<p>Is it just me, or is anyone else out there sick of seeing Holiday Ads already? I mean I’ve seen them as early as Sept., ridiculous imo. We’ve been bombarded with political candidate ads, letters, phone robocalls, and now Holiday shopping.</p>
<p>What happened to the end of November? It seems to get earlier and earlier every year. It’s like they have to devote the entire 4th quarter of the year to Holiday Ads! No matter what I buy in the stores between Oct and Dec the sales people always ask me if this is a Holiday gift…no, it’s for me! I think that’s why I seem to have more summer clothes in my wardrobe instead of winter clothes! Makes me want to shop on-line more…</p>
<p>Our local Costco has had a holiday isle… every year from the beginning of October until The Day. I just go around it. So far, there have been no Santa sightings at the local mall, thank goodness.</p>
<p>That’s surprising to me. The last week has been Halloween stuff. I expect Thanksgiving promotions next. I was at one of our large malls last week and didn’t see anything holiday related outside of Halloween stuff. Maybe I should check the local premium outlets mall.</p>
<p>As a person who LOVES Christmas and will start listening to Christmas music in October, I am totally with you. I HATE seeing it in stores and such. I’m not a Halloween person, but can we please stop skipping it? And Thanksgiving? Sheesh!</p>
<p>I haven’t seen or heard any ads but I’ve been avoiding TV and radio because of campaign season. But they’re already in stores. It’s not cool.</p>
<p>Not watching television DEFINITLY helps…but it seems as if retailers can’t wait to make money and entice us to buy now! So what else is new…for me, I guess it’s a bit of a turnoff to listen to this stuff or see it for sooo many months so people can buy gifts for ONE day in December! (Or in my case, 8 days in December, which btw I won’t get into because Chanukah has become a bit over the top too, with gift giving). Never used to be that way…</p>
<p>I honestly think there’s nothing wrong with Christmas/Chanukah if we can focus on so many other aspects of the holidays besides shopping and seeing a zillion ads to buy, buy, buy…and this early? :(</p>
<p>The thing that really, really bugs me is that by the time I start my Christmas shopping - after Thanksgiving - the Christmas stuff is haggard, picked over, worn out, and I don’t want the leftovers. I think the retailers have ruined Christmas. The stores get their stuff in September, put it out in October, and by December 1 it’s old and yucky and I’m sure not interested in buying whatever is left over and stomped on. I really hate it. It makes Christmas shopping stressful and not fun. I feel like I have to start now just to get something “Christmassy” yet I’m just not in the mood and don’t have the $$ in my budget yet. I’m going to pull a big fat bah humbug this year. I can already feel it.</p>
<p>Went to Kohls to make a return last week and noticed all the Christmas displays,ornaments,etc. were already out. At least they weren’t playing Christmas music yet. I wish they would wait until mid-Nov. I used to love all that stuff and get really excited about it when the kids were younger. Now that they’re adults and our family members are stretched far and wide making getting together a logistical nightmare, it’s not so fun anymore.</p>
<p>I think Canadians have it right. Celebrate Thanksgiving in October when travel is easier and have a big break before Christmas. Our two holidays are too close together thanks to the big Christmas push.</p>
<p>The Target ad has been on for at least a month now. If I was Queen of the World I would ban all holiday ads until 2 weeks before Xmas. I would also ban decorating houses outside for holidays except for Xmas.</p>
<p>Emilybee–totally with you on banning holiday ads till 2 weeks before. As far as decorating, if I were Queen, I’d allow classic Halloween decorating–ghosts and pumpkins and corn stalks and such, but no lights! Lights are for Christmas!</p>
<p>And I’d ban those huge blow-up atrocities for ALL holidays; I feel like I’m living in a Macys Thanksgiving Parade sometimes!</p>
<p>Egg nog is already out in our grocery store! Nooooo! I can’t resist it! And they have new varieties this year - cinnamon, vanilla, sugar cookie (?).</p>
<p>So, between making dinner and answering the doorbell for HALLOWEEN, I saw 4 more Holiday Ads on TV. Petsmart, a second Target ad, Macy’s and then Famous Footwear.</p>
<p>Yikes. It used to be so much more festive the day after Thanksgiving to begin the Christmas/Chanukah festivities. Now with the retailers encrouching into Oct. and even Sept. in some instances, it doesn’t feel as special for that time of year anymore. We still have Fall leaves to rake!</p>
<p>I’m all for having a Christmas season, as long as it doesn’t keep getting pushed back! Before I know it, I’ll be wearing shorts or a bathingsuit with Christmas ads blaring on the tv screen! Maybe I just watch too much tv… :D</p>