Wilber Posted November 7, 2010 Report Share Posted November 7, 2010 Anything to make a buck. Remembrance Day Sale Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TrueMetis Posted November 7, 2010 Report Share Posted November 7, 2010 Talk about an ignorant thing to do. How did they not see this coming? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BubberMiley Posted November 7, 2010 Report Share Posted November 7, 2010 That reminds me. I need a new gore-tex shell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Weber Posted November 7, 2010 Report Share Posted November 7, 2010 Gotta love crass commercialism... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonam Posted November 7, 2010 Report Share Posted November 7, 2010 Personally I don't see a problem. Just about every other holiday / significant day is heavily commercialized. I'm sure there's lots of people that think Christmas should be a time for religious celebration, prayer, family bonding, and not a time of "crass commercialism". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TrueMetis Posted November 7, 2010 Report Share Posted November 7, 2010 Personally I don't see a problem. Just about every other holiday / significant day is heavily commercialized. I'm sure there's lots of people that think Christmas should be a time for religious celebration, prayer, family bonding, and not a time of "crass commercialism". This is a bit like having a 9/11 sale though. Remembrance day isn't a celebration it's a day of remembrance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill_barilko Posted November 7, 2010 Report Share Posted November 7, 2010 Haven't been in an Eddie Bauer for years-the place is more or less void of decent product-now this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Weber Posted November 7, 2010 Report Share Posted November 7, 2010 Personally I don't see a problem. Just about every other holiday / significant day is heavily commercialized. I'm sure there's lots of people that think Christmas should be a time for religious celebration, prayer, family bonding, and not a time of "crass commercialism". Well... Coming from a free market libertarian,I'm not surprised that you have the ability to commodify the shed blood of those who fought for our freedom... It's simply classless... Sorry,but in my opinion,you are so wrong it's virtually defies description... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BubberMiley Posted November 7, 2010 Report Share Posted November 7, 2010 Haven't been in an Eddie Bauer for years-the place is more or less void of decent product-now this. Nah, it's pretty decent quality. Better than MEC. Pretty square styling though, but not as bad as LL Bean. But if stores are going to be allowed to be open on Remembrance Day (and in Manitoba that's only been in the last few years--and they can't open until 1 pm), then what better way to honour the war dead than good value and savings? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilber Posted November 8, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 8, 2010 Nah, it's pretty decent quality. Better than MEC. Pretty square styling though, but not as bad as LL Bean. But if stores are going to be allowed to be open on Remembrance Day (and in Manitoba that's only been in the last few years--and they can't open until 1 pm), then what better way to honour the war dead than good value and savings? Give most of the profits from it to veterans organizations. Least they can do for trying to capitalize on their sacrifices. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill_barilko Posted November 8, 2010 Report Share Posted November 8, 2010 (edited) Nah, it's pretty decent quality. Better than MEC. Pretty square styling though, but not as bad as LL Bean. It's soccer mom stuff-Cabela's has them beat 40 ways to Sunday. Edited November 8, 2010 by bill_barilko Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dre Posted November 8, 2010 Report Share Posted November 8, 2010 Im sorta with bonham on this... I dont think theres much that a capitalist wont do to hawk consumer goods. Take easter for example... The celebration of re-animating a rotting corpse. If you can hawk goods with that then well... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilber Posted November 8, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 8, 2010 Im sorta with bonham on this... I dont think theres much that a capitalist wont do to hawk consumer goods. Take easter for example... The celebration of re-animating a rotting corpse. If you can hawk goods with that then well... Except that a lot of the people you are insulting are still walking around or have family members who are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Weber Posted November 8, 2010 Report Share Posted November 8, 2010 Except that a lot of the people you are insulting are still walking around or have family members who are. Precisely.... Classless behaviour in the extreme... