Commercialization of every ****ing thing.

Car99

Just getting over the xmas and the Valentines day advertising campaigns have started what a ****ing annoyance.

January sales, Valentines day , Paddys day, easter, mothers day , father's day , summer sale, Halloween ,black Friday , Christmas and any other event they can hijack over the year.

Rant over.

El Weirdo

Car99 wrote: »

Just getting over the xmas and the Valentines day advertising campaigns have started what a ****ing annoyance.

January sales, Valentines day , Paddys day, easter, mothers day , father's day , summer sale, Halloween ,black Friday , Christmas and any other event they can hijack over the year.

Rant over.

I'm pretty sure that this is the first reference I have seen of Valentines Day this year.

sesswhat

I like Christmas.

Completely oblivious to the rest.

Car99

El Weirdo wrote: »

I'm pretty sure that this is the first reference I have seen of Valentines Day this year.

Ebay valentines email today set me off

me_irl

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMN8REGJXaA

ScumLord

Get rid of your TV and all that crap disappears.

The Backwards Man

Car99 wrote: »

Ebay valentines email today set me off

I thought I was special getting that email. The bastards sent it to everybody??!!

Car99

The Backwards Man wrote: »

I thought I was special getting that email. The bastards sent it to everybody??!!

You are special in your own way.

MarkAnthony

Almost as annoying as the Americanisation of everything.

Car99

MarkAnthony wrote: »

Almost as annoying as the Americanisation of everything.

Haha, subtle, I had contemplated changing the z but predictive text saved me typing the full word .

BlimpyBoy

You forgot about Love Day.

me_irl

MarkAnthony wrote: »

Almost as annoying as the Americanisation of everything.

:pac:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YnGPgCVJUsI

Car99

Car99 wrote: »

Just getting over the xmas and the Valentines day advertising campaigns have started what a ****ing annoyance.

January sales, Valentines day , Paddys day, easter, mothers day , father's day , summer sale, Halloween ,black Friday , Christmas and any other event they can hijack over the year.

Rant over.

You're out of the loop.

Today is International Dress Up Your Pet Day.

Deal with it.

nyarlothothep

Valentine's Day is the worst commercial holiday of them all, thankfully just one day a year, it's an insufferably smug event for smug couples.

MRnotlob606

me_irl wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMN8REGJXaA

One of my friends is a Stand up Comedian and a fan of hicks - ironically he studies marketing.

wendell borton

Blame it on Bernays.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gT_edvJieEI

the evasion_kid

consume,consume,consume....

madmaggie

Easter cake decorations in my local Supervalu.

Guy:Incognito

Why dont you move to North Korea? You wont have to worry about commercialisation then, just spend your days thinking about how great dear leader is.

endacl

MarkAnthony wrote: »

Almost as annoying as the Americanisation of everything.

Awesome post, dude.

kneemos

When they started selling money everything went to hell.

JCX BXC

Price of democracy.

Quite frankly I like being persuaded which valentines chocolates to buy

kfallon

Candie wrote: »

You're out of the loop.

Today is International Dress Up Your Pet Day.

Deal with it.

I thought it was International Nutella day?

Greentopia

Guy:Incognito wrote: »

Why dont you move to North Korea? You wont have to worry about commercialisation then, just spend your days thinking about how great dear leader is.

Is that the only choice we have-squeezing every last Euro out of us to on every significant public or religious holiday, occasion or moment of personal celebration by rapacious commercial entities, or move to North Korea? :rolleyes:

osarusan

Don't forget White Day!

KungPao

Sick of a lot of it.

Me and the missus have a tough last while with various things, and I just told her I want to practically ignore my birthday (very soon) and Valentinos day. I'm just tired of feeling I have celebrate certain days just because...

We'll mark them in our own way, a little, but no commercial ****e please.

And Patrick's day can go and ****e too.

toptom

Christmas has turned into a holy show since the 1990s, Absolutely no respect shown nowadays for its real purpose.

KungPao

toptom wrote: »

Christmas has turned into a holy show since the 1990s, Absolutely no respect shown nowadays for its real purpose.

As a winter festival you mean, or the Christian hijacking of it?

Dirty Dingus McGee

I agree. I much preferred it when Valentines days was purely about love and not having to waste money on stupid meaningless holiday that exists to sell stuff.

boobar

Mother's day is coming up...

I asked a pal a few years where are you taking the Mrs for the mothers day dinner.

Nowhere....she's not my mother.

Seriously you'd be fleeced birthday, Christmas, anniversary, valentines, mothers day....

