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Children's Clothing Ad
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The premise
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In this commercial parody, a Macy's holiday sale promotes children's winter clothing by cataloguing exactly why kids hate wearing it. Vignettes show parents forcing sweaters over heads, squeezing bundled toddlers into car seats, coaxing feet into stiff boots and fighting over church outfits and itchy collars, while one married couple's argument keeps spilling into the shoot. The announcer finally admits the clothes are miserable for everyone but urges parents to buy them anyway for the family memories.
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Say it with us
Highly quotable.
And save an extra 10% on snow boots that are so hard to put on, it'll strain your marriage.
You need to learn, Nathan!
The clothes they'll hate create the memories you'll love.
Behind the scenes
The people who made it.
Doron Max Hagay
Director
Script
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- 00:00
Announcer
the holidays are here so head to macy's for unbeatable deals on a winter wardrobe for the whole family men's blazers starting at 49.99 cashmere tops for her from 79.99 and for your little ones macy's has the festive fashions that'll have them saying
- 00:16
it's too hot
- 00:18
It's inches!
- 00:22
Announcer
tis the season for wrestling your wiggly little monster into thick winter clothes so all month long we're taking 25 off boys merino wool sweaters that won't fit over his head
- 00:32
Mother
if you stop squirming It would be on already
- 00:35
Announcer
and 40% off cozy corduroys that'll pinch his little nuts
- 00:41
Ego Nwodim
Can't you just wear his jeans
- 00:42
Grandfather
you don't wear jeans the church
- 00:45
Announcer
and for your little girl It's half off all hard shiny shoes that hurt
- 00:50
and
- 00:53
Announcer
And 30% off all holiday rompers she'll never get off in time
- 00:58
It's wet!
- 00:59
Mother
Okay, you have to tell Mommy when you have to go.
- 01:02
Announcer
The weather outside may be frightful, but in Macy's, we've got kids' jackets so big and thick, they won't fit in their car seat anymore.
- 01:10
Father
Here you we go.
- 01:18
Father
You didn't hear that, buddy.
- 01:19
Announcer
And save an extra 10% on snow boots that are so hard to put on, it'll strain your marriage.
- 01:24
Nathan
Sorry.
- 01:25
Wife
You need to put her foot in sideways and then twist it.
- 01:27
Nathan
Well, if you can do it, then do it!
- 01:30
Announcer
And deal so hot, even Frosty...
- 01:32
Wife
You need to learn, Nathan!
- 01:34
-"Daddy's a dumbass."
- 01:36
Announcer
-"And deals so hot."
- 01:37
Nathan
-"Okay, well, if this is gonna be your attitude, maybe we should tell my mom we're not coming."
- 01:41
Announcer
-"And deals so..."
- 01:42
Wife
-"Oh, no! And miss your brother getting drunk and asking to borrow money? Whatever will I do?"
- 01:49
Announcer
-"And for your new arrivals, we've got precious winter onesies with so many tiny buttons and snaps, you'll let your baby sit in a loaded diaper for hours just to avoid having to put it back on.
- 02:00
Announcer
Plus, everyday savings on mittens they'll lose, Shirts with the wrong Frozen princess. Sweaters that make them hot. Flannels that make them hot. Scarves that make them hot.
- 02:10
Father
Good. Where's my kid? Marcus?
- 02:12
Announcer
And button-downs with sharp, scratchy tats in the back that'll have them bitching all season long.
- 02:17
Announcer
Look, we know it's awful for them and for you, but one day, they'll be too old to wear cute little clothes like this, and you'll miss it.
- 02:24
Announcer
So suck it up and get down to Macy's.
- 02:27
Announcer
The clothes they'll hate create the memories you'll love.
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