November 25, 2006
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Wal-Mart Part 3
I mentioned before that Wal-Mart had reversed its decision from last year concerning the greeting of people who visit their store. Wal-Mart used the “happy holidays” greeting last year in order to be more inclusive to those who were visiting their store.
But there were those who didn’t like the moving away from “Merry Christmas.” So now Wal-Mart has told employees they may now use “Merry Christmas” as a greeting. Here is the link: Link
Wal-Mart has instructed its employees that they need to “use their best judgement” in which holiday greeting they will use with each customer.
So imagine you are a Wal-Mart employee. This is your customer that has come to the register:
Would you give him the “Happy Holiday” greeting or the “Merry Christmas” greeting?
Comments (165)
Merry Christmas.
Merry Christmas
id just tell him to have a good one
=]
Like he’d probably understand either? Ha! Probably Happy Holidays.
I might say something like click click pop click.
happy holidays…
neither
“have a tip top tet”
that’s my preference
I don’t see the difference. You don’t have to be Christian to celebrate Christmas. People do it anyway!
OMGOSH i didn’t see the picture! Ha! that’s a simpsons quote!
happy quanza!!! haha
oh, and LeaderOfTheKnightsWhoSayNI , you’re thinking of ‘snap crackle pop’
lol
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I might say something like click click pop click.
Posted 11/25/2006 at 12:49 AM by LeaderOfTheKnightsWhoSayNI
ahahahh
speaking of those click languages they’re spoken in southern africa by bush tribes, not a lot of people speak them, my friends mom knows a LOT of languages and knows one of those, it’s like ! exclamation points and some stuff
I’d say, ‘Damn, you are one ugly bastard!’
I am a Christian and the holiday is Christmas. What else would you call it?
wiki article on click languages, INTERESTING
Eh, I’d probably tell everyone to have happy holidays because, what about xmas eve, ny eve and ny
I would say Merry Christmas as a Christian, Happy Chanukah as a was Jew, Happy Meaningless Holiday to just get off of work for a few days as an Atheist etc…..
Yeah, there is a meaning somewhere in this comment somewhere.
FIRST!!! WOOT!
happy holiday
merry christmas. if anyone is offended by that, then they are a stupid.
幸福なクリスマス
Merry Christmas. That’s the “holiday” referred to in “Happy Holidays” and without Christmas we certainly wouldn’t have a “holiday season”. It doesn’t mean they have to celebrate it, it just means that it’s that time of year.
-Jared
RYC: That is the key to this Dan. But bringing it forward it IS an antiwar statement. Americans are dying everyday over this and no one here cares. They have totally lost the connection…
Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas…it is the only answer of course…Smile
what if…..that actually is a picture of the real dan? could it be, dan, a foreigner? :O
haha
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I might say something like click click pop click.
Posted 11/25/2006 at 12:49 AM by LeaderOfTheKnightsWhoSayNI
ahahahh
speaking of those click languages they’re spoken in southern africa by bush tribes, not a lot of people speak them, my friends mom knows a LOT of languages and knows one of those, it’s like ! exclamation points and some stuff
Posted 11/25/2006 at 12:53 AM by attercop
Lots of people in South Africa speak click click pop click languages like Xhosa, but we don’t have tribes. Those languages are usually used to swear at people who can’t understand them…Like me!
And he does have a Nelson Mandela kind of look….Maybe…Bur Mandela is Xhosa!
But*
Well, I’m just guessing that guy does not speak English anyhow, but assuming he does, I’m going with the Merry Christmas. I really have a hard time seeing how offending that is. There are many cultures that celebrate many holidays, and I’m happy for any of them to want to include me in their well wishes, whether for a new year, moon festival, Ramadan, Hanukkah, Diwali, solstice, what have you. Wish me good tidings for whatever holiday you are celebrating. I celebrate Christmas this time of year, so thats what I would have to share with others.
YULETIDE BLESSINGS
I agree with wxcruiser person.
Hmm. He’s Asian. There are Catholic Asians.
I’d probably say “Merry Christmas” just because it would probably come more naturally, but if I actually remembered, I’d probably say “Happy holidays” because it would take me too long to try to guess what religion he is.
