This is an open letter to all retailers, merchants, and others who would like to separate me from my money this Christmas season.
If your employees tell me “Happy Holidays” after I wish them a Merry Christmas (and therefore state that this is the holiday that I celebrate) I am not buying a single thing from you.
I am not a religious zealot, in fact I only go to church because it's important to my wife. I'm at best an agnostic and at worst an atheist (it changes almost daily.) However, I was raised a Catholic and my family celebrates Christmas. I'm not asking the clerks and employee's address wish me the Merry Christmas first, I know this day and age that's too much to ask, but if I say Merry Christmas this should give them freedom from corporate policy to wish me the same in turn.
By the same token, if your employee's are free from this idiotic policy of not acknowledging exactly what holiday they wish to make happy for me, I will not take offense if they wish me a Happy Chanukah, Ramadan, Kwanzaa or Magic Snowflake Day.
Ooh! Ooh! I LOVE magic snowflake day.
ReplyDeleteBut seriously, Bryan - is it really worth the effort to care?
What if THEY don't celebrate Christmas?
If they don't celebrate Christmas so be it, if they don't say anything that's fine, but I'm sick of the generic Happy Holiday's. If someone wishes me a happy Chanukah I will wish them one as well, I don't celebrate it, but they've made a show of what they celebrate so why can't I wish them a happy one and vice versa?
ReplyDeleteAnd yes, caring is always worth the effort
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