Sainsburys Christmas 1914 Advert

[joroas]

Hey, wars have always been good for some businesses.......


Oskar Schindler: In every business I tried, I can see now, it wasn't me that failed. Something was missing. Even if I'd known what it was, there's nothing I could have done about it because you can't create this thing. And it makes all the difference in the world between success and failure.

Emilie Schindler: Luck?

[Schindler kisses his wife's hand and smiles]

Oskar Schindler: War.

[joroas]

...and not everyone supported the war:

[Red Sveta]

I know war has always been good for business, in fact some people would say that's why they are fought. But really. Haven't we supposed to have moved on a bit. I don't see adverts for the Royal Mail sending cheap parcels to Afghanistan, or is that in the pipe line?

[joroas]

...currently, there is this as an example:

Mail to UK personnel in Sierra Leone fighting Ebola: BFPO 609

Family and Friends are entitled to EFFMS (Enduring Families Free Mail Service) to all UK personnel in Sierra Leone, involved in fighting the Ebola virus.

The following address format is to be followed:
Non MOD personnel:

Staff number, Full Name
Unit/Department
BFPO 609
MOD personnel:

Service number, Rank and Name
Unit or Regiment
Op Gritrock
BFPO 609

Please ensure you comply with all the dimensions (e.g. 2kg max, shoe box size, etc) and dangerous air cargo regulations (e.g. no aerosols, etc). These are listed further down the page.

[Red Sveta]

Yes I know the royal Mail do a service, but my point is they dont make tv adds showing the front line. I think the Sainsburys add  shows that the Great War has finally slipped into historical obscurity in the minds of the British general public. It used to be a subject that invoked the futility of war in the minds of the public with every family touched by a loss. What does the add achieve? Sainsburys were sending Chocolate to the front, they got paid for it. Plum and Apple jam manufacturers are missing out here and they need to make an add too.

[Red Sveta]

Well thats all that matters then. I get it now.

[carlos marighela]

When 'Dave' gets back from Oz petition him to pass legislation requiring any supermarket chain wanting to cash in on the sacrifices of the Great War to stock Maconochie's tinned rations and solely those for a week, save maybe for a bit of hard tack and some bully beef. That should bring the Great War it home to the punters and to Sainsbury's shareholders too.

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-27118824

[carlos marighela]

Or maybe just make your own:

http://joyoffieldrations.blogspot.com.au/2012/07/maconochie-stew-british-army-ww1.html

[Diakon]

Has it been pulled due to complaints? I haven't actually seen it on telly. Had to watch it online.

[FramFramson]

Well, there's this commentary, albeit not directly about WWI

[former user]

totally impossible to teach this lesson to wargamers and reenactors I guess, who generally see their hobby like medicine without side-effects   

[joroas]

Remember this WWI advert:

[joroas]

....and this one:

[former user]

"England"  only goes to war with it's ranks filled up by others, 
scotsmen Aussies, CFanadians, New Zealanders, let's not forget Hannoverian mercenaries, Indians, Gurkhas
You name it 

[Captain Blood]

"England"  only goes to war with it's ranks filled up by others,
scotsmen Aussies, CFanadians, New Zealanders, let's not forget Hannoverian mercenaries, Indians, Gurkhas
You name it

former user, isn't it time to let it go?
You're starting to come across as political.
It's only supposed to be us Brits that are foolishly obsessed with the war, but you seem to be quite keen on reigniting old arguments too.

Really - you'll get this thread locked.