Too soon?
Nov 8, 2018 06:48:35 #
Our local Walmart has this outside of their store. Plus Santa is already visiting their store. How many agree that it's way too early?
Nov 8, 2018 06:50:43 #
Yes, by a lot. By the time Christmas does come around I'm tired of hearing about it.
--Bob
--Bob
BlueMorel wrote:
Our local Walmart has this outside of their store. Plus Santa is already visiting their store. How many agree that it's way too early?
Nov 8, 2018 06:54:26 #
BlueMorel wrote:
Our local Walmart has this outside of their store. Plus Santa is already visiting their store. How many agree that it's way too early?
October, decorate for Halloween, November, decorate for Thanksgiving, day AFTER Thanksgiving, decorate for Christmas. We get way ahead of ourselves and grow tired of the holidays before they get here.
Nov 8, 2018 06:58:27 #
tommy2
Loc: Fort Worth, Texas
A week or so ago the store here had that thing outside and other Xmas items inside among the Halloween decorations...give me a break.
Nov 8, 2018 07:03:34 #
orrie smith wrote:
October, decorate for Halloween, November, decorate for Thanksgiving, day AFTER Thanksgiving, decorate for Christmas. We get way ahead of ourselves and grow tired of the holidays before they get here.
Nov 8, 2018 07:17:31 #
Poor Thanksgiving is lost between Halloween and Christmas. We put up decorations sometime the first week of December, take them down Twelfth Night - January 6 (tradition instituted the year after, as a busy newly-single Mom, the tree stayed up until mid-March).
Nov 8, 2018 07:25:11 #
I worked for a well known family owned department store here in New York, now defunct. We use to start setting up for Christmas in late July and early August, getting displays and fixturing in place so we could merchandise and have an opening in mid October. Yes, it is way to early start thinking about the Holiday, however since our core business was holiday decorations it was a necessity, since that business peaked about Thanksgiving.
Nov 8, 2018 07:25:47 #
The Walgreens was putting Halloween items on one side of the aisle and Christmas items on the opposite side in September. I burnt out on Christmas long ago when I worked for a manufacturing plant that started shipping Christmas items in June. I still don't decorate and only purchase gifts for a select group of friends.
Nov 8, 2018 08:19:41 #
alby
Loc: very eastern pa.
.......BAH HUMBUG.....tried to get away with no tree this year... got rid of 20 year old beautiful fake tree after too many hunts for burnt out bulbs. got overruled. got a new one already. smaller, LED, rest stay lit when one goes out........... i'm to old for this crap......DRAT
Nov 8, 2018 08:26:52 #
Nov 8, 2018 09:07:24 #
rmalarz wrote:
Yes, by a lot. By the time Christmas does come around I'm tired of hearing about it.
--Bob
--Bob
Kind of like elections!!!
Nov 8, 2018 09:09:08 #
BlueMorel wrote:
Our local Walmart has this outside of their store. Plus Santa is already visiting their store. How many agree that it's way too early?
I think all their stores got them. Ours put theirs up the morning after Halloween.
Nov 8, 2018 09:22:15 #
BlueMorel wrote:
..... How many agree that it's way too early?
Yup, way too soon!! The Halloween treats are not gone yet.... But it's nice to see some stores putting respect and honour ahead of quick profits.
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Nov 8, 2018 09:56:52 #
BlueMorel wrote:
Our local Walmart has this outside of their store. Plus Santa is already visiting their store. How many agree that it's way too early?
Don't get me started. I'm definitely tired of all the reruns of political ads on TV....glad the midterm elections are over. Also tired of all the ads about "open enrollment" for Medicare (Advantage and Medigap plans, etc), hearing aids, optical offers, etc. I can avoid holiday promotions by not shopping in those locations....or simply walking past them. As a TV viewer....I am captive in my own home.
I would vote for an amendment on our next ballot that limits the timeframe (length, number, hour of day, etc) that our TV/Cable services can run those freeekin ads. I know that advertising pays for the programming. But why not limit their intrusion into our homes.....
I feel better now. <big grin>
Nov 8, 2018 10:54:20 #
My Daughter works for a National Clothing Chain (Next) over here, and she said they are already playing Xmas music over the shop's PA system!!
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