According to a recent Consumer Reports poll, this is what people dread most about the holiday season.
1. Crowds and long lines: 68 percent
2. Gaining weight: 37 percent
3. Getting into debt: 37 percent
4. Gift shopping: 28 percent
5. Traveling: 25 percent
6. Seeing certain relatives: 24 percent
7. Seasonal music: 23 percent
8. Disappointing gifts: 19 percent
9. Having to attend holiday parties or events: 16 percent
10. Having to be nice: 15 percent
11. Holiday tipping: 12 percent
Some of these I can see.
Having to be nice? Really? Have we become that cynical?
So much for holiday spirit. Ho Ho Ho!
