Posted on 11/27/2005 7:17:46 PM PST by Coleus
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Don't forget that those of us with telephone answering machines can express ourselves with them too. A message of Merry Christmas as a greeting always cheers the heart.
This is all great--I do the same. But you have to let management know that you're doing it or it won't make much difference. I make it a point to tell the management that I am leaving a store because they refuse to use the word Christmas, or that I am offended that clerks are not permitted to reply when I say "Merry Christmas" to them, or that I am boycotting the store altogether. Otherwise, they have no way of knowing if seasonal sales figures are down because of their absurd PC stance or for some larger unrelated economic reason. When division managers start hearing from store managers that customers are unhappy, headquarters is soon informed too.
"This is all great--I do the same. But you have to let management know that you're doing it or it won't make much difference. I make it a point to tell the management that I am leaving a store because they refuse to use the word Christmas, or that I am offended that clerks are not permitted to reply when I say "Merry Christmas" to them, or that I am boycotting the store altogether. Otherwise, they have no way of knowing if seasonal sales figures are down because of their absurd PC stance or for some larger unrelated economic reason. When division managers start hearing from store managers that customers are unhappy, headquarters is soon informed too."
Good idea.
They can also tell if stores that acknowledge Christmas make more profits than they do. For instance, Target stocks went down by around 6%.
Many of my friends are Jewish, and I've never heard a word about it from any of them.
Besides the danger to our national security that leftists represent, I think this kind of thing enrages me as much as anything.
Same here. At Cub Foods we still say "MERRY CHRISTMAS!".
Morning bump.
But Target can't know for sure that this is because of their stance on Christmas, or because their buyers didn't make good choices about how to stock their stores this year, or because competitors like Walmart and Kohl's are doing a better job of discounting, or because their stupid ads are ineffective in bringing the customers in, or because of nine kajillion other issues that might cause a chain's sales figures to be down. Management has to hear a clamor from angry shoppers that tells them the reason in unmistakeable terms. Otherwise they'll spend years in market research.
I never buy a Christmas Card that does not say Christmas. I do not buy holiday trees or holiday presents.
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No, because if they did, the ACLU would have been closed down a loooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooong time ago.
Sun says: "They can also tell if stores that acknowledge Christmas make more profits than they do. For instance, Target stocks went down by around 6%."
Capriole says: "But Target can't know for sure that this is because of their stance on Christmas, or because their buyers didn't make good choices about how to stock their stores this year, or because competitors like Walmart and Kohl's are doing a better job of discounting, or because their stupid ads are ineffective in bringing the customers in, or because of nine kajillion other issues that might cause a chain's sales figures to be down. Management has to hear a clamor from angry shoppers that tells them the reason in unmistakeable terms. Otherwise they'll spend years in market research."
You make a great point.
I would say that they have to go hand-in-hand - 1) Complain; 2) Boycott.
We need to complain AND their profits need to go down.
If we complain, but their profits don't go down, they won't care so much; and if profits go down, but we don't complain, they might not know why.
Because of you, I will complain, as well as boycott.
You "done good." :)
I have signed a petition against these stores, as well. I think it's on afa.net.
Some good news:
To view this item online, visit http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=47634
Tuesday, November 29, 2005
HOLIDAY BLUES
Lowe's listens:
'Christmas trees'
Chain dumps 'holiday' reference
after WND report, complaints
© 2005 WorldNetDaily.com
One day after a WorldNetDaily story brought national exposure, the home-improvement retailer Lowe's dropped references to "Holiday Trees" in favor of "Christmas Trees" only.
As WND reported, a Lowe's store in Austin, Texas, featured a banner that referred in English to "Holiday Trees" but in Spanish said "Christmas Trees."
Banner at Lowe's store in Austin, Texas advertised "Holiday" trees in English, but "Christmas" trees in Spanish
The American Family Association says its supporters contacted Lowe's to express their displeasure.
The company responded in a statement: "To ensure consistency of our message and to avoid confusion among our customers, we are now referring to the trees only as 'Christmas Trees.' We have also removed a banner that read 'Holiday Trees' from the front of our stores."
Lowe's, in fact, issued a press release Nov. 8 touting its selection of "Christmas trees," but in its stores, it took a different tack.
AFA President Tim Wildmon said companies that choose to abandon the national observance of Christmas are finding Americans are not afraid to speak out with their pocketbooks.
"It's good to know Lowe's is a company that listens to their customers, a rarity in today's politically correct retail marketplace," he said.
excerpt
This guy gets it, and he's Jewish!
I received this from e-mail from frc.net:
"The companies which refused to mention Christmas a single time in
their 260 pages of insert promotions were Target, Kroger, Office Max,
Walgreens, Sears, Staples, Lowe's, J.C. Penney, Dell and Best Buy.
Ask these companies why they banned "Christmas" in their in-store
promotions and retail advertising and they will tell you they didn't
want to offend anyone. They mean, of course, anyone except Christians.
These retailers are willing to use Christmas to secure about 20% of
their yearly sales, but they absolutely refuse to mention the Reason
for the season."
We had the good pleasure of having the good Rabbi at our house a few years ago. Great article.
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