Michael was wandering a midwestern Sears when he saw it: a small, bright forest in the seasonal section. A shimmering flame-retardant mirage beyond the flimsy plastic appliances. Yes, his local Sears has already put up their Christmas tree display.

“Is it that hard to at least wait until Thanksgiving is over?” he wrote in the caption box of the Consumerist tipster app. At this rate, we’d be happy if we didn’t have to start making Christmas Creep posts until after Halloween.

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