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Brian Damage · 11-26-2006, 06:48 PM

Christmas commercials that advertise cars and SUV's as gifts. I saw an ad where a wife baked a cookie that looked like an SUV to give her husband a hint that that is what she wanted for Christmas.

If that was my wife, her ass would be out the door!!! Most people can't afford a 32,000 dollar vehicle let alone around the holidays. lol

tdf4077 · 11-26-2006, 10:46 PM

I hear ya' on that one!

My favorite holiday commercial is this one for coffee (either Maxwell House or Foldgers) where the son comes home (I'm assuming from college) and the little sister comes down the stairs and exclaims, "Peter! You're home!" I still cry when I see that one, but I don't remember seeing it last year. I hope it comes on this year!

Brian Damage · 11-26-2006, 11:25 PM

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Originally Posted by tdf4077

I hear ya' on that one!

My favorite holiday commercial is this one for coffee (either Maxwell House or Foldgers) where the son comes home (I'm assuming from college) and the little sister comes down the stairs and exclaims, "Peter! You're home!" I still cry when I see that one, but I don't remember seeing it last year. I hope it comes on this year!

Wow, that is an old one. It was Folgers by the way.

Ireneparalegal · 11-26-2006, 11:27 PM

What I don't get abt the commercials showing a spouse wanting a car is that BOTH SPOUSES WILL BE PAYING FOR THE CAR...duh!!!!! Even if the one spouse "pays" for it, in reality, they both are paying for it, so how is that a gift???? Especially like you say, a $30k vehicle.

Brian Damage · 11-26-2006, 11:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Ireneparalegal

What I don't get abt the commercials showing a spouse wanting a car is that BOTH SPOUSES WILL BE PAYING FOR THE CAR...duh!!!!! Even if the one spouse "pays" for it, in reality, they both are paying for it, so how is that a gift???? Especially like you say, a $30k vehicle.

Exactly, it just rubs me the wrong way.

Janice · 11-26-2006, 11:36 PM

As weird as it is for us to imagine, there are people who do surprise each other with huge gifts. My husband's niece and her husband are multi-millionaires. It's how the other half lives. Not this half, lol.

Brian Damage · 11-26-2006, 11:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Janice

As weird as it is for us to imagine, there are people who do surprise each other with huge gifts. My husband's niece and her husband are multi-millionaires. It's how the other half lives. Not this half, lol.

I guess you are right, but for the average joe like myself, I see it and I say huh?!? lol

phoebe7165 · 11-27-2006, 02:31 AM

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Originally Posted by tdf4077

I hear ya' on that one!

My favorite holiday commercial is this one for coffee (either Maxwell House or Foldgers) where the son comes home (I'm assuming from college) and the little sister comes down the stairs and exclaims, "Peter! You're home!" I still cry when I see that one, but I don't remember seeing it last year. I hope it comes on this year!

I love that commercial, too!! I'm always thinking what a good looking brother that little girl has!! BTW, that little girl is probably in her 20's now!!

The one Christmas commercial I think is so stupid is the one where the lady is at Home Depot(or it could be Lowes), and an employee is waiting on her and she doesn't know what she wants. She's trying to describe what she wants(and not very good at that!), and the girl figures out what she needs.

Yeah, I agree with you on the commercials for the cars. I don't know anybody who gave somebody else a car for Christmas, even spouses!!

Ireneparalegal · 11-27-2006, 01:00 PM

Just the fact like Brian said, average Joes are not buying cars as gifts. Maybe if the commercial were geared to millionaires or billionaires, but seriously, cars are the last thing the average joe is wanting to buy, whether they have money or not. It's abt other big item stuff like maybe computers or other electronic items, like flat screen televisions. I am sorry to say that people who do buy cars during the holidays more than likely end up regretting it because of all that fast talk when it's really the fact that the dealerships need to get rid of those cars and they talk people into thinking they can afford it.

Hawkee · 12-29-2020, 04:49 AM

Since Christmas is one of the most popular holidays of the year we are seeing Christmas commercials becoming more different every year as the time goes by. Take for example when Christmas commercials started becoming huge they would advertise for families and children and were very well done in the past. The Christmas commercials of today are very different than the ones from the past. Take for example I have seen hardware stores such as Ace Hardware and Lowe's have commercials that say "Make Dad's Christmas Bright" and they always have a little girl or little boy give their fathers power tools and home improvement gadgets and it seems that next to Father's Day Christmas is the second holiday when fathers get lots of gifts when it used to be always mothers would get the most gifts for Christmas. Another commercial that has an example is the one for McCormick where a family is shown holding a Christmas dinner and begins with the line "Christmas may be different this year but we will always be together" and it seems that commercials like this are sending messages that family is the number one priority of Christmas and I remember when I would see Christmas commercials for baking Christmas cookies that the families would be happy and full of joy. Another example is the Christmas commercials advertising jewelry and when I see these commercials it seems to be that a lot of people have December weddings and jewelry such as wedding bands and engagement rings are popular Christmas gifts as well. But the Christmas commercials advertising cars and homes I can't figure out because to me cars and new houses are considered family items not Christmas gifts. and there should be commercials for more important Christmas gifts
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smittykins · 01-03-2021, 11:26 AM

There was one a few years ago for a jewelry store with a young boy standing at the counter with a jar full of change and a couple of crumpled bills, and after we see the clerk looking at him like “What do you think you’re going to buy with that?” the dad pops his head out from behind his son and flashes his credit card.

