paul20 Posted November 14, 2006 Share Posted November 14, 2006 Do you think all Christmas advertising should be banned until the day after rememberance Sunday as a mark of respect? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rrwholloway Posted November 15, 2006 Share Posted November 15, 2006 As someone who works in retail (sort of) let me answer... no. Have you any idea how busy it gets in stores in December? Spreading out Christmas just a bit is not only good for those that want to shop early, but also for the shop assistants, till people etc who put up with so many customers who have left it till the very last minute and can't understand why the last [insert most popular toy of the year] has sold out... It's not been too early this year, and you can't blame the shops, most of them haven't been having the easiest year anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SHANE-D-PAIN Posted November 15, 2006 Share Posted November 15, 2006 No, it's not about a mark of respect, it's about marketing and getting people into the christmas swing of things. i'd rather have some nice vibrant happy stuff stuck in shop windows letting me know xmas is near than just seeing posters of poppies all over. Rememberance sunday is kind of depressing, it's good to have christmas there to balance it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bowser_mong Posted November 15, 2006 Share Posted November 15, 2006 I understand what your saying. as i was marching up one of the streets down south there was a shop with the christmas gadgets making noise and running around. But no i dont think it should be banned, at the end of the day, the people who fought in that war did so, so we can enjoy holidays and all the other holidays and be free, an make the most of being free and enjoying ourselves, without some dictator. C'mon ENGLAND! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redrobbo Posted November 15, 2006 Share Posted November 15, 2006 Do you think all Christmas advertising should be banned until the day after rememberance Sunday as a mark of respect? The simple answer is 'no'. Would you propose banning the sale of Christmas toys, Christmas cards, artificial Christmas trees, etc., etc., as well? You can't legislate for this. It's a non-starter. If it could work though, you'd have to change your user name to Scrooge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex C. Posted November 15, 2006 Share Posted November 15, 2006 Actually, I'd like to limit xmas exposure to after the 20th of november as a matter of course - this way the shops don't spoil the christmas feeling for me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul20 Posted November 15, 2006 Author Share Posted November 15, 2006 No, it's not about a mark of respect, it's about marketing and getting people into the christmas swing of things. i'd rather have some nice vibrant happy stuff stuck in shop windows letting me know xmas is near than just seeing posters of poppies all over. Rememberance sunday is kind of depressing, it's good to have christmas there to balance it out. Rememberance sunday is a day we should all remember and keep for ever. If it was not for the brave soldiers who died we may not have Christmas. They died for you,YES YOU! Go out and get a copy of the book "private Peaceful" read it and then you will understand why we have poppy day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lizzmobile Posted November 15, 2006 Share Posted November 15, 2006 Spreading out Christmas just a bit is not only good for those that want to shop early, I totally understand your point rrwholloway and I know what a nightmare it is as have worked in retail myself (on Regent Street in London; imagine??!), but it's not like people haven't had 364 days' notice is it? I agree with the OP; it does my head in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris_Sleeps Posted November 15, 2006 Share Posted November 15, 2006 I think it should be held back until mid December. If someones birthday was about 2 months away and they kept saying "its my birthday soon, its my birthday soon," you'd quickly start ignoring them. The advertising behind Christmas is massive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willman Posted November 15, 2006 Share Posted November 15, 2006 should the sale of alcohol for new years eve parties, not be sold until after christmas or even any discussions on parties for Hogmanay? its all you hear from grown ups "christmas is for kids, we can't wait for New Years Eve" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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