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12-23-2011, 12:07 PM #1Registered User
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Cannot believe it.....Valentines and St. Patricks day
I went into a few stores last night and they had Valentines and St. Patricks day stuff out already.....This is unbelievable.....Lets get passed new years first....Just had to vent....
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joanns had their V day and SP day stuff out and the Christmas stuff that was left 75% off
i figure crafters start early for each holiday somaybe thats why*~Debbi~*
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NO that is just not right understand New Years...... not funny!
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It's crazy. Someone just posted a photo on FB showing Easter candy. Sheesh!
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LOL...wow...okay i understand the crafting stores...no different than having christmas fabrics out in August...so that peole can make their holiday gifts...but candy? valentines cards? a bit too early.
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It's all about the bottom line $$$$$$$$$$$$ Sad....the true meaning of holidays are gone...especially Christmas...MTCW
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Just say NO!!! Hubby said he'd turn around and leave.
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I would also allow craft type stores to have out craft type holiday items early. But other stores? No.
Our director at the library buys truckloads of candy to put out for the patrons. She inadvertently picked up a bag of Christmas candy before Thanksgiving. As we were running out, we went on and used it, but it did get a few comments!
Retailers have just lost all sense of seasons and the flow of time. As I've said in another post, it seems to me that it would be confusing for young children in the stores with their parents. How do you explain to a four year old in September that it really isn't close to Christmas, or that Valentine's won't show up for couple of months, and Easter is even farther away? The milestones of the year are melting away into a mishmash. I guess I'm old and curmudgeonly enough to regret that because it seems like a real loss.Donna
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Was it from last season pulled outta hiding?
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My friend is receiving manager for Macy's in Rochester. She said that they were starting to receive stock for Easter as of a week or two ago.
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I too noticed when I was in walmart the other day, they had Valentine's things out....I think my jaw hit the floor.
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Hmmm...this may be very good news for clearances after Christmas. I'll have to keep my eyes peeled.
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I feel your pain haha
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Hmmm....... I always buy generic red and green stuff at the Christmas sales exactly FOR those two holidays. (My birthday is St. Patrick's Day - so it is a holiday at our house)
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