I understand that items need to be sold before a holiday actually happens so that everyone can prepare, but come on!! Even when I am prepared, I still like to go out a day before or the day of Halloween and grab a couple of things. Nowadays, it was already on clearance a week before and gone by then. (Silver lining to my procrastination, I do get sale prices if I manage to find anything left!!) Even I have to start talking about holiday parties early so that people can get them on the calendar, but I will not be decorating my house or any of my sites for anything other than the closest holiday coming up. Each one is special in its own way, and should be given its full time to be appreciated and enjoyed.
I can force myself to accept the fact that stores may never stop this selling trend, but could they, at the very least, not take down their decorations and put up new ones until the day after a holiday? This goes for all businesses, and even towns. Driving down the street in my hometown in the end of October, I looked up to see the Christmas snowflakes already on the poles and lit up. We are lucky enough to not have any of the snow that some parts of the country are getting right now, and only last week did our Fall colors finally turn to (almost) all brown. Autumn is my favorite season. Slow down and let my enjoy it before you start throwing winter in my face and reminding me how many shopping days I have until Christmas!!
Sorry for the outburst, but I feel a little anxiety relieved. Let me know how you weigh in on this subject. Please leave a comment and tell me what you think. I promise that my next post will have something helpful or fun to try.
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