D=
Holidays….
Well… I’m pretty sure he’s Asian, at least. The backdrop makes it seem more Asian.
Maybe I’m just crazy.
Where are his eyes?… this picture actually makes me think of elves…
You can’t use best judgement.
Technically there were Jewish and Pagan holidays before Christmas, so saying the holiday is Christmas actually isn’t the fairest judgement…
I’d just say happy holidays.
i’d probably just hug him and smile since he doesnt speak english.
I’d use the classic “The wrinkle cream is down that isle” greeting.
Merry Christmas for shizzle! He looks like he needs a little cheering up!
happy pagan or christian or religious period of choice.
I think the whole debate over this is senseless.
Shalom!
Merry Christmas. Just to see if anyone protests.
This only proves my theory that the majority of people are retarded. I don’t want to add “especially Americans” but the fact that this is a yearly debate over something completly idiotic…
Merry Christmas, just like I would to anyone else
happy holidays
since, christmas isn’t the only holiday around this time of year.
Happy holidays… I don’t believe in Christmas.
a)I wouldn’t be working at Wal-Mart b)I wouldn’t be saying anything of the like to anyone and c)I’d say “Happy Holidays” if I had to. I’d just stick to “Have a good day/night sir.”
Do you want fries with that?
ugh! i’m so disgusted with ultra-pc idiots trying to wipe christmas off the face of the earth, and everyone being so afraid of offending the aclu! where the heck does all their money come from anyway????? and anyone who gets offended just cause i say merry christmas instead of (insert pagan holiday here) is too sensitive for their own good. whether they celebrate it or not, there IS such a holiday as christmas, and maybe just maybe i want them to have a happy one.
Man I cant stand this PC crap. Merry Christmas regardless of their religion or whatever. The season is actually called CHRISTMAS after all.
I really find the motive these days for whichever ridiculous. Why should I almost lose my job for saying a daily phrase of good fortune? Humanity has so sense even in the professional field.
Just say, “Have a good holiday~”
Id say have a good Winter Solstice, or something along those lines.
If people can say Merry Christmas and not get fired, why cant we all say Have a nice *insert your religious holiday here*?
Merry Christmas … heh. I don’t care what they look like.
I would just say, “Merry Christmas!” to anyone because it is a holiday I celebrate. During the week of Hannukah I say, “Happy Hannukah”. I don’t see why people make such a big deal.
I’d go with Happy Holidays… for everyone.
I am Christian so, “Merry Christmas!”
Merry Christmas!
It looks like he needs a Merry Christmas!
either. People shouldnt take offense. Its not like we know their religion
Happy Ramadam Mofo
Merry Christmas.
I would say Happy Holidays. I am not going to be so egotistical to think that everyone is a christian b/c i am. This is America, the melting pot.
I’d grab a few employees and begin a rousing rendition of “We Wish you a Merry Christmas.”
I would give everyone the “Happy Holidays and a smile” greeting. I have found that people don’t care exactly what you say to them, as long as you’re cheerful saying it. Smiles go a long way in making people belive what you’re saying. If you tell someone to have a good day, smile. They will think you mean it and they probably WILL have a good day. Same with holidays.
And “Happy Holidays” keeps you from offending anyone. This holiday season isn’t about offending people. It’s about coming together.
I always say Happy Holiday no matter what your religion is.
If someone gets offended by my well wishes it is simply their issue..not mine.
Merry Christmas.
probably Merry Christmas because I forgot to say Happy Holidays before anyway
I think I wuold just get him a new hat and give him a hug and call it a day
I’d tell him that it takes less muscles to frown than it does to smile. Then I would tell him happy christmas.
Well, I first have to say that last Christmas I was working at a Wal-Mart in Alberta (Canada) and we were never told to say either Merry Christmas or Happy Holidays. Everyone that I know of in our store said Merry Christmas.
Now to answer the question, I would probably go with a Merry Christmas. That’s what I’ve always said to everyone and I really don’t care if someone takes offense to it.
