Yeah, there’s a holiday later this week or something. Retail stores don’t care about that anymore: they’ve got seasonal department shelves to fill, and most people who need garlands and lights have probably already bought ’em. What’s the next holiday? Valentine’s Day? Easter? Yeah, let’s move on to that. [More]
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Babies “R” Us Is Already Over Christmas, Moves On To Valentine’s Day
By 12.15.14
It’s not often that we find a retailer that’s over Christmas before it even starts — on the contrary, we usually find Christmas Creep to be the creepiest of all the holiday creeps, sometimes starting as far back as July. But they’re not having it over at Babies “R” Us. In fact, Christmas might as well be over, for all this store cares. [More]
Forget Christmas: Time To Buy Valentine’s Day Crap
By 12.23.13
This weekend, two readers sent us very similar “holiday creep” photos from two different kinds of retailers. Secret Consumerist synchronicity? Maybe. Or maybe the week before Christmas is now the universal time to put Valentine’s Day stuff out. [More]
Target Also Hauls Out Valentine’s Day Stuff In Mid-December
By 12.19.12
In the poll on our post from Monday about a Kmart that has already hauled out the stuffed animals and cards for Valentine’s Day, the wishes of our readership are clear: you don’t want to see Valentine’s Day stuff out until January at the earliest. Unfortunately, our readers don’t run the world, and certainly don’t run big-box discount stores. Reader L. sent along this photo from a Target store in Florida. [More]
Forget St. Nicholas – On To St. Valentine's Day!
By 12.24.10
Are you tired of Christmas, and ready to start planning your Valentine’s Day party? Brian writes that the midwestern grocer Dahl’s is ready to help you, since they’ve already put out their display of Valentine’s Day-themed plates and napkins. We can all eat our chocolate eggs off them before December slips away.
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