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Holidays in October, November, December
By: Amara Date: October 13, 2019, 12:42 pm
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Hopefully, we can discuss all the holidays that show up in the
last quarter of the year here: problems, issues, questions,
amusing and frustrating incidents, gift lists and conundrums,
ideas.
Yesterday, October 12, I went out to Pier One. I had ordered
some pretty dinnerware and a couple of other items online for
store pick-up. When I walked it I felt as if I had entered a
kind of weird smooshed-up time tunnel where Halloween,
Thanksgiving, Hannukah and Christmas were all one. (Which I
guess they would be if stores had their way with the world.) You
could buy stuff for any of those and in some cases they had more
than one holiday on the same table display. Even two Christmas
trees were up and decorated; thankfully, the music was not
holiday-oriented.
Now I love--I mean L O V E--this time of the year. Yes, I listen
to Christmas music but not until December 1. I decorate for
fall, add a bit more for Thanksgiving, and then do Christmas.
But because I love each holiday on its own and celebrate each
one on its own, with no interference from any other, I found
myself feeling annoyed. Of course I didn't say anything; it was
only irk the sales staff and they can do nothing anyway.
I did buy one holiday item but one appropriate for October:
Miniature pumpkin string lights:
HTML https://www.pier1.com/halloween-pumpkin-5-led-glimmer-strings/4120076.html?from=search#q=pumpkin%2520string%2520lights&origin=gridswatch
I have also been buying pumpkins, mostly faux ones. I don't know
why but I seem to have developed a passion for them over the
last few years. I like different colors and textures: glass,
hammered copper, twig, grapevine, burlap, resin. I also have
purchased some wheat bundles, those tiny pumpkins on stems from
TJs (they are actually decorative eggplants) and other items. I
did find at the thrift store three birch candles, the ones that
have tiny candles in the middle so that will get added. I might
look at tiny turkeys (maybe a salt and pepper set?) but I wanted
to yell
NO CHRISTMAS ITEMS" at the store. I didn't though cause I'm not
crazy. ;D
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Re: Holidays in October, November, December
By: gmatoy Date: October 13, 2019, 4:48 pm
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Because I sew, I have been buying Christmas fabrics and making
Christmas themed things for several weeks now. I often listen to
Christmas music while I sew; therefore, I'm already listening to
Christmas music. Additionally, when I was in the Army, I needed
to be able to buy holiday themed things early to be able to ship
them to friends and family around the world.
Perhaps it will bother you less to remember that not every one
is on the same schedule?
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Re: Holidays in October, November, December
By: ArtsyCat Date: October 13, 2019, 5:42 pm
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This is Thanksgiving weekend in Canada. Tomorrow is the holiday.
Seeing lots of autumn themed stuff in the stores is appropriate
but our holiday does not include Pilgrims! We do have turkey and
pumpkin pies and all kinds of great veggies.
Our tradition is more a reflection of the British harvest
festival celebrating crops gathered in for the long winter
ahead. If our Thanksgiving was in late November in most parts of
Canada we would likely be up to our necks in snow!
The halloween stuff has been in the stores since September and
in Michaels the Chriistmas decorations are making an appearance.
Happy Thanksgiving to all the Canadian members
!🇨🇦
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Re: Holidays in October, November, December
By: Rose Red Date: October 13, 2019, 6:22 pm
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[quote author=gmatoy link=topic=1362.msg40327#msg40327
date=1571003320]
Perhaps it will bother you less to remember that not every one
is on the same schedule?
[/quote]
Some people also like to buy a few items at a time to fit their
weekly budget instead of waiting to save up for one big shopping
spree. The weekly trips may add up to $300 (or whatever), but it
hurts less spread out over weeks or months.
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Re: Holidays in October, November, December
By: lakey Date: October 13, 2019, 9:04 pm
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My main problem with stores putting up Christmas stuff so early
is when they displace other items to make way for aisles and
aisles of Christmas stuff. If they're putting out a limited
amount of Christmas stuff, it doesn't bother me. One year I was
in charge of the faculty Thanksgiving lunch. I went to a store
for decorations and supplies in the Thanksgiving theme and there
was virtually nothing, and this was a couple of weeks before
Thanksgiving. Where I used to live there were a couple of stores
that seemed to be skipping right over Thanksgiving. It's all a
matter of degree. Too much of anything becomes annoying.
