merry greedmas ads have started on cable and tv. gonna be another chinese xmas

[msongs]

with almost all the decorations and gifts made by non believers. have a blessed day.

[RockRaven]

1. I saw Xmas crap in the grocery store next to the Halloween candy displays back in Oct.

Who is buying this stuff?

[Ocelot II]

2. Just saw one of those odious ads for cars with big bows on top.

I have never known anyone who got a car for Christmas. Maybe I don't travel in the right circles.

[leftieNanner]

3. Had my teeth cleaned today

The dentist's office was playing Xmas music.

I asked them to turn it off.

SMDH

[Celerity]

5. Banksy FTW

[MiniMe]

6. There were Christmas light displays out in my neighborhood before Halloween

Drives me crazy!

[KPN]

7. Our family decided to stop participating at least 20 years ago.

We no longer give gifts to each other on Christmas. Or at least we no longer feel obligated to do so. Why? Because none of us liked shopping and none of us really wanted or needed anything from other family members. Our Christmases are now stress free and entirely about being together, enjoying each others’ company, and sharing meals. Best thing we ever did — all 5 of us agree. Of course, my wife and I still enjoy gifting our 3 kids some buffer money each Christmas because we can easily afford to do so and our kids would only inherit it eventually anyway. The keys: stress free and lots of time together. — On a less practical, political side, we no longer contribute to and enable the predatory capitalist machine on this holiday that really is all about celebrating love and tolerance for one another when you boil it down to its essence.