"They're not Holiday stamps, they're CHRISTMAS STAMPS!!!!"

[Sylvia727]

I think it was Wally World last year had their greeters saying "Happy Holidays" and naturally, some people got offended. Because they weren't saying "Merry Christmas." These idiots went one better and "suggested" that the greeters try to figure out what each persons religion was and greet them accordingly! How the hell were they supposed to do that? You can't tell Christian from Jew from Muslim from Pagan just by looking at some one!

I could be wrong, but I think the scandal was because the greeters were forbidden to say Merry Christmas. Before the new policy went into effect they were saying Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, Happy Hannakah, or whatever the hell they felt like. Then some pencil pusher thought the lefties might get offended and ended up pissing off the righties

Personally I say whatever pops into my head, including religions I don't celebrate. It's all the same capitalist gift-giving season, peoples.

[Becks]

the snowflakes and snowmen are cute this year. They look like needlepoint.

Meh. I like last year's snowflakes better.

[Nutjob R/T]

I remember the one year I did the christmas store thing, by the fifth I was just saying 'Happy December' to dodge the whole thing.

Of course, my schtick was "Sell it with snark" so it worked.

[Becks]

'Happy December'

There are times when I'll go "Happy {day of the week}", mostly for the weird looks I'd get.

[Record Store Tough Guy]

When I was working register, I'd just say "Have a good holiday," no matter what was coming up, since I couldn't be bothered to remember which one, if any, was approaching. It also meant I didn't have to change up my greeting.

Yeah, that's pretty damn lazy. I only had one lady get snippy about it. "It's Merry Christmas!"

"Yeah, that takes too long to say. Have a good holiday."

It's more words, but you'd be surprised how easily it rolls off the tongue.

[XCashier]

"You need to tell your cashiers that your stamps are CHRISTMAS stamps, NOT HOLIDAY STAMPS. It is CHRISTMAS, and YOU need to TELL them that!

Yeah, well it's also Hannukah, Kwanzaa and Eid, and there are stamps to cover those as well!

I'm a Christian, but I do know and understand that other faiths have holidays, too. As Pagan pointed out, you can't tell what someone's beliefs are by looking at them (unless they're wearing a blatantly obvious cross, Star of David, pentacle, crescent or whatever, and even then, it could be they just like the symbol). Therefore, "Happy Holidays" covers everybody. Besides, I've got more important things to worry about that someone's well-intended greeting.

[FuzzyKitten99]

I could be wrong, but I think the scandal was because the greeters were forbidden to say Merry Christmas. Before the new policy went into effect they were saying Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, Happy Hannakah, or whatever the hell they felt like. Then some pencil pusher thought the lefties might get offended and ended up pissing off the righties

Personally I say whatever pops into my head, including religions I don't celebrate. It's all the same capitalist gift-giving season, peoples.

I think that really is the whole problem, though. If the store employees were forbidden to mention any specific holiday, not just Christmas, then I have no problem with it. But when they are told to completely exclude Christmas, but no other holiday, then that becomes a problem because really that is discrimination. What if the employees were told to not say Happy Haunukkah (sp?), but they could say the other holidays? How would that be any different than excluding Christmas? It would not.

I agree the stamp issue though. That lady was just nuts. Who cares what the stamps are called?

The biggest problem I have during this time of year is the people who are "professionally offended" 24/7 and act like their rights are violated if Christmas is mentioned at any time within their range of hearing (even if they weren't being addressed), just to be an objectionist, even though Christmas happens to be the holiday celebrated by at least 75% of this country, not because they themselves practice a different religion.

[AmericanZero8503]

At least you have Holiday Stamps.

We're at the mercy of what the post office sends us. Right now we have the normal 'Liberty Bell' stamps. I cannot count how many times I've had people freak out because of that. "THESE are going on christmas cards."

Well I threw the Liberty Bell on there and they got there just fine.

...and thanks Fox News for the Christmas vs. Holiday fiasco. Without it they might have to report on REAL news.

[BookstoreEscapee]

"You need to tell your cashiers that your stamps are CHRISTMAS stamps, NOT HOLIDAY STAMPS. It is CHRISTMAS, and YOU need to TELL them that! "

No, it's not...<checks calendar>...it's December 1st.

By the way, the stamps have things like snowflakes and snowmen on them...

Besides, they sound like Winter stamps to me...

I think Lewis Blacks response to this was the best.

Not to mention the fact that Lewis Black is Jewish...


Most of the time I just stuck with my usual "Have a Nice Day" Can't get offended by that! (Well, I'm sure some people could find a way, but whatever...)

My stamps are a partial roll of some kind of bird (Snowy Egret, perhaps?)...plus a partial book of Flowers...plus 4-cent Chippendale Chair stamps because the birds and flowers are what are left of my 37-cent stamps (yes, thirty-seven) and I'm not buying new stamps just to have the right season on the envelope. I'm trying to get rid of the damn things! (Thanks, CS Christmas card list! That oughta take care of most of 'em since the majority of the list is in the US .)

[ringo]

Holiday

Check this out. I heard this on the radio. People who think saying "Happy Holidays" is bad need to check what the word Holiday means. Holiday is contraction of holy and day. Which means "a day set aside for special religious observance" (From http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/holy+day)

Also Wikipedia has more information about the word: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holiday

Just some information for everyone.

Side note, I heard someone call Dec 23, Christmas Adam (b/c Adam came before Eve)..

[Nakajo]

Side note, I heard someone call Dec 23, Christmas Adam (b/c Adam came before Eve)..

Haha, that's cute!

[daleduke17]

I had a lady freak out on me one day at the first grocery store because I gave her stamps with Christmas Trees on them. She was angry I did that because she wasn't sending Christmas cards out, just bills. No matter what I said, she got huffy. I just refunded her the whole amount and she went off to the Post Office upset that we didn't have any "normal' stamps.