Why do they have Halloween stuff out already?

[alarisracing]

Want to cram halloween downour throats haha

[Segun15]

the stores do that to market their stuff that they have i'v seen it when my store waldbaums was in busness they would put halloween or any holiday stuff out so early. and a lot of people complained  because of it.

[ljrjess69]

they alwys put holiday stuff out way to earley......

[darkxtsuna]

Isn't it always like that ? like X-mas stuff on sale on November its just to get people ready for the season/holiday the next month.

[mrisha]

Ugghh!  I went to a couple stores today and two of them already had Halloween stuff out.  I hate that.  I feel like they are trying to rush my life away.  September fine but not July!

Because next month the Christmas items will be on the shelves.  Halloween and Thanksgiving doesn't have much meaning in todays' world.  It's all about the benjamins and greed.

[h_padgett]

As a former retail employee, I can tell you part of that reason is to free up space in the back room (if it is a store with a back room - not all stores have one in which to store excess merchandise) for the Thanksgiving/Black Friday/Christmas stuff. All of that sits in back room bins for MONTHS until the previous seasonal sale ends and the one after it begins to come in. So all that Valentine's candy? Been collecting dust in a back room for 3-4 months before it gets put out on the shelves in February. Yum.

As for stores that don't have a backroom in which to store it? They have to get it ALL out on the floor as soon as it comes in.

So glad this chaos isn't my problem now...

[sherryfan]

Some stores already have Christmas stuff out, I guess it is from last year or have not even clear out

[6265AT99]

Think about it - retailers all want to jump the gun so to speak cause they all want your business and when it comes to Halloween they know the kids with start nagging their parents to get them costumes and such.  Remember IT'S ALL ABOUT the MONEY!!!!

[kjstrukel]

I was at work this morning and there were CHRISTMAS table linens delivered ..... we probably will have those out before Halloween..... SHEESH.

[alaskakaren]

No I live in the country try and I don't really decorate for holidays. I do have a haunted house on the neighborhood I enjoy going to...