FabSwingers.com forum: Sainsburys Xmas Ad

By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

I personally would like to say a big STUFF YOU to John Lewis....the Sainsburys ad has just blown you clean out of the water.

The British Legion inspired ad is beautiful and had me sobbing like an idiot.

You have to watch it

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By *orneyashell87Couple
over a year ago

stockotn on tees

Its excellent best Christmas ad in years xx

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

think I'm gonna put my poppy back up....it definitely makes you think

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By *ogistical NightmaresCouple
over a year ago

Manchester Area

And the chocolate bars are delicious, £1 and all profits got to the Royal British Legion

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

yes and i like it - sorry fluffy penguin but this is way more about xmas spirit in my mind

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I don't watch adverts so won't see it.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"yes and i like it - sorry fluffy penguin but this is way more about xmas spirit in my mind"

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I don't watch adverts so won't see it. "

i watched it on you tube lol -

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I don't watch adverts so won't see it.

i watched it on you tube lol - "

I've just watched it on you tube too. What a great advert.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I've not seen it and hopefully I'll manage to remain bullshit free for the remaining 8 weeks of xmas

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

It's mint

its just a pity it's an advert for a supermarket !

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By *o30Woman
over a year ago

Lincoln

its a beautiful ad. really fitting for the time of year,

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By *iewMan
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over a year ago

Angus & Findhorn

it's a really lovely advert

god bless them x

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I can't watch it because it upsets me.

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By *bi HaiveMan
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over a year ago

Cheeseville, Somerset

"it's a really lovely advert

god bless them x"

It's good!

But every time I watch it I'm waiting for Paul McCartney to start singing!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I don't watch adverts so won't see it. "

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I think the boots advert has a nice touch to it

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By *exy SwingMan
over a year ago

the sticks

Nothing is sacred from commodification these days.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Why
"I don't watch adverts so won't see it. "

Why would you need to tell us that?

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By *icked weaselCouple
over a year ago

Near Edinburgh..

"But every time I watch it I'm waiting for Paul McCartney to start singing!

yeah it is too similar..

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

It's moving very... Don't quote me! But I'm sure I've read somewhere that there is an element of truth, to the advert. I'm sure a truce was called, between the two sides, at some point one Christmas Day. I'm off to goggle.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"But every time I watch it I'm waiting for Paul McCartney to start singing!

yeah it is too similar..

Yes, sort of seen it all before.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I saw it for the first time during the week and thought it was really moving and thought provoking - its playing right now on ITV+1!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The sainsburys advert made me cry

"I think the boots advert has a nice touch to it "

Me too I'm working nights over Christmas so could relate to it

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By *bi HaiveMan
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over a year ago

Cheeseville, Somerset

"It's moving very... Don't quote me! But I'm sure I've read somewhere that there is an element of truth, to the advert. I'm sure a truce was called, between the two sides, at some point one Christmas Day. I'm off to goggle.

Google 'Paul McCartney Pipes of Peace'

Same story - just longer!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I personally would like to say a big STUFF YOU to John Lewis....the Sainsburys ad has just blown you clean out of the water.

The British Legion inspired ad is beautiful and had me sobbing like an idiot.

You have to watch it

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have just this second finished watching it.. via a link from bookface....lump to my throat,, very poignant

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Beautiful cinematography.....

Romanticising over the horror of trench warfare for commercial gain doesn't sit too well with me though.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Google 'Paul McCartney Pipes of Peace'

Same story - just longer!

Yes.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I personally would like to say a big STUFF YOU to John Lewis....the Sainsburys ad has just blown you clean out of the water.

The British Legion inspired ad is beautiful and had me sobbing like an idiot.

You have to watch it

have just this second finished watching it.. via a link from bookface....lump to my throat,, very poignant"
and yes it is a true story

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Not seen it's on TV but I've just Google it, is the TV version shorter

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Its a fantastic ad. I cant see why people are getting are moaning and bitching about it. But i suppose people will moan about anything haha

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I actually like them both for different reasons...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The christmas truce.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Beautiful cinematography.....

Romanticising over the horror of trench warfare for commercial gain doesn't sit too well with me though."

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By *ust RachelTV/TS
over a year ago

Horsham

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By *ust RachelTV/TS
over a year ago

Horsham

It commemorates the famous Christmas truce in 1914 in the first world war, due to the lines being less then 40 meters apart there was a lot of fraternities between English and Germans.

From Wikipedia it mentions that football matches were held between Germans and English (Germans won 3 - 2). Men had haircuts and shaves, as well as posing for pictures. Sadly the high command heard about this and put officers on a court Marshall, no officer got formally charged though. After that year the cease fire was made only to collect the dead and injured.

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By *radleyandRavenCouple
over a year ago

Herts

I loved it. I can't see how people are slamming Sainsburys for using this amazing part of history for commercial gain though... They advertised ONE product and all profits from that product go to the British Legion.

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By *araidWoman
over a year ago

the west (ish)

I love the ad and think it has been well produced. I have a niggly feeling that such a poignant true story shouldn't be highjacked by a supermarket though..

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

We saw it at the cinema today before watching The imitation game, both were excellent as far as we're concerned, the truce and football match is factually correct and Alan Turing was a genius whom we have a lot to thank for.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I liked it as well, really good it was

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I won't watch it, I don't need sainsburys to tell me how bad the trench's were, and how nice humans are capable of being in the worst of circumstances. And I don't need to buy a chocolate bar to donate to the legion, most towns have a branch.

I'm sick of corporations telling me how to feel.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Private Baldrick: [re: the 1914 Christmas truce] Remember the football match?

Captain Blackadder: Remember it - how could I forget it - I was *never* offside! I could not *believe* that decision!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I don't watch adverts so won't see it.

Why would you need to tell us that?

For exactly the same reason people are saying they have watched it.

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