Gag - the Xmas marketing blitz has begun.

[Initech]

And it's not even November 30th yet.

[Archae]

1. Of course.

I have two toy catolog flyers from the Sunday paper.

Wal-Mart and Target.

[Bombero1956]

2. went into a Macy's yesterday

They were playing "Santa Claus Is Coming To Town" in the store. Yup it has begun.

[Initech]

5. Costco has had their Christmas decorations up since late August.

And what's even crazier - my cube-mate at work was telling me he used to work at a department store and they would get their Christmas shit in the beginning of JUNE. Seriously.

[kick-ass-bob]

9. Yep.

Back when I worked retail (1994) we would get some boxes of Christmas merchandise in July, but we couldn't put it out until October.

[Jade Fox]

3. I went shopping today....

something I don't do that often, and could hardly find what I was looking for because the shelves were filled with Christmas crap.

They really beat it into the ground. It has ruined Christmas for me.

[Odin2005]

4. It's started and there is not even snow on the ground here in Fargo!

[Bombero1956]

6. I still love Christmas

No matter how much people try to ruin it I still get excited during the holidays. To me it's about getting together with family and people you love. I refuse to let anyone destroy it for me.

[MilesColtrane]

7. Anybody who tries to sell Christmas to me before Thanksgiving gets...

the Fawlty Spoon Treatment:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SrPfhs5WnB4

[realisticphish]

8. i'm going to start

carrying a spoon around at all times for this purpose

[bif]

10. I dread going to the store this time of year.

They've pretty much ruined Christmas for me.

[Mariselle]

11. I don't mind Christmas...

It comes and goes, but I hate the marketing putsch that comes before it.

[Yeshuah Ben Joseph]

12. Tell Me about it.

I wasn't even born in December!

[fishwax]

13. yeah, but on the plus side there was egg nog at the store today