Me too.
Charles Dickens "A Christmas Carol" 1843
I prefer Merry Christmas too.
But I’m surprised the 26% is that high. That’s enough to market to if you can do it without losing the 74%.
I love it when I am wished “Happy Holidays”. It gives me a chance to ask which one they are referring to. Easter, Fourth of July, Memorial Day or what. I love the look on their face. Kind of like they had just had a lobotomy. Lots of fun.
I’m with you....
Today is November 23. I prefer “Good morning,” but you’re welcome to wish me a Merry Christmas from December 25 through January 6.
Merry Christmas = Merry Christ-Mass = Have a nice Re-Crucifixion.
I'm guessing the pro-"Merry Christmas" votes would increase dramatically.
The liberals have tried to numb us to the wonderful electricity of the Christmas season (no matter what your religion), but it only works on other liberals. The rest of us are still allowed to have fun and enjoy it and will continue to do so regardless of how politically incorrect it might be.
I think it’s a great idea...as for myself, Merry Christmas is just like the old fraternity handshake...if someone says Happy Holidays back to you, you don’t have to invite them over anymore! Big sign in window that says ‘Happy Holidays’ or ‘Season’s greetings’, I don’t have to buy anything there! In all God’s plans we find a silver lining!
...related.
Why Wait? More Stores Open for Thanksgiving Shoppers
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1929467/posts
And the rest preferred ‘Merry X-Mas’
Merry Christmas.
Anything else is is just wrong.
So what,dude, I’m supposed to say to my Indian co-workers here (Indians from India, you know, ‘Asians’) ‘Merry Christmas’? I just told them last week, Happy Divali.
What’s the percentage of those who prefer (for example) Rasmussen over Zogby?
To hell with “Happy Holidays”!
We sold clothing and shoes, and during Christmas we did free gift wrapping.
The store's owner was a Jewish Gentleman who treated me as his own son. When I was injured in a football game in high school he was the first person to get to me on the field and he came from out of the stands.
He taught me everything I know about sales.
His greatest lesson was, "Make people feel happy and comfortable, and you can sell them anything. Make them feel angry and insult them and you can't sell them toilet paper in a diarrhea ward."
He always had Christmas music playing non-stop from the time the doors were opened until they closed and wished everyone he saw a Very Merry Christmas and insisted all sales people did the same.
We got some new decorations one year that said Happy Holidays and he got so mad he called the company where he bought the items and gave them absolute Hell.
He then sent me to a town 20 miles away to get replacement decorations with these instructions: "And make damn sure they say Merry Christmas. Not Happy Holidays. Not Merry Xmas. Merry Christmas."
Modern stores could learn a lot from his philosophy.