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Christmas ads

tech77 · 2007-10-28 01:26:12

Just saw an ad on TV for sofas (dfs or some such) last week that had mention of Christmas in it :rolleyes: They usually don't start until AFTER Halloween i thought. Anyway anyone else seen any Christmas ads/mentions of Christmas yet.

28-10-2007 1:26am

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Just saw an ad on TV for sofas (dfs or some such) last week that had mention of Christmas in it :rolleyes:

They usually don't start until AFTER Halloween i thought.
Anyway anyone else seen any Christmas ads/mentions of Christmas yet.

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#2 28-10-2007 1:29am

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Well there's Christmas trees in Debenhams. Its crazy all this media obsession! complete exploitation! They're marketing Christmas before Halloween!

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#3 28-10-2007 1:31am

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#4 28-10-2007 1:37am

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tech77 wrote: »

Just saw an ad on TV for sofas (dfs or some such) last week that had mention of Christmas in it :rolleyes:

They usually don't start until AFTER Halloween i thought.
Anyway anyone else seen any Christmas ads/mentions of Christmas yet.

I had a similar rant last night.

I was roundly pilloried.

http://boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055171861

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#5 28-10-2007 2:48am

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Holidays are coming, holidays are coming, holidays are coming, holidays are coming, 'tis the season...

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#6 28-10-2007 2:55am

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Myth wrote: »

Holidays are coming, holidays are coming, holidays are coming, holidays are coming, 'tis the season...

Pennies, gotta whole lotta things for Christmas, gotta lot for the fam-il-ee.

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Pennies, gotta whole lotta things for Christmas, gotta lot for the fam-il-ee.

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#7 28-10-2007 8:20am

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Yep Tesco in Merrion has a Christmas stand with mince pies on it.

Bottom line: they would have to bring in some sort of law before companies would stop showing Xmas ads in October

Edit: Just saw person complaining about the use of Xmas in other thread. For the LAST time - X is an abbreviation of the word Christ, due to its Greek origins (Χριστος). Go into many churches and you'll see the letters 'XP', again an abbreviation of Christ. Grrr.

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#8 28-10-2007 8:30am

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ho ho ho merry christmas!:D

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