Well todays been interesting. We've been to stoke-on-trent, to see the coca cola artic lorry. Last year i really wanted to see it. But i was so sick when i was pregnant i never got to see it.
This year i have seen it! I have to admit its not as spectacular as the advert, but then again the advert is, well, amazing. Really makes you think that christmas IS coming when you see the twinkling lights and that "holidays a coming" vocal. It hums through the ears like a beautiful bell, sounding the chime of christmas. Its almost like the smell of turkey, roasties and brussell sprouts are in the air. The crunch of wrapping paper and the taste of selotape as you grasp it with your teeth to quickly wrap that present before they see it. The coca cola advert is the symbol of the season to be. Since when have we ever relied on this for the month and a half warning that christmas is upon us.
That lorry, that must have cost an absolute fortune is something we flood to see. Its getting almost as famous as santa. Yet if you look into it, its coca colas fault that santa wears red. Traditional santa, before the commercialized, and well known santa we all now, always wore green. Not many people know that. But coca cola changed him from green to red to suit their advertising campaigns and hence many moons ago our beloved symbol of a childhood christmas was born. Yet we all follow the branding we are given as a child, so changing suit probably would cause uproar amongst children. If your childs young like mine, they are terrified of "the big red lobster man" (nightmare before christmas), and scream at the sure start of seeing him. I have to admit i found it a little funny. If you say "where's santa?" she frantically looks round, with a look of fear in her eyes. I know she'll grow out of it. I do, but its kind of funny to see her look for him.
Back to the subject at hand. The staff their where brilliant and friendly. And the lorry sparkly and shiny. Its a definate must see before christmas. A little disappointing in day light, and not enough lights on the lorry but a free mini can (now doing coke zero) makes it all worth while.
The holidays a coming!
Santas on his way!
There ought to be a new slogan "Merry cokemas" haha
