It is only October third, and three weeks ago I began to see Christmas items in stores!! Cracker Barrel was the first place I walked in to in the middle of September and laid my eyes upon large, decorated trees and Christmas sweaters! I thought I was dreaming! It seems absurd to me that stores begin stocking their Christmas items earlier and earlier each year! Before long I believe they will just start keeping Christmas stock out year-round!
Don't get me wrong- I love the holidays. I love all the tasty food and of course, the presents! But jeez people- at least wait until Halloween is over!
While searching for a link to post with this blog, I ran through some pretty amusing articles! The one posted below supports the opinion that yes, stocking early does help people "plan in advance", but there are also many disadvantages! He says placing the word "Christmas" in front of items is almost like placing the word "wedding" in front of something. This alone, gives retailers and excuse to triple the price. I mean, think about it- you have shoes, but then you have wedding shoes. You have cake, but a wedding cake is much more expensive! The article below compares Christmas to this same phenomenon!
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