BB you silly

 

I want Santa to strike down with great vengeance and furious anger those who would attempt to poison and destroy this holiday with their corporate bullshit. And yes, I'm picturing Samuel L Jackson as Santa doing the smiting. On this list:

1) Lexus, BMW, Lexus, Mercedes, Lexus, Acura, Lexus, every other car company with "buy your wife a $50k car for Christmas" commercials. Also, Lexus.

2) Every company that is not in retail that has Black Friday promotions. One of my banks had a black Friday promo. STFU and raise my interest rate, maybe I'd put more money with you.

3) Every company that had pre-Black Friday sales. It's just a sale.

4) Whoever invented "Cyber Monday" and didn't make it about sex toys.

5) Anyone who has a Christmas themed musical, show, or program before Thanksgiving.

6) Every radio station and retail outlet that begins playing Christmas music before Black Friday.

7) Lexus, again.

 

It's about time for my yearly rant, isn't it?

 

I think it's the same one I have every year too.



Except this year I don't need to fly to Wisconsin to "celebrate".

 

I want Captain Morgan.

 

Yes.... but a new car for christmas is a rather nice idea. Not that I'm hinting or anything.

Never a Lexus tho. I'll take a Lotus.

 

Take RT's he's got enough vehicles

HI Nanc

 

So far only thing on my list connects 2 BK's wish...

I want him to swoop down in LA n grab my Nickelodeon then shove him down my chimney I been a good girl :honest:

 

Here's my annual rant:
The dual purpose gift was invented for me. When I was a little kid I would get a nice Christmas gift and Christmas card. Inside the card would be taped a stale, cracked (usually green) jellybean. Underneath the jellybean was written (in the barely legible penmanship of an obviously inebriated person): "Oh, yeah, by the way, Happy Birthday, you little asshole !"

 

The premise of the commercials is though.

First, any major financial decision should be made cooperatively.

Second, unless the buyer makes 100% of the bank, and serious bank at that, the buyer is essentially stealing from the recipient's future earnings to pay for their gift.

Third, the premises are hugely flawed. Acura's tagline has been something to the effect of "during a time of over indulgence, Acura offers up over saving." This is a total lie; buying a car as a gift is the definition of over indulgence, and the savings are trivial compared to offers made later in the model year. I think Lexus has been using "December to Remember" for about 15 years, even though the promos begin in the middle of November and ends in January.

Lastly, most of the commercials are just stupid.