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To hate the 'that's why mum's go to Iceland' phrase

63 replies

BakerBinky · 01/10/2011 19:46

Outdated bollocks

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5BottlesOfShampoo · 01/10/2011 19:46

YANBU!

AuntieMonica · 01/10/2011 19:46

most of the food advertised is shite

BakerBinky · 01/10/2011 19:47

Well yes, then we come to the 'food'...

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worraliberty · 01/10/2011 19:47

Yep and I reckon Björk went there before she ever had kids anyway.

TheVermiciousKnid · 01/10/2011 19:48

YANBU.

GypsyMoth · 01/10/2011 19:48

Nothing wrong with some of the food!!

TheVermiciousKnid · 01/10/2011 19:48

It seems such a long way to go for some food.

BakerBinky · 01/10/2011 19:49

Some of the food is fine but a lot of it is shite

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GypsyMoth · 01/10/2011 19:49

Bakerbinky...where do you go for your food shop?

southeastastra · 01/10/2011 19:50

chocolat and coke is cheaper than tesco, actually lots of their stuff is cheaper than tesco.

i don't get the iceland hate myself, it's just a shop

MaryMotherOfCheeses · 01/10/2011 19:51

YANBU. Outdated bollocks indeed.

TheVermiciousKnid · 01/10/2011 19:52

But it's not the shop itself or the food, but the advert that is really annoying!

AuntieMonica · 01/10/2011 19:53

tuck in kids only £1 for 8 burgers

some of it is shite i said

smartyparts · 01/10/2011 19:55

I don't know any mums (pedant) that go to Iceland, or indeed any Iceland shops, where are they?

BakerBinky · 01/10/2011 19:55

Tesco & sainsburys

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fatlazymummy · 01/10/2011 19:59

I'm a Mum and I went to Icelands today. I also went to Sainsbury's and the 99p shop, because I like to shop around.
A lot of adverts irritate me. If I'm watching TV I pick the remote up as soon as the adverts come on and flick through the channels so I don't have to watch them.

troisgarcons · 01/10/2011 20:03

OOH label-snob-shoppers!

Our local supermarkets all closed down for refurbs and Iceland was the only thing left open .... ok it doesnt have the variety but the FRESH (yes they do fresh) meat and veg was far better quality than Tesco.

For the brand-snobs .... Andrex and Heinz was always cut price.

TheVermiciousKnid · 01/10/2011 20:04

Are dads not allowed to go to Iceland?

BakerBinky · 01/10/2011 20:08

It's not the brand is the majoruty of their food, and adverts.

No dads aren't allowed!

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GypsyMoth · 01/10/2011 20:10

Don't they do organic too??

What's wrong with the food then?

catgirl1976 · 01/10/2011 20:10

The brand is grim, the shop is grim, the slogan is grim. As for those Christmas adverts with Katona and Jason Donovan. Good grief.....amazing how one advert was the nail in the social coffin for any kind of buffet or any kind of "mini" foods.........

Oh and they invented the word "swellegant". Dear god........

BakerBinky · 01/10/2011 20:11

It's processed frozen shit

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tethersend · 01/10/2011 20:11

It's not really about the produce... If the slogan was "Mums go to Harrods", it would make me just as furious.

As an aside, is it "Mum's gone to Iceland" or "Mums go to Iceland"?

I think we should be told.

BakerBinky · 01/10/2011 20:12

Thats why mums go to iceland

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TheVermiciousKnid · 01/10/2011 20:12

I have it on good authority google that it's 'Mum's gone to Iceland'.

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