Kmart's 'Ship My Pants' Ad Climbs Toward 10 Million Views, Eyes TV Run

Draftfcb spot being shared at remarkable rate

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It may not be the height of sophistication, but holy crap—Kmart’s “Ship My Pants” ad is having a great run, to say the least. After just five days on YouTube, the pun-heavy spot from Draftfcb—in which Kmart shoppers are strongly encouraged to “ship their pants”—is quickly heading toward 10 million views on YouTube (it has 7.8 million currently) and is being passed around by viewers at an astounding rate of one share for every nine views, according to the viral experts at Unruly Media.

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