Best Buy ad suggests that Santa's an Apple fanboy
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November 26, 2012 - 2:52pm
Is this the only way to the Lapland of the Gods? (Credit: Best Buy/YouTube Screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET) This is the time of year when children display their strongest credentials for adulthood. They find ways to manipulate their parents and suck up to their uncles and aunties -- after first, of course, examining all the ads for the most exciting gift options. Why, only today I saw a Christmas wish list from an 8-year-old called Miles who had highlighted certain gifts in black (Things I Need"), as well as gifts in green ("Things I Want"). Best Buy clearly believes it understands these kids. It understands, it seems, that they all want Apple products. In a new ad that struck me numb during an NBA game, a nice man from Best Buy explains to a mom and her son that you can "do anything" with Apple products. I know that some might feel you can't quite do anything -- such as find y...
November 26, 2012 - 2:52pm
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