Tesco festive adverts with Ruth Jones....

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The one where she has her son help with the shopping and can't string a sentence together/ bumps into son and tries to hide the fact she's having a NYE party. Surely I cannot be alone in thinking these are pretty shyt and annoying!!!

Yes Sparkling, I agree re the Coop one, love it.

Oh god, I hate the Tesco Xmas ads, especially the son.

Who can forget the timeless classic of how he's stalking a woman whilst she's trying to do her shopping, because what woman doesn't want the attentions of an overgrown manchild whilst getting their groceries? Especially one who uses the phrase 'volly voo lays'?

Ruth jones must've been very well remunerated. That's the only explanation.

My 17 year old said 'how old is the son supposed to be, 30?'

They could at least have cast Jay from The Inbetweeners as the son.

And another thing.

The staff all are so helpful and interact with the family as if they were not in the least irritating.

I wouldnt know if Tesco staff are usually so nice and helpful to all its staff as I dont use the store (Im an Aldi woman) but if its normal for them to go round in a mob helping one person and then watch while they finish ,pay and then leave the store then Im not surprised Tescos profits are down.

Arrhhhg I can't stand the tesco adds they make me cringe they're so bad.

When they are at the check out and Ben miller and the son think they are bartering,

Why just WHY?

Beyond awful. Ruth Jones must be desperate. Whatever happened to some sense of professional integrity?

Maybe, its to get people talking about them on internet forums?

Yes it's hard to know why quality performers like Ruth Jones and Ben Miller would lower themselves to this low-rent stuff...

Love the Co-op one, though.

The co-op one is the best of the Christmas adverts this year.

I love that they are playing Bolero, and how he gets them better stuff than just bread and milk.

Hate the Tesco ones, hate the hideous man-child.

Completely agree, the Tesco ads are dire. Can't stand that Nationwide ad with the dreadful dirge of a song either.

Are they trying to make it like My Family? Remember when Kris Marshall was Zoe Wannamaker and Robert Lindsay's idiot son?

I like the co op one. Sweet and simple.
Tesco ads are dire.

LIDL, Co-op, and Sainsburys were my favourites. All lovely and Christmassy. Those are my shops too now I think about it.

Tesco's was mindlessly forgetable - except I vaguely noticed Ruth was in it now you mention it. And I think they said all their party food cooks at the same temperature - which I thought yes thanks that is a good idea someone had - a moment of joined up thinking, which is noteworthy these days!

My husband, who rarely reacts to anything, has a visceral reaction to the advert, and I don't even know what it's for, where two middle aged women discuss an unsuccessful audition and use cupcakes to denote boobs and eyes on stalks.

I fear for the tv screen if he sees it one more time.

Arghh volley vuleys has just come on

Bumped into her in Waitrose last week. Tesco's contract can't be up to much.

Hopefully come New Year's Day volley voolays will be a thing of the past. Three more days to go.

I think that's Maltesers Dick. Really annoying.

OH I AM SO GLAD YOU ARE ALL HERE.

Ruth jones in waitrose shocker bet the volley vollets are nicer

The casting and writing are both awful, there is no way you'd believe they are a family.

i thought volley voolays were a bit naff these days?

Hi Helen, always good to see you too