Comments on: Christmas creep http://scarletwords.com/2009/11/20/christmas-creep/ Mon, 21 May 2012 22:41:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Marieke http://scarletwords.com/2009/11/20/christmas-creep/comment-page-1/#comment-15141 Marieke Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:39:32 +0000 http://scarletwords.com/?p=2240#comment-15141 It happens here in the US too though. Some of the tide is stemmed a little bit by Thanksgiving and Halloween, but not all that much. I've had it on more than one occasion that I've gone into a store before Halloween to find they'd already cleared their Halloween stuff to a tiny shelf in the back, and the Christmas stuff has taken over. Honestly, I wish it'd stop until it was December. I don't want to have Christmas shit for 3 months before the event. And as you pointed out, you just end up being completely sick of it, and the actual day is almost ridiculously disappointing as a result. Though also you're glad when it happens, because you know you'll be free of the merchandising stuff. I think it's also why there seems to be a backlash against it, and against a lot of consumerist crap. Why things like Etsy are taking hold rather strongly, and Shop Local programs. It all ties in for me. It happens here in the US too though. Some of the tide is stemmed a little bit by Thanksgiving and Halloween, but not all that much.

I’ve had it on more than one occasion that I’ve gone into a store before Halloween to find they’d already cleared their Halloween stuff to a tiny shelf in the back, and the Christmas stuff has taken over.

Honestly, I wish it’d stop until it was December. I don’t want to have Christmas shit for 3 months before the event. And as you pointed out, you just end up being completely sick of it, and the actual day is almost ridiculously disappointing as a result. Though also you’re glad when it happens, because you know you’ll be free of the merchandising stuff.

I think it’s also why there seems to be a backlash against it, and against a lot of consumerist crap. Why things like Etsy are taking hold rather strongly, and Shop Local programs. It all ties in for me.

]]> By: Louise http://scarletwords.com/2009/11/20/christmas-creep/comment-page-1/#comment-15134 Louise Fri, 20 Nov 2009 05:03:49 +0000 http://scarletwords.com/?p=2240#comment-15134 I'm with you, it gets to be far to much. My birthday is in late October, I remember when I was younger there was no Christmas stuff around in the shops for my birthday. As time has passed, stuff started appearing just after, around the same time and just before my birthday. Now it's (as you noted) well before. How much of this do they think people can take? On the cynical side, just what exactly can anyone DO about it? Bah humbug. I’m with you, it gets to be far to much. My birthday is in late October, I remember when I was younger there was no Christmas stuff around in the shops for my birthday. As time has passed, stuff started appearing just after, around the same time and just before my birthday. Now it’s (as you noted) well before. How much of this do they think people can take? On the cynical side, just what exactly can anyone DO about it? Bah humbug.

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