyond all reason.

Nooo - what's the ad with The Wife on?

I've seen the Husband one about one hundred times, what on earth goes on in The Wife's version?

(shudders at the prospect of finding out, yet still wants to know)

She agrees with him.

There encapsulated a 30 sec advert (poss. longer. Certainly feels like it) into 4 words!!!

Good encapsulating Bodleian

seriously, who are the people that think these adverts make us want to part with our hard-earned cash?

(walks away muttering)

OH god havent seen the husbands.. The wife's is weird.. ANd that lion/sex bit that's just so wrong

Gah! The Lion!

What's The Wife's equivalent of The Lion Bit then...

(not sure why I want to know this...)

I haven't seen the wife one yet, but all the ad does for me is makes me wonder why he doesn't do the whole bang lot on line, then he doesn't have to bloody bother!

The voice gets me, but I think it's because he sounds like the Scottish one on Eastenders years ago who beat up little Mo. Creepy.

I don't understand it. He doesn't like shopping at the weekend so he goes to co-op to go shopping. How is it different?

Would make more sense if it was an ad for online shopping.

The wife one is VILE. Shopping at the Co-Op means you can have sex on a Saturday afternoon - woo hoo - thank you Co-Op, que wave crashing up on rocks - is this really supposed to be your husband reaching an orgasm? What sheer idiots.

Yes we would all like to go to the Co-Op five times as much as a big supermarket so we can have sex on a Saturday - they are fucking insane. The staff are surley and there are always queues.

Whilst DH and I are having sex, do they also supply a nanny to pick up children from parties/football etc.

What a bunch of knobs, I am not going in there again, talk about putting and pissing your shopper right off!

I agree potplant

The wife one is VILE

Yes, I don't actually get when you are supposed to do the Co-op shopping either? Surely four trips to an overpriced supermarket that can't supply basics like bread or eggs is going to take a lot longer than getting it all done on a Sat morning. When I see this advert, I thank god I now shop online and have it delivered on Friday night and not at the Co-op, by far the better solution if you hate Sat morning in Tescos.

YANBU. hate it, hate it, hate it. havent they heard of internet shopping?

and really, who wants to have sex on a saturday morning? why not get a bottle of wine and have proper sex on the evening?!

"'Gud with Fud' - again total poo"

I've been shouting at that for ages. Thought I was the only one. No idea what on earth 'Fud' is or why they're good with it :)

Those new adverts are driving me insane - have taken to listening to the radio a lot more while pottering around at home recently but the ads are on there too!!

I'm forever shouting random comments at those ads. Who the hell has the money to keep going shopping every day.

Only buy what you want when you want,my arse. Certainly not at the Co-Op they don't have the range for a start.

And all the things he in particular wants to be doing on a saturday. Well, get on and do the shop and THEN romance your wife, walk in the woods etc etc.

They make it sound like doing the weekly shop is an all day event.

Oh dear, getting off of my soap box now :)

and of course, they'll change their tune when they run out of loo paper wont they?

"it was your stupid fucking idea to just do lots of little shops, now we've all got D&V (probably from eating sausages that have goine off, thanks to short dates) and we've run out of loo roll and dettoll"

£3.42for butter . And 24 minutes. Co-op shopping.

( think my ad will catch on?)

Fud is a Scottish word for fanny :)

Sorry to revive a thread from last week but I've just seen the "wife" version of this advert and have got to say:

BOAK

Hate, hate that advert, but have no problem with Co-op voiceover man, of course that could be because I'm Scottish too, and obviously his pronunciation is completely correct. It sounds a lot like John Hannah, bet none of you object to his accent when you hear him doing that really sad poem in 4 Weddings

I agree -use Ocado!!!

I like the idea of shopping locally for a few bits, rather a day trip to Sainsburys.

Our Co-op is more expensive but I do save money anyway, as for some reason I don't deviate beyond my shopping list. Sainsburys are very clever at getting me to buy stuff I don't actually want!

But popping into Lidl's saves me even more

while i do like co-op for the odd bits, I dont see the point in going there 7 times a week, for a start, it costs twice as much.

online shop all the way!