The BBC reports that the British department store Selfridge’s will officially roll out its Christmas shopping season this year on AUGUST 2. But American retail chain Toys R Us has them beat with a “Christmas In July” sale that runs this week. (although, as far as I can tell, that’s just a sale and not the start of in-store decorations and other holiday shopping enticements, unlike Selfridge’s) Because nothing says Christmas like a heat wave!
I was at our local mall just yesterday and saw no obvious indications of imminent Santa-fication, but I am willing to bet that they’ll be hanging the garland and the giant snowflakes by the time my birthday rolls around (August 27, for those who are joining us late).
Christmas in July? I fully expect people to start bemoaning the lack of Christ in Christmas again any second, when I’ve barely recovered from the last go-’round.
Frankly, I feel like they SHOULD put the Christ back in Christmas and get Christmas out of the fucking mall!
I was thinking more of the anti-”Happy Holidays” people, but yes, I agree that the fucking mall is a fucking travesty at “holiday time.”
Well, it’s a two-fer. The “War On Christmas” people get a nice big cup of STFU, and the whole second half of every year doesn’t have to be a non-stop shopping extravaganza. Everybody wins!