I just got a junk mail Pier One catalogue which amazes me. This is the “Merry Gift Giving”season. While the holiday has something to do with snowflakes, fat and elderly white men with long beards, snowmen, the colors red and green, and happy entertaining, there is not one mention of Christmas. On the other hand, having a Happy New Year is perfectly ok.
“I just got a junk mail Pier One catalogue which amazes me. This is the “Merry Gift Giving”season. While the holiday has something to do with snowflakes, fat and elderly white men with long beards, snowmen, the colors red and green, and happy entertaining, there is not one mention of Christmas. On the other hand, having a Happy New Year is perfectly ok.”
If the Naughty and Nice guys catch wind of this, they may have to rename themselves to “Pier 2”.
I don’t know if it has helped, but, about 3 years ago, I started calling the companies who sent me such Christmasless catalogues. In a very reasonable and pleasant tone of voice, I ask them to not insult my holiday and give them a choice of sending me a Christmas catalogue that actually has the word “Christmas” on it or of removing me from their mailing list.
Do it. It doesn’t take long. And you’ll feel so much better.