The Daily Ping

I always thought the whole “they have Christmas decorations up at Halloween!” was a gross exaggeration that people would use to discuss how early department stores put out holiday-related items. By mid-November I would expect to see certain limited Christmas items on sale, but those people that said it was up before Halloween were crazy…

… or not. I couldn’t believe that I walked into a department store the first week of October and saw Christmas trees and decorations up. What the heck is this about? While having bathing suits on sale a few months before summer makes a little sense, I simply cannot see the rationale behind advertising a holiday that is not only more than two months away, but has two major holidays before it! As far as I’m concerned, the whole “get your Christmas shopping done early!” gimmick shouldn’t even be uttered until after Halloween and decorations should be disallowed (by law!) until late November. If Santa Claus is in the Macy’s parade, then decorations can go up in Macy’s.

Man… I’m turning into one of those whiny old men… -ram