Shop-worn arguments

摘要

Are you glum about brashly commercial holiday seasons? An-noyed when winter sales start earlier every year? Then Charlemagne has the place for you. Pick the right European country, and no sales pitches need disrupt your festive cheer. Try France, where sales will by law begin only on January 9th. Or Belgium: not only are sales banned before January 3rd but, under "pre-sales" rules, for six weeks beforehand shops cannot announce price reductions, lest somebody jumps the gun.