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The irritating commercial

14 years ago

for J.C.Penny is running here.....and running ....and running. It seems to come on too often on most channels. I keep my remote handy to dumn it down when it comes on. I don't know about anyone else, but this irritating commercial sure doesn't entice me to go shopping there...actually the opposite is true, I'll avoid that store like the plague.

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woodie
14 years ago
I wrote to them to tell them of my objection to their offensive (to me) commercial and their reply was to tell me to come in to their store on February 1 and they would "be happy to show me more". I wrote back and said that as a consumer the only recourse I have over offensive advertising is to not shop there anymore and so that is my intention. No reply to that :)
lynn_d
14 years ago
Dottie, my hairdresser is at JCP, I had an appointment yesterday and nearly every customer was saying the same thing. The salon manager reported that to the store manager, but she also said that corporate needs to know. I did email them, got a stock response but at lease they know. The volume on the ads is turned down a bit from the initial one I saw.
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nicole__
14 years ago
Honestly.....I got in the bathtub, DH had the TV on and it aired twice in half an hour! It was more interesting than the show I was watching! lol I enjoyed seeing all the drama.....isn't that why we watch TV? To see drama played out.....

JMO and yes, their stock price has gone up....
minnie_tx
14 years ago
I think it is disgusting and cant see any profit in it for JCP
petaloid
14 years ago
Could you give a hint as to the subject of the ad?

I looked on YouTube and the most recent JCP ad was of people screaming because they missed a sale there. Is that it? There was also a stupid one from a few months ago with a bikini gal.
nicole__
14 years ago
petraloid......they didn't miss a sale....they are fed up with coupons and sales. JCP is lowering their everyday prices, no more sales or coupons.

The same thing Walmart did......and it worked for them. :0)

Here is a link that might be useful: The Enough is Enough JCP ad....
matti5
14 years ago
When it comes on it scares my dog and he bolts out of the room. Smart dog!
jannie
14 years ago
I sent JCP an email telling them I hate this ad. All the screaming! I also plan to boycott JCP on Feb 1 and perhaps forever! I watch a lot of TV and that screaming ad is on all channels, and much too often.
jannie
14 years ago
By the way, JCP is very low in my opinion. Even after a guard was trampled to death by mobs of people on Black Friday a couple years ago, they continued to print and distribute "Door Buster" ads. Very. Bad. Company.
glenda_al
14 years ago
Have not seen it!
sheesh
14 years ago
Why single out JCP for the door busting ads, Jannie? Seems to me most of the big stores do it, and the trampled guard was at Walmart. That wasn't the only bad result of door busting, though, but one of several.

I don't think the screaming ad is a good ad, but I have always likes JCP.
minnie_tx
14 years ago
From what I've read JCP is giving up trying to compete with WM and going the high Fashion name brand line of goods good luck to them . I went for the bargains when I shopped there .
ruthieg__tx
14 years ago
Honestly I have not even seen it until I clicked the link above........but then I usually don't watch the commercials......the beauty of recording them......
patti43
14 years ago
I haven't seen it, but then there are only political commericals on these days in Florida. Our primary is Tuesday.

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