Best Buy Bans Use of Merry Christmas In Advertising

Forbes.com ^ | 11/11/06 | By ANNE D'INNOCENZIO

[Earthdweller]

Thank you..I hope you have a Happy Hanukkah...on they day that Hanukkah happens. This lumping all holidays into one for convenience is insulting

[dmw]

Circuit City

[GOPologist]

I just mailed her an e-mail and wished her a Merry Christmas. "Ain't" I nice?

[thile44]

I guess that means I can't buy any "Christmas" presents there.
I guess I will just have to go somewhere else for "Christmas" presents. oh well.

[pabianice]

My late wife was Catholic. For 24 years I celebrated Christmas and Chanukah with her and all her relatives. Guess what? It never damaged my Judaism nor my sense of self-worth. As a group, professional psychologists should be taken out, "pantsed," hit with raw eggs, and told to get a life.

[Inspectorette]

Their lousy customer service and the cacophony of noise (dueling rap, hip-hop and rock music) that assaults you when you walk in there was enough to send me packing. Circuit City is a much more pleasant experience.

[Salvation]

They won't see my money!

[Tigercap]

I'm not going to whine.
However, I am going to use this information to help make a decision on where I buy my Christmas gifts and other things.
I will also join in spreading the word for others that are interested.

[raccoonradio]

If you email Best Buy as I just did you're welcome to use my posting (cut and paste) as part of your email. I said I would drop my boycott if they change their mind.

[TADSLOS]

No brainer. They are overpriced anyway. Merry Christmas, Best Buy!! Enjoy the coal.

[Salvation]

From American Family Association email alert:

November 10, 2006

Please help us get this information into the hands of as many people as possible by forwarding it to your entire email list of family and friends.

Best Buy Bans Use of Merry Christmas In Advertising

Dear Karen,

Best Buy has announced they will be using "Happy Holidays" this coming Christmas shopping season, and they will not be using "Merry Christmas."

Dawn Bryant, a spokeswoman at Best Buy Co. Inc., says their advertising will not be using the term "Merry Christmas." "We are going to continue to use the term holiday because there are several holidays throughout that time period, and we certainly need to be respectful of all of them," Bryant said. Click here for reference article.

While many other retailers have decided to return to the traditional "Merry Christmas", Best Buy will not be among them. Best Buy considers the use of "Merry Christmas" to be disrespectful.

But while Best Buy, the largest consumer electronics company in the nation, will not be mentioning Christmas, they sure do want the shopping dollars from those who remember the Reason for the season.

Take Action

• Send an e-mail to Best Buy telling them of your disappointment at their decision to ban Christmas in their advertising. (You may receive an auto-reply. If so, that is ok. Don’t worry about it, your e-mail has been received.)
• Forward this to your friends and family so they can learn of Best Buy's decision.

Send your e-mail to Best Buy

[Old Professer]

I hope you don't make calendars for a living.

[Cobra64]

Gee. I didn't know this thread was a consumer report on DVD players. Sheesh.

[Earthdweller]

"I will also join in spreading the word for others that are interested."

I'm interested. I'm tired of this BS.

[silverleaf]

sent

Dear Ms Bryant,

In the interest of not offending anyone who doesn't celebrate Christmas as a gift giving holiday ("holy day") that occurs on December 25 and is offended by the mention of the reason for the season, I will not be shopping at any store that panders to politically correct "holiday" shoppers without recognizing any of them

Good luck on your day-after Eid al Fitr, Hannukah and Kwanzaa sales.

Sincerely,
a Best Buy account holder taking a Christmas break from shopping at Best Buy

[ridesthemiles]

In doing so, they just banned me as one of their customers.....

[holymoly]

Where do you go?

As far as anything I might get at Best Buy, I can usually find something suitable at either Target or ABC Warehouse.

[Czar]

"I almost, almost feel sorry for Dawn's email inbox :)"

Just sent my email to Dawn:

"We see Best Buy has decided to join the ranks of the Politically Correct class by banning the use of "Merry Christmas" in your advertising. That's your right. Our right is to add Best Buy to our list of "off limits" retailers who we deem unacceptable for all future shopping trips. And we buy a lot.

/s/Mr. & Mrs. Czar

ps. Merry Christmas"

[Barnacle]

I haven't bought anything from Best Buy in two years. Nor, will I ever again.

[Cobra64]

Snowmen will be in a funk.

There's a shortage of snowblowers.