Bah Humbug

binky · 11-29-2007, 12:00 PM

Just a rant here- I think I am going to quit watching TV until after Christmas, I am already so tired of the "Christmas Sale ads"

classicman · 11-29-2007, 12:15 PM

Me too! I am so with you there! Lets start a boycott!

Shawnee123 · 11-29-2007, 12:29 PM

It's worse when you're watching and know it would have to be nearly free for you to be able to afford to give it to a loved one.

Damn commercialism.

binky · 11-29-2007, 02:02 PM

Exactly

classicman · 11-29-2007, 02:08 PM

I third that.... unfortunately.

binky · 11-29-2007, 02:13 PM

and another thing, who the hell buys someone a CAR for Christmas?

Kitsune · 11-29-2007, 02:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by binky

and another thing, who the hell buys someone a CAR for Christmas?

I was surprised.

Quote:

The results have been impressive. Lexus now sells more vehicles in December than in any other month, and the campaign has spurred similar ads from rivals, including General Motors and Jaguar.

...

"I didn't think that happened until I sat on the showroom floor and heard someone say, 'I'm not going to pick the car up until the 24th,' " said Rosario Criscuolo, the owner of two Lexus dealerships in Michigan. "It blew my mind. But if your wife needs a car, it's a good way to do it, right? It saves you from having to go to the malls."

Mr. Criscuolo said that each year, about a half-dozen customers wait until Christmas Eve to pick up their new cars.

And the demand for the oversize red bows is so strong that Lexus stockpiles them in a warehouse near its North American headquarters in Torrance, Calif.

binky · 11-29-2007, 02:57 PM

well they clearly have more pocket money than i do

Shawnee123 · 11-29-2007, 03:09 PM

Makes me want to puke[/blatant jealousy]

classicman · 11-29-2007, 03:15 PM

wipes mouth/you too/spits

LJ · 11-29-2007, 03:21 PM

I just did the paperwork for a couple that was purchasing a 350Z

for their son. They're going to park it in a neighbor's garage until the 25th.

i lumped them up.

Shawnee123 · 11-29-2007, 03:34 PM

omg that car is sweet! Reminds me of this car I want: I can dream, can't I?

binky · 11-29-2007, 04:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LJ

I just did the paperwork for a couple that was purchasing a 350Z

for their son. They're going to park it in a neighbor's garage until the 25th.

i lumped them up.

WTF is wrong with people?? My daughter will be getting my husbands (at that point) 7 yr old truck when she can drive

Sundae · 11-29-2007, 05:49 PM

My new one is becoming saggy already due to weight loss
I'll have to get re-measured over Christmas

Oh, sorry
thought it was BRA-humbug

binky · 11-29-2007, 06:13 PM

ugh let's not even talk about bra shopping

11-29-2007, 12:00 PM	#1
binky all hollowed out Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Ridgecrest, CA Posts: 982	Bah Humbug Just a rant here- I think I am going to quit watching TV until after Christmas, I am already so tired of the "Christmas Sale ads"

11-29-2007, 12:29 PM	#3
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	It's worse when you're watching and know it would have to be nearly free for you to be able to afford to give it to a loved one. Damn commercialism. Attached Images

11-29-2007, 03:21 PM	#11
LJ i am myself Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: via blackberry, maybe Posts: 750	I just did the paperwork for a couple that was purchasing a 350Z for their son. They're going to park it in a neighbor's garage until the 25th. i lumped them up. __________________ Whether I shall turn out to be the hero of my own life, or whether that station will be held by anybody else, these pages must show ... -C.Dickens

11-29-2007, 03:34 PM	#12
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	omg that car is sweet! Reminds me of this car I want: I can dream, can't I? Attached Images

11-29-2007, 05:49 PM	#14
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	My new one is becoming saggy already due to weight loss I'll have to get re-measured over Christmas Oh, sorry thought it was BRA-humbug __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

11-29-2007, 12:15 PM	#2
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	Me too! I am so with you there! Lets start a boycott!

11-29-2007, 02:02 PM	#4
binky all hollowed out Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Ridgecrest, CA Posts: 982	Exactly

11-29-2007, 02:08 PM	#5
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	I third that.... unfortunately.

11-29-2007, 02:13 PM	#6
binky all hollowed out Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Ridgecrest, CA Posts: 982	and another thing, who the hell buys someone a CAR for Christmas?

11-29-2007, 02:57 PM	#8
binky all hollowed out Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Ridgecrest, CA Posts: 982	well they clearly have more pocket money than i do

11-29-2007, 03:09 PM	#9
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	Makes me want to puke[/blatant jealousy]

11-29-2007, 03:15 PM	#10
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	wipes mouth/you too/spits

11-29-2007, 06:13 PM	#15
binky all hollowed out Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Ridgecrest, CA Posts: 982	ugh let's not even talk about bra shopping

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