From: utzoo!decvax!harpo!eagle!mhtsa!alice!rabbit!wildman
Newsgroups: net.followup
Title: Green Christmas/write the twits a letter
Article-I.D.: rabbit.7742
Posted: Tue Nov 23 23:59:59 1982
Received: Thu Nov 25 06:58:26 1982

A number of replies:

floyd!trb-- I agree that you certainly don't have to have any regard at all
for Christmas.  Since you don't, why don't you just avoid all those
jerky stores that insist on bringing it to your unwilling attention, and
let them KNOW that you are unhappy.

decvax!minow-- While your quote sums up the mercantile mentality completely,
I gather that you regard it(the quote) as a bit ironic, and depicting
something that you don't really like.  Write someone a letter!

To the rest of you who have disputed each other's objections to the
commercial Christmas season, DON'T argue about it, BOYCOTT!
And be sure that you tell the merchants WHY, and WHAT you are
boycotting.  

Since I have tried such things before, I know that a quiet, firm
letter to an advertisor, stating that you dislike their commercials, etc,
stating your reasons for dislike, and the action that you intend to take,
will have an effect.  In fact, I suspect that even one or two NON-FANATICAL
letters will have a greater effect than you realize.  When you write them,
do NOT write as a member of a group, and do NOT parrot the "group's" arguement,
make your own.  The people who read such things (and they ARE read, if they seem
reasonable) are quite good at picking out form letter stuff, stuff from
the (im)Moral (mi)Majority, leftist groups, rightist groups, etc,
so don't be rhetorical, just state your opinion, say that you will
consider buying other manufacturers products first (do not be absolute,
just get across the idea of a disadvantage), and offer a reasonable
solution. (Such as restraining Christmas commercials to the last three
weeks before Christmas, or whenever YOU would like to see them...).
You will probably get a reply, by the way, IFF your letter managed
to penetrate the crank filter, so you will get some belated feedback.

To the person who (I do NOT evaluate his/her objections, they are his/er own
objections, and represent his/her own taste, which is not MY business) objected
to the phone company arguements;  Rather than making fun, why don't you write
them a letter?

Write,  Write,  Write!!!  It matters.

L.  Greystoke