Guy:Incognito

Greentopia wrote: »

Is that the only choice we have-squeezing every last Euro out of us to on every significant public or religious holiday, occasion or moment of personal celebration by rapacious commercial entities, or move to North Korea? :rolleyes:

Yes.

Graces7

As soon as Christmas was over, my local Supervalu had Easter Eggs at one end and pancake ingredients and hot cross buns at the other., Dunnes sprouted a huge Chinese New year sign and First Communion dresses in the window. Choice is ours of course ... I just ignore...

hairyslug

We supply certain shops with a lot of their promotional and seasonal stock, I was sick of Valentine's Day 6 weeks ago, we are getting ready for St Patricks Day and Easter now and from that we will go straight into the Euro's.

I hate everything

gctest50

hairyslug wrote: »

We supply certain shops with a lot of their promotional and seasonal stock, I was sick of Valentine's Day 6 weeks ago, we are getting ready for St Patricks Day and Easter now and from that we will go straight into the Euro's.

I hate everything

steady on there, there's always a bad time of year for everyone

look at how hard these people have it every summer :

donegaLroad

I asked people not to get me anything for christmas just gone... and hey presto, it worked. I got bugger all.

jester77

Where are you being exposed to all these things? This is the first time I've seen Valentines day mentioned anywhere. Maybe you need to change things up to avoid this.

smurgen

Car99 wrote: »

Just getting over the xmas and the Valentines day advertising campaigns have started what a ****ing annoyance.

January sales, Valentines day , Paddys day, easter, mothers day , father's day , summer sale, Halloween ,black Friday , Christmas and any other event they can hijack over the year.

Rant over.

Perfectly rational rant.consumerism is rammed down our throats by the yanks.if you're not spending money you're a killjoy and not having fun.what a load of bollocks.I tell you,the best thing you can give someone is your time.older relatives,family and friends-visit them,talk to them and laugh.interpersonal relationships should always trump 'things'.

Greentopia

ScumLord wrote: »

Get rid of your TV and all that crap disappears.

A lot of it, not all. Go into any shop and we're faced with it again. Same when you read a newspaper or magazine, go online...it's all pervasive and insidious and I hate it.

The only occasions I celebrate are friends and relatives birthdays and Christmas-which I like for the time I get to spend with friends and family, and the food.

Graces7

smurgen wrote: »

Perfectly rational rant.consumerism is rammed down our throats by the yanks.if you're not spending money you're a killjoy and not having fun.what a load of bollocks.I tell you,the best thing you can give someone is your time.older relatives,family and friends-visit them,talk to them and laugh.interpersonal relationships should always trump 'things'.

Perfect! But "rammed down our throats"? Catch no flies unless you walk around with your mouth agape

rizzodun

I'm totally with op on this, it's way to easy to commercialize everything nowadays.

That's why, for just €1 (plus p+p) you can now get your own 'Say no to capitalism' lapel pin. Finished in stunning sterling silver effect spray on metal, wear this proudly on your lapel, hat, poncho, to show the 'man' you're not falling for his ways. Bank drafts not accepted.

mickrock

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QqgSxUFlMrQ

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1

Isn't it amazing that the same people who go on about commerialisation with christmas, easter etc being rammed down our throats in the shops, are the same one's on here a month ago about the stockpile of Cadbury's Roses etc they had swept up as bargains in the same stores.
Commerce is selling and we all buy.

iguana

As someone with a small child I love mega Christmas. We start celebrating on the last weekend of November and keep it up to 12th night. Spending nearly 6 weeks doing crafts, having adventures, singing all the time, watching heart warming tv and movies and just generally building each other's excitement while surrounded by the most cartoonish decorations possible turns the most miserable part of the year into the best.

We'll be doing similar for Easter. I'll be making an Easter count down calendar full of craft or adventure suggestions. Decorating the house, having a full on Easter eve preparing for the Easter bunny. Then a fun morning of hunting for eggs leading to the Easter basket. A chocolatey breakfast with Easter crackers, an afternoon outing, home for a big Easter dinner with more crackers and a chocolatey dessert. And more outings the next day.

You can either gripe and complain about how over the top it all is or you can join in and enjoy the crazy. I know which group will have more fun.

