Posted on 11/19/2010 12:29:22 PM PST by My Favorite Headache
Dick's Sporting Goods gets the unlucky honor of being this year's villain in the “War on Christmas” campaign. The American Family Association has singled it out for a boycott this holiday season because the chain is “against” the holiday, reports Advertising Age.
One of its offenses is having a "Holiday Shop” section on its website, with no mention of Christmas.
All in all, though, the defense of Christmas has been going splendidly for the AFA, says a spokesman; over five years, the percentage of retailers acknowledging Christmas has soared from 20% to 80%, he says. And while Dick's may be "the 'most anti-Christmas' of all," only eight retailers remain on the “Companies Against Christmas” list, including Barnes & Noble, CVS, and RadioShack.
The campaign is “not bullying," says the rep. "It's consumer advocacy."
LOL. Gotta say that I pretty much agree with the sentiment.
It can’t get any simpler. You should try again tomorrow.
Same thing happened here in WNY...never saw so much overpriced crappy clothing and junky sporting goods.
Just as I thought, you can’t come up with something simple.
Unlike you, the store can’t just duck and run away.
The store, however, has to come up with something, and they have to stick around until they do, their survival depends on it.
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