Christmas Comes Earlier Than Ever
Earlier this week I was over at my Grandma's house picking up my daughter after work and I noticed this laying in amongst her mail. In case you're not interested in clicking I'll tell you what it is: The Christmas 2006 J.C. Penny's catalog.
Christmas. In August.
We're still a month away from Halloween and a little less than two months away from Thanksgiving and already the Christmas marketing has begun.
Now I'm not normally one to get all hot and bothered about the commercialization of Christmas (I am, after all, a staunch capitalist and a godless atheist to boot), but this Christmas stuff is getting a bit crazy.
Even up here in North Dakota we're still enjoying hot summer days, yet we've got models wearing sweaters and Santa caps in our mailboxes.
It's almost enough to make a guy say "bah humbug."
Christmas. In August.
We're still a month away from Halloween and a little less than two months away from Thanksgiving and already the Christmas marketing has begun.
Now I'm not normally one to get all hot and bothered about the commercialization of Christmas (I am, after all, a staunch capitalist and a godless atheist to boot), but this Christmas stuff is getting a bit crazy.
Even up here in North Dakota we're still enjoying hot summer days, yet we've got models wearing sweaters and Santa caps in our mailboxes.
It's almost enough to make a guy say "bah humbug."
