That's advertising, not advertizing. nm
Posted By: Ahem on 2009-01-30
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advertizing (not advertizine) nm
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ARH! I R dunce. I should go into advertizing.
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There is an item that has been advertising--sm
on TV for a couple of weeks now that is an epoxy type of material, which is supposed to bond everything. They show it forming a chain link and towing a huge semi. I cannot remember the name of it, but it is green, in tubes, and when you take it out, you squeeze it until it turns white, and then apply it. Perhaps someone else might remember the name of it.
They are already advertising for people to try out for season 4. nm
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UPDATE: Best Buy bans use of Christmas in advertising...
YOU can send a letter to Best Buy like I did at this link http://www.afa.net/petitions/issuedetail.asp?id=222
Here is what I wrote:
Dear Chairman Schulze,
Just a note to let you know I am deeply disappointed in your decision to ban the word Christmas in your "Christmas" promotions. I ask you to reconsider. If, however, you still refuse to use Christmas I will not be shopping in your stores or online. Additionally, I did not shop at Walmart last year and had planned to do the same this year until they changed their minds and realized their error and announced publicly that they would include Christmas this year in their advertising in stores, television, online, and print ads.
Polls have proven that 96% of Americans celebrate Christmas. When AFA announced boycotting Walmart last year, 700,000 people stepped up to the plate and boycotted the corporation. That does not include the Roman Catholics, who have quite a larger margin of people who also boycotted Walmart.
It is important that you realize this and truly understand what you are doing and how this can affect your business.
Businesses refusing to include Christmas in advertising.
What? No Christmas? I just don't get it. For years, businesses have advertised Christmas, but now, ewww, don't even THINK of saying the word, ***CHRISTMAS***, for you might get THAT LOOK from someone who is ewwwww offended. Offended? Give me a break! I am supposed to accept every other religious nuance with open arms, but if I say MERRY CHRISTMAS these days, I get a very negative knee jerk response. I'm sick of it. So, I'm doing something about it, just like I did last year. So, here goes...
TARGET - you're IN. I'll shop at your store because you are including Christmas in your advertising.
WALMART - you're OUT. Not only are you not advertising Christmas, your snarky response to my email simply questioning your intentions really turned me off . I also won't be shopping at your other company SAM'S CLUB either!
UPDATE - WALMART HAS ANNOUNCED 11/9 THAT THEY WILL BE INCLUDING CHRISTMAS IN THEIR ADVERTISING AND ADMIT THAT THEY MADE A MISTAKE. SEE LINK HERE AND BELOW! http://tinyurl.com/yd9gx9
KOHL'S - You're IN. The letter you sent was very respectful and I appreciate that you will be including Christmas in your advertising.
SEARS - You're OUT. Kwanzaa? You actually used Kwanzaa as a reason for not advertising Christmas? Diverse cultures? Afraid you're going to offend other religious beliefs? Do you have a CLUE that Christianity is the NUMBER 1 religious belief system in America?
DILLARDS - You're IN. Discover Christmas. Discover Dillards. Good job.
LOWE'S - You're IN. Glad you smartened up and changed your sign from Holiday Trees to Christmas Trees...DUH!
MACY'S - You're IN. Thank you for allowing your employees to now say Merry Christmas and for placing advertisements in your stores, television, online, and print ads.
VICTORIA'S SECRET - You're IN. Christmas trees and music in your stores? What a novel concept. Kudos.
As of this writing, other stores as of last year not advertising Christmas are Kroger, Dell, Office Max, Walgreens, Staples, and J.C. Penney. I'm doing research to find out if they've smartened up and changed their position. I will post as I find out more information.
What it all comes down to, folks, is that these businesses CAN advertise Christmas. Christmas was here FIRST, but fat cat corporations are trying to lump all religious holidays together into one even though they don't fall on December 25! Does any of this make sense? People generally don't buy Thanksgiving gifts, but Thanksgiving is advertised. Hmmm. Interesting concept, isn't it?
Some readers may not like what I have to say and to them, I say...oh well. I believe in what I believe. In my opinion, there should be no reason to be offended by Christmas. If you celebrate a holiday other than Christmas, when it rolls around, celebrate it will a full heart! I sure am!
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