I don't give a thank

robatwork

Black Friday is bad enough but really

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At least the weight is in kilograms and the currency sterling !

meer53

There are probably lots of American people in the UK who will celebrate Thanksgiving here ?

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meer53 wrote: »

There are probably lots of American people in the UK who will celebrate Thanksgiving here ?

Enough that Costco are running an advert to promote it? No way..

I think this ad is one US import too far.

What next, Independence Day celebrations? :eek:

shaun_from_Africa

Moneyineptitude wrote: »

Enough that Costco are running an advert to promote it? No way..

I think this ad is one US import too far.

Seeing as Costco are a US company, I don't see anything with them promoting an occasion that is a very important one for many Americans.

They are a private company so surely if they make a business decision to advertise something that may only appeal to a small percentage of their clientele, that is entirely up to them and by doing so, they are not harming anyone else who if they choose, can simply ignore the adverts & special offers.

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shaun_from_Africa wrote: »

Seeing as Costco are a US company,

Link is from Costo.co.uk !!! :eek:

POPPYOSCAR

Moneyineptitude wrote: »

Link is from Costo.co.uk !!! :eek:

They are still an American Company.

As said above if they want to advertise to a limited market in this country that is their decision.

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POPPYOSCAR wrote: »

As said above if they want to advertise to a limited market in this country that is their decision.

I simply agree with the OP about the creeping American festivities

This is the vents board after all.

Les79

If you'd have made a Black Friday related post then I would have been totally on board. Black Friday (non-holiday) is a load of rubbish, but I'm not a fan of questioning the holidays that people from other countries/cultures celebrate and the marketing that is aimed towards them.

That's not what it means to be a UK citizen, in my opinion...

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Les79 wrote: »

I'm not a fan of questioning the holidays that people from other countries/cultures celebrate and the marketing that is aimed towards them.

Are you seriously suggesting the USA's Thanksgiving celebration is an ethnic cultural issue? :eek:

My (mild) objection is to the increasingly widespread adoption of formerly American only festivities here which surely dilutes our own cultural identity.

I'm still amazed that schools here have "Proms" these days and don't get me started about "Trick or Treat"...

pulliptears

Moneyineptitude wrote: »

and don't get me started about "Trick or Treat"...

Trick or Treat is far from an American thing. Google 'Mumming' because that goes back to the Middle Ages, long before the USA was even on the map.