Daniel Sullivan was not quite ready for the Christmas spirit when he entered the Stoughton BJ's.
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Hahaha
By anon
Wed, 09/14/2016 - 10:30am
Jesus Christ...
Is it too soon...
By Sources Say
Wed, 09/14/2016 - 11:49am
To say Bah Humbug?
Seriously.
By Somebody Else.
Wed, 09/14/2016 - 12:19pm
Could have sworn some folks were complaining of a "War on Christmas" ...
It's not the merchants
By anon
Wed, 09/14/2016 - 12:36pm
I's not merchants waging a "War on Christmas". They'd have Christmas items out all year round (they practically do anyway) if they thought people would buy them.
Ho, Ho...
By anon
Wed, 09/14/2016 - 11:50am
Holy Shit...it's a little early for that, no?
Target
By cybah
Wed, 09/14/2016 - 12:26pm
I was in Target over labor day weekend.. and the employees were condensing their Back to School stuff to one aisle, and had skids of Christmas Stuff ready to unload.
I'll give Target this. It is like clockwork for them. They DO at least wait until after Labor Day to do this. And Target stores are big enough where they can have two "seasons" running concurrently.
CVS on the other hand just started putting out Halloween Candy...
Thing is, kids are going to
By anon
Wed, 09/14/2016 - 1:49pm
Thing is, kids are going to be looking for school supplies for another month, when their teachers inform them that they need this type of folder or that kind of 3-hole notebook paper.
Constantly frustrating that you can't find a bathing suit in August for the year's best beach weather, or a snow shovel in March when your old one breaks from overuse.
Very true
By Gary C
Wed, 09/14/2016 - 2:17pm
I always go shopping for new sweaters in February, when they are trying to move them out to bring in golf shorts.
One question
By roadman
Wed, 09/14/2016 - 12:54pm
Is there any evidence that prematurely forcing the Christmas season on people actually results in exponentially greater sales than if they waited until after Veteran's Day to start the season (like it was years ago)?
It seems to me that, by deliberately restricting the season to a shorter time period, retailers and their suppliers could make just as much, if not more, money, than with the current exercise of extending the practice of Christmas Creep a little longer every year.
I assume that places like BJs
By anon
Wed, 09/14/2016 - 2:05pm
I assume that places like BJs and Costco have exactly those numbers. If the trees are up it's because they sell. The snowblowers are coming out at Home Depot as well.
Good question
By Gary C
Wed, 09/14/2016 - 2:25pm
Just wondering, what would Lowes/HD/BJs display in that space if they waited until post-Halloween to bring out the tinsel?
Unfortunately Yes
By RickC
Wed, 09/14/2016 - 2:46pm
Statistics have shown (unfortunately) that the earlier they sell Holiday X items, the more they sell of them.
It's why they keep making the Halloween candy earlier as well. What ends up happening is that we all buy a bunch of Halloween candy in September, eat it, and then buy more for the actual holiday.
I think this may have also applied to the radio business and the Christmas music. The earlier they switched to all holiday, the higher the ratings (and ads).
The Festivus poles went on display at
By bulgingbuick
Wed, 09/14/2016 - 3:02pm
Solmart yesterday.
Ah yes. Christmas, Adams
By anon
Wed, 09/14/2016 - 3:16pm
Ah yes. Christmas, Adams least favorite time to the year. Grinch
No Who Hash for you, pal
By adamg
Wed, 09/14/2016 - 5:28pm
Not even a crumb ...
and yet anyone who buys a
By anon
Wed, 09/14/2016 - 4:28pm
and yet anyone who buys a Christmas tree in September is going to be looked at as completely bonkers.
Buying a Live One, Anyway
By APB
Thu, 09/15/2016 - 7:51am
I'm just waiting for those to start arriving just after Labor Day, too.
Bah humbug
By Anthony
Wed, 09/14/2016 - 8:52pm
BJ's should be ashamed of themselves. This is absolutely disgusting. I could never consider BJ's a family store. Because it definitely does not have family values. It's all about the big dollars.
I'm contradicting myself If Heaven Christmas stuff out at this time as profitable then it is capitalism at its best/ worst.
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