Question Posted Tuesday November 29 2005, 12:42 am
I think they should have waited at least until the day after thanksgiving to advertise for 'holiday shopping.' Really...has anyone else noticed that these past couple of years they keep rushing this whole shopping and buying thing earlier and earlier? Especially with chirstmas, and don't take it the wrong way, I love chirstmas and everything, but its not so fun hearing carols on the radio 2 weeks before thanksgiving. So my question is...will this continue the way it has been, or will it soon enough return to normal. If not, then is there anything I can do to help that or change that, other than work for the media? thanks, will rate - no stupid answers please
artistegirly answered Tuesday November 29 2005, 6:24 am: My goodness, I certainly hope it stops! In this high paced world everything *needs* to go faster; In my beleif, It is the marketers that have made Christmas time seem less special. When we have carols on the raidio and giand stockings at the registers in grocery stores 9 weeks before Christmas, do YOU get the feeling as it's not such a big deal anymore? I used to love the warm feeling I'd get around Christmas, but about 3 years ago it has seemed less and less appealing. I swear it's the marketing business!
As for the Raidio, call in, have your friends call in, I'm SURE you're not the only ones who think it's absurd. A radio station around where I live started playng Christmas tunes on HALOWEEN this year. Needless to say, we were appaled.
And to answer your second question, I'm sad to say that things will probabally go for the worse until there is nothing left but to get better again.
The_MoUsY_spell_checker answered Tuesday November 29 2005, 4:17 am: For the holiday shopping advertising, I think it's just a way to get people to buy more - if people hear more advertising, they'll go to the shops more and buy more. The shops just want profit, so I don't see how you can stop that.
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