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Presumptuous Marketing for Christmas
11/09/06 - 11:17:33 am
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Walmart is allowing customers to say "Merry Christmas" this year rather than "Happy Holidays" reports CNN.

And the Christians rejoice! I mean why shouldn't they? They are taking back the business sector right? Walmart acknowledges Christmas and they are one of the top industries (Walmart is too large to be considered just a corporation) in the world.

Or maybe Walmart recognizes its customer base and sees how politics has catered its lingo to the Christian sector and maybe sees a profit in it. I mean if people associate Walmart as a "Christian" store, then all the little members of a sub-culture will start running to get in.

What is more ironic is that the use of "Christmas" will blindside those who use the term "Satan Claus" into delving right into the Christmas spirit they themselves detest. But at least this Christian store uses the term Christmas, so it must be ok.

Walmart is going to do well this holiday season if for no other reason that housing prices are going up, the loans from the housing industry are beginning to compound and people will have less spending money. The economy is still scary and Mommy and Daddy's Holiday Bonus, if they even got one, is likely to go to cover the overspending of their fuel budget. Walmart wins big in a bad economy. More people are willing to shop there. So it will be a very Merry Christmas for Walmart.

Instead of worrying about what terms that retail stores use, why not think of the gifts you are buying. I advocate the purchase of gifts this season. Not to take away from and make more materialistic the importance of Christ's birth, but that the fun of giving and family time is an important tradition along side the recognition of Christ. Also, this season does help the economy. Buy gifts that have a good history, fair trade, little worker exploitation. Give gifts that are useful and do not reflect gross conspicuous consumption. Even high end gifts for hobbies that are useful are better than gifts people will never use again. Give gifts that are meaningful.

And please, please, please, even if you are Betty Crocker, do not give a fruit cake as a Christmas gift.

Comments:

Comment from: erin [Visitor] Email

what if I want a fruitcake for xmas? also, is it ok to abbreviate it as xmas? ;)

PermalinkPermalink 11/09/06 @ 12:55
Comment from: Kevin [Member] Email

Erin...you can't take the Christ out of Christmas...unless you are a retail giant making money off of it. I mean come on...seriously...dude...psh and all that sarcastic noise stuff.

Fruitcake...seriously? I'd rather see Christians fighting about taking back Christmas and horibbly subjecting diverse people to a poor culture that doesn't even represent the Church than see anybody give out fruitcake.

PermalinkPermalink 11/09/06 @ 12:58
Comment from: erin [Visitor] Email

to clarify: fruitcake = a deadly sin, but it doesn't matter how I abbreviate that one holiday in December?

PermalinkPermalink 11/09/06 @ 13:17
Comment from: Kevin [Member] Email

Fruit cake = tastebud hell

Abrieviate away, Christmas is not pronounced or spelled the same way in other languages around the world.

PermalinkPermalink 11/09/06 @ 13:28
Comment from: Dave [Member] Email · http://www.mindfulmission.com

What if you force people to work overtime without paying them? Can you still celebrate X-mas?

Or what if you drive every other company out of business because you undercut their prices because you can afford to take a loss and they can't? Can you still celebrate X-mas?

Or what if you use cheap sweatshop labor in order to make as much money as possible? Can you still celebrate X-mas?

Or what if you discriminate against minorities, women, and the disabled in your hiring and promotion practices? Can you still celebrate X-mas?

Just curious...

PermalinkPermalink 11/10/06 @ 10:13
Comment from: Kevin [Member] Email

Well I think it works. I mean if you discriminate against all the customers that do not celebrate Christmas, then you might as well continue with your daily discrimination practices. Besides if they are fighting to keep Christmas as a retail company they are likely acting like the heartless section of the church that cares more about a name then the people they effect.

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