Okay, well, not November … September, actually, is when I begin see holiday items in the stores. Christmas creep is profoundly infuriating. But today, three days before Black Friday, I received two emails with the following subject lines:

Subject: Black Friday starts today! Reveal your exclusive Mystery eCoupon savings now!

Subject: Black Friday Starts Now – Shop Unique Gifts for Everyone

Bite me, marketers.

That Black Friday is a cancer on the American soul is bad enough, but you’re going to try and extend Black Friday into the rest of the week? Really?

Bite me twice.

Takeaway for marketers: Ask yourselves: Are you providing something of real value to customers, or are you just pissing them/us off?

This entry was posted on Tuesday, November 22nd, 2011 at 5:11 pm and is filed under Internet Stuff, Marketing Stuff, Marketing Takeaways, Rants 'n' Such.