What?s with all the dopey dads leaving Christmas shopping to the last minute"
There are many truths in the world, but perhaps one of the more important ones (especially at this time of year) is that, under no circumstance, should you go anywhere near a shopping mall on the 23rd or (gasp!) the 24th of December. It?s for your own good. As the countdown to Christmas hurdles toward its joyful end, retail centres and big box complexes across North America devolve?if the legends are to be believed?into carnage-filled gladiator pits of last-minute shoppers scavenging through the picked-over bathrobes, neckties and open-box toaster ovens. A recent TV ad from Walmart, which looks at this yearly phenomenon, is causing many to wonder, is everyone madly scrambling for gifts…or just the dads"
If the offending Walmart Christmas commercial is to be believed, dopey dads everywhere have been sitting around staring vacantly into their coffee cups all month, completely oblivious to the twinkling lights, festive cheer and rampant consumerism going on around them. In the 30-second spot that?s got people riled up online, the dad?s son checks off the 23rd day on his Advent calendar and then cheerfully declares, ?It?s almost Christmas, Dad!? Then, like Blitzen caught in the headlights, the beardy father miraculously shakes off his December funk and, with a tap and a swipe, is saved by ordering up some prezzies on Walmart?s shopping app. On cue, ?It?s Raining Men? fires up as dude after dude lines up to the Walmart pickup desk to grab their gifts?our smiling prot...
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