Don't you work in a profession that relies on advertising? On Nov 28, 2010, at 12:45 PM, Michael Luscombe wrote:
> It was slightly rhetorical, but the black friday/cyber monday/pink > thursday/plaid tuesday marketing broo-ha-ha the US generates is noise > pollution, completely obscuring the fact that there's anything to celebrate > other than savings, Savings, SAVINGS! > > I guess it's just timing more than anything, and I should have pieced that > together myself. > > Michael > > > On 2010-11-27, at 12:51 PM, Reagan Johnson wrote: > >> In my experience, Thanksgiving isn't any of those things you mentioned, >> Michael. It probably also has to do with you celebrating in October, which >> is much farther from Christmas. >> >> Thanksgiving for us is the big meal with extended family, and the long >> weekend usually means there's time for some get-togethers with friends. >> I've never heard of people giving cards or gifts for Thanksgiving. >> >> The shopping thing is the day after Thanksgiving, and in the last few >> decades businesses have really started hyping it up and having big sales, >> but it has less to do with Thanksgiving and more to do with the start of the >> Christmas holiday season... it's really just a way to jumpstart sales and >> getting people in a present-buying mentality since the time between >> Thanksgiving and Christmas is usually when retailers save their bottom line >> for the year. >> >> Or maybe that was a rhetorical question. >> >>>> Would anyone like to offer an explanation of why U.S. Thanksgiving is a >>>> shopping extravaganza of such epic proportions? >>>> >>>> I mean, we have Thanksgiving here in October, but we really just have the >>>> turkey dinner. No gifts, cards, shopping, etc. >>>> >>>> I don't really understand the connection. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "StrataList-OT" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/stratalist-ot?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "StrataList-OT" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/stratalist-ot?hl=en.
