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Post by elaine on Jul 26, 2022 20:00:36 GMT
To be visually confronted by Christmas stuff in July.
My Costco has started putting out their Christmas decorations for sale and I just don't get it. Christmas decorations in July do not make me feel warm and fuzzy. All it does is make me anxious about all that is left to do to simply get ready for school.
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Post by ellen on Jul 26, 2022 20:05:02 GMT
I have already done a bunch of Christmas shopping already. My kids and husband have birthdays around Christmas and it is just way too much shopping, so I started doing it during the Prime sales and have kept going. I am pretty much done shopping for my December 19 birthday girl. As soon as she goes off to college I am going to wrap it all. This is very unusual for me.
I don't need to see Christmas trees in stores either.
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Post by elaine on Jul 26, 2022 20:08:00 GMT
I pick up Christmas gifts throughout the year - especially on Prime Day. 😀
I just can't cope gracefully with having to maneuver around Christmas decorations in the stores in July.
Yes, everyone can start calling me The Grinch. 😂
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Post by scrapmaven on Jul 26, 2022 20:12:27 GMT
That is just ludicrous. Read the room people. It's summertime. Decorating for Christmas after Thanksgiving makes it more special. The commercialization ruins the spirit of the holiday. I just want to tell retailers not to worry. People aren't going to forget to Christmas shop.
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Post by gar on Jul 26, 2022 20:12:43 GMT
I must admit I detest mentions or references to Christmas before about November but especially in mid summer it’s just awful! Always rushing towards the next thing, the next season, wishing time to fly by and I hate it.
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Post by leannec on Jul 26, 2022 20:28:48 GMT
I was shopping at my local Costco today (in Calgary) ... no Christmas anything yet!  Of course I went for three things and spent over $200   |
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Post by gizzy on Jul 26, 2022 20:32:35 GMT
Could these be items that didn't get delivered in time for last Christmas? So far, the only Christmas in July things I'm seeing are from scrapbooking companies.
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Jul 26, 2022 20:33:34 GMT
Even as a kid, I stopped for Christmas all year round!
I haven't for a long time, but do pick up things I know people would want and of course, shop for stockings all year..
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Post by papersilly on Jul 26, 2022 20:40:44 GMT
i love xmas in july! i love fall and winter holidays so i'm ok with this.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 26, 2022 20:47:29 GMT
Ughhhhhhhhhhhh! When we were young the Christmas season began AFTER Thanksgiving. It was nice. They keep pushing it now. It was all seen along with Halloween, and now even sooner. This is silly. It's not even Labor Day. Can't we fully celebrate each Holiday without being bombarded with Christmas?  Makes it much less special IMO. |
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Post by padresfan619 on Jul 26, 2022 20:54:54 GMT
I am prepared to see that kind of stuff in craft stores so crafters can get ahead for the holiday rush. But Costco? I’d be overwhelmed too. It’s July!
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Post by Anita on Jul 26, 2022 21:01:36 GMT
I won't tell you that I was just Christmas tree shopping then.  I have about half my shopping done already, and this is the first year we will be home in our new house for the holidays, so I am looking forward to decorating. But all in good time. Right now, I'm just enjoying the heat. I'm in no rush for the cold weather at all. |
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Post by QueenoftheSloths on Jul 26, 2022 21:56:25 GMT
Could these be items that didn't get delivered in time for last Christmas? Yes, according to what I have been reading, this is the case. |
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Post by mollycoddle on Jul 26, 2022 21:58:49 GMT
Aaaaarrrrrgggggghhhh. I hate that.
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Post by elaine on Jul 26, 2022 22:10:06 GMT
Could these be items that didn't get delivered in time for last Christmas? Yes, according to what I have been reading, this is the case. Which is understandable - there were shipping issues galore. That said, just because they came in in July doesn't mean that they have to be put out in July. None of Costco's Christmas stuff ever goes on clearance (at least not in NoVA), and there is always a lot still on the shelves when Christmas hits, so clearly some of it goes to a warehouse somewhere to be brought out again. Or is sold to a discounter/clearance house. |
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Post by scrappintoee on Jul 26, 2022 22:30:44 GMT
Yes, everyone can start calling me The Grinch. 😂 Nope, I completely agree! Seeing Christmas stuff this early depresses me AND makes me *HATE* the commercialization of Christmas even more than I already do! |
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Post by Scrapper100 on Jul 26, 2022 22:32:15 GMT
Don’t they normally put out stuff early. Then again this does seem early for them. Now seems about right for Halloween stuff there. Maybe it is from last year. I only went in a few time last year but don’t remember there not being a lot of Christmas stuff. I guess time will tell or ask someone at the store that would know.
