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We usually celebrate just New Year. Christmans is something like archaic thing. And yes, that holiday is too annoying. Why not make something like that in spring or summer.
Mordant 92nd 'Acid Dogs'
The Lost and Damned
Inquisition
The Christmas shopping season in the US kicks off on Black Friday, which has now moved up to Thanksgiving Day (the 3rd Thursday of November). That means all the stores, shopping centers, etc. have to have all their Christmas decor up, Christmas products in stock etc. by mid November so it starts going up in October for big stores, malls, etc. The sales keep getting pushed forward as competition intensifies for consumers' money so sales and promotions start earlier every year and the hype precedes them.
Next thing you know they just won't take down the Christmas decorations and get people ready for the next Christmas.
warboss wrote: Is there a permanent stickied thread for Chaos players to complain every time someone/anyone gets models or rules besides them? If not, there should be.
Kilkrazy wrote: It is a small advert for a local golf club in a local free colour magazine that is given away in my area.
They are advertising their Christmas party deals.
If you haven't booked a venue for a large Christmas party by July, you are sadly out of luck. The advert makes sense if the club hasn't filled up already, although that probably says some dire things about the club.
Crazyterran wrote: Next thing you know they just won't take down the Christmas decorations and get people ready for the next Christmas.
And so our future will be always Christmas but never winter...
How awful.
Christmas is coming...
BlaxicanX wrote: A young business man named Tom Kirby, who was a pupil of mine until he turned greedy, helped the capitalists hunt down and destroy the wargamers. He betrayed and murdered Games Workshop.
And now, for your viewing pleasure: DakkaDakka's Saving Christmas. We worked hard for that score of 1.7/10 on IMDb.
On topic: I just recently switched out of a pair of retail jobs, and my full-time coworkers were discussing the insane increase in sales and stocking that time of year. And now they can no longer have Thanksgiving dinners with their families because Black Friday has crept into Thanksgiving Day afternoon, necessitating more shifts on Thursday. At this point, I just wish the hyped-up sales events could be regulated. Don't work retail during the holiday season.
KommissarKiln wrote: And now, for your viewing pleasure: DakkaDakka's Saving Christmas. We worked hard for that score of 1.7/10 on IMDb.
If we made a movie, I would say it'd get a good 4.3/10 and make a good B-rated movie.
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Ah, Christmas. 'Tis the season to love and help your fellow man- right up untill you curbstomp him for blocking the way to the latest must-have item. His fault, really, for being so selfish of your needs.
"By this point I'm convinced 100% that every single race in the 40k universe have somehow tapped into the ork ability to just have their tech work because they think it should."
For people on the flip side of the planet, Christmas is in the middle of summer anyway, this is just giving us a taste of that.
I’ve occasionally seen Christmas-in-July sales, but those are normally gimmicky one-off things, not a trend.
As for venues, yah, they book fast. The Wife and I booked a place for our wedding reception about 15 months out. When we went there for our -1 year anniversary, over half the available dates for the month were taken. If you want to do a large gathering in a nice place, you need to think very far ahead.
Yay christmass, cant wait favorite time of the year. It makes me smile every year driving in town to see the lights. Then there is santa, kids tauth there is a man so nice that he gives you toys and needs nothing in return. The birth of Christ..... Just an amazing time of the year Love it.
I need to go to work every day.
Millions of people on welfare depend on me.
Nevelon wrote: For people on the flip side of the planet, Christmas is in the middle of summer anyway, this is just giving us a taste of that.
I’ve occasionally seen Christmas-in-July sales, but those are normally gimmicky one-off things, not a trend.
My mom works for Hallmark and they just kicked off their "Christmas Preview Sale" yesterday.
Apparently the reason they start their stuff in July? It's when they get their first shipments from their manufacturers. To ensure that they keep stock up until Christmas, they start selling early.
My Dad was a lorry driver and he had a contract with a Woolworths supplier. I would go work with him allot of holidays and we would be delivering pallets of plastic Christmas trees to shops across London as early as the Easter week most years.
There used to be a black chap called Les that ran a country pub near here that we all used to drink in when we were young. He'd run an awesome Caribbean Christmas party middle Sunday of every June. They were legendary. In retrospect it wasn't all that Christmassy but that may be the effect of Red Stripe and nearly 20 years...
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I wish they commercialized the cold. I'm already sick of summer.
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I got up early for Black Friday once and never did that again for the rest of my life. None of my family goes to church. I don't know why we bother with it every year.
I give card, craft stores, and event locations a pass on advertising for Christmas/holiday sales at this time of year. All of those things have a lead time of months - if you want to paint dozens of heirloom ornaments as gifts, you need to get your supplies about now if you want to get them done.
Now, a chain retail store that puts up their Christmas stuff before Halloween? (Or at the same time as their back to school sales) - yeah, they are evil souls who deserve no mercy.
I used to like Christmas. Retail pretty much killed that.
The secret to a successful Retail Christmas is the YRC game. You get a point each time a customer screams at you, "You've ruined Christmas!" Quintuple points if you actually did anything to deserve it.
Get rid of it. Have a day in the Summer, which is more historically accurate. Take the New Year celebrations and make them slightly longer. Turn it back to a more traditional end of year celebration.
Make it so that one of these can be chosen as your 'free' holiday, the other has to be taken as vacation. I for one would be happy just to take the end of year off
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Here in CZ is company selling electronics called "Alza" (their mascot, the little green alien is the most annoying being ever created) last year they promoted "Summer Christmas" to make more money.
During actual christmas, this is even worse.
I'm going to link you some. You won't understand because it's in czech language, but still... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7IWI32MHIAc He says: "We give out 100 tablets per week" again and again.
BobtheInquisitor wrote: The secret to a successful Retail Christmas is the YRC game. You get a point each time a customer screams at you, "You've ruined Christmas!" Quintuple points if you actually did anything to deserve it.
Thank you, sir! I had no idea that existed. I shall make it a point to strive for 10 YRCs without working in retail this year.
I got 5 points in one day, just walking to my car.
Twas 3 days before Christmas, and all through the Mall.
Car were circling, as there were no parking stalls.
And I with my packages, bundled with care,
returned to my car, to deliver them there.
And what to my wandering eyes did I see?
A half dozen cars, following me.
I dropped of my boxes, my bags, and my bows,
and got in my car, just to blow my nose.
But low, to their surprise, their shock and dismay,
I did not give my spot, no sir, not today!
I got out of my car, and returned to the mall,
for I had gifts to buy, and had not purchased them all!
I exclaimed to them all, 'bove their horns and rude gestures,
"Go feth yourself! I still need a Victoria Secrets gift card for your mom."
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