Salvation Army Bell Ringer attacked for saying Happy Holidays.

[CexMashean]

Lets be honest, who hasn't want to punch a bell ringer at least once in their life?
Trying to guilt my money from me, while assaulting my ears.

[jluv]

Separation of church and Christmas? I'm down for that!

And the movement begins!

Our slogan can be "We don't need a reason for the season!".

[JC316]

Lets be honest, who hasn't want to punch a bell ringer at least once in their life?
Trying to guilt my money from me, while assaulting my ears.

Oh yeah, I'm in that group. The Happy Holidays thing pisses me off too, it's been Merry Christmas forever and the only reason it's been changed is so it doesn't offend the non religious.

I'm not that religious and I understand that Christmas was stolen from the pagans in the first place, but I like the term Merry Christmas better.

[talisman]

I'm not religious and I say Merry Christmas all the time. I'm going to get to have a field day if anyone ever goes off on me about it.

[Chili]

I say Happy Holidays, because I am referring to Christmas and New Years. After Christmas I just say Happy New Year though.

[46Tbird]

On a side note...

The article mentions that Christianity is on the decline. While I am totally fine with that, it made me think.

If there ever does come a time where Christianity basically becomes obsolete, I really hope we can still keep Christmas. I fucking dig Christmas.

NO, it's our holiday, we stole Saturnalia from the pagans fair and square. Get your own holiday, deadbeat!

[Chili]

NO, it's our holiday, we stole Saturnalia from the pagans fair and square. Get your own holiday, deadbeat!

Ok, Festivus it is..

[Big A]

I guess I should have added that I tried to bargain with the guy, I offered $100.00 and then $125.00 and he wouldn't budge. And how the hell does buying groceries and buying x-mas tress that were cut down for free, minus some gas, time and delivery = buying groceries.
My problem was that they were never that high before and I was trying to get what I usually get for the same price as before and even offered a little more....

Apparently he felt it was time for a market adjustment, and realized that he could charge more. In this case you're paying for a service more so than the tangible item, so it makes more sense that you feel that you can barter, but as you found out, that's not necessarily the case.

I brought up the groceries because we do tend to see tangible items as being at sold at a set price, but so can services. If you want what he's got, you pay the asking price. Christmas has nothing to do with it, other than he should have been a little more cheerful in sticking to his price.

[crapstang]

Last year, I noticed a whole bunch of businesses started to say "Merry Christmas" rather than "Happy Holidays", in comparison to the previous years. I think people are pretty much fed up with the whole "offense" BS. It literally has nothing to do with Christianity, or offending people who do not celebrate Christmas, as it only serves to feed the political correctness turdmill, as well as the effed-up media.
Say what you want, and don't say it because you want to prove a point, or be sensitive to others. Just be in a good mood and go on your merry way.

Happy Christmas!

[Big A]

I'm not religious and I say Merry Christmas all the time. I'm going to get to have a field day if anyone ever goes off on me about it.

[stevo]

Speaking of Christmas, I did get into an argument with the guy selling x-mas trees. I've been buying trees from this establishment since 1994. They all of sudden raised the price on the 10 ft'ers to $150.00 and up. I told him I usually get them for $80.00 and I get a deal because not many are sold at this height. He basically told me to take it or leave it, I even said, c-mon, its Christmas?! He said take it or leave it and walked away.
My buddy Ray was about to beat this guy down and said that we could then take the tree and leave $80.00 bucks while he's napping. I just said lets go, as we are pulling out they had a Santa out front ringing a bell and waving to the kids/people, my buddy Ray rolls down the window and yells,
"And Fuck you too, Santa"...

The look on that Santa's face was priceless...

It sounds like Ray needs to get shot in the face for contemplating a deadly assault and robbery.

Stevo

[Pokulski-Blatz]

Speaking of Christmas, I did get into an argument with the guy selling x-mas trees. I've been buying trees from this establishment since 1994. They all of sudden raised the price on the 10 ft'ers to $150.00 and up. I told him I usually get them for $80.00 and I get a deal because not many are sold at this height. He basically told me to take it or leave it, I even said, c-mon, its Christmas?! He said take it or leave it and walked away.
My buddy Ray was about to beat this guy down and said that we could then take the tree and leave $80.00 bucks while he's napping. I just said lets go, as we are pulling out they had a Santa out front ringing a bell and waving to the kids/people, my buddy Ray rolls down the window and yells,
"And Fuck you too, Santa"...

The look on that Santa's face was priceless...

Classy.

This site never ceases to amaze me.

I guess I should have added that I tried to bargain with the guy, I offered $100.00 and then $125.00 and he wouldn't budge. And how the hell does buying groceries and buying x-mas tress that were cut down for free, minus some gas, time and delivery = buying groceries.
My problem was that they were never that high before and I was trying to get what I usually get for the same price as before and even offered a little more....

I am starting to get the impression you don't understand how business is done. This isn't the first time you have posted some ignorant shit.

[Sean88gt]

So we've learned that Henry is a jew?

[Baron Von Crowder]

So we've learned that Henry is a jew?

and Christmas trees are free to retailers, minus some gas and time.

[Tyrone Biggums]

Ok, I laughed.