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Post by QueenoftheSloths on Jul 26, 2022 22:37:54 GMT
Yes, according to what I have been reading, this is the case. Which is understandable - there were shipping issues galore. That said, just because they came in in July doesn't mean that they have to be put out in July. None of Costco's Christmas stuff ever goes on clearance (at least not in NoVA), and there is always a lot still on the shelves when Christmas hits, so clearly some of it goes to a warehouse somewhere to be brought out again. Or is sold to a discounter/clearance house. They are putting it out now because their other option is paying to store it. Warehouse space is at a premium right now. |
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Post by elaine on Jul 26, 2022 22:43:19 GMT
Which is understandable - there were shipping issues galore. That said, just because they came in in July doesn't mean that they have to be put out in July. None of Costco's Christmas stuff ever goes on clearance (at least not in NoVA), and there is always a lot still on the shelves when Christmas hits, so clearly some of it goes to a warehouse somewhere to be brought out again. Or is sold to a discounter/clearance house. They are putting it out now because their other option is paying to store it. Warehouse space is at a premium right now. But they are having to store other merchandise which could go where the Christmas stuff is going now. It isn't as though there was a ton of empty floor space to begin with that they needed to fill up. |
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Post by kate on Jul 26, 2022 22:51:34 GMT
I can deal with the crafty Christmas in July things, since we need to get a jump on making cards or craft fair items. But I want a break between Christmas in July and Halloween, please.
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Post by Laurie on Jul 26, 2022 23:01:14 GMT
We have friends that had a Christmas in July last weekend with their young dd’s. They wore Christmas pj’s, watched Hallmark Christmas movies and did holiday baking. I could get behind the baking part. 😂
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Post by minjoy on Jul 26, 2022 23:12:19 GMT
It’s the retail world, as shelves/aisles empty from one seasonal category they need to fill it with the next. I think many retailers are not buying as much so therefore they sell thru more of the stock and do not end up with a bunch of stuff to mark down. I can remember having to fill a few aisles with new for sale big 32g trash cans or actually putting lids on 16g totes to fill aisles temporarily as we condensed what was left of the current ‘seasonal’ category. We for sure could not go into a weekend with an empty aisles.
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Post by pinklady on Jul 26, 2022 23:14:48 GMT
It’s too freaking hot to even think about Christmas.
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Post by katlady on Jul 26, 2022 23:52:39 GMT
I went to Costco today. No Christmas stuff! I am another who does not like Christmas stuff out before Halloween.
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Post by lisae on Jul 26, 2022 23:59:44 GMT
During the evening news tonight, there was an ad for buying Christmas gift cards for a massage chain. Call me a cynical Grinch but it makes me think they have a cash flow problem now if they are advertising this early.
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Post by 950nancy on Jul 27, 2022 0:05:54 GMT
Hobby Lobby starts with Christmas in late May. They said they start with Christmas crafts in May because that is when some people have time to do them. Okay, that is fair. I was there today and they were putting out tubs and tubs of ornaments. They still had some in February, so that makes 2 months out of the year they do not have Christmas stuff in their store. Last year they didn't "do" Halloween. Humph.
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Post by paulao on Jul 27, 2022 0:13:14 GMT
No Christmas stuff in stores til after Thanksgiving is my philosophy. But nobody agrees. So I don’t look…..
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Post by katlady on Jul 27, 2022 0:36:56 GMT
950nancy Hobby Lobby doesn’t do Halloween. They do “fall” but not Halloween. 😒
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Post by Deleted on Jul 27, 2022 2:31:31 GMT
I agree, too soon. Let's celebrate summer and beach vibes and that awesome bored feeling where you almost start looking forward to school again.
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Post by 950nancy on Jul 27, 2022 2:39:17 GMT
950nancy Hobby Lobby doesn’t do Halloween. They do “fall” but not Halloween. 😒 They have had Halloween/spooky stuff before. They don't go full Halloween due to religion, but they have had things other than pumpkins and just fall stuff. |
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I have about half my shopping done already, and this is the first year we will be home in our new house for the holidays, so I am looking forward to decorating. But all in good time. Right now, I'm just enjoying the heat. I'm in no rush for the cold weather at all.
