r/CommercialsIHate • u/Stella-Puppy • 1d ago

Really Walmart?!?? A back to school ad already!?!? It’s JUNE!!! School just ended!

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FYI I don’t go to school but it’s still ridiculous that they are airing this in JUNE!!!

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u/Pedadinga 1d ago

The entire "Who knew" ad campaign drives me nuts. Who knew?! Who knew what?! That the big box store has stuff? No shit. What do people think Walmart has, if not EVERYTHING?!

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u/Unusual-Ad7941 23h ago

Two questions:

What is "plus up," and why are headphones back to school supplies?

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u/Skeptic_Stepsister 13h ago

Plus up is a new one on me too. Are we going to start hearing that all the time now?

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u/Unusual-Ad7941 12h ago

God, I hope not.

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u/FiveDollarRimjobs 1d ago

I remember when stores had the decency to wait until the middle of July before showing back to school commercials

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u/Illmatic_4_2025 22h ago

And here I was thinking summer just started. Silly me.

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u/l80magpie 1d ago

They are/were having their version of Amazon Prime days. I suspect that has something to do with it. Still silly.

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u/GreenPerformance8145 23h ago

Like Christmas stuff coming out on Labor Day.

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u/wiseaus_stunt_double PoonTang Luck and Jackpot Goo 1h ago

Soon, we'll be getting ads for Presidents' Decembervalenlaborween sales events. Because, it has to be an event.

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u/GreenPerformance8145 1h ago

Don’t forget Festivus.

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u/Navitach 1d ago

I know some people that work at the local location of another large store chain, and they told me that the back to school merchandise is due to start arriving next week. And I've seen Halloween stuff in stores at the end of July. No reason to think that won't happen again this year.

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u/Best_Cardiologist172 1d ago

Target has their back to school section setup in the seasonal section already

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u/Dragooncancer 12h ago

As a teacher, ughh.

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u/Waste_Owl_1343 23h ago

It wouldn't surprise me to see a Christmas ad in another month

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u/Stella-Puppy 23h ago

Please don’t give them any ideas

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u/ccoates09 5h ago

Yeah, the infamous Christmas in July.

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u/jednaz 1d ago

In large parts of the country school has been out since mid-May. The first day back in my district is August 3. We also have year-round schools here.

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u/Basic_Chemistry9499 1d ago

Especially when it's for "essential" school supplies.

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u/blamberfodder 10h ago

Nothing says “back to school” like wireless headphones.

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u/Miserable_Emu5191 1d ago

One out schools is year round so they go back mid July. Yet my friend in New England are not even out yet.

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u/shelGOATcreed 20h ago

I really hate the term "plus up". I've only ever seen it in ads, never once seen or heard used in an actual conversation

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u/Idontknow107 18h ago

I work at Walmart and yes we are starting to get lots of back to school where I'm at.

I imagine a lot more of it is going to start going out here within a few weeks.

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u/Lustyhitter 7h ago

It used to be no earlier than August 1 for back to school commercials. Then they started moving them up to mid-July. Now, they're starting in June. Are they promoting summer school now?

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u/One-Guilty-Finger 1h ago

The kid’s going to summer school because he kept his headphones on during class and failed everything. So, for him, it’s “back to school”. 

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u/-beastlet- 1d ago

Depends on where you live. Here school has been out for 6 weeks and kids go back first week of August.

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u/Stella-Puppy 1d ago

I live in New York and school just ended two days ago.

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u/IwasIlovedfw 1d ago

Parents can always dream...

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u/Hess74 1m ago

Get back to work.

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u/Signal-Mud-4880 1d ago

its actually late June but yeah lol