Aside from turkey farmers and disposable dinnerware and utensil companies, Thanksgiving seems to be the holiday that retail forgot. You’d think with all the people zipping across the country to have their own little family reunions, you’d think there would be some strategies to market at least a noticeable amount.
Even here in Beijing, China the Christmas stuff starts earlier each year. This year, it was in the middle of August when my wife and I heard Christmas carols in the shopping mall.
Ugh, I would IMMEDIATELY stop shopping anywhere that played Christmas carols any earlier than 11/1 (or for a short time period in July, if it’s below the equator) and even that date is going to somewhat test my patience. If it’s a more Christmas themed *store*, they’re the only ones that get a pass to play Christmas music whenever they want.
Why would people south of the Equator celebrate Christmas in July? Christmas is still Christmas regardless of whether it’s Winter or Summer. Of course it’s far more like the date that Christians SHOULD be celebrating is in April than December based on the descriptions in the Bible but tradition and all that.
Yeah, we got Christmas trees in back in September and I had the store director laughing her butt off when I said that we dropped the ball in getting them so late. Pretty soon all the stores will just have like a permanent Christmas section, like back in far corner of the store where no one goes.
Not much to do with Thanksgiving since it’s not a gift buying day or candy which you can get in a department store. You can buy Thanksgiving decorations but there isn’t much in that line. At this point the store was still closed for Thanksgiving though, and everyone dreaded Black Friday. Later in the strip they’re forced to work on Thanksgiving.
Aside from turkey farmers and disposable dinnerware and utensil companies, Thanksgiving seems to be the holiday that retail forgot. You’d think with all the people zipping across the country to have their own little family reunions, you’d think there would be some strategies to market at least a noticeable amount.
Don’t encourage them!
Merry Hallowthanksmas, everyone!
(No, I don’t remember where I heard that one before, but I’m more than willing to admit I’ve been using it for years.)
Ah, 2006. The good old days when crimbo didn’t start until november…
Even here in Beijing, China the Christmas stuff starts earlier each year. This year, it was in the middle of August when my wife and I heard Christmas carols in the shopping mall.
Ugh, I would IMMEDIATELY stop shopping anywhere that played Christmas carols any earlier than 11/1 (or for a short time period in July, if it’s below the equator) and even that date is going to somewhat test my patience. If it’s a more Christmas themed *store*, they’re the only ones that get a pass to play Christmas music whenever they want.
Why would people south of the Equator celebrate Christmas in July? Christmas is still Christmas regardless of whether it’s Winter or Summer. Of course it’s far more like the date that Christians SHOULD be celebrating is in April than December based on the descriptions in the Bible but tradition and all that.
Yeah, we got Christmas trees in back in September and I had the store director laughing her butt off when I said that we dropped the ball in getting them so late. Pretty soon all the stores will just have like a permanent Christmas section, like back in far corner of the store where no one goes.
Not much to do with Thanksgiving since it’s not a gift buying day or candy which you can get in a department store. You can buy Thanksgiving decorations but there isn’t much in that line. At this point the store was still closed for Thanksgiving though, and everyone dreaded Black Friday. Later in the strip they’re forced to work on Thanksgiving.