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Madeira Store Commercializes Christmas.. To Protest The Commercialization Of Christmas |
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By Burt Safer | Dealer staff writer
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Wed, Dec 14, 2005
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 MADEIRA - Jennifer and Dan Giroux just noticed this year that Christmas has become commercialized. The owners of The Catholic Shop are selling bracelets that read "Just Say Merry Christmas", in protest.
Many years ago, the commercialization of the holiday season (that includes Thanksgiving, Yuletide, Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and New Year's) led retailers to save time and money by saying "Happy Holidays" rather than "Happy Thanksgiving, Yuletide, Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, and New Year".
The Girouxs are offended that this commercialization has led to the removal of the word "Christmas" from some commercials, so they are running commercials for their Christmas bracelets- Christmas commercials for their Christmas bracelets.
The popular bracelets effectively replace the traditional 12 Days Of Christmas Bracelet with a cheap plastic charity bracelet knock-off.
The Catholic Shop is also selling red white and green American flags, as well as magnetic ribbons that read, "Support Our Christmas". |
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