I was shocked, appalled, and - to be honest - disappointed to notice that Starbucks has already began to sell their drinks in red and green holiday cups. Holiday cups, November 8th. Jesus Fucking Christ is there no justice, no self-restraint left in the world!!! I actually like Christmas. The reason I like Christmas goes, obviously, back to when I was a kid, when Christmas vacation was totally amazing and presents were the most exciting thing ever. But the residual effect of this childhood ebullience will not last forever. Pretty soon I’ll get tired of Christmas because it will just mean that I have to buy presents for people and wear rain jackets more often. And this is going to happen much sooner if officious vendors like Starbucks insist on tendentiously foisting the holiday cheer on me almost TWO MONTHS before Christmas.
Because I this, I will boycott any establishment that begins to advertise the holiday prior to Thanksgiving. I suggest the other five readers of the Jo-tel do the same.
-Shark
4 responses so far ↓
Deepa // Nov 8, 2007 at 2:03 pm
I thought you celebrated Hanukkah?
Gabbeh // Nov 9, 2007 at 8:00 am
In the words of Austin Powers, “Yay, capitalism!”
Magda // Nov 10, 2007 at 11:23 pm
Yes, I suffered through a holiday Starbucks cup here in Utah today. It’s not bad enough that I’m in Utah, driving in circles trying to find caffeine, but now I have to see snowflakes and holiday cheer. It’s like someone’s trying to kill me.
baldwin residence! // Nov 12, 2007 at 10:48 pm
here, here! too soon! but…i DO love the gingerbread lattes…i’ll take those, but begrudingly look at all the christmas lights up all over town already. let’s get through turkey day first, people. please.
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