Posted on 11/25/2011 1:27:16 PM PST by NYer
Exactly, the stores are open with the early sales because the people want it. And a lot of those people are buying things for their kids or family members, not in some scheme to accumulate tons of possessions for themselves. But singling out the bad apples isnt sensational and doesnt get internet traffic.
Just stay home , eat leftovers , and don’t let it bother you.
These people want to be out there and no one is forcing them to do it. We have the liberty to shop or not. Hating free commerce is a collectivist reflex.
I enjoyed it immensely. Took a nice bike ride, hung Christmas lights, went to one of Tucson’s best restaurants for lunch, and went to a museum to check out a bunch of rock and roll pictures. And everything after the bike ride was with the wife. Great day.
Not to mention the $250 laptops with hot (18W) AMD E-350 processors in them. But people can still use it on their lap without proper venting since it will shut down at 90C.
Plus, what if a group of friends or family, who use shopping time to bond with each other, enjoy going out on a day like the Super Bowl for shopping. Everyone out there is not a soulless bastard who doesnt know the meaning of Thanksgiving or has forgotten about Christ.
You’re welcome! The smaller beds were less, of course, but we have a greyhound!
About 6 or 7 hrs ago I got totally fed up with Christmas. The stress and spending all that money on crap no one needs got to me. It had been coming on for years. Lol. So, anyway I told all the family and friends that participate in Christmas at my house.....we are not doing gifts anymore except for the small children. Everyone sighed from relief, they were as sick of it as I was.
I really enjoy Christmas now. We have a huge open house on Christmas Eve and serve tamales, rice, beans, and drinks which is open to all friends and relatives. Then we have a small family dinner the next day and enjoy the children opening their presents.
I love Christmas now!
It might be an isolated case, but right now, I think the Holiday shopping season may be really bad news for retailers.
That's right. Christmas is on the way to join the DoDo bird. Soon Ramadan will be the major religious holiday and there are no provisions for Black Friday, Thanksgiving or any such thing. On those days, everyone will stay home and vacuum & shampoo their prayer rugs.
(((((JPB))))))
I don’t participate in any of the nonsense...not much into material goods. I would find it more entertaining if the stores put out random specials on random days between Thanksgiving and Christmas...more of a treasure hunt aspect for people that enjoy this sort of thing...
I think that’s a great solution. I love the idea of a big open house on Christmas Eve and a simple, heartfelt Christmas day. I’m going to try that next year. It sounds like I don’t need to wish you a Merry Christmas; you’re already doing it! But thanks for the good idea and Merry Christmas!
No one here is hating free commerce. I think the point of the article is to ridicule unbridled greed. Perhaps you ought to read it again.
Greed is a sin, you know.
We do something similar for Christmas. My mom (one of 7 kids) make a huge Christmas Eve dinner and the whole extended family piles into her house. The small kids get gifts & I excanhfe only with my godparents.
Then, we go to Mass Christmas morning. I have a 4 year old - Christmas morning for her is about Mass & celebrating the gift of Jesus, not opening presents and playing with toys she’ll be bored with in a month.
People have really lost that sense of the true meaning if Christmas. It’s sad. I plan to spend Advent praying for a deep conversion in our culture. I think the Black Friday BS shows how far we’ve really sunk.
“I need more stuff!”
/sarc
90c?! Ouch! I’d never let my equipment get to 90c...
Also reminds me...several years ago a buddy of mine on IRC had a Pismo that ran around 55-60c. He called it the “nad roaster”.
You would be really surprised how many people have nowhere to go Christmas Eve and wind up sitting home alone. We have the same people that come every year and then you never know who will just show up out of the blue. Sounds like you would enjoy it too. And a very merry Christmas to you.
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