11-26-2006, 06:48 PM	#1
Brian Damage I'm Rich Bitch Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 03, 2002 Location: What Ain't No Country I Ever Heard Of...They Speak English in What? Posts: 63,107	Christmas Commercials I just don't get... Christmas commercials that advertise cars and SUV's as gifts. I saw an ad where a wife baked a cookie that looked like an SUV to give her husband a hint that that is what she wanted for Christmas. If that was my wife, her ass would be out the door!!! Most people can't afford a 32,000 dollar vehicle let alone around the holidays. lol
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11-26-2006, 10:46 PM	#2
tdf4077 JaJa Senior Member Join Date: Jan 17, 2006 Location: Ohio Posts: 1,678	I hear ya' on that one! My favorite holiday commercial is this one for coffee (either Maxwell House or Foldgers) where the son comes home (I'm assuming from college) and the little sister comes down the stairs and exclaims, "Peter! You're home!" I still cry when I see that one, but I don't remember seeing it last year. I hope it comes on this year!
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11-26-2006, 11:27 PM	#4
Ireneparalegal LEGAL SPICE ;) Forum Legend Join Date: Jul 25, 2005 Location: OXNARD, CA - WHERE THE DALLAS COWBOYS TRAIN & PRACTICE Posts: 38,691	What I don't get abt the commercials showing a spouse wanting a car is that BOTH SPOUSES WILL BE PAYING FOR THE CAR...duh!!!!! Even if the one spouse "pays" for it, in reality, they both are paying for it, so how is that a gift???? Especially like you say, a $30k vehicle.
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12-29-2020, 04:49 AM	#10
Hawkee Michael Fassbender Fanatic Moderator Forum Star Join Date: Jan 17, 2016 Location: California Posts: 10,782	Since Christmas is one of the most popular holidays of the year we are seeing Christmas commercials becoming more different every year as the time goes by. Take for example when Christmas commercials started becoming huge they would advertise for families and children and were very well done in the past. The Christmas commercials of today are very different than the ones from the past. Take for example I have seen hardware stores such as Ace Hardware and Lowe's have commercials that say "Make Dad's Christmas Bright" and they always have a little girl or little boy give their fathers power tools and home improvement gadgets and it seems that next to Father's Day Christmas is the second holiday when fathers get lots of gifts when it used to be always mothers would get the most gifts for Christmas. Another commercial that has an example is the one for McCormick where a family is shown holding a Christmas dinner and begins with the line "Christmas may be different this year but we will always be together" and it seems that commercials like this are sending messages that family is the number one priority of Christmas and I remember when I would see Christmas commercials for baking Christmas cookies that the families would be happy and full of joy. Another example is the Christmas commercials advertising jewelry and when I see these commercials it seems to be that a lot of people have December weddings and jewelry such as wedding bands and engagement rings are popular Christmas gifts as well. But the Christmas commercials advertising cars and homes I can't figure out because to me cars and new houses are considered family items not Christmas gifts. and there should be commercials for more important Christmas gifts Bestie
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11-26-2006, 11:36 PM	#6
Janice Retired Admin - Hollywood Swingin' Forum Legend Join Date: Aug 03, 2001 Location: Beantown Posts: 36,388	As weird as it is for us to imagine, there are people who do surprise each other with huge gifts. My husband's niece and her husband are multi-millionaires. It's how the other half lives. Not this half, lol.

11-27-2006, 01:00 PM	#9
Ireneparalegal LEGAL SPICE ;) Forum Legend Join Date: Jul 25, 2005 Location: OXNARD, CA - WHERE THE DALLAS COWBOYS TRAIN & PRACTICE Posts: 38,691	Just the fact like Brian said, average Joes are not buying cars as gifts. Maybe if the commercial were geared to millionaires or billionaires, but seriously, cars are the last thing the average joe is wanting to buy, whether they have money or not. It's abt other big item stuff like maybe computers or other electronic items, like flat screen televisions. I am sorry to say that people who do buy cars during the holidays more than likely end up regretting it because of all that fast talk when it's really the fact that the dealerships need to get rid of those cars and they talk people into thinking they can afford it.

01-03-2021, 11:26 AM	#11
smittykins Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Jan 15, 2017 Location: Seneca Falls, NY Posts: 77	There was one a few years ago for a jewelry store with a young boy standing at the counter with a jar full of change and a couple of crumpled bills, and after we see the clerk looking at him like “What do you think you’re going to buy with that?” the dad pops his head out from behind his son and flashes his credit card.