ebay adds to the comercialism at Christmas time

@cher913 (25781)
Canada
December 18, 2009 1:17pm CST
i am shocked! i saw a tv commercial for ebay here in Canada that was as follows: a guy gets a pair of mitts that have been lovingly knitted by an older lady (a grandmother?) and the guy tosses them and announces 'its NOT the thought that counts...buy gifts on ebay." well i am sorry ebay, but i will not be buying anything from there to line your pockets this Christmas!
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cutepenguin
@cutepenguin (6430)
• Canada
29 Dec 09
ouch! I knitted many of my gifts this year, and I hope the kids I gave them to liked them. (I know the younger ones did, even though the style was more for older kids).
caver1
@caver1 (1762)
• United States
21 Dec 09
How rude! Why would a company think this would help their sales? I'm knitting a gift for someone this year and hope they don't toss it just because it is not on their list.
winterose
@winterose (39887)
• Canada
20 Dec 09
I think that is absolutely disgusting, that announcement should be pulled for sure.
gitfiddleplayer
@gitfiddleplayer (10362)
• United States
18 Dec 09
Well that's not nice is it. I guess eBay wants you to buy instead of give, hmmm, could they be begging for business?
jands1
@jands1 (835)
• United States
19 Dec 09
Wow. I mean, deep inside most of us have gotten a gift we didn't want but to be so callous... eBay needs to do something if you look at it's books over the past 18 months. Perhaps eBay is simply grasping at straws?
burrito88
@burrito88 (2774)
• United States
19 Dec 09
To me the height of commercialism is watching a commercial telling me to buy a Korean to celebrate American Presidents Day.