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Forgive me while I gripe a minute. This morning I sent this email to Kohl's department store and would like to let everyone know why they have lost my business....

I went to your website this morning to order three Christmas gift cards for family members and am unable to find one that says “Merry Christmas”. This would not be quite so disappointing had I not found gift cards imprinted with “Happy Hanukkah” and “Happy Kwanzaa”. I find many beautiful, colorful designs and cute “fa-la-las” and “let it snow” with holiday trees, holiday cookies, snowflakes, ribbons and stars. But “Christmas” nowhere to be found.
It is very hard for me to believe that excluding the word “Christmas” from your gift cards is an oversight. Kohl’s apparently has a problem with my faith, and I have a problem with that. I am a Christian, I celebrate Christmas. I realize that losing my business over this issue is not going to hurt Kohl’s bottom line, but there is a principle involved here and I shop where my business is appreciated. I will be purchasing my gift cards from Target. They have not succumbed to the pressure to eliminate “Christmas” from this season. They have a gift card design that actually says “Merry Christmas”.

By the way, today is the first day of Hanukkah. Happy Hanukkah to our Jewish friends and neighbors. We join with you in celebrating your "Festival of Lights".

I think we should all sent them email. I get so tired of hearing Happy Holidays. When I hear it I say “And a Merry Christmas to you too.”

I haven’t been to Kohl’s website. I’ve been to Amazon and need to make an electronic purchase from Costco.

Thanks for sharing your gripe, which I’m sure we will all join.

Here is the repy I received from Kohl's....

Thank you for taking the time to contact us regarding your giftcard issue.
Currently this merchandise is out of stock at Kohls.com.
We appreciate the time you took to contact us and look forward to serving you again.
Sincerely,
Judith S.
Gift Card Specialist

Out of stock? Maybe they should have anticipated this by making more "Merry Christmas" gift cards available. After all, it is "Christmas" and it shouldn't be surprising that there would be a demand for "Christmas" gift cards. Also, if this is truly the case, I believe it would behoove them to show their "Merry Christmas" gift cards on their gift card webpage with "out of stock" printed beneath.

I am just not buying this excuse and I am not buying their gift cards either.

What a shame you could not locate a "Merry Christmas" greeting from Kohl's. I am so glad you wrote them, even though the form letter you received are probably sent out to any product not in stock. I truly wonder if they ever had them in stock. Surely they had to have a few (maybe)!!

Those Kohl's stores were founded by the Kohl's family and a little about them.....Do you know the Senator Herb Kohl? He serves in the United States Senate. His family founded that company and it is my understanding that they sold it in the 70's, even though I'm not positive about that.

Don't know if they're stockholders or board members now or not. Anyway, he is Jewish, Democrat, 75 years old, never married, and is pro-everything that 'most of us' here on Free Republic are against.

He has a very dry and sour personality (the very few times I've seen him speak in the Senate.) Thought you may find this interesting. I am positive that he was with the rest of the Democrats in voting for this Health Care Bill.