recreates the western front of WWI with piles of mattresses formed into trenches and has people dressed as dough boys "going over the top" only to be mowed down by a nerf machine gun and pretend to die at the bottom of the trench...

I will certainly be outraged and write a Letter to the Editor of the local newspaper and suggest a boycott of such a tasteless commercial.

Codeine

(25,586 posts)

4. Now I want to see that ad.

Reply to lapfog_1 (Reply #2)

Sat Sep 17, 2016, 03:03 PM

Sep 2016

"Mattress so worn that you and your partner find yourself dug into trenches on your sides of the bed? Come down to our Memorial Day Sale for a new 'Memorial Foam' mattress and the two of you can occupy No-Man's-Land together! With prices this low you'll be SHELL-SHOCKED!"

lapfog_1

(29,205 posts)

5. The Presidents Day sale

Reply to Codeine (Reply #4)

Sat Sep 17, 2016, 03:19 PM

Sep 2016

Where we see Lincoln bleeding out on a truly awesome mattress... "SPEND every moment on your new mattress like it was your LAST moment on earth!"

"I cannot tell a lie... these mattress prices are CHOPPED DOWN like a cherry tree!"

demmiblue

(36,855 posts)

7. Lol!

Reply to lapfog_1 (Reply #2)

Sat Sep 17, 2016, 03:25 PM

Sep 2016

I shall buy you a drink for that post.

And, yes, you WILL drink with me.

lapfog_1

(29,205 posts)

8. Wish I could

Reply to demmiblue (Reply #7)

Sat Sep 17, 2016, 03:28 PM

Sep 2016

but I'm diabetic.

RB TexLa

(17,003 posts)

9. Simply using Memorial Day as a day for a sale is enough.

Reply to lapfog_1 (Reply #2)

Sun Sep 18, 2016, 03:22 AM

Sep 2016

It's not a festive holiday.

Warpy

(111,267 posts)

3. I'd like stores to think about their Mother's Day sales circulars

Reply to RB TexLa (Original post)

Sat Sep 17, 2016, 02:52 PM

Sep 2016

So many of them have a hodgepodge of crap and I can see people saying "Yeah, let's buy Mom a new mop! That'll make her day!"

But yeah, using every holiday to boost retail sales has gotten way out of hand. Some holidays are not meant to be celebratory.