Money-Money-Money-Money....God?

Being a Pastor I am often in need of purchasing curiculum, CD's, devotional books, etc. I have always appreciated having a variety of Christian stores in the Lower Mainland to choose from. Now having been here for 10 months I was wondering why I hadn't called the various stores to get my name on their flyer mailout list.

I called the various stores and had no problem getting back onto their mailout lists. However, one store has really soured my opinion of them because of how they decide who receives their mailouts. Blessings Christian Marketplace (www.blessings.com) did not have my name on file, and couldn't give me an exact answer when I called them a few days ago. Last night they left a message on my answering machine detailing why I probably hadn't received one.

DISCLAIMER
*This is NOT verbatim what they said...but my best recollection*

The woman on my answering machine said that the store only sends out a couple of large scale mailouts per year, but they only try to target those who spend larger amounts of money in their stores. She said that in order for me to ensure that I received their next mailout I would need to come into their store more often and spend a good deal more money. This is what got me ticked off. So as a Christian the only way that I could get a flyer which would tell me of times when I could save my money and be a good steward of the funds God has entrusted me with (which is a Biblical principle), I would need to spend even more money? My church does not have a million dollar budget here...and any funds that we can save can be used in many other areas.

I couldn't believe that this was her answer...I need to spend more money then I already do in order to get the priviledge (note sarcasm) to be on their mailout list. I am now considering making the majority of my purchases from House of James (www.houseofjames.com) in Abbotsford or Celebration (www.celebration-christian.com) in Surrey. I thought it was bad enough when Blessings started to open their stores on Sunday's (Does anyone remember that thing called The Sabbath?)

This may just be me rambling, but it saddens me to think that even Christianity is controlled by the All-Mighty Dollar Sign $$$.

I'm Out:

Ty