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JC Penny Pulls A Lowes-TV Ads Using "Holiday" In English Versions/Christmas(Navidad)On Univision
JC Penny TV Ads on Comcast Cable and Univision ^ | Dec 2, 2005 | self

Posted on 12/02/2005 9:59:39 AM PST by icwhatudo

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Heres is ad on webpage, the wording is the same on English TV ads:

If anyone can screen capture the ad on Univision or your local Spanish channel please post here-thanks!

1 posted on 12/02/2005 9:59:42 AM PST by icwhatudo
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To: icwhatudo

Fire everyone of these PC police inside corporate Human Resource depts.


2 posted on 12/02/2005 10:01:23 AM PST by samadams2000 (Nothing fills the void of a passing hurricane better than government)
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To: icwhatudo

This has to stop. It can only stop when we quit giving them our money.


3 posted on 12/02/2005 10:04:10 AM PST by doug from upland (The troops will come home when the mission is complete)
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To: icwhatudo
"its possible the person producing the Spanish version of the ad did not know the Spanish word for holiday"

So, they are claiming illiteracy as an excuse? How sweet.

4 posted on 12/02/2005 10:04:29 AM PST by MediaMole
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To: samadams2000

Honda has an ad on tv now where some carolers are singing: "We wish you a Merry Christmas, we wish you a Merry Christmas." Except they've substituted "happy holidays". Because of the extra syllable its sounds very stupid


5 posted on 12/02/2005 10:05:55 AM PST by Mulch (tm)
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To: icwhatudo

I just called the number with my concern. She tried to say they used Holiday because it was for both Thanksgiving and Christmas. A little lame, huh? At least it ended with her responding Merry Christmas to my Merry Christmas.


6 posted on 12/02/2005 10:07:24 AM PST by doug from upland (The troops will come home when the mission is complete)
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To: doug from upland

that makes no sense. their sale started way after Thanksgiving


7 posted on 12/02/2005 10:08:26 AM PST by soccer_maniac (www.polipundit.com -- Elections and politics with a Conservative bent.)
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To: Mulch

I am only shopping in stores where "Merry Christmas" is still the norm.

The Libs can shop everywhere else.


8 posted on 12/02/2005 10:08:56 AM PST by EQAndyBuzz (Liberal Talking Point - Bush = Hitler ... Republican Talking Point - Let the Liberals Talk)
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To: Mulch

Actually, the are saying "Happy Honda Days"


9 posted on 12/02/2005 10:10:38 AM PST by elc
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To: doug from upland

"A little lame, huh?"

I don't think so. When I've said happy holidays to people I meant it as just that. It's a blanket greeting covering Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year. I guess that's why these stories dont bother me much. I think some folks read a little too much into it sometimes. It is indeed "The Holidays" this time of year. My 2c.


10 posted on 12/02/2005 10:11:10 AM PST by L98Fiero
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"its possible the person producing the Spanish version of the ad did not know the Spanish word for holiday"

And of course, there would absolutely no way of finding out. It must have just been a lucky break that he knew what Navidad meant.

11 posted on 12/02/2005 10:11:53 AM PST by San Jacinto (Hearing something on the network news is reason enough to disbelieve it.)
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To: doug from upland

According to this

http://www.jcpenney.com/jcp/default.aspx

The sale STARTS on Dec 2 and ends on the 4th.

So much for the thanksgiving excuse....


12 posted on 12/02/2005 10:12:37 AM PST by icwhatudo (The rino borg...is resistance futile?)
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To: L98Fiero

I don't buy Thanksgiving gifts or New Years gifts. I buy and exchange Christmas gifts.


13 posted on 12/02/2005 10:13:57 AM PST by doug from upland (The troops will come home when the mission is complete)
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To: icwhatudo
its possible the person producing the Spanish version of the ad did not know the Spanish word for holiday

It’s pretty standard to have people produce advertisements in languages they are not familiar with.

In fact, I used to produce television commercials in Swahili and Czech.

14 posted on 12/02/2005 10:14:57 AM PST by dead (I've got my eye out for Mullah Omar.)
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To: icwhatudo

If they think using the word Christmas is offensive, then they are offensive to me and they are getting none of my money.


15 posted on 12/02/2005 10:15:03 AM PST by doug from upland (The troops will come home when the mission is complete)
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To: icwhatudo

Whenever I se Holiday ads I call them up and state that I buy Christams gifts not "Holiday" gifts therefor they will not be benefitting from my business.


16 posted on 12/02/2005 10:15:04 AM PST by traderrob6
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To: icwhatudo
So, I take it "a member of Freerepublic.com" would like the commercial ads of JC Penney to say: "Christmas HUGE Sale"? How about "Jesus HUGE Sale", or, better yet, "Jesus, Mary, Joseph HUGE Sale"? Would that be satisfactory?
17 posted on 12/02/2005 10:16:01 AM PST by Revolting cat! ("In the end, nothing explains anything.")
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To: L98Fiero

At Thanksgiving, I say Happy Thanksgiving. At Christmas, I say Merry Christmas. On New Years, I say Happy New Year. Isn't that what you do?


18 posted on 12/02/2005 10:16:30 AM PST by doug from upland (The troops will come home when the mission is complete)
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To: icwhatudo

well I haven't taken Spanish classes since high school, but they could've gone with:

fiesta
dia festivo

or if you wanted to literally translate "holy day" it would be something along the lines of "dia santa"


19 posted on 12/02/2005 10:17:16 AM PST by lpeterboyd (nemo me impune lacessit)
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To: elc

oops. Well, it still sounds stupid.


20 posted on 12/02/2005 10:17:44 AM PST by Mulch (tm)
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