So this past week I have been watching TV and I saw several ads from Sears, these ads were not only disrespectful and distasteful but they really pissed me off. What ads am I referring to.

They had an American ad and a Canadian ad.

"Celebrate Remembrance day with our Remembrance day sale only at Sears get 25% off...blah...blah...blah" Excuse me celebrate? Celebrate, a day which we are supposed to mourn and remember the millions of soldiers who died for our freedoms and our very existence. We are supposed to celebrate? Then we are supposed to honor these fallen hero's by buying stuff at cheap prices from our local Sears? I mean yah I guess if all the proceeds went to families of soldiers lost in combat or veteran's aid organizations. But what the hell kind of sale is this?

Then today I saw almost the same ad but addressing the American people. This time the ad talked about Veteran's day sale. Again using the word celebrate.

Correct me if I'm wrong but isn't America's Veterans day the American equivalent of Canada's Remembrance day? As such isn't it in very bad taste to be trying to profit off of a day of mourning which is supposed to honour our fallen soldiers and those who fought for our rights and freedoms?

Is anyone else outraged that Sears is taking advantage of a day that is supposed to be a day of remembrance a day of mourning a day to remind us of the sacrifices our soldiers have made? Its bad enough that the corporate world already exploits almost every holiday on the calendar but to degrade Remembrance Day, is their any dignity or respect left in corporate America?

At my aunt's funeral (my favorite aunt, btw), I walked in crying like a baby but I left with a smile on my face (and a few tears in my eye). They speakers said, "We aren't there to mourn Cynthia's death. We are here to celebrate her life." And we did. People spoke of all of the great things they remembered about her, what they loved about her personality, and how she touched their lives.

Now, I don't think a heartless corporation like Sears (or any big business) really feels for the veteran's (some of which are still alive--aka, me....--though I honestly didn't do shit in my time in the military) but their choice of words does not offend me. And for those soldiers that did fight, serve, and survive, I don't think they would mind a day of celebration for their efforts, either.

I agree, especially with your third paragraph with the bolded quote ...but I'm not pissed about it