Tea bag or bad gag?

Ayahuasca · 21 Dec 2017 at 23:17

https://twitter.com/Poundland/status/943896555903385600

Seems to be causing a small stir and Poundland have caught on to the free publicity that can be gained. I don't use twitter all that often so would someone please tell me if the first reply is sarcasm as I feel truly sorry for Anna if not.

Amp34 · 21 Dec 2017 at 23:24

Perhaps a little inappropriate for a national chain, but I find it funny.

Rotty · 21 Dec 2017 at 23:42

some of them seriously need to get a grip

Johno please? · 21 Dec 2017 at 23:45

lol at the zoomed in img of the elfs face.

agw_01 · 21 Dec 2017 at 23:52

Amp34 said:
Perhaps a little inappropriate for a national chain, but I find it funny.

My thinking entirely. A little risque, especially in today's PC climate.

Zefan · 21 Dec 2017 at 23:57

I prefer the "prickly Christmas tree" tweet further down their page

They seem to have a bit of a thing for semi-risqué marketing this Christmas.

G-MAN2004 · 22 Dec 2017 at 00:03

I really do hate the world we live in today. That is just so incredibly offensive, I will be setting up a petition to have Poundland stores shut down at once. Disgusting behaviour.

Arsonist · 22 Dec 2017 at 00:11

G-MAN2004 said:
I really do hate the world we live in today. That is just so incredibly offensive, I will be setting up a petition to have Poundland stores shut down at once. Disgusting behaviour.

Not sure if srs?

Jono8 · 22 Dec 2017 at 00:15

The vibrator star wars one is best.

Dirk Diggler · 22 Dec 2017 at 00:18

They seem to like risque jokes? Poor taste for a national chain, but I wouldn't say I was offended.

platinum87 · 22 Dec 2017 at 00:53

Tea bagging is for allspeak/mod CS:S servers or something, full of nothing but lunatics and drunk or drugged people.

Rroff · 22 Dec 2017 at 01:10

G-MAN2004 said:
I really do hate the world we live in today. That is just so incredibly offensive, I will be setting up a petition to have Poundland stores shut down at once. Disgusting behaviour.

Given the issues with Steinhoff you might be in a race for that.

Amp34 · 22 Dec 2017 at 03:02

G-MAN2004 said:
I really do hate the world we live in today. That is just so incredibly offensive, I will be setting up a petition to have Poundland stores shut down at once. Disgusting behaviour.

Question for you. Do you really think they would have got away with it 20, 30 or 40 years ago?

I doubt it. We are a lot more liberal now than we used to be, even with the “PC culture”. You can show a heck of a lot more on TV and in adverts now than you used to be able to for example.

Efour · 22 Dec 2017 at 06:00

Just shows that the guys in their advertising department are a bunch of 30 something gamers.

Sure it's a bit bad taste for your average punter but they basically won't have a clue anyway.

Next time I'm in London I'll buy 2 bags of haribo from them instead of the usual 1.

neil_g · 22 Dec 2017 at 06:34

The tbag one was quite tame compared to some of the others. Personally I loved the free moustache rides one.

Found them hilarious.

AHarvey · 22 Dec 2017 at 06:45

Amp34 said:
Question for you. Do you really think they would have got away with it 20, 30 or 40 years ago?

Have you seen the carry on films?

robgmun · 22 Dec 2017 at 06:53

It's refreshing to have a nation FU to the PC crowd these days, funny as hell

Josh · 22 Dec 2017 at 07:43

Some of the tweets on that page are gold, comedy gold!

Irish_Tom · 22 Dec 2017 at 07:45

Amp34 said:
Question for you. Do you really think they would have got away with it 20, 30 or 40 years ago?

I doubt it. We are a lot more liberal now than we used to be, even with the “PC culture”. You can show a heck of a lot more on TV and in adverts now than you used to be able to for example.

+1

Just think of some of the things Mary Whitehouse got her knickers in a twist about that we wouldn’t give a second thought to today.

VincentHanna · 22 Dec 2017 at 08:31

As a liberal feminist type bloke, I thought it was....

Amusing.