Wibbs

As far back as Rome the mob need games and bread and religion. Consumerism has somewhat taken over from religions as the opiate for the masses. Both could also be argued as a distraction from the inevitability of our own mortality. Comfort foods for the soul. That's why we're rarely satisfied, we must have the newest phone/car/whatever in some way to constantly renew ourselves. There is also the large element of socialisation with both religions and consumerism. Both are a way to fit in to larger society, a way to feel "authentic" and "belonging". Marketing and advertising plugs into these very visceral needs in the human animal.

enoughalready

Don't get me started! I'd go as far as saying the whole wedding business is an absolute farce! Consumerism at it's worst! A distant cousin of mine is getting married later on this year and it just struck me how much money is thrown at the situation for keeping up appearances! The hen party itself is a self indulgent nightmare spread over 3 days and nights in Wicklow and then the stag is a weekend away in Rome! To top it off they need a two day wedding celebration, the day after the wedding there'll be more self indulgent sh*te! I can't be dealing! Then when you factor in the cost of your suit/dress for the wedding, transport, hotel, present, beverages etc it all adds up to a consumer's nightmare!

If you don't buy into all this wedding nonsense you are called 'stingy' or made feel abnormal. It's a massive hullabaloo and for WHAT? Excessive overspending and another marketing phenomenon!!!

Rant over!

Car99

iguana wrote: »

As someone with a small child I love mega Christmas. We start celebrating on the last weekend of November and keep it up to 12th night. Spending nearly 6 weeks doing crafts, having adventures, singing all the time, watching heart warming tv and movies and just generally building each other's excitement while surrounded by the most cartoonish decorations possible turns the most miserable part of the year into the best.

We'll be doing similar for Easter. I'll be making an Easter count down calendar full of craft or adventure suggestions. Decorating the house, having a full on Easter eve preparing for the Easter bunny. Then a fun morning of hunting for eggs leading to the Easter basket. A chocolatey breakfast with Easter crackers, an afternoon outing, home for a big Easter dinner with more crackers and a chocolatey dessert. And more outings the next day.

You can either gripe and complain about how over the top it all is or you can join in and enjoy the crazy. I know which group will have more fun.

All you mentioned has nothing to do with anybody selling you anything though , you're talking about making the most of festivities with your family . The companies hijacking things to sell more crap is what the thread is about, not about people griping and complaining about peole celebrating together.

Whosthis

iguana wrote: »

As someone with a small child I love mega Christmas. We start celebrating on the last weekend of November and keep it up to 12th night. Spending nearly 6 weeks doing crafts, having adventures, singing all the time, watching heart warming tv and movies and just generally building each other's excitement while surrounded by the most cartoonish decorations possible turns the most miserable part of the year into the best.

We'll be doing similar for Easter. I'll be making an Easter count down calendar full of craft or adventure suggestions. Decorating the house, having a full on Easter eve preparing for the Easter bunny. Then a fun morning of hunting for eggs leading to the Easter basket. A chocolatey breakfast with Easter crackers, an afternoon outing, home for a big Easter dinner with more crackers and a chocolatey dessert. And more outings the next day.

You can either gripe and complain about how over the top it all is or you can join in and enjoy the crazy. I know which group will have more fun.

By easter Sunday I'll be on a double rollover having consumed my own bodyweight in MDMA in good Friday, now tell me who'll be having more fun.

Car99

Whosthis wrote: »

By easter Sunday I'll be on a double rollover having consumed my own bodyweight in MDMA in good Friday, now tell me who'll be having more fun.

Your own bodyweight in MDMA on good Friday , you'll need resurrecting on Sunday.

Whosthis

Car99 wrote: »

Your own bodyweight in MDMA on good Friday , you'll need resurrecting on Sunday.

Well with the day that's in it......

iguana

Car99 wrote: »

All you mentioned has nothing to do with anybody selling you anything though , you're talking about making the most of festivities with your family . The companies hijacking things to sell more crap is what the thread is about, not about people griping and complaining about peole celebrating together.

I did/will buy some stuff. A box of Easter crackers, stuff for arts and crafts, some decorations, extra chocolate, as my son gets so many eggs from relatives the Easter Bunny brings him a toy, I like to go to the Shannon Heritage Easter events which while cheap for what you get, do cost money. If the weather is too bad to go to those, we'll go to the movies/a playcentre. Some of the playgroups we go to hold egg hunts and you usually donate a few Euros for those. I'll get an egg or Easter bunny for my niece and nephew. We'll probably spend €50-60ish all together.

iguana

Whosthis wrote: »

By easter Sunday I'll be on a double rollover having consumed my own bodyweight in MDMA in good Friday, now tell me who'll be having more fun.

Been there, done that. It was fun but not quite as much as watching your 3 year old nearly explode with festive joy.

Pro-tip. For the morning after a come down you want to make a super breakfast bagel. Toasted bagel, 3 sausages, 2 rashers, fried tomatoes and mushrooms, an over-easy fried egg, melted cheddar and plenty of ketchup. Wash down with fresh orange juice and strong coffee. So restorative, you'd almost be up to spending an hour with an over-excited 3 year old when you're done. Almost.:cool: