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Thursday 10 November 2016 9:22 am

Most people are enjoying this year’s John Lewis Christmas advert. A few aren’t

By: William Turvill

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The John Lewis Christmas advert has landed. And, predictably, the majority of Twitter luvvies are loving it – despite serious plot holes exposed by City PM

Launching a day after Donald Trump won the race to the White House, the retailer’s customer director Craig Inglis said: “2016 has certainly been quite a year, so we hope our advert will make people smile.”

Read more: Heartwarming and full of plot holes: Our review of John Lewis' Christmas ad

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In all honesty, sifting through hundreds of #BusterTheBoxer tweets, the general reaction has been positive.

But, for fun, here are some of the more cynical comments mixed in with the positives:

Read more: #BustertheBoxer: Watch this year's John Lewis Christmas ad

#JohnLewis – The reality… pic.twitter.com/v3eS6gxtS9

— Larry the Cat (@Number10cat) November 10, 2016

https://twitter.com/cherrysodablog/status/796634301483847680

https://twitter.com/DafEllis1/status/796635849903525888

https://twitter.com/thisisgrace/status/796635887731875840

https://twitter.com/JakeCordell/status/796628644231843840

https://twitter.com/AliceMay33/status/796634952163065856

https://twitter.com/jordandias/status/796634786550915072

https://twitter.com/dazbuffylover/status/796634733639827457

https://twitter.com/EmmaCLJones/status/796634542765379584

https://twitter.com/roxpromotions/status/796633744392261632

https://twitter.com/BryonyHolleran/status/796633665610645504

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