Re: Merry Christmas

[smorrison@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]

I have no problem with naming all of the holidays in the ads. Advertising 
should be targeted to the intended audience.

Steven Morrison
Fidelity Express 





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But which Holiday do you name?
Are you Jewish, Christian, Hindu, Islam, Druid etc. etc.
Happy holidays is all encompassing



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midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote on 12/24/2008 10:27:28 AM:

> I have no problem at all with someone wishing me a Merry Christmas, 
Happy

> Chanukah, Happy Kwanza, Happy Winter Solstice or whatever. My problem is
> with the merchants that have caved in to the PC police, and now attempt
to
> solicit my business for the Christmas season, but aren't willing to name
> the holiday, although it's the most important selling time of the year.
If
> you want to solicit my business for my holiday, name the holiday. Those
> who do not practice this holiday should not be offended by these
> solicitations,  since they choose not to practice this holy day. Of
> course, this can also lead into the whole commercialization of
> Christmas.....
>
> Steve
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> Steven Morrison
> Fidelity Express
> 903-885-1283  ext. 292
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> smorrison@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>  > I'll just add that I try to avoid those merchants
>  > that solicit my business for the Holiday Whose Name Must Not be Said.
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> I don't get what the big deal is.  If someone wishes me happy holidays,
> merry Christmas, happy Chanukah, solstice wishes or happy Kwanzaa, I
> appreciate the thought and wish the same to them.
>
> As for corporate holiday wishes (or government for that matter*), I
> generally try to ignore them as I do most other advertising.
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> Merry Christmas,
> Adam
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> * from http://www.thestar.com/News/Canada/article/306284
> "Those voters are being targeted with an all-out charm offensive,
> although Kenney denies that any selective courting of votes is going on.
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> But Kenney and other ministers continue to make appearances at events.
> And it means Happy Hanukkah greetings or Chinese New Year cards are sent
> out sometimes to those whose names sound Jewish or Chinese, but aren't."
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