Sunday Oct 28 2007
Thanks for reminding me that I only have 58 days to purchase cheap plastic crap in order to celebrate the “holiday” season. A season which now apparently commences well before the month of November.
I think for this Halloween I’ll dress up as a retail display full of garbage. Yes, it is garbage - I’m not just being a scrooge. No one should be obligated to spend hundreds of dollars on plastic ornaments, stupid Santa shit, and flammable ragtag easily disposed of mass produced merchandise.
Go raid your grandmother’s attic for some family heirlooms to display this Christmas. Or how about hanging up your kid’s gold macaroni and/or felt nativity scene? Those are far more important, and have far more meaning than any of these gaudy wares. Even if they do sell for the low low price of $20.
November 1st, 2007 at 12:00 pm
OK, here is my idea: any store that puts up xmas displays before halloween (it should be before thanksgiving but i’ll give them a break) will not get my money this season (or maybe i should do this year). Any product that puts a christmas commercial on air before halloween will not be bought by me. Simple. If enough people follow this rule, manufacturers and retails will scale back their xmas marketing. What do you think?
November 1st, 2007 at 2:03 pm
Definitely - I agree. I was buying a few pillowcases and just wanted to get home and make dinner. Next time I’ll head across the street to Sears.
I don’t even this nonsense related to Christmas. It’s simply pushing the obligation for consumption up earlier. The only vehicle to facilitate that is shoving all the Holiday shit into our faces as soon as possible. When doing your shopping this season be SELECTIVE. Personally I’d rather spend an afternoon in the kitchen baking cookies and pies for friends and neighbors than plowing through crowded retail canyons buying plastic junk. Do people REALLY need stuff like this?
If you need some assistance in finding these overwhelmingly decked out stores (to boycott), here’s the Consumerist’s (1st Annual) “Christmas Creep” gallery.