The festive season has officially begun because John Lewis has commented on the John Lewis Christmas advert.
John Lewis (the man) has achieved a niche level of social media fame in recent years after he registered the Twitter handle “@johnlewis” back in 2007 – three years before John Lewis (the brand) registered their official account.
That means every year when the brand’s Christmas advert comes out, John is inundated with requests and comments from customers.
What makes the mistaken identity even funnier is John is from Blacksburg, Virginia, and probably had no idea anyone in the UK cared about these adverts until recently.
It’s happened so many times that Twitter made him the star of their 2018 Christmas advert.
And this year is looking like it'll be as frustrating as usual for him.
Well, I didn't have anything planned for today anyway.— John Lewis (@John Lewis) 1573734044
RIP to John's Twitter mentions.
But at least he's a key part of the British Christmas experience now.
@johnlewis Pal, every year you play this brilliantly. Good luck over the next few days 😉— Wrestling With Whisky (@Wrestling With Whisky) 1573734089
@johnlewis The dragon prosthetics were amazing, how long did they take you to put on?— Matt Eason (@Matt Eason) 1573734198
@johnlewis Thoughts and prayers for you at this difficult time.— RJ 🇬🇧🇪🇺 (@RJ 🇬🇧🇪🇺) 1573734365
@johnlewis Keep up the good work John. You're an essential part of the British Christmas now x— Andromeda (@Andromeda) 1573734724
If Christmas adverts aren’t your thing, you can enjoy all the jokes about the John Lewis ad instead.
Here's this years John Lewis Advert #ExcitableEdgar #johnlewischristmasadvert 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 https://t.co/fDpTt2i9pS— HappyToast ★ (@HappyToast ★) 1573719779
Uncanny https://t.co/JysV5daA1j— Greg Evans (@Greg Evans) 1573737825
Sure it's cute now......... BUT WE ALL KNOW HOW IT ENDS #JohnLewis https://t.co/JCykPxXB82— Thomas Parry (@Thomas Parry) 1573735863
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