O COME ALL YE SNOWFLAKES
Softies reject Xmas decs for unicorns and dolphins
SNOWFLAKES want us to get rid of our traditional Christmas decorations.
Shops are stocking unicorns, dolphins and mythical beasts as millennials snub baubles and tinsel so they can “express themselves”.
SNOWFLAKES are getting rid of their Christmas decorations and replacing them with unicorns.
Our millennials are giving up on tinsel for mythical beasts and mermaids.
Research from American Express claims that the sensitive youngsters believe that normal decorations hamper their self-expression.
Caroline Bouvet, from the finance firm, said: “While many of the Christmas traditions hold firm, tree decorations are one area where it seems consumers are looking to express their personality and have some fun.”
Giftware store Sass & Belle’s creative director Tonton Pelczynski added: “We have noticed a huge increase in sales of nontraditional Christmas decorations over the past few years, mainly driven by our millennial customers.
“We have seen that the younger generations want to create an experience for family and
friends that will give them a chance for playful self-expression, and what better way than to fill your Christmas tree with unicorns and mermaids?
“Forget red, gold and green, make way for pink on your tree this year as Christmas gets a millennial makeover.”
The most popular decoration for millennials is now woodland creatures, used by 38% of them. This was closely followed by unicorns on 24% and mermaids on 17%. Animals feature heavily on the preferred decorations, with 17% putting dogs on the tree, 12% going with flamingos, and 9% opting for llamas.
But 14% stick dinosaurs on the tree, 14% Prosecco bottles and 10% rainbow cakes.
American Express also revealed almost half of the UK’s 27million households will get rid of normal decorations, with 45% now embracing alternatives. They also discovered that most people put their decorations up on December 1.
Caroline added: “Whether it’s a unicorn or a reindeer you’re looking for, we’d like to urge shoppers in search of festive adornments this Small Business Saturday to show their support for local independents and to shop small.”
CHRISTMAS decorations apparently “restrict” people’s ability to express themselves.
The festive items offend snowflake millennials so much many are ditching them altogether.
In their place they’ve adopted unicorns and mermaids.
Quite what these mythical creatures have to do with the birth of Jesus is anyone’s guess.
But as with many things concerning the snowflake generation – reason is best left to one side.
It’s been a long-held argument that Christmas has lost its true meaning with growing commercialisation.
Whether these claims are genuine or just a cunning ploy to flog “alternative” decorations remains to be seen.
But what’s glaringly obvious is the ridiculousness of the outraged crusaders’ claims.
It’s certainly true that many traditional Christmas decorations are clichés.
But they help evoke fond memories – giving the national holiday its magic for millions of Brits.
This doesn’t restrict anyone’s freedom of expression. In fact it brings people together – which can only be a good thing.