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Merry September! Christmas Is In Full Swing At Rite Aid!

Halloween is about a month away, but it's too late to start thinking about that now. You've got Christmas crap to buy! More »

10:54 AM on Mon Sep 29 2008
By Meg Marco
3,211 views, 29 comments

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5:00 PM on Fri Sep 26 2008
By Ben Popken
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Guess What Kids? You Ain't Getting $@%* For Christmas

A new Reuters polls says that shoppers will be cutting back on gift-buying this holiday season due to, you know, being broke. The poll found that there are six times as many shoppers planning to cut back than there are consumers who are planning to spend more than last year. The pollster in charge called these results "staggeringly bad." More »

4:11 PM on Wed Sep 17 2008
By Meg Marco
4,419 views, 38 comments

Latest by jamar0303: Heh... and I was going to start college this year in the US, too. Good thing I decided to spend more »

Only 119 Shopping Days Left 'Til Xmas, Cracker Barrel Reminds Luke sent us this shot of Christmas Creep in full effect at a Cracker Barrel in Tewksbury, MA. Maybe they were just slow to get that Christmas In July sale up and running? MORE »

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Costco Helps You Deck The Halls... In August

Reader Darascon spotted this lovely example of summertime Christmas Creep at his local Costco. More »
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Christmas Wrapping Paper Spotted At Walgreens

Reader James says he spotted this Christmas-themed wrapping paper lurking on the top shelf at Walgreens, waiting to strike... More »

12:25 PM on Mon Aug 25 2008
By Meg Marco
4,754 views, 65 comments

Christmas Creep

This Garden Ridge Christmas Display Is Obscenely Unseasonal

We thought Hobby Lobby's August Christmas trees might be the height of this season's Christmas Creep, but wow were we wrong. Garden Ridge is striving to be a one-stop panacea for all your summer Christmas needs. They're already stocking Christmas trees, ornaments, lights, snowy yard inflatables, and what looks like a snow toboggan complete with Tigger, Winnie The Pooh, and everybody's favorite Christmas downer, Eeyore! More »

12:00 AM on Sun Aug 24 2008
By Carey
5,243 views, 41 comments

Latest by ATXconsumer: I used to work at a garden ridge here in Austin. The primary reason people shop at Garden Ridge is more »

Christmas Creep

Now Available At Hobby Lobby: Christmas Trees?

Why is Hobby Lobby selling Christmas Trees in August? WHY?! We can understand the tinsel and countdowns, maybe, but !@$% Christmas trees? This picture comes from Hutchinson, Kansas where it will be 92 degrees on Friday. We called Hobby Lobby for an explanation... More »

11:50 AM on Wed Aug 20 2008
By Carey
22,233 views, 91 comments

Latest by ryaninc: What the heck is wrong with all you people? Let them sell the products they want whenever they want. If more »

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Michaels Arts & Crafts Rolls Out The Christmas Display The First Week Of August

Reader Sam writes in to let us know he found some Christmas Creep at a Michaels craft store. He sent along some pictures he took in early August, 142 days before Christmas. More »

11:53 PM on Mon Aug 18 2008
By Alex Chasick
6,057 views, 67 comments

Latest by battra92: @PinkBox: I agree! I'm thinking of making a lot of crafty gifts myself this year because I don't want to more »

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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... More »

10:52 AM on Thu Jul 31 2008
By Meg Marco
5,220 views, 36 comments