oh joy, here we go again...

[lagilman]

Anyone who actually goes to a Black Friday sale before 8am? That's so wrong I just can't talk to you (going anywhere near a store on Black Friday is more than I'm willing to do, but I acknowledge that some people have more tolerance for that shit than I do).

Also, do the people at Kay Jewelers know how much we hate their ads? Someone should tell them. Seriously.

And the first person who talks to me about "bringing Christmas back into [fill in the blank]" is going to be asked flat-out when we established a national religion, and/or the Right to shove their observances into my face. I suspect having, oh, an Islamic observance brought front and center like that would not go over so well....

And so, in honor of the season, I bring back my official Bah Humbug icon.

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I am evil

[argillaceous-d.livejournal.com]

I did my time as a retail worker for over a decade. For two years after quitting my last retail job, I wouldn't leave the house the entire day after Thanksgiving.

Hate me if you must, but I now get up and am at my local retailer at 6am. Call me a lemming...a lunatic. I have a large family and I actually purchase a majority of my gifts that day. When the item that your niece/nephew would really like to have is drastically discounted before 8am...for me, the savings are worth the inconvenience and crowds. I also don't live in a vastly populated area, so my crowds are likely not as bad as most.

When this time of year rolls around, and the insanity gets close to overwhelming, I tend to get resentful. Resentful that my religious Holiday has been hijacked. The shopping crowds and the 24 hour "Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer" on the radio don't have anything to do with religion.

Re: I am evil

[lagilman]

I'm glad to see your retail scars have healed. *grin* I can see your point about the savings, but when places like Khols advertise thier sales starting at 4 AM! I wonder what exactly they're selling so cheap that it's worth it. At that point, might as well just go to Denny's at midnight at stay up, then go to bed at 7am, after you've made your dawn kill...

And while combat shopping IS a religion, I'd like to practice it without the media-induced mass hysteria, thanks.