tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post9108247026786061772..comments2023-11-10T04:17:00.492-05:00Comments on View From The Porch: The Silly Season in retail gets sillier every year...Tamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-56794956824584929532012-10-04T12:26:26.161-04:002012-10-04T12:26:26.161-04:00This has been going on a while.
I can remember ba...This has been going on a while.<br /><br />I can remember back circa 1985 when you'd start seeing television commercials for Christmas music (recorded on vinyl or 8-track tape, of course) oh, 'long about August.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-21422579157041960252012-09-30T16:42:33.103-04:002012-09-30T16:42:33.103-04:00Every year it seems like the holidays come earlier...Every year it seems like the holidays come earlier. Retail is trying to earn as much profits as possible before the end of the year, especially since times got harder for everyone and they are spending less. Now you can see Halloween mixed with Christmas.Greghttp://www.honeywellaidc.com/en-US/Pages/Category.aspx?cat=HSM&category=Area+Imagernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-65149226202344045502012-09-30T09:49:19.344-04:002012-09-30T09:49:19.344-04:00It is the Nightmare Before Christmas. Was there a...It is the Nightmare Before Christmas. Was there a skeleton running around singing, "WHAT'S THIS? WHAT'S THAT? WHAT'S THIS AND THAT AND THAT?"Donhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15824445546892392815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-67274800775568577372012-09-30T09:18:24.019-04:002012-09-30T09:18:24.019-04:00My local Kroger has Christmas stuff out in the &qu...My local Kroger has Christmas stuff out in the "seasonal" aisle. Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17269114655802698386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-73900072560765542182012-09-30T00:45:55.449-04:002012-09-30T00:45:55.449-04:00I gave up. We put up the tree and decorated the ho...I gave up. We put up the tree and decorated the house this evening. We're making Grandma's sugar cookies tomorrow. ASM826https://www.blogger.com/profile/04017388670319590449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-17003389269377077132012-09-29T18:29:38.405-04:002012-09-29T18:29:38.405-04:00I suspect that Fred alluded to the film that inspi...I suspect that Fred alluded to the film that inspired my question: does <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0107688/" rel="nofollow">Tim Burton</a> know about this display?AuricTechhttp://aurictech.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-57825255003831453432012-09-29T17:58:36.088-04:002012-09-29T17:58:36.088-04:00Mikee; I'll jump on that bandwagon.
I say, go...Mikee; I'll jump on that bandwagon.<br /><br />I say, go ahead and put the stuff out, just please don't turn on the endless Christmas mix tape until, I dunno, 2 weeks out. That'd be awesome.Ted Nnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-8436622846190430882012-09-29T16:56:44.479-04:002012-09-29T16:56:44.479-04:00I want to see Santa riding a pumpkin pulled by tur...I want to see Santa riding a pumpkin pulled by turkeys.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14448573800625757326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-39454820100110086482012-09-29T16:06:13.730-04:002012-09-29T16:06:13.730-04:00Frosty and Rudy have air support? Who knew!Frosty and Rudy have air support? Who knew!Ritchienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-51569470494752764462012-09-29T15:39:39.508-04:002012-09-29T15:39:39.508-04:00Like the Laffer Curve demonstrates for taxation, t...Like the Laffer Curve demonstrates for taxation, there has to be a point of diminishing return for the early sale of Christmas decorations.<br /><br />With me, personally, the diminishing return happened over a decade ago. I just don't go into stores that play Christmas music, from whenever it starts to after New Years, if I can avoid it at all. And when I have to enter such a falsely jolly store, I make it a point to tell every clerk, checker, and manager I can that their music is very annoying and should be stopped. <br /><br />If there were a few tens of millions more who would follow my practice, this crap would stop.mikeenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-58287183393055886862012-09-29T14:42:57.512-04:002012-09-29T14:42:57.512-04:00I can't believe they're putting up Christm...I can't believe they're putting up Christmas decorations and it isn't even Life Day yet.Chewbaccahttp://www.lesjones.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-38514700483848996412012-09-29T14:35:19.364-04:002012-09-29T14:35:19.364-04:00Too late, back in 2002 I saw Christmas stuff right...Too late, back in 2002 I saw Christmas stuff right next to the 4th of July fireworks at a local Walmart.Charles Lee Scudderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07676996971004586652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-7973462380878096522012-09-29T13:53:30.588-04:002012-09-29T13:53:30.588-04:00Thanksgiving isn't really a retail holiday. Th...Thanksgiving isn't really a retail holiday. They haven't yet figured out how to capitalize on selling you turkey. <br /><br />When I worked retail, every year they'd start the Christmas music sooner. First, it was the day after Thanksgiving, then two weeks before, then the day after Halloween. Now my friends say it will start on October 15th. <br /><br />The wife and I were at Lowe's last weekend, we were looking at the meager supply of Halloween decorations. Meanwhile, the store elf was installing Christmas trees. She didn't look like she was much in the holiday spirit. RevolverRobnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-74053290814424603752012-09-29T12:31:43.857-04:002012-09-29T12:31:43.857-04:00It just makes me think of the plot of one ofI my f...It just makes me think of the plot of one ofI my favorite movies. Fredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12141654754595945677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-79674496956806774572012-09-29T12:27:49.073-04:002012-09-29T12:27:49.073-04:00I was in the local big box sporting goods store on...I was in the local big box sporting goods store on the 26th picking up ammo, when, over the loud speaker, White Christmas followed The Monster Mash. Seriously.Ken Ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09422188798012989045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-65833723087708161602012-09-29T11:45:59.883-04:002012-09-29T11:45:59.883-04:00"I predict that within the next couple years,..."I predict that within the next couple years, Frosty and Rudolph will be popping up amongst the Back-to-School aisles."<br /><br />Look behind you. :)<br /><br />When I was a kid (which would make the relevant event 30+ years ago) my mother was once shopping in a local party-supply store for stuff for a birthday party of mine, and wasn't able to find much of it, because it was crowded out by Christmas kit.<br /><br />My birthday? September 5th.lelnethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08600824544185328505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-65149841774335768422012-09-29T11:23:15.169-04:002012-09-29T11:23:15.169-04:00Same thing is going on in NC not even much Hallowe...Same thing is going on in NC not even much Halloween stuff is out but there's Christmas stuffmtyd05https://www.blogger.com/profile/16476377342676970695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-30724687531144303762012-09-29T10:56:06.276-04:002012-09-29T10:56:06.276-04:00Christmas flamingo?
:facepalm:
What caliber for ...Christmas flamingo?<br />:facepalm:<br /><br /><br />What caliber for festive flamingo?<br /><br /><br />BGMBGMillernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-46042965615465005212012-09-29T10:24:45.808-04:002012-09-29T10:24:45.808-04:00No Thanksgiving stuff??No Thanksgiving stuff??rickn8orhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16911803300343351338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-40312285491285991712012-09-29T10:24:02.281-04:002012-09-29T10:24:02.281-04:00I think it's a plot to erase Thanksgiving.I think it's a plot to erase Thanksgiving.Scott Jnoreply@blogger.com