This family-owned hardware store’s Christmas commercial will brighten up your whole day
As holiday shopping ramps up with Christmas right around the corner, a lot of brands and companies are pumping serious money into flashy advertising to try to reel in as many holiday shoppers as possible. But not Haford Hardware, a small, family owned hardware store in Rhayader, Wales. The store filmed its own Christmas commercial on a serious budget, but the result is one of the most touching holiday ads we’ve seen all season.
Tom Jones, who runs the store, teamed up with his best friend, Josh Holdaway, to create the ad. They shot and edited it themselves in just one day. Jones’ 2-year-old son, Arthur, was the perfect star. And the DIY approach meant the entire commercial cost just $130 to produce — money that all went toward renting a recording studio and hiring a singer to record the song playing in the background, a dreamy, ethereal version of “Forever Young” (and yes, they’ll be releasing the song, and yes, it will make you teary in this beautiful commercial).
The commercial follows little Arthur, who acts like his store owner dad. He wakes up in the morning, eats his cereal, brushes his teeth, and heads to the store to open up. He does various chores throughout the day, like sweeping the floor, wiping down the cashier counter, and stocking products on shelves. He has adorable interactions with customers, like when he gives change to one and offers him a thumbs up as he heads out the door, and when he (badly) wraps a gift for another, again offering a tiny thumbs up as the customer leaves the store.
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