Posted by: music
A New Record! - 17/09/2004 17:39
A new record! At least in my personal recollection.
On September 14th I walked by a large department store near Union Square, San Francisco.
They have a giant Santa Claus, Christmas Tree, and all the ornaments and regalia all lit up.
Only 101 shopping days till Christmas! I guess I'd better get started.
Spend, spend, spend.
Gee, I thought it was only common courtesy to wait for the last day of summer (which is next week) before the Christmas gear comes out. I mean, really, we're still 6 weeks from Halloween here, people!
Posted by: Ezekiel
Re: A New Record! - 17/09/2004 17:52
Those elves are greedy little bastards. I'm going to kick the next one I see.
-Zeke
Posted by: Laura
Re: A New Record! - 17/09/2004 21:00
You must not have walked by any Hallmark Cards stores lately. They have had Christmas stuff up for months. Get with the program
Posted by: wfaulk
Re: A New Record! - 17/09/2004 23:17
They've already opened up one of those season-only Christmas stores at one of the local malls. It's been open a week or so already. And they had to hire people, find a place to rent, etc. More than just putting up last year's decorations.
Posted by: Dignan
Re: A New Record! - 18/09/2004 04:15
I believe the local Hechts had ornaments for sale on July 5th
Posted by: larry818
Re: A New Record! - 20/09/2004 03:45
Here in So. California, those evil marketing folk at Toyota treated us to a month long Christmas campaign in July.
I'll never buy a Toyota, and this is a big part of the reason why.
I've read in a car magazine once that if you take Toyota's yearly advertising budget in the US and divide it by the number of cars they sold, it comes to a whopping $5,000.00 per car! They played those Christmas in July ads a lot. This must have been more than 10 years ago and I still get sick thinking of it.
Posted by: msaeger
Re: A New Record! - 20/09/2004 05:21
Here in Minnesota Audio King (now ultimate electronics)has a yearly Christmas in July sale.
Posted by: larry818
Re: A New Record! - 20/09/2004 22:33
Euuu... At least Toyota did it to us only once.
Posted by: FireFox31
Re: A New Record! - 20/09/2004 23:56
Homestar Runner had a
Decemberween in July. It wasn't HALF as icky as a typical retail sale (but some may say it's just as desperate).
Posted by: davec
Re: A New Record! - 21/09/2004 13:43
I never took down my tree from last year (a 24 inch tabletop tree) or the "Ho ho ho!" decorations....
Posted by: ashmoore
Re: A New Record! - 23/09/2004 16:05
as long as the lights and the deer/sled outside your house were down I think you are safe!
Posted by: trs24
Re: A New Record! - 23/09/2004 19:22
Why is it always "Christmas in July?" I never hear of "Christman in June" Sales. And that would make a lot more sense since June is really the opposite month of December. Weird.
Posted by: pgrzelak
Re: A New Record! - 23/09/2004 19:39
For those in the US, you need space for the Fourth of July sales and "summer clearance"...