Thread: Christmas in October

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In an effort to drain every dime from the consumer Walmart, Home Depot and other major stores are transitioning to Christmas as early as Oct 3rd to make a quick buck. Give me a break. Last year most retailers opened at midnight the day after Thanksgiving fearing they would miss out on sales. Every year the Christmas stuff gets pushed further and further back. Next year they will have the trees up the day after the 4th of July. Personally it makes me sick. It kinda takes the special feeling out of Christmas and Halloween for that matter when these corporate idiots are putting out the decorations this early. And the corporations are aware that this may come back to haunt them if the public get burnt out and they face a backlash. Just imagine hearing jingle bells while you shop for your costume.

Personally I'm going on strike. I am not buying **** this year. No lights, presents,nothing. If I have to I'll make someone a present but I'm not buying it. Maybe a good zombie head or two would be nice. And I heard on TV good consumers should buy to support the mess on Wallstreet. Not a chance!

Yea so I agree. I mean I was at walmat the other day back by the garden center they have at least 6 aisles that are all going to be christmas. I was like what the fudge. They have all there end caps done but come one it was october 2nd!


Halloween was cut again this year at walmart. They hardley have any props at all. Yet when christmas comes around, they can have aisles and aisles up. I mean christmas is the most controverstial holiday because not all winter celebrents (like kwanza, chaunukca) beilve in the same thing.

My HD didn't even bother with halloween & Lowes had a couple of things out,but saw the xmas stuff out & all the halloween stuff gone..........
& the look i got when i asked were all the halloween stuff is,i looked back & said xmas stuff oct 1st....& i'm the crazy one !!??
Maybe they should just cut to the chase & leave xmas up all year.......

I think going on strike at Christmas is the ONLY thing that will ever bring back the spirit of Christmas. Because sometimes I think of Christmas gifts as one large bill due at the end of the year. And that certainly takes the fun out of the decorating. With the HUGE amount of Christmas stuff I have seen stores stocking this year, you would not know that we are in a financial crisis. I know they want us all to go out and spend our money on things to help Wall Street but this year I'm keeping my money in my pocket where it will do ME good.

Lordgrimley, I kept your catalog. The cover is cool. You are them, right?

We went to Big Lots yesterday and the Christmas trees were in the lobby! UGH! Of course, my kids were excited, but I hate that. By the real thing(post Thanksgiving), they will be tired of Christmas. I enjoy Christmas as much as Halloween. I just want to enjoy each holiday before they press the next on me. I realize they can't wait until T'giving night to put everything up, but really Oct.1st. Come on!

Very true! i've been seeing christmas items in stores for months already. I thjink everyone should boycott materialistic Christmas. I am buying presents this year, but only one small thing per person. And it's going to have something to do with the REAL meaning of Christmas. No new Christmas decorations this year for me either. Won't be able to afford them anyways once the taxes are raised thanks to the bailout.

As for people who don't celebrate christmas, they have no reason to complain! They shouldn't be offended by somethign they don't practice. I know im not gonna have a fit when my friend won't eat pepperoni on his pizza because he's muslim.

Leave Christmas up all year?! Don't give them anymore ideas!!!

Well...I'm a definite Nov1 Christmas person, but each year I grow wearier with the stuff put out for Christmas before Halloween. I figure by the time I'm a senior citizen that they'll just have Christmas stuff up year round.

Yes Creepy it is our catalog. Hope you like it. I look forward to no Credit Card debt at the end of this year. Means more for Halloween the next year. Halloween is a 6 billion dollar industry. Most retailers make 20% of their profit from Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas. Why cut Halloween so quick and move to Christmas. I went to Spirit Halloween on Oct 2nd(Yes I do go check out the competition) and they had all of their animatronics $50 off already. I saw Michael's was putting all their stuff on sale too.

Same thing at Target. Every year the back wall of Halloween is Xmas lights and thise stupid animated lighted reindeer. what the fudge, ideed?!