The Tesco & other non-Morrisons supermarket thread

Philip · Mon 04 Jan, 2016 12.43

The first result for a 'tesco christmas card recycling' search on Google is this page which appears to be from 8 years ago!

http://www.tesco.com/homepages/recycling.htm

james2001 · Mon 04 Jan, 2016 16.52

9 years ago actually

james2001 · Tue 05 Jan, 2016 10.43

Just seen a new (awful) Rob Brydon & family Tesco ad, so it's clearly a full time campaign, not just a Christmas one. Jesus...

bilky asko · Tue 05 Jan, 2016 11.10

james2001 wrote:Just seen a new (awful) Rob Brydon & family Tesco ad, so it's clearly a full time campaign, not just a Christmas one. Jesus...

Rob Brydon is the one on a months-long cruise. Ben Miller and Ruth Jones are the Tesco shoppers.

Alexia · Tue 05 Jan, 2016 18.32

Yeah it's so easy to get Ben Miller and Rob Brydon mixed up.

Andrew · Wed 06 Jan, 2016 23.26

james2001 wrote:Just seen a new (awful) Rob Brydon & family Tesco ad, so it's clearly a full time campaign, not just a Christmas one. Jesus...

It's the same one that was on about 6 months ago. The campaign didn't start with the Xmas ads. Still not sure what thought processes are going on either with the message or the casting though, how old is "Captain Beatbox" supposed to be?

james2001 · Wed 06 Jan, 2016 23.30

Andrew wrote:Still not sure what thought processes are going on either with the message or the casting though, how old is "Captain Beatbox" supposed to be?

Probably about 10-15 years younger than the person playing him I'd guess! Clearly meant to be a teenager with an actor in his mid-late 20s (and looks it).

bilky asko · Thu 07 Jan, 2016 09.14

james2001 wrote:
Andrew wrote:Still not sure what thought processes are going on either with the message or the casting though, how old is "Captain Beatbox" supposed to be?
Probably about 10-15 years younger than the person playing him I'd guess! Clearly meant to be a teenager with an actor in his mid-late 20s (and looks it).

The actor's CV says he plays 20-30.

Pete · Fri 08 Jan, 2016 10.15

bilky asko wrote:
james2001 wrote:
Andrew wrote:Still not sure what thought processes are going on either with the message or the casting though, how old is "Captain Beatbox" supposed to be?
Probably about 10-15 years younger than the person playing him I'd guess! Clearly meant to be a teenager with an actor in his mid-late 20s (and looks it).
The actor's CV says he plays 20-30.

He's not meant to be a teenager, he's meant to a graduate who's moved back in with mum and dad. So mid twenties.

bilky asko · Fri 08 Jan, 2016 15.12

I thought that was the most likely. It's not exactly the most defined character ever, though.

Martin Phillp · Fri 08 Jan, 2016 16.07

The wardrobe for the character didn't help. It looked like they dressed him has a 16-17 year old than a grad.