Mothers Day the New Christmas @ Q?

[Silver Fox]

All this going on & on & on about prezzies for Mothers Day, (yes I know heavy selling technique)its ALMOST reaching Christmas standards.Many people don't have their Mothers around anymore just like we are not all in the 'perfect' extended family exchanging gifts left right & centre at Christmas.I have nothing against these occasions it's just the way Q plug it to DEATH.Get ready for Fathers day!

 

[yesilkedi]

While we're about it what about Teachers Day or Postman Day, the possibilities are endless, I think QVC are missing a trick here!

 

[LE lover]

Its worse than Christmas because the focus is on one parent and if you have lost that parent you are slapped in the face with it in every shop and now on Q.

I dread fathers day,not Q's problem but i will be switching off the minute the hype starts.

Love and hugs to all FM who are finding the mothers day overload painful. x

 

[BusyMum]

said the same thing on another thread SF..13 years ago this year I lost my Mum and all the hype can be rather too painful a reminder - they even sent me a flyer about Mother's Day..last thing I wanted!

 

[minim]

I loathe the hype that goes with Mother's Day. In fact, I forbid my daughters to shell out.
Everyday is Mother's Day as far as I am concerned.
My two often leave me little notes. The ,'Sorry about the mess ... love you xxxx' are not always greeted with enthusiasm on my part, but the other ones are.
They often buy me little gifts, "I saw this and thought you'd like it' It can be anything from a bunch of daffs, a bag of Wine Gums to a jumper. I do the same for them of course.

 

[Sydney Starlett]

Yes my dad forbids us to buy him anything for fathers day, he's says its just a marketing ploy. I have to agree there is nothing so special about receiving a treat because of social pressure, for example I don't like my chap to do something special on Valentines day - it means much less to me than when he makes a romantic gesture unexpectedly just because....

 

[Bea Frugal]

What a nice thread. I agree with you all. It's a painful time for so many people and the selling tactics are very Christmassy indeed. Completely OTT. My daughter asked what I wanted and I said that I'd love a print of a fantastic photo she has on her phone and the loan of a scarf she owns that I really fancy. The simplest things are the most important.

I don't think qvc will be so fussed about Father's Day. There'll be a few gadgets and some toileteries but qvc know that women love to spend on themselves really!

 

[Silver Fox]

I was starting to feel 'grumpy old woman again' but we all have our thoughts and memories.It is more how you treat people on a day to day basis & that goes for everyone.Of course Q like all retailers are in the business of parting us from our cash in this material world.( ONLY if we fall for it)

 

[rainbowdottie]

I don't have my mother.My mother passed away from breast cancer when I was (mid) teen.

However I wouldn't say that my attitude towards Mothers Day is hampered by this (or maybe it is,somewhere?) but we just don't get excited about it here.I buy for my maternal grandmother (at 93 shes still here :sun and I buy for my MIL.Both receive a card and a *token* gift.Normally whats cheapest in the flower or chocolate display in Tesco's.

I'm sure there are times when certainly,I'm sure, my MIL would wish we make more of it...but I just can't get excited by something so commercialised.

 

[mediastar]

I'm afraid, that I'm feeling really sensitive about it all this year, probably cos an elderly relative is in palliative care stage and this has dragged up all my sadnesses over losses over the years (a lot of which I had to suppress when living with a person who "didn't get" my grief).

 

[Latchi]

Very sad to hear that mediastar, very upsetting time for you and your family, hugs to you and to all other fm on here who are feeling sad.
I am totally fed up with commercialism (is that a word?) honestly a few weeks back our local supermarket was past itself! It couldn't make up its mind if it was Valentines Day, Pancake day, Mothers Day or Easter!! It was ridiculous! Plinths filled with cards, flowers, hearts, Easter eggs... Its all out of hand really and people are not buying into it as much as the shops would hope as theres always loads of reductions on the days after these special events.