Also, fabric and craft stores are a different matter. These
things have to be started well ahead of the holiday.
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Re: Holidays in October, November, December
By: Aleko Date: October 14, 2019, 2:10 am
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[quote]Some people like to buy a few items at a time to fit
their weekly budget instead of waiting to save up for one big
shopping spree.[/quote]
Which is fine for non-food items, but it depresses me to see
Christmas food (gift boxes of chocolates, biscuits, etc) on the
shelves in early September (which is when many UK shops start
stocking their Christmas lines). I certainly don't want to
unwrap a four-month-old box of chocolates on 25th December! If
they're still within their Best Before date by then, they're so
stuffed with preservatives that I don't want to eat them anyway.
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Re: Holidays in October, November, December
By: Nikko-chan Date: October 14, 2019, 3:32 am
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October 31st is also Samhain. I am planning on modifying a
honeycake recipe for it (the first time i made them they were
too dry and not sweet enough. gonna add a different honey AND a
crumb topping. mmm)
My minor annoyances: I worked retail for three years. If I never
hear another Christmas carol again I will be one happy woman.
Second annoyance: The family is Christian, I am not, and my best
friend is Jewish. In between Oct 31 and January 1st I celebrate,
in order: Samhain/Halloween, Thanksgiving, Yule, Hanukkah,
Christmas Eve, Christmas, and New Years. In that order. *flop*
Please stick a fork in me, as by the time this is over I will be
as cooked as the Thanksgiving Turkey!
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Re: Holidays in October, November, December
By: Venus193 Date: October 14, 2019, 7:09 am
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I really don't like seeing Christmas stuff in stores in
September, but fortunately it isn't displacing fall stuff...
yet. At least now we're having actual fall weather in New York
for more than a few days before we get winter.
What I don't like is going into a store and finding aisles
blocked with huge boxes of stuff not yet on shelves. This
happens frequently in Dollar Tree and Dollar General.
Fortunately, I don't have to get too many gifts anymore. Most
of them will be those large boxes of Russell Stover that are
buy-one-get-two-free on Thanksgiving weekend, but I will have to
stop by the store soon to remind the manager to really stock up
on them this year because he ran out of them on Thanksgiving Day
last year.
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Re: Holidays in October, November, December
By: Pattycake Date: October 14, 2019, 9:05 am
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[quote author=Aleko link=topic=1362.msg40361#msg40361
date=1571037016]
[quote]Some people like to buy a few items at a time to fit
their weekly budget instead of waiting to save up for one big
shopping spree.[/quote]
Which is fine for non-food items, but it depresses me to see
Christmas food (gift boxes of chocolates, biscuits, etc) on the
shelves in early September (which is when many UK shops start
stocking their Christmas lines). I certainly don't want to
unwrap a four-month-old box of chocolates on 25th December! If
they're still within their Best Before date by then, they're so
stuffed with preservatives that I don't want to eat them anyway.
[/quote]
I don't think they want people to buy them now and hold them
until Christmas - they want to tempt you to buy and eat them
now, because hey, chocolate! and then buy more later for the
holiday.
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Re: Holidays in October, November, December
By: Chez Miriam Date: October 14, 2019, 10:29 am
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[quote author=Pattycake link=topic=1362.msg40380#msg40380
date=1571061906]
[quote author=Aleko link=topic=1362.msg40361#msg40361
date=1571037016]
[quote]Some people like to buy a few items at a time to fit
their weekly budget instead of waiting to save up for one big
shopping spree.[/quote]
Which is fine for non-food items, but it depresses me to see
Christmas food (gift boxes of chocolates, biscuits, etc) on the
shelves in early September (which is when many UK shops start
stocking their Christmas lines). I certainly don't want to
unwrap a four-month-old box of chocolates on 25th December! If
they're still within their Best Before date by then, they're so
stuffed with preservatives that I don't want to eat them anyway.
[/quote]
I don't think they want people to buy them now and hold them
until Christmas - they want to tempt you to buy and eat them
now, because hey, chocolate! and then buy more later for the
holiday.
[/quote]
Agreed - and not just chocolate, because hey, mince pies! ;) ;D
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