And we thought it was a little early for Halloween stuff

HALLOWWEEN!!!

I wish Halloween was on nov 31 so we’d only get 1 month of Christmas brainwash

Why does everybody always act like this is new? This has been going on for years now, and every single year people act surprised, just like the T acts surprised and unprepared every year when it snows. Essentially it's all one season now, "Halloween/Thanksgiving (which gets lost in the shuffle altogether)/Christmas/New Year". And don't forget, two weeks before Christmas, all the Christmas stuff is strategically withdrawn and relegated to a flung together "50% off" table, to make room for the Valentine's Day items. Absolutely true.

My conspiracy about all these "early holiday" displays -- this is all just overstock from last year that retailers want to pass on because, giving the timing, retailers expect that people will buy it simply because it's something new to look at. I'm thinking this form of merchandising targets the people who mindlessly buy junk at TJMaxx/Marshall's etc. because spending money on tchotchke junk is their whole personality.

In other words, the inventory you're seeing here is already written off from last year's books. It's a placeholder until all the truly new stuff comes in closer to the actual holiday, since wholesalers have delivery contracts coming due right up against the margins of the holiday.

It's called being a Maxxinista, Charlie Brown. Late-stage capitalism, baby!