Halloween has not even happened yet but there are Christmas lights on display for purchase at Target. Several stores (not to name names but Costco, Sears, and Home Depot) already have full-fledged Holiday displays up in all their glory. While it is true that 40% of Americans start their Holiday shopping before Halloween, I find seeing Christmas Trees and Winterwonderlands admist tombstones and spiders a lil creepy.
I am a traditionalist, the Holidays start with Thanksgiving (it does not matter your faith). The Holiday season and all its trimmings then follow. If I saw a giant Tom Turkey next to Casper I probably wouldn’t think much of it, but Beetlejuice and Rudolph just don’t go.
It is interesting that Nordstrom’s will not be putting out a single snowflake or Santa until the day after Thanksgiving. While they may sell holiday decorations in their home department (for those who wish to purchase a pink Christmas tree to hang out with their purple pumpkin) their store decorations and holiday campaigns do not start until Black Friday. According to them, it works for them. Other may be having heart palpitations over such a policy (which they have had since their inception) but to me this just makes plain sense.
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