With just two days to go until Christmas, shoppers’ emotions are running high. But a new biometric study suggests the holiday crunch isn’t as stressful as we assumed – and may in fact be rewarding in some ways. The study was designed to measure the “emotional journey” experienced by consumers when confronted with a potentially [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Christmas’
IS CHRISTMAS SHOPPING STRESSFUL?
December 23, 2011DO SHOPPING LINEUPS BUG YOU?
December 10, 2011The wait seems endless. The checkout line hasn’t moved in 10 minutes. Why did you pick this line? But you can’t risk jumping into another queue that may be slower. Tick, tick, tick. Maybe you don’t even want this sweater. Would it be quicker to bail and buy it at home online? The retail checkout [...]
IS ‘MERRY CHRISTMAS’ STILL POLITICALLY CORRECT?
December 3, 2011Yesterday a senior bureaucrat in Ottawa sent out a directive to banish tinsel, trees and holiday wreathes from front-line Service Canada offices across Quebec. After a firestorm of criticism for this down-grading of Christmas, a minister in the Harper government rescinded the directive. The move makes Santa safe for another year. A union official commented: [...]
IS CASH TOO TACKY FOR A KID’S CHRISTMAS PRESENT?
November 20, 2011Santa came to town yesterday. That brings up the matter of gifts. Specifically gifts for children. Did you know that on parenting blogs and forums giving cash gifts to other children e.g. birthdays is a hotly debated question with no clear-cut answer. Crisp $10, $20 or $50 in a birthday card may be a common [...]
