tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19928946.post7819123326186800346..comments2023-04-16T09:57:06.336-04:00Comments on furthermore, flask: the stink of desperationflaskhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02926786246931651655noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19928946.post-68500701042982223892013-12-23T21:34:04.488-05:002013-12-23T21:34:04.488-05:00I detest perfume, never wear it, can't stand i...I detest perfume, never wear it, can't stand it on others. Haven't been given any since adulthood, but it was my aunts and mother's go to present. Zhoenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03515663141425057088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19928946.post-5639189730735227052013-12-23T18:23:10.453-05:002013-12-23T18:23:10.453-05:00not to mention that this type of marketing pressur...not to mention that this type of marketing pressures families to buy more stuff than they can afford.<br /><br />in my family, however, "santa" is code for "someone here bought you this bizarre and/or extravagant thing but nobody want to own up to it".flaskhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02926786246931651655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19928946.post-961456255532167302013-12-23T18:19:58.371-05:002013-12-23T18:19:58.371-05:00Part of my (admittedly somewhat ridiculous) issue ...Part of my (admittedly somewhat ridiculous) issue with Santa is that it's become a way to sell more crap. Because it's not enough for a kid's parents to get him a gift (or ten), but the kid must get presents from Santa, too, or Christmas will be RUINED and you are a BAD PARENT. The fact that a magical story has been appropriated by marketers is seriously obnoxious.<br /><br />I hate marketing of any kind, and any attempt to make me into a happy consumer makes me into a very unhappy and stubborn non-consumer. Kristin @ Going Countryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00221544641416039741noreply@blogger.com