Hey Stores: Stop Playing Holiday Music, Get Free Headache Kits

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First-aid kid brand Help Remedies—the one which put sleeping people in the windows of Ricky's this summer—is back with a new holiday promotion. They're offering a free case of "Help, I Have a Headache" kits to any retailer who promises not to play Christmas music between now and January 1, 2010. So far, Virgin America, LA design shop A + R, and Chicago-based novelty shop Komoda have all taken them up on it. You can't fully appreciate the marketing genius behind this offer, though, until you watch the above video, which employs bouncing crucifixes to beg shopkeepers to please, please take "All I Want for Christmas Is You" off repeat.
· Help I Need Help Holiday Offer [Help Remedies]
· In the Window: Ricky's Helps the Masses [Racked]