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Hawk and I dropped in a local discount department store after lunch on Sunday and saw that Halloween decorations were out. Not just a whole aisle of dedicated to seasonal decorations but also themed items popping up in other aisles, like pumpkin shaped containers in the kitchenware aisle. But... *checks watch*... Halloween is still over 2 months away.
As of Sunday there were still 67 shopping days left for Halloween. As of today we're down to 65. Time to hurry!
It's bothered me for years how Christmas has turned into a weeks long, and now even months long, season of branded shopping excess. It wasn't enough that Black Friday would kick things off right after Thanksgiving. Now Christmas has leapfrogged Thanksgiving and last year even leapfrogged Halloween. (Stores started putting out major Christmas displays in mid-October.) But now Halloween? The minor holiday of Halloween needs the same 10-weeks-long commercial press? Bah, humbug.
As of Sunday there were still 67 shopping days left for Halloween. As of today we're down to 65. Time to hurry!
It's bothered me for years how Christmas has turned into a weeks long, and now even months long, season of branded shopping excess. It wasn't enough that Black Friday would kick things off right after Thanksgiving. Now Christmas has leapfrogged Thanksgiving and last year even leapfrogged Halloween. (Stores started putting out major Christmas displays in mid-October.) But now Halloween? The minor holiday of Halloween needs the same 10-weeks-long commercial press? Bah, humbug.
