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The Daily Rundown - February 20, 2012
The Daily Rundown - February 20, 2012
Editorial:
Presidents Day Sale! This Year Only: Selling
What Presidents Day Really Means
Because It Certainly Doesnt Mean Sales
By Gabe Fleisher, Editor, The Daily Rundown
What does Presidents Day mean to you? Does it mean that you wont
have to go to work or school? Or does it mean there wont be any mail
or bills? Maybe you think about how the banks and other stores will be
closed. Sadly, to most Americans, Presidents Day means an excuse to
go shopping. Because thats what its turned into. Dont get me wrong:
its a blast of market genius! Having blowout sales while kids across the
country have three or four days off school its pretty smart. However,
its not what Presidents Day means.
This year, some of the best sales over the weekend were at Old Navy, a
store that wasnt founded until 1994. By then, George Washington had
been dead for 200+ years. Abe Lincoln for around 130. Does that mean
we should totally forget about the holiday we established in their honor?
Some of our Presidents risked their Lives,fortunes, andsacred
honor. Many others made tremendous contributions to American
society. And thats how you remember them? By having a 75% off sale?
Presidents Day means those 200 years ago. It means the people that
risked so much so you could live a peaceful, democratic life, and this
holiday means thanking them. This Presidents Day, I challenge all of
you to think about what Presidents Day really means, and to think about
and thank all 43 Presidents.