By Sarah Vizard

The ad, which launched at the weekend, shows two young boys concerned that they will not be receiving any presents this year because they haven’t seen their parents come back from shopping with any bags of gifts. In reality, the parents have shopped online using PayPal.

The ASA has so far received 233 complaints about the ad, with a spokesman saying the general nature of those is that the ad is “offensive” because it implies Father Christmas doesn’t exist. They also questioned whether it was appropriate for the ad to air on TV when it could be seen by children.

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Source: Marketing Week