 

[Vienna]

We live in such a materialistic world and here is a whole forum dedicated to shopping for, watching progs or buying things. Its now a 24/7 pastime and shops don`t even think about the humanitarian side of it, no more than Christians can drag Christmas back to being an entirely religious event, there isn`t a hope in hell of Mothers Day becoming just another day. No way, it`s a spend fest for some, a good excuse to blow yet more money on all the items today`s women are supposed to want/need/desire and all in the name of " Mother love ". Rollocks ! I loved my Mum til the day she died, as do most people and I`d swap everything I own and every penny I have, for just 5 more minutes with my Mum and to tell her I love her one more time.

 

[DebraJane]

It's not ****** Mothers day it's Mothering Sunday a Christian festival for goodness sake. Ok I can get off my soapbox now.
Sorry that Q has brought back sad memories for some of you in an attempt to part the populous from its hard earned money. You can tell the company has its roots in the US. Grrrr
DJ x

 

[janie]

Very sad to hear that mediastar, very upsetting time for you and your family, hugs to you and to all other fm on here who are feeling sad.
I am totally fed up with commercialism (is that a word?) honestly a few weeks back our local supermarket was past itself! It couldn't make up its mind if it was Valentines Day, Pancake day, Mothers Day or Easter!! It was ridiculous! Plinths filled with cards, flowers, hearts, Easter eggs... Its all out of hand really and people are not buying into it as much as the shops would hope as theres always loads of reductions on the days after these special events.

exactly and as tristar was always being told, qvc couldn't give a damn. why should they? they're there to sell, not be your friend. it's not just qvc, it's every shop you walk into, a continuous roll out of xmas, new year, valentines, mothering sunday, easter and on an on...

 

[Toril]

In my opinion, all the 'occasions' are too commercialised nowadays. The second that the Christmas hype and sales tactics are over, Valentine's Day cards appear, quickly followed by Mothers' Day cards alongside Easter eggs. There's no 'meaning' behind any of them now ........ it's just non-stop advertising to get sales.

My dad died in 1977 and mum died in 2007 so Mothering Sunday and Fathers' Day are no longer acknowledged by me, although I obviously do think of them,
but even when they were alive I refused to buy gifts just because the advertisers told me I should. I preferred to use my initiative and get them something that I knew they'd appreciate even if it was something as simple as a card and a homemade present.

Now that I'm a mum, I don't want my son spending his money just because the day suggests he should. The best gift he can give me is to continue to be the super young man that he already is. And when he was a teenager, and a non-wage earner, the best present he gave me was a token that said he'd do the washing up every night for a fortnight. It cost him nothing and I loved it!!!

 

[Latchi]

Indeed Toril, I'v my hubby and boys well told that I dont want anything, we'll go to Pizza Express on Friday night for tea and then the cinema like we do once a month anyhow.
Im lucky where I still have both my parents and we'r good to each other all year round, though I confess to having bought mum a dressing gown which I heard her say she needed, would have bought her it anyhow regardless of MD... I had coffee with a friend today who lost her mum in June just past and she was wondering if the whole MD thing was in overdrive this year or is she just feeling particularly vunerable,, IMO I think its def more hyped this year.

 

[DebraJane]

I have never bought flowers for Mothering Sunday and tell my children not to as well. Flowers are priced artificially high to coincide with this sort of occasion and it's not necessary as they get increased demand/sales anyway. I have always found innovative ways of showing my mum I care and my children do likewise, it's not about a single day.

 

[SparklyBarbs]

Well i love Mothering Sunday. Not that i want flowers or presents from my two, but i love cards.

Yes i read and keep birthday cards, christmas ones etc. Its my vice, one of many he he.

I don't agree with flowers being double the price etc., so i don't want them, but if possible

i like to see my two on that day and get my dinner made and spend time with them, as with

me working shifts, and living away from them its hard to see them as much as i'd like. But

i made a mistake and requested to work this Sunday, a long day, so we'll get together maybe

next weekend and enjoy a dinner and drinks together. Maybe different flavoured vodka this

time :glass:

 

[DebraJane]

Ooohhh what flavour Barbs?

 

[SparklyBarbs]

Ooohhh what flavour Barbs?

Research is still going on with DD and has to be decided.

Will tell all when decided LOL