Comments on: THE ADVERT CALENDAR OF ADVENT: 10: ARGOS http://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2006/12/the-advert-calendar-of-advent-10-argos/ Lollards in the high church of low culture Fri, 09 Jan 2009 07:55:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: accentmonkey http://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2006/12/the-advert-calendar-of-advent-10-argos/#comment-121956 accentmonkey Wed, 13 Dec 2006 19:37:39 +0000 http://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2006/12/the-advert-calendar-of-advent-10-argos/#comment-121956 You also left out the bit about standing at the counter, filling out the slip, then looking around to realise your shopping has been nicked while you were engrossed in the Argos catalogue. You also left out the bit about standing at the counter, filling out the slip, then looking around to realise your shopping has been nicked while you were engrossed in the Argos catalogue.

]]> By: Al Ewing http://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2006/12/the-advert-calendar-of-advent-10-argos/#comment-121955 Al Ewing Wed, 13 Dec 2006 19:31:22 +0000 http://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2006/12/the-advert-calendar-of-advent-10-argos/#comment-121955 "He knew exactly what to do to make his son's Christmas wish come true..." CUE FATHER LEAPING OFF ROOF!! Quite frankly the advert should have ended there with the Samaritans phone number. “He knew exactly what to do to make his son’s Christmas wish come true…”

CUE FATHER LEAPING OFF ROOF!!

Quite frankly the advert should have ended there with the Samaritans phone number.

]]> By: CarsmileSteve http://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2006/12/the-advert-calendar-of-advent-10-argos/#comment-121736 CarsmileSteve Wed, 13 Dec 2006 13:42:32 +0000 http://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2006/12/the-advert-calendar-of-advent-10-argos/#comment-121736 also, my argos experience last year: smugly reserve online a smoothie maker get to dalston argos c. 1pm 24/12 realise they don't have a "pay with card" machine so have to stand in queue to pay for c. 20 minutes in shop incredibly full of snappy mothers and high as kites kids eventually pay and join the scrum for collection after c. 30 minutes think i've spotted the smoothie maker and eventually point it out to amazingly harrassed shop worker. she checks it and it isn't my smoothie maker. ten minutes later she says "um, we've run out of those ones, would you like a different one" (unspoken bit at end "you'd have to go back to the first queue and go through all that again") i decline and get my money back... also, my argos experience last year:

smugly reserve online a smoothie maker

get to dalston argos c. 1pm 24/12

realise they don’t have a “pay with card” machine so have to stand in queue to pay for c. 20 minutes in shop incredibly full of snappy mothers and high as kites kids

eventually pay and join the scrum for collection

after c. 30 minutes think i’ve spotted the smoothie maker and eventually point it out to amazingly harrassed shop worker. she checks it and it isn’t my smoothie maker.

ten minutes later she says “um, we’ve run out of those ones, would you like a different one” (unspoken bit at end “you’d have to go back to the first queue and go through all that again”)

i decline and get my money back…

]]> By: Lucy http://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2006/12/the-advert-calendar-of-advent-10-argos/#comment-121730 Lucy Wed, 13 Dec 2006 13:33:53 +0000 http://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2006/12/the-advert-calendar-of-advent-10-argos/#comment-121730 <I>and therefore does require some money with which to procure the goods</I> Ninety-nine pounds and ninety-nine pence! When did toys get so blimming pricey? and therefore does require some money with which to procure the goods
Ninety-nine pounds and ninety-nine pence! When did toys get so blimming pricey?

]]> By: CarsmileSteve http://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2006/12/the-advert-calendar-of-advent-10-argos/#comment-121704 CarsmileSteve Wed, 13 Dec 2006 13:00:24 +0000 http://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2006/12/the-advert-calendar-of-advent-10-argos/#comment-121704 AND ALSO, DENIES THE EXISTENCE OF SANTA!!!! AND ALSO, DENIES THE EXISTENCE OF SANTA!!!!

]]> By: Tom http://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2006/12/the-advert-calendar-of-advent-10-argos/#comment-121666 Tom Wed, 13 Dec 2006 12:24:47 +0000 http://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2006/12/the-advert-calendar-of-advent-10-argos/#comment-121666 This is the worst Christmas advert I feel. This is the worst Christmas advert I feel.

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