[kittymyrib]

Best Buy is a "Happy Holidays" hold-out, so they are off my shopping list. They also have the most disgusting TV ads , particularly the slut who clears the table for sex when she sees her boyfriend at the door with a "happy holiday" Best Buy package. That's the true secular spirit of Best Buy's holiday, I guess, but I don't have to reward them for it.

[Crawdad]

http://www.bestbuysux.org/

[buck61]

Best Buy sucks, I wouldn't pi** in their parking lot.

Of course you can tell who their adds are targeted for, the young generation and the homosexuals.

[Ladysmith]

A hardware/software guru friend of mine has been a VERY good customer of theirs for years.

He fired off an email the other day to Best Buy, getting the point across about how much he's going to be buying from them for *Christmas* presents this year but oops!, wait a minute, they don't acknowledge Christmas anymore... Guess he'll buy his gifts from a place that will.

[Diverdogz]

Yes, which store would Jesus rush off to in his SUV to buy that 62" 1080p HDTV, PlayStation3 and Surround Sound system? He could pick the lowest price and donate the rest to feed the poor, or he may not worry too much about the lowest price, but instead focus on the making sure the retail outlet's marketing strategy properly exploits his name with a hearty "Merry Christmas" sign and greeting from the salesclerk. Hmmmm.

Maybe he'd forgo the whole commercialization of the holiday altogether and show his love by spending time with family members and engaging in a wholesome family activity together. Picnic in the park, "adopt" a nursing home resident, volunteer at a homeless shelter's kitchen or something even more creative.

[LonePalm]

I have been in a back and forth e-mail exchange with someone in Best-Buy's management this week over this subject.

I can tell they know that they are in an indefensible position. I also get the feeling they are starting to feel some heat on the issue. Christmas present dollars make great fuel.

The interesting thing is that I had been actually paying attention to their latest ad campaign and had been planning to make my electronics purchases at Best Buy. I guess Wal-Mart gets their share.

Garde la Foi, mes amis! Nous nous sommes les sauveurs de la République! Maintenant et Toujours!
(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)
LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)

[norton]

If you watch the commercial, she clears the table to open the gift box.
They're letting the viewer jump to conclusions - it's funny.
Apart from that, I'm not shopping there either but don't expect much better from their competitors.

[Kirkwood]

"particularly the slut who clears the table for sex when she sees her boyfriend at the door with a "happy holiday" Best Buy package"

Wow, is your mind in the gutter! She clears the table to open the package. Still, it is a stupid ad that actually makes me want to buy fewer gifts.

[Larry Lucido]

clears the table for sex

Table sex isn't necessarily incompatible with Christmas, now. Still, it would be nice if Best Buy could at least acknowledge the holiday (in a different ad, perhaps).

[skr]

It's one of the worst commercials I've seen connected to Christmas. The implication is too obvious to ignore.

Macy's just played their holiday commercial that uses a Beatles' song instead of a Christmas one. They threw in a 'Merry Christmas' as part of a decoration on the backdrop. Underwhelming.