Best Buy Bans Use of Merry Christmas In Advertising

Forbes.com ^ | 11/11/06 | By ANNE D'INNOCENZIO

[dcnd9]

Best Buy has announced they will be using "Happy Holidays" this coming Christmas shopping season, and they will not be using "Merry Christmas."

Dawn Bryant, a spokeswoman at Best Buy Co. Inc., says their advertising will not be using the term "Merry Christmas." "We are going to continue to use the term holiday because there are several holidays throughout that time period, and we certainly need to be respectful of all of them," Bryant said. Send email to dawn.bryant@bestbuy.com

Reference article:

http://www.forbes.com/business/services/feeds/ap/2006/11/09/ap3161404.html

[Arizona Carolyn]

Send it to Bill O'Reilly. He said he will be publically outting the companies who do this again this season.

[Sprite518]

Bye Bye Best Buy. Its not as if you do not have competition.

[Sprite518]

Fry's on line web site stinks. However, the store is clearly the Best electronics store I have ever been to. Highly recommend you going if you ever get a chance.

[Sprite518]

I just went to a Fry's for my first time last Wednesday. Wow what an awesome store. I was blown away when I saw how big it was. Makes Best Buy and Comp USA look like nothing.

[television is just wrong]

they are overpriced, and Fry's electronics sucks big time. I won't go ther either.

[stockstrader]

Outrageous. Absolutely outrageous.

[philetus]

Send email to
dawn.bryant@bestbuy.com "

I did:


Twas the night before Christmas
And all through Best Buy.
The quiet was deafening
The cashiers asked why
The store was so empty
of shoppers with cash
It's cause little Dawn
Gave the Christians a bash.
now Christmas at Best Buy
will end with a NO SALE splash.

[Steve_Stifler]

What is Best Buy's return policy vis-a-vis restocking charges?

[ExGeeEye]

My e-mail to Dawn in post 169 has been re-sent to Susan.

[dcnd9]

But Wal-Mart now supports same sex unions etc.....Christmas doesn't absolve them of that support.

[Dustbunny]

Best Buy Bans Use of Merry Christmas In Advertising

Then I will 'ban' Best Buy as a place to shop.

[Pharmboy]

They must've seen the election results.

[longtermmemmory]

Translation: Best Buy conceeds ALL holidays to competition.

No boycott, I am going to financially reward the competition of best buy.

[Casaubon]

seriously this PC advert junk is getting out of hand.

don't shop at these stores period.

SHOP AT MOM N POP STORES if you can help it.
actually lots of small businesses have some of the best and UNIQUE gifts you can give...and are not expensive.

[Dustbunny]

email sent.

[P.O.E.]

Used to be the ads for Christmas Song compilation albums were the first sign of the holidays.

Now it seems to be the so-and-so bans Christmas article.

Seems like I just finished deleting all the boycott chain e-mails only yesterday....

[dmw]

I was just getting ready to post the very same comment you did! That's the best way to deal with it. Maybe next year they'll think differently.

[longtermmemmory]

MAIL A LUMP OF COAL TO BEST BUY:


General/Corporate Inquiries
For general comments and questions about Best Buy Co., Inc., contact:

Best Buy Co., Inc.
Corporate Headquarters
P.O. Box 9312
Minneapolis, MN 55440-9312
612-291-1000

Corporate Campus
7601 Penn Avenue South
Richfield MN 55423



FOOTNOTE: The arrogance of Best Buy snobs knows no end, for SOME reason they think there is a deadline to mail gifts to troops by dec 24Th!




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[savedbygrace]

"We are going to continue to use the term holiday because there are several holidays throughout that time period, and we certainly need to be respectful of all of them," Bryant said.

Several? Is three several?

There is one Christian holiday (Christmas), one Jewish holiday (Chanukka) , and one Socialist holiday (Kwanzaa). Am I missing any others?