Anyone else who can't stomach Christmas commercials?

I could listen to the same christmas songs and the same commercials (for the most part) over and over and over and over again :D

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Originally Posted by sparks19

I could listen to the same christmas songs and the same commercials (for the most part) over and over and over and over again :D

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I'm with you on the Christmas music - I love it and don't get tired of hearing it over and over. Sure beats rap!!! :p Commercials get real old real fast - for the most part anyway.

I wish the stores would hold off at least till Nov before they start pushing Christmas tho. Oct is just too darn early. I did notice around here however, that the stores seem a little slower getting their Christmas decorations and goods out this year. I was looking for Christmas cards a couple of weeks ago, and hardly any stores had any out.

My biggest peeve is them taking a beautiful Christmas song like "The Ukrainian Carol", aka "Carol of the Bells" and parodying it. I've told my singing group that I don't like the song any more because of this! Make up your own jingles, for Pete's sake!

I actually do really enjoy Christmas music, but I also hate it when its made trite on an annoying commercial.

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Originally Posted by sparks19

yeah all these stupid sappy jewelry commercials drive me nuts lol. I mean don't get me wrong... I am a HUGE sap but my idea of sap is not spending the down payment of a house on a piece of jewelry I am not going to wear anyway lol. Like right now there is one where this lady is up at 2 am with the baby and the hubby comes downstairs and says "I couldn't wait" and then gives her this giant ring. Uh... thanks but I'd rather you take a turn with the baby and let me get some sleep

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This was the one I saw, too. It made me gag. :p

The commercial that bugs the living poop out of me are the GAP/cheerleader commercials.

I swear, I will never shop at a Gap store again, just based on those stupid ads.


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And while not a Christmas commercial?



http://www.dvbs.eu.org/video/cNkp4QF...Mum-Mommy.html

This one make me laugh like a moron when I see it.

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Here's the deal....
Men always are show as PW'ed gift givers in the commercials.

Yeah, she is all thankful now?

Wait until you hear the yelp from the bathroom when you leave the seat up.
Or,
"Are you going to sit there and watch football all day?"
"Are you stupid? I never have come close to hitting the mailbox."
" YOU tell your mom what she needs to bring!" ;)



I want truth in advertising.......my commercials will be based on the wrath of women..


It's the sure fire way to get a man to leave you alone during the holidays, because he didn't buy you the giant ring/diamond you wanted........


Gas or Electricity.


Buy him a gas powered anything.....chainsaw, generator, model airplane or car.

He'll spend a week or two playing with it. RRRRRRRRRRRR, RRRRRRRRRRR, RRRRRRRRRR.

DO NOT BUY A "One Use" Item....The more uses, the better.


A hedger is nice? A leaf blower better? Gas powered airplane will make him leave the house to play in the park.

Electricity?

That real nice all-in-one remote for him is cool, He'll spend two weekes trying to program all the codes in, only to find that the RCA remote has no code for the RCA DVD player.

A nice table saw is cool, Maybe he'll put up the shelves or try and make all the stuff he sees on the DIY channel. That will keep him in the garage for a while.

No stereo or TVs, He'll never leave the house and test you on how loud the Dolby 5.1 need to be to get your teapot collection dancing in the hutch, us men are like that.

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And if you buy us underwear as gifts?

Tell us a huge lie like, "Don't worry, I don't expect you to sleep in them......"

Sorry, I got off topic....:)

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Originally Posted by pomtzu

Some can be obnoxious, but even then, I'd much rather hear them, than the ads for erectile dysfunction (and the possible side effects). :eek: And in prime time no less. I feel sorry for the parents with children who see these commercials, and then the kids want an explanation. :(:eek::p

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Daddy, what's an erection lasting more than four hours?

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Originally Posted by phesina

Daddy, what's an erection lasting more than four hours?

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It's a call to the doctor, son. You'll have to wait until you get married!!!!!!



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I USED to love Christmas, back when it started in DECEMBER!

Now I'm getting nailed with Christmas songs/ads in the stores, on my fav. radio stations, and on tv before Halloween!!:mad:

Because they start so early, drag it out for so long, and the fact to me it isn't Christmas time when it's still 50 degrees outside, I'm sick of Christmas before it even gets here!! I rarely put up a tree anymore, I haven't sent cards in 2 years, and I never decorate the house anymore (actually sold most of the decorations a few years ago).

My only bright spot I could hear over and over and I hope they never end it...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSQ8erPz1CU

Overstock dot com, has everything you need... O, O, O, the big, big O, overstock dot com, buy online saves you time.... etc


I get that one stuck in my head and I love it (although never have nor ever will buy anything from them) lol

http://adland.tv/commercials/illinoi...ne-2009-30-usa

This commercial has been all over the TV. I can't stand it! For radio the commercial tells you to give a lottery ticket to “…the pizza guy who pre-blots your pizza”, “the trainer you totally have a crush on” and the co-worker who turns on your computer when you're running late, so no one will know. In church yesterday our pastor joked about moving Christmas to February. I'd like to move Thanksgiving to when they observe it in Canada, mid-October.

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Originally Posted by phesina

Daddy, what's an erection lasting more than four hours?

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Trouble, son, trouble.

I think the Hallmark channel has cute commercials, I was watching "A dog named Christmas" yesterday and saw some of the cute commercials. They are not really advertising anything but cards, but the stories they show are sweet.:)

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Originally Posted by Catlady711

Overstock dot com, has everything you need... O, O, O, the big, big O, overstock dot com, buy online saves you time.... etc

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The big big "O"????....

.Lol, somehow I think there is a connection with the son asking dad about that four hour thing..

We should all be so lucky to look past the 20 minute mark, let alone four hours?

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Originally Posted by Karen

I love the fact that we DVR shows we like to watch, so can do a 30-second skip right over the commercials, so I don't need to see them. Makes life much more pleasant.

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:love:

DVR might be the greatest of all inventions.

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Originally Posted by RICHARD

LOLOLOLOL,

There was a commercial that used to tout the 'measure of love' for your woman.

Was it DeBeers, the diamond company?

A man should spend 6 months of his salary for an engagement ring.

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How monumentally lame that a company with a rocking name like that....


Does that....

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Originally Posted by Puckstop31

How monumentally lame that a company with a rocking name like that....


Does that....

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For those who are curious however, the "rule of thumb" - established by the diamond industry - is that men should plan on spending about six months' salary when considering the purchase of diamond engagement rings.

http://ezinearticles.com/?Diamond-En...ure&id=1061121

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My gripe is that they bastardize Xmas songs. Someone asks a question and the answer is in the tune of a Xmas song. It's maddening!

What do Little People do for the rest of the year?

It seems they only work during the Christmas Season?:confused::eek: