The Boots Christmas advert

[lankeela]

Do I need to get my ears syringed or can no-one else understand what most of them are saying?

[whiskeryron]

Link please lankeela.

WR.

[tonyav]

Yep, a link please, I don't think that I have seen this ad yet.

[factor-fiction]

http://www.tvadmusic....stmas-lets-feel-good/

[factor-fiction]

I agree, lankeela. I heard something about a unicorn and someone saying 'let's have a sniff' but I agree that everyone seems to be mumbling.

[tonyav]

Yeah, a fair amount of mumbling in that ad.

[Robinia]

It's terrible... I heard 'let's turn you into a unicorn' and 'let's not tell grandma'.
The best thing is for everyone to contact them.
I have to add I'm finding this a common problem, not only with ads but programmes too...I've no problems with accents, they just don't seem to speak clearly enough these days.

[factor-fiction]

The producers would probably argue that the actual words of the conversations are not important - they are just showing the spirit/joy of Christmas.
Or they may say they have done this on purpose to get people talking about the ad like we are!

[Old_Geezer]

I'd not call it mumbling, I just think the sound engineer got it wrong and muffled a lot. (Although I think I can catch more than some here are claiming.)

[chrissa1]

I thought it was just me and my tinnitus!! I can hear unicorn and grandad too but nothing else.

[woofgang]

I agree, terrible sound, and I have just had a hearing test and found no impairment, so its the ad not me!

[cully]

Terrible diction, as lankeela says.

And what's happene to all the usual Boots girls??

[lankeela]

Phew, thats a relief - was off to get the Otex till I read these answers!

[sueinsunnyspain]

When I saw the advert last week I said to my OH that I couldn't hear what most of the people were saying - I saw the ad last night and the voices were very clear so the sound has been tweaked.