Santa’s Workshop Ain’t What it Used to Be

180LA launched a new holiday spot for Boost Mobile and its push-to-talk Motorola Debut i856 phone called “Cutbacks,” which proves that even fabled characters like jolly ol’ St. Nick aren’t immune to economic despair. Rudolph, Blitzen and the gang have been replaced by a bunch of mules, the elves aren’t technically elves and the machinery is shoddy all because Santa can’t keep up with his cell phone bills. Roaming charges after all can be a bitch.

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