Argos in the UK for instance. I complained to them and to ASA (Advertising Standards Agency). I feel it is far too early to be showing them (it was last week).

Does this piss anyone else off?

iloveannie said:

Not me

Are you kidding? I work at the Largest mall on the east coast of the United states, and you'd better believe they started putting stuff up at the end of September. The General manager told us that the Christmas music starts the day after HALLOWEEN!!
Hey Rudolph, won't you guide my sleigh?!

[Edited 10/26/09 7:02am]

Ou have to remember that, to a highstreet retailer, weekends are the biggest money earners....and there's only 8 to go until Santa comes down my chimney and empties his sack


Yes I meant it

In this area ~ end of sept when Halloween stuff goes up, so does the beginning of X-mas stuffs

It's not so much the shops it's the tv adverts that piss me off. It's way too early. Little kids are starting to shit themselves with excitement where I live and they still have autumn to get through yet!

It's only eight or nine weeks away and Christmas sales = job$ to an awful lot of sales staff. I've no problem with the TV adverts being on already.

iloveannie said:

there is a law or rule about when an ad can be shown in the UK? I thought they had freedom of speech there? I know they did not in the 1700's but I really thought that by now they would have had free speech?

OnlyNDaUsa said:

Freedom of Speech? That's long gone. We have Islamic protesters in our streets holding placards calling for death to the Jew yet we cannot (in our own country!) criticise any religion or minority (unless that religion is Christianity) as it is classed as hate-mongering.

Did you know that Nativity plays are no longer practiced in many UK schools so as not to offend, yet Argos and the like can happily promote their festive wears in October? It's disgusting that our politicians (rulers) have let this happen and even more disgusting that we, the people, have allowed them to.

And they wonder why Nick Griffin of the BNP (British National Party) is gaining numbers and chosen to appear on prime-time national tv.

When people feel threatened they react.

Oh, by the way, I will go out and choose a tree and hang a wreath on the front door in December as myself and my wife quite like Christmas. People seem more pleasant at that time of year. It's nice to be nice, as they say.

iloveannie said:

It's very common here too, some shopping centers don't allow Christmas carols and decorations. It's so sad!

What's happening to the world. Fear is destroying so many things that we all grew up with.

purpledoveuk said:

Must just be the mood that I am in, but that came across as extremely dirty.

Neophyte said:

He used to creep into my bedroom when I was a child and empty his sack into one of my mum's hiking socks and place it on the end of my bed. There was always something tasty to eat in it too. Thank fuck he never had glittery boots and sparkly jump-suit.

It's all about the money people. On Black Friday last year people were coming to the mall at 5 oclock in the morning in their pajamas. It's SAD.
http://images.google.com/...n%26sa%3DN
[Edited 10/27/09 17:12pm]

Dayclear said:

Black Friday? Is that some demonic version of Christmas Eve then or what?

iloveannie said:

No we have Thanksgiving on the 4th Thursday of November, the next day is called Black Friday. It is considered to be the start of the Christmas shopping season. It is called Black Friday because it is the biggest (in terms of shoppers NOT sales) of the Christmas shopping season. Shops often have crazy sales. Maybe a Blu-ray player for $75 or a plasma for $150.

http://en.wikipedia.org/w...(shopping)


People have been KILLED in the stampede of shoppers! Crazy mofos trying to save a few dollars go nuts for a $75 blu-ray!
[Edited 10/28/09 15:30pm]

purpledoveuk said:

omg omg omg

not me...im sooooo ready for christmas stuff i cant wait to decorate my house