The holidays are upon us and for some of us, that means the holiday crap from vendors and service providers has started to roll in. While some Christmas well-wishings are welcome (cards are always a classy touch), others seem poorly though through.

Exhibit A: the calendar I received from a financial company that I do business with.

It's about me.... going to jail???

This reeks of Engrish.

I'm not working it my way with you guys watching.

I accept that times are tough in the financial sector and that they might be tryong to cut back. To clearly forgo the graphic designer altogether in favour of Microsoft Office ‘95 clipart paired with very odd messaging is not an effective use of marketing funds.

It’s too sincere to be ironic. The paper stock is lovely so this wasn’t a cheap mailout. What the hell were they thinking?

Well, happy holidays!