It's July, Time To Put Out The Christmas Decorations…

Reader Kelly wants to let us know that July isn’t too early for a candle store at her local mall to start its Christmas marketing push…

Last night during a leisurely stroll through the mall, I happened to snap a shot of the Christmas Creep in a storefront window. And it’s only July! The picture is pretty crappy — I took it with my Blackberry, but I thought I would share it anyway. You know, there’s only 148 days until Christmas!

Nooooooooo. Christmas Creep in July? We realize they’re probably trying to be funny, but for some reason we still find it depressing.

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