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TrueMetis Posted November 8, 2010 Report Share Posted November 8, 2010 Im sorta with bonham on this... I dont think theres much that a capitalist wont do to hawk consumer goods. Take easter for example... The celebration of re-animating a rotting corpse. If you can hawk goods with that then well... We are talking about honouring real soldiers with remembrance day, something pretty much everyone agrees with. Not something that's Christian specific that didn't actually happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonlight Graham Posted November 8, 2010 Report Share Posted November 8, 2010 This tacky to the extreme, and really makes no commercial sense. And for the record, the commercialism of Christmas and Easter is equally disgusting. But i've been raised to love my Cadbury chocolate eggs and shiny electronics wrapped under the Jesus Tree. If i ever have kids hopefully i'll be smart enough not to spoil them on Xmas morning as much as i was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TrueMetis Posted November 8, 2010 Report Share Posted November 8, 2010 This tacky to the extreme, and really makes no commercial sense. And for the record, the commercialism of Christmas and Easter is equally disgusting. But i've been raised to love my Cadbury chocolate eggs and shiny electronics wrapped under the Jesus Tree. If i ever have kids hopefully i'll be smart enough not to spoil them on Xmas morning as much as i was. Though to be fair the Christians stole Christmas from the pagans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M.Dancer Posted November 8, 2010 Report Share Posted November 8, 2010 Remembrance Day in Canada and the Commonwealth falls on the same day as Vetrans Day in the US. The Americans have been having Vetrans day sales for years...there is a small difference in the two days(one honours vets, the other honours the dead), they probably didn't see it as anything other than a different name. This is just one of those little things that americans need be cognisant about when marketing in a foreign country and why they often need a domestic consultant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bush_cheney2004 Posted November 8, 2010 Report Share Posted November 8, 2010 Remembrance Day in Canada and the Commonwealth falls on the same day as Vetrans Day in the US. The Americans have been having Vetrans day sales for years...there is a small difference in the two days(one honours vets, the other honours the dead), they probably didn't see it as anything other than a different name. The Americans have Memorial Day (at the end of May) to honor the "dead"...and lots of Memorial Day sales too. This is just one of those little things that americans need be cognisant about when marketing in a foreign country and why they often need a domestic consultant. Not when they drive across the border to get cheaper gas and cigarettes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M.Dancer Posted November 8, 2010 Report Share Posted November 8, 2010 The Americans have Memorial Day (at the end of May) to honor the "dead"...and lots of Memorial Day sales too. Not when they drive across the border to get cheaper gas and cigarettes! Quite a few years ago, when Southam still existed and they outsourced their US ad sales to a US based rep firm, my company was contracted to help them explain the subtle nuances of the Canadian market to their US based clients who advertised in Canada, to Canadians. The simple things were simple...and we were well paid to explain that Thanksgiving is in October, so the Thanksgiving day sales ads in november were anachronistic, or that Dec 26th was a huge shopping day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bush_cheney2004 Posted November 8, 2010 Report Share Posted November 8, 2010 .... The simple things were simple...and we were well paid to explain that Thanksgiving is in October, so the Thanksgiving day sales ads in november were anachronistic, or that Dec 26th was a huge shopping day. Thanksgiving Day was only relevant to most American holiday shoppers as the day before Black Friday, which now has been diluted to earlier promotions in November. December 26th is also a very busy shopping day in the United States. Boxing Day and other Canadian holidays were often noted on calendars sold in the US as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dre Posted November 8, 2010 Report Share Posted November 8, 2010 We are talking about honouring real soldiers with remembrance day, something pretty much everyone agrees with. Not something that's Christian specific that didn't actually happen. Oh I completely understand. This just doesnt suprise me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonlight Graham Posted November 30, 2010 Report Share Posted November 30, 2010 Though to be fair the Christians stole Christmas from the pagans. Did they steal the Christmas tree, boxing-day sales, and bow-wrapped presents from them too? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Squid Posted November 30, 2010 Report Share Posted November 30, 2010 Tasteless and poor marketing... but it's not the demise of civilization.... just another bad idea... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest TrueMetis Posted November 30, 2010 Report Share Posted November 30, 2010 Did they steal the Christmas tree, boxing-day sales, and bow-wrapped presents from them too? I doubt it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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