tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8662171249638416805.post2098390551270227228..comments2024-03-16T05:34:13.675-07:00Comments on The Commercial Curmudgeon: Probably the last Lexus December to Remember Ad of the Season. Hand me a tissue. John F Jamelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18351383534436377360noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8662171249638416805.post-6749673890918979752017-01-13T16:50:46.871-08:002017-01-13T16:50:46.871-08:00Speaking of furniture, and asking Santa for stuff....Speaking of furniture, and asking Santa for stuff...this ad's theme isn't even original for the 2016 Christmas season. There was also an Overstock.com ad in which a little girl sits on Santa's lap and, obviously being coached by her mother standing on the sidelines, proceeds to give him a detailed list of home furnishings "she" wants. At least in that version of the ad, Santa, rather than just nodding and playing along, is cynical enough to glare over at Mom and say "Really?" He knows when he's being played by a greedy parent.Morning Kvetchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12212725744949084479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8662171249638416805.post-87877153157802905062017-01-13T07:31:24.712-08:002017-01-13T07:31:24.712-08:00In addition to motor vehicles, I'll tell you a...In addition to motor vehicles, I'll tell you another line of products they seem to advertise excessively on television: furniture.<br />That's right---beds, sofas, lounge chairs, tables, cabinets, mattresses, futons ...<br />Whoever routinely purchases these items on a regular basis? Where do such people live that they have space for them? How wealthy are they to be able to afford all that? Tal Hartsfeldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05077424958233740898noreply@blogger.com