2008 Woodie Awards
Everybody is acting like the Grinch this season
Cameron Ross
Issue date: 11/9/05 Section: No Limits
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According to tradition, people are supposed to be happy during the holidays. Tradition does not seem to matter to anyone, lately.
During the holiday seasons, miserable and grumpy people can be found shopping all over the place. They can also be found at family gatherings and events.
Why is it that people are so grim during festive times? It is because their love for their families and close ones require a great deal of effort to bring them what they want.
There is nothing more fulfilling for an individual than to see someone dear to them light up with a warming smile. They can achieve this moment by racing against others to get into line at the department stores minutes before they open, so they have a better chance at purchasing the gift they're after before it is sold out.
People do not go out and shop for gifts because they are easily led automatons; they go out and shop because it is one of the few precious times a year when they can spoil loved ones. Since it is Christmas, a holiday about giving, the concept of buying people multiple gifts is acceptable.
If Christmas is about giving, then why do people who celebrate it act so obligated during a vital part of the process? It is not a written rule that shopping is supposed to be fun.
When someone gets angry because the item they are searching for cannot be found at any store, they only have themselves to blame. Shopping should be done months ahead of time, in order to fulfill a "Christmas wish list."
The whiners and complainers who abuse retail workers when they're shopping at the last minute make the holidays a hectic and stressful time. If the unpleasant customers managed their time better by shopping earlier, they wouldn't put a damper on the celebratory season.
When miserable people treat a person badly, the trend will continue, in the fashion of a chain reaction. The mistreated workers will then go shopping and mistreat people and also members of their family perhaps.
During the holiday seasons, miserable and grumpy people can be found shopping all over the place. They can also be found at family gatherings and events.
Why is it that people are so grim during festive times? It is because their love for their families and close ones require a great deal of effort to bring them what they want.
There is nothing more fulfilling for an individual than to see someone dear to them light up with a warming smile. They can achieve this moment by racing against others to get into line at the department stores minutes before they open, so they have a better chance at purchasing the gift they're after before it is sold out.
People do not go out and shop for gifts because they are easily led automatons; they go out and shop because it is one of the few precious times a year when they can spoil loved ones. Since it is Christmas, a holiday about giving, the concept of buying people multiple gifts is acceptable.
If Christmas is about giving, then why do people who celebrate it act so obligated during a vital part of the process? It is not a written rule that shopping is supposed to be fun.
When someone gets angry because the item they are searching for cannot be found at any store, they only have themselves to blame. Shopping should be done months ahead of time, in order to fulfill a "Christmas wish list."
The whiners and complainers who abuse retail workers when they're shopping at the last minute make the holidays a hectic and stressful time. If the unpleasant customers managed their time better by shopping earlier, they wouldn't put a damper on the celebratory season.
When miserable people treat a person badly, the trend will continue, in the fashion of a chain reaction. The mistreated workers will then go shopping and mistreat people and also members of their family perhaps.