[Capriole]

I am boycotting Target, so I will go with the supermarket. My husband and I have purchased so many things from Lowes, but since they renamed Christmas trees to holiday tress, I won't be shopping there until after Christmas, and maybe never. When I call a big box store and they say: "Happy Holidays," I cheerfully say: "Merry Christmas." I don't blame the workers; they want to keep their jobs.

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.

[Sun]

"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%.