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Elves and Grinches for 2006
The Waffling Anglican ^
| 11/28/2006
| Mike the Geek
Posted on 11/28/2006 6:51:19 PM PST by sionnsar
This years Naughty and Nice list of corporate Christmas elves and grinches is out from
Liberty Counsel.
Among the grinches are:
- Banana Republic - Web site has "Holiday Gift Guide" with no mention of any Christmas.
- Bed Bath & Beyond - No mention of any holidays.
- Barnes & Noble - Web site says Gift guide, Holiday gift baskets, Holiday sled, Holiday delivery but NO Christmas. Physical stores not allowed to put up Christmas trees, employees not allowed to say Merry Christmas.
- Best Buy - Web site says "Unique gifts for the season," "Holiday gift ideas." Spokesperson said they consider the use of "Merry Christmas" to be disrespectful.
- Dicks Sporting Goods - Web site says gifts and has images, but no mention of Christmas.
- Eddie Bauer - Customer service would not recognize Christmas, they "dont want to offend Jews, those who celebrate Kwanza and those who have no religious preference."
- Gap - "Holiday Survival Guide" no mention of Christmas.
- Home Depot - Web site says Holiday Store and Holiday lighting and only at bottom of site says "Make your Christmas decorations complete." Physical store has Holiday Home Accents.
- K-Mart - Selling "Holiday trees" and "Holiday wreaths."
- Lowes - In 2005, Lows stated they would modify their ads and no longer say things such as "Holiday trees", however, their Web site has Holiday Living department and Holiday gift cards. Will not allow employees to greet customers with "Merry Christmas".
- Mills Fleet Farm - (WI, MN, IA and ND) Changed their Christmas Catalog to "Toy and Gift Catalog", replaced Christmas signs with "Holiday" signs. No mention of Christmas at all.
- Old Navy - Web site has "Holiday Gift Guide," "Holiday gift boxes" but no Christmas.
- Petsmart - Has a Holiday Shop, and Luv-a-pet ornaments.
- Toys R Us - No mention of Christmas. "...Toys R Us aims to be neutral in this regard... We endeavor to make our stores festive, while respecting that our customers celebrate many different customs throughout the holidays."
The elves:
- Dillards - Advertising their Christmas Catalog.
- JC Penney - Web site has their Christmas shipping countdown.
- Joann Fabrics - Offers Christmas and Holiday fabrics.
- Kohls - Christmas is all over TV, print and radio ads.
- L.L. Bean - Advertising and distributing their Christmas Catalog.
- Linens N Things - Has a Christmas Shop and Christmas Checklist.
- Macys - "Merry Christmas!" on the homepage of their Web site.
- Michaels - Web site has a Christmas section.
- M&M-Mars Candies - Will have red and green candies with pictures of Christmas trees and angels among other images.
- Target - Web site says Christmas Decor, though the physical store has Holiday entertaining. End of television ad says "Merry Christmas".
- Wal-Mart - Has a Christmas Shop, plays Christmas carols, and employees can say "Merry Christmas."
- Sears - Stores have signs that say "Merry Christmas" and "Happy Holidays" although Web site just says "holidays".
I confess, when someone wishes me Happy Holidays, I usually respond, Really? Which one?
Its not my place to tell you where to spend your money. As for me, however
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posted on
11/28/2006 6:51:21 PM PST
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sionnsar
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posted on
11/28/2006 6:52:00 PM PST
by
sionnsar
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To: sionnsar
'when someone wishes me Happy Holidays, I usually respond, Really? Which one?" - Hmm. Have you ever heard "Whichever"?
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posted on
11/28/2006 6:54:22 PM PST
by
GSlob
To: GSlob
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posted on
11/28/2006 6:59:23 PM PST
by
sionnsar
(?trad-anglican.faithweb.com?|Iran Azadi| 5yst3m 0wn3d - it's N0t Y0ur5 (SONY) | UN: Useless Nations)
To: sionnsar
Best Buy bans use of Merry Christmas in advertising Snip: will defend to the death Best Buy's right to take the Christ out of Christmas. But likewise, I'll defend to the death the right of Christians to vote with their wallet and shop elsewhere. In fact, I will join them.
Crate and Barrel will definitely not say Merry Christmas
Snip: Crate & Barrel has Jewish, Muslim and atheist customers, said spokeswoman Betty Kahn. We would definitely not say Merry Christmas, she said. Its all about holiday shopping, getting together with friends and family. Source Contact
To: sionnsar
K-Mart - Selling "Holiday trees" and "Holiday wreaths." This kills me.
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posted on
11/28/2006 9:21:14 PM PST
by
murphE
(These are days when the Christian is expected to praise every creed but his own. --G.K. Chesterton)
To: MamaDearest
Its all about holiday shopping, getting together with friends and family.What a sad comment from them.
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posted on
11/28/2006 9:23:11 PM PST
by
murphE
(These are days when the Christian is expected to praise every creed but his own. --G.K. Chesterton)
To: sionnsar
Resist the urge to shop - it is far better thing to spend time with fanmily and to express our thanks to God for the great gift He gave us all in the incarnation of his love for us: Jesus Christ, his Son. Have a blessed Christmas! and strive to be a blessing to someone else. Material things are ephemeral; love lasts forever.
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posted on
11/28/2006 9:34:30 PM PST
by
LibreOuMort
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