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"Boots" new advert

26 replies

sosoverytired · 13/06/2017 22:55

Aibu to ask you all to join me in a boycott of Boots?

Thanks to their new advert all I can think of is fucking Christmas Songs!! It's the middle of June and I can feel the damn Christmas stress coming on!
Grrr lol

(Tongue in cheek obviously kind off maybe, maybe not)Wink

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pipsqueak25 · 13/06/2017 23:06

got to look out for this ad ! congrats on getting in first with the first christmas thread Smile

KeiraKnightleyActsWithHerTeeth · 13/06/2017 23:06

Do you have a link?

FakePlasticTeaLeaves · 13/06/2017 23:09

It's horrible

Unicorn81 · 13/06/2017 23:11

Haha tesco did one similar few years ago. I often belt out christmas tunes just to annoy dp

KeiraKnightleyActsWithHerTeeth · 13/06/2017 23:14

Ugh I hate it

KeiraKnightleyActsWithHerTeeth · 13/06/2017 23:14

And thanks for the link!

Excited101 · 13/06/2017 23:28

Yes! I'm so glad someone's posted about this- it's dreadful, I hope whoever thought it was a good idea is sacked.

ThatGingerOne · 13/06/2017 23:37

Why were the only kids being suncreamed up were gingers? I feel so attacked Wink

RhodaBorrocks · 13/06/2017 23:38

Whoever thought of that 'subtle' nod to Christmas shopping deserves to get fired.

Subtle as a brick.

BreconBeBuggered · 14/06/2017 00:28

That's honestly not the Boots advert they're showing around here. How very odd.

pipsqueak25 · 14/06/2017 08:18

it's only a bit of fun fgs, a play on a christmas song not actual lyrics, i'm a bit disappointed tbh. and no, it's hardly christmas stuff and shopping is it ?? Confused

MacarenaFerreiro · 14/06/2017 08:30

Saw it yesterday and groaned inwardly. Then moaned loudly to DH about it.

I hate Christmas. It's a shit time of year with even shittier music and they're subjecting us to it in June? Tney can fuck RIGHT OFF and I'll go to Superdrug instead.

sosoverytired · 14/06/2017 08:35

I can normally block ads out but that one just really gets to me. It's not clever just fucking irritating. Keep finding myself humming Christmas songs grrr

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LyingWitchInTheWardrobe2726 · 14/06/2017 08:42

Yes that advert is bloody awful. I thought this thread was going to be something along the lines of how women need to 'prettify' themselves because that is the main thrust of it, apart from a fleeting glimpse of sun cream being sprayed on a couple of kids.

But yes, Christmas in June? We don't want to hear it and it's a terrible do-over of a not-great song in the first place. There are so many to choose from and they picked that one.

sosoverytired · 14/06/2017 08:48

Nope. Ad made no sense to me, all I noticed was the horrendous Christmas parody thing. Every time I hear it I want to scream. Or drink Wine

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Willow2017 · 14/06/2017 09:00

Its not the advert itself, its the bastardising of a classic Xmas song that grits my teeth!

Yes probably very unreasonable of me but I dont care. Xmas songs are sacred (pardon the pun) in this house, leave them alone you mindless, uncreative advertising morons. Think up something of your own, thats what you are paid for!

Rant over Grin

Birdsgottaf1y · 14/06/2017 09:05

I hope Roy Wood is getting a share of the royalties and hasn't been screwed over.

The advertisers just want to keep us in a spending loop.

MiaowTheCat · 14/06/2017 09:15

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hellomoon · 14/06/2017 09:18

Yes! I'm so glad someone's posted about this- it's dreadful, I hope whoever thought it was a good idea is sacked.

And I hope you're joking. So you don't like it? You're talking about it, you've seen it and it's cut through... pretty sure they won't be getting sacked for that hey?

ThanksForAllTheFish · 14/06/2017 09:30

I love Christmas so the ad doesn't bother me at all.

Missingthesea · 14/06/2017 09:47

Sorry, I think it's quite fun. I love the littlie with the armbands on Grin

Patchouli666 · 14/06/2017 10:02

This ad in the current boots magazine bothered my 16 year old dd more! Sweaty scrotes are not what a young for age dd with autism wants to think about!

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Excited101 · 14/06/2017 20:50

Why would I be joking hello it's awful. I love Christmas songs, at Christmas time. Using one in June for an advert is hideous and screams of unimaginative marketing. It also makes me less inclined to shop at Boots.

jarhead123 · 14/06/2017 20:56

I like it! It's harmless

sharon911 · 21/07/2017 16:03

Absolutley ridiculous!!!!! get rid & use your own imagination for a summer jingle not a CLASSIC CHRISTMAS SONG!!! obviously cannot think of anything original, it does my head in just like Darrels Furnishers

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