I am a cashier at walmart and really I havent been told what to say and what not to say, but I would probably say Merry Christmas anyway. There are alot of people who just celebrate christmas as a holiday anyways, not the birth of Christ. But if I could tell that it would offend them then I would just say Happy Holidays or Have a great day! (Not to mention sayin the same phrase over and over can get annoying so I might just mix up the three no matter the persons beliefs so I dont drive myself insane )
Happy Holidays, because if someone says “merry christmas” to me, i get kinda upset. i mean, i know they cant tell what religion i am just by looking at me, but there are more inclusive things to say than merry christmas.
I would smile and ask how his day was.
I think I’d say “I hope you have a Merry Christmas” then.
I feel bad for that guy that you made fun of him.
He is as deserving as anyone to the same greeting you were giving others…in my case it would be Merry Christmas.
Funny, how most of you retards are so insensitive to this kind of subtle bashing, yet you all jump on the bandwagon when our little white fucker, Dan over here, complains about chinese people killing dogs so they won’t succumb to a mass-animal-transmitted disease.
Merry Christmas! (And a Happy New Year!!!)
I’d say Hello! How are you? And I’d depart with “Merry Christmas”!
Happy Holiday.
lol
In Texas, we say, “Howdy.” That just about covers it all.
I’m tempted to say Happy Holiday. . .but it just doesn’t ring right with me. So I’d say Merry Christmas, lol.
It doesn’t matter, he doesn’t speak English.
Merry Christmas whatever the company rules are.
happy holidays.
“Hey, man…I have some free food for you in the back if you keep your mouth shut about it.”
THEN, after he’s had some munchies and looks more like this,
“Merry Christmas!”
Merry Christmas!
Happy Pagan Sun God Day.
Merry Christmas! *smiles*
merry christmas
I say happy holidays unless it is actually Christmas or it is actually Hannukah or it is actually new years day/eve.
I don’t mind folks saying “have a merry Christmas” because at least they take into account that today is not Christmas.
The thing I really really really hate is that every person that has told me “Merry Chrismas” has not said it meaning “have a merry Christmas!” they have spit it at me like they were saying “fuck you”. Some folks say everyone is nicer this time of the year, but everyone seems to be more of an asshole than usual to me.
Hahah! I’d just tell him to have a nice day…
I’d tell everyone happy holidays, just in case.
Merry Christmas. I don’t care what he believes. Merry CHRISTmas.
//Gr4ci3//<3
I would say Merry CHRISTmas regardless of who they are.
I’d say NEE HOW! Then Cash or Credit? then I’d kill myself for being an underpaid WalMart cashier.
Merry Christmas.
I’d say “happy holidays” unless they’re wearing a cross.
Merry Christmas everyone!!!
Merry Christmas
i’d give him “baa..hum..bug”
Hmm. It strikes me that, since he’s frowning so much, he might be extremely offended if I told him to be happy on the holidays. (I can see the conversation now: “What, are you saying I’m not happy already!? Are you? I wanna speak with your supervisor…”)
Even “have a nice day” is risky; with an expression like that, how do I know he’s not part of a pessimist cult whose belief is that you must frown all the time to be saved?
“Christmas” is safest, judging from the hat and scarf. Very festive.
Glad to see you!
Merry Christmas, of course…there would be no holiday shopping without Christmas.
Christmas is a HOLIDAY.
Some people are way to anal to enteract with the rest of us.
Jeez!
I’d say “Laxatives are in aisle seven.”
I would smile at him and say Feliz Navidad
Feliz Navidad!!!
)))) OK, Merry Christmas, and God loves you!
Merry Christmas, and God bless
Merry Christmas definately.
Give him a warm rousing “Merry Christmas” followed by a “welcome to the Bible Belt!”
i would probably say happy holidays…
just because christmas is my holiday doesn’t make it everyones is i guess my philosophy on that…
but merry christmas would seem the natural response considering christmas IS the reason that the stores are so busy this time of year…
Happy Holiday, as it encompasses so many different religions.
Happy holiday.
I’d say neither to anyone. I’d stick to hello, how are you today, I hope you enjoy your shopping at Wal*Mart.
Whenever someone says Merry Christmas or Happy Holidays (or worse Seasons greetings GAG GAG GAG) I want to stab them in the eye. Even if I am in a good mood. Christmas isn’t about Christams anymore, it is about toys, decorations, and who has the most money.
