to think that Littlewoods advert should be banned?

[CherylWillBounceBack]

Shameful for all the reasons below:

a) Ruins Christmas by exposing the truth about Santa's existence.
b) Encourages debt fuelled consumerism (easy payments)
c) could pressurise people out of guilt to spend more than they can afford
d) Attempts to make presents which are ridiculously look like the norm
e) Suggests that we should pass our hard earned up a generation by putting laptops on the knees of grandparents. Rich old people can buy their own electronic tat if they so choose.
f) annoying tune that gets stuck in the head.

I bloody hate that ad.

No worse than other adverts - Santa only brings cheap stocking fillers - 'proper' presents' are given by family themselves.

What I didn't like was that all the presents were expensive - in out family, most presents tend to cost around £20!

Hideous, bad taste, debt encouraging, horrible advert

Makes me boak

YANBU.

Never shopped at Littlewoods but certainly wouldn't now.

Who on earth, in this day and age, buys things on credit?

Who on earth, in this day and age, buys things on credit?

Clearly my lovely, lovely mother according to the ad.

people who want things even though they can't afford them because they are either of the 'I want it, other people have it, why shouldn't I have it' mentality, or because they've been brainwashed into thinking that you get something first and pay for it later and that's how things are done. maybe. I'm speculating.

I think people have to accept that if they don't have the money - they can't have something!

God knows there's loads of stuff I really need. new beds for the kids, new sofa... but I don't have the money, so we have to do without.

There is a place for credit - if something vital breaks and you can't live without it! but for stuff? No. Do what people used to do. Save up. Get second hand. Go without.

It's hard. Of course it is. Who doesn't want nice stuff? Who doesn't feel a pang of resentment or sadness when they can't afford something?

It's funny, we teach our children that they can't have everything they want...

My son isn't fooled by the advert and hes only 6. He knows that Mummy sends money to Father Christmas, who then sends his elves out to buy the presents, wrap them and then Father Christmas delivers them.

This explanation came about when he asked why poor children didnt get any presents, even if they had been good. I hate the concept of only 'ggod' children getting presents, so my explanation was the next best thing. It also means that he will get what I can afford, not what Father Christmas decides to bring him.

If you explain things to your children, then adverts really shouldn't be a problem. My DS knows that adverts are there to get you to want to buy the product.

Slight change of subject - 'There's millions of Jeffreys, all under one roof...'.

Rolled about laughing at this - I still think these were the lyrics and couldn't tell you what the correct ones are. Anyone help?

I don't teach my children about father Christmas; however, I do object to the whole "greed" of the advert.

If mummy and daddy can't afford something, you don't get it. You don't take it out on credit.

The only time credit (in our household) is ever acceptable is if it's a mortgage (we rent out properties) thankfully ours is mortgage free.

I understand if something breaks, like a fridge, credit can come in handy but I'd really avoid it if you can. It's a slippery slope.

My husband makes us save if we want something.

I just sit there and think 'who the fuck would buy granddad a laptop and some random mate an iphone?' load of old bollocks.

There's millions of Jeffreys, all under one roof
OMG thats what i sing!!

its an advert. It's designed to make you want to buy stuff. But whether or not you do is ultimately down to you.

debt encouraging? The only person who can decide whether or not you get into debt is you!

I hate this idea that the companies "make" us buy this stuff, that the banks "make" us borrow shitloads of money, and then when you can't afford to pay it back someone else must be responsible...

If you don't like it switch it off. Sky plus the best invention ever imho.

I would love it if my mate bought me the expensive mobile and my parents bought me a ton of crap that will be broken or forgotten about come christmas 2012..

Haha Toys R Us advert lyrics are "There's millions said Jeffrey, all under one roof"

Has had me baffled for years!

Parent's only buy for non-believers in mine and DH's families. So presents come from Father Christmas or GP's, Aunts, uncles etc.

I do laugh at the idea of presenting my Grandpa with a laptop, he would probably rest his brew on it.

I think for many people Christmas and life in general is all about the stuff, so it's just playing up to that.

My kids know its rubbish, so why do I have to be bothered about it? My 9 year old ran into the kitchen in hysterics at it. I agree with Hecate, its an Advert!!

Our presents under the tree are from family, are presents in our stockings are from santa, and as a muvva ..... I quite like being thanked actually, as its me that buys all the gifts off us as a family. I dont think my husband would be bothered about not being recognised by littlewoods!

Seriously, do what I do. Tape everything you want to watch on Sky plus, and FAST FORWARD all the adverts.

In my household, mummy and daddy buy all the christmas presents, and send them to Santa. If Santa believes the child has been very very good, he'll bring them all back on christmas eve. So, essentially, he's just a bit like the postman.

There's millions SAYS Jeffrey, all under one roof...

gulp am in vital need of washing machine and thinking of doing it through littlewoods as don't want to shell out £300 all in one go.....

shuffles off to investigate another method...

toys r us advert www.toysrus.co.uk/info/geoffreys_magical_place_tv.jsf

God what a disgusting tatty advert! Littlewoods are you listening??? We're laughing at you!

AND we don't take kindly to having the bulk of the weight of gift buying foisted on our sholders and it's a phallacy that we do it alone....so your guilt-tripping advert get's a big fat zero points!

at Krusty

Andrew this isn't about buying or not buying it's about the cheap tricks these companies use to guilt the poor into attempting to create some "dream" Christmas...when they'll be paying for it for a year afterwards and the things are all got at inflated prices.

Ads like that are aimed at the lowest common denominator..people who aren't financially savvy...so you can stick your "don''t buy it then" up your irresponible jacksy. You obviously don't consider how other people are drawn in by ads like this.

Shite advert.

For me it's not about children believing in Santa, it just comes across as a really greedy advert.
Paying for Christmas is hard enough, who the fuck buys their parents a laptop or their kids so many electronics,