Too Soon St. Nick!!!
OK, it is official… the retail Christmas Season has begun for 2009. The pumpkins are not even in the trash can yet, the fake spider webs are still over the house lights and I still putting away costume and make-up supplies.
I saw my first Christmas television commercial of the year today. Today is November 3 and we are almost a full 2 months away from Christmas. I do enjoy the Christmas season, but it is just TOO SOON.
Every year the Christmas Season comes earlier and earlier. I’m surprised we don’t have red, white and blue candy canes in July. I blame the retail stores.
Well, it is time to take back November. Retail stores should not be able to have Christmas commercials until the last week of November…. 7 Days before December. Nov 23 should be the official kick off of the Christmas Season. A couple days before Black Friday, tops.
I propose that we punish those stores that jump the gun. We should boycott stores that start advertising too soon. The first commercial I saw this year was a Hallmark Store commercial. As punishment for rushing things, I am not going to purchase anything from Hallmark this year. My own personal Boycott.
Maybe if we get enough people boycotting these impatient retailers, they will think twice about pushing their start up more and more every year.
Do you think stores are starting too soon. Are you going to boycott any particular store? What was the first Holiday commercial that you saw?
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