If I were a Wal*Mart greeter, it would be neither… it would be “Go Fuck Yourself.”, because I would be pissed off I was a Wal*Mart greeter.
Happy Holidays!!! Be merry of course!
good luck with, uh, the days to come
merry christmas
Happy Holidays
uh, happy holiday.
Merry Christmas…
you’d say
“ping dong ching fwong payintong tao”
Merry Christmas! What else are you celebrating – days off?
happy holidays
I would tell him Merry Christmas, and hope that he would indeed have a wonderful Christmas.
To all those who claim that Christmas is the only season around this time, think again. You forget Chanukah, Yule, Kwanzaa, Tet, Bodhi day. Just because you celebrate your own holiday does not mean you should push everyone else to celebrate it too.
I say, “Hi, did you find everything all right today.” I refuse to say anything about Christmas until at least December. Then I’ll worry about it.
Well, I do say stuff about Christmas now, but only if someone buys ten poinsettias or something.
I say “Merry Christmas” to everyone, even if I know they aren’t Christian. It becomes too much of a habbit I guess. Anyway, everyone I know who doesn’t celebrate Christmas doesn’t really get offended when someone tells them “Merry Christmas.”
After that long, useless tangeant, I will now answer your question. I would say Merry Christmas!
Hahaha. Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas.
If I want to wish him a merry Christmas, then I very well shall do so.
[ariana]
“Ah! A fellow shrimpy asian person. : D Love the hat….Happy Holidays. :3″ x33333
Neither, why not just say Season Greetings, is there anyone that would offend???
What is the point of this question?
If I knew him and knew he was a Christian, then I would say Merry Christmas. If I knew him and knew he wasn’t a Christian, I would say Happy Holidays. If I didn’t know him, I would just say Happy Holidays.
Merry CHRISTmas. =)
In what language? *lol*
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
merry christmas and happy holidays
Seems that there are holidays all year round, but we only really use the “Happy Holidays” saying now, why might that be? So if Happy Holidays is not really just Merry Christmas in PC format, then start wishing people Happy Holidays all year round.
I say if YOU celebrate Christmas, YOU can wish people Merry Christmas.
If YOU celebrate something else, YOU can wish people a Merry/Happy WHATEVER HOLIDAY YOU CELEBRATE!
Whichever one comes to mind first.
er, i just tell everyone happy yule, as im a witch:) but he does look like a cute elf….hey i do work at wal-mart hee hee, overnights though:)
MERRY CHRISTMAS!
HOW ABOUT HAVE A GOOD DAY
> “Happy Holiday and Merry Christmas” ‘n if”n he don’t like it, I’ll hear about it, have no fear! lol
Peace
Merry Christmas.
Merry Christmas – to all.
You always make me laugh. Where did you find that picture? And what made you think of putting it together with Walmart? BYW, I’d say Merry Christmas like I do to anyone else.
how racist of you
Merry christmas, but my walmart did not get the memo, their’s still no xmas music no decorations, and they have yet to wish me a Merry Christmas
wi9sh him a MERRY CHRISTMAS and mean it
Let’s just say.. I WOULDN’T WORK AT WAL-MART.
I would say both b/c I include New Years too so yeah… it’s both. LOL
BTW, Isn’t he Tibetian or Chinese?
MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!!!!!
Merry Christmas with a great big smile.
I would say Metty Christmas.
Umm…….I would just use Happy Holidays on every customer, because I wouldn’t want to say Merry Christmas to the wrong person and then get slapped.
-KrIsTiN-
I wouldn’t say anything, he looks pretty crabby to me…o_O I’d just say “Hi……erm…..?”
*with an obviously fake grin*
“good afternoon, did you find everything ok?”
happy holidays to everyone.
“I don’t see the difference. You don’t have to be Christian to celebrate Christmas. People do it anyway!”
… we all needa read a little bit about our history, we can’t just always rely on what’s being passeed down.
Personally, I would say Happy Holidays to everyone just to be on the safe side and I would say Happy Holidays to that person
I’d just say “Hey”, or “Have a good weekend.”
merry christmas