Are They Kidding??? Some People!!!

[mrodgers]

I'll never get people being mad about others doing harmless things like this that bring them joy.

It's because the stores cater to them so that you have to chance your place being the one hit with eggs because you didn't plan ahead in April for Trick or Treat night since all the Christmas stuff is now out at the end of April.

 

[Skywalker3]

Several years back, mostly due to work/travel schedules, we started putting up Christmas decorations/tree Veteran's Day. or Veteran's Day weekend. DH asked me last week, when we were putting stuff up. He seemed ready then. I told him to at least wait until after Halloween. Will try to coordinate for when DD can be home from college, but I totally plan to get the Xmas stuff out this week, maybe even start tomorrow. we dont' do a lot of outside decorating though, so may not even have lights on house

 

[lanejudy]

We often put our lights up in October when it's still warmer - in fact I think a couple of sets stayed up year-round. However we don't turn them on until after Thanksgiving. I'm a scrooge and insist on "no Christmas until after Thanksgiving" - that goes for decorations and music.

 

[aprilgail]

October 30. A few blocks from me. Before Halloween!!!

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At least last year they waited until about November 8th or so.

Would it be OK to go back and throw eggs? After all, it <<IS>> Mischief Night.

my neighbors put up their christmas lights already- and for sure not Diwali. And right across the street is a house that is really decorated nicely for halloween so it really looks ridiculous!

 

[CdnCarrie]

We hang lights (ok husband...) when it's warm in October but do not turn them on until after Remembrance Day.
And other Christmas decorations (Santa, wreath, etc, tree) not until December 1st or the last weekend in November.
I do like the lights on in later November because it's such a gloomy month. The only holiday here is sombre and the fall leaves are gone and no snow yet.

 

[Kitty 34]

We'll probably put our lights up this week because of the warm temps and we will certainly turn them on the weekend of Nov 15 as the grandkids will be here that whole weekend and will enjoy them. I'm even going to have them help decorate a little bit in our house for the fun of it. Otherwise we usually don't do Christmas decorating until the week of Thanksgiving.

To each their own.

 

[tvguy]

Trick or Treat is tonight. I hope there's candy left on the shelves after work because the bowl for the kids is a little empty by now, LOL.

Hey, kids don't care if you hand out chocolate Santas.

 

[dreamer17555]

It's because the stores cater to them so that you have to chance your place being the one hit with eggs because you didn't plan ahead in April for Trick or Treat night since all the Christmas stuff is now out at the end of April.

This doesn’t make any sense. There is tons of candy to buy it might not be in Halloween shaped bags or Halloween colors but there’s a ton of candy to buy even today on Halloween.

Also I’ve never actually seen a house get egged because they haven’t given out candy. I’m almost 40 years old and I’ve never once actually seen it happen except for on television. I’ve lived tons of places and I’ve never seen it. I’ve never heard of it happening to family and I know several members who never give out candy.

 

[Smugpugmug]

This doesn’t make any sense. There is tons of candy to buy it might not be in Halloween shaped bags or Halloween colors but there’s a ton of candy to buy even today on Halloween.

Also I’ve never actually seen a house get egged because they haven’t given out candy. I’m almost 40 years old and I’ve never once actually seen it happen except for on television. I’ve lived tons of places and I’ve never seen it. I’ve never heard of it happening to family and I know several members who never give out candy.

When I was a teenager the house by the bus stop was egged and their trees littered with toilet paper every Halloween. It wasn't because they didn't give out candy but rather because kids thought the woman that lived there was mean and rude (not that it's justified in any way. I don't think she deserved it). Other than that I've never seen it either and a lot of people in my neighborhood don't give out candy.

 

[prairie_girl]

For people wondering why Canada (in general) takes Remembrance Day seriously, and see it as disrespectful to not honour the day…

think about the outrage when a store has a sale or anything is seen as disrespectful in regards to September 11. It’s the same thing in our eyes.

 

[Robbie Cottam]

With the price of everything this year wait til they see the electric bill

 

[Minnesota!]

I dug out our trees and decor this weekend. With all the crap in the world, everyone needs pretty lights

 

[NotUrsula]

For people wondering why Canada (in general) takes Remembrance Day seriously, and see it as disrespectful to not honour the day…

think about the outrage when a store has a sale or anything is seen as disrespectful in regards to September 11. It’s the same thing in our eyes.

I agree with you that Remembrance Day should be a solemn day. It's on the same emotional plane as Good Friday or Yom Kippur or September 11th (which BTW, in the US is now officially designated as "Patriot's Day".)

Commercial co-opting of any Federal holiday in the US is so pervasive that we now customarily do NOT have regulated time off on any newly-designated day that is considered solemn, because when time off is given, American marketing firms immediately turn that into a shopping day.

One thing that you might not be aware of, however, is that the US does not designate Nov. 11th as a day to remember the Fallen. Our day for that is the last Monday in May, originally called Decoration Day (from the custom of laying wreaths on military graves), it's now called Memorial Day; though most of the solemn commemorations are held the preceding Sunday except for the official ones at Federal memorial sites. Remembrance Day was never observed in the US; from the start the Americans called it Armistice Day (to celebrate peace), but in the 1970s changed it to Veteran's Day, which is now a day of thanks for the service of *living* military veterans.

 

[mrodgers]

Sorry for the tongue in cheek. Forgot which forum I was responding on.

 

[CdnCarrie]

I agree with you that Remembrance Day should be a solemn day. It's on the same emotional plane as Good Friday or Yom Kippur or September 11th (which BTW, in the US is now officially designated as "Patriot's Day".)

Commercial co-opting of any Federal holiday in the US is so pervasive that we now customarily do NOT have regulated time off on any newly-designated day that is considered solemn, because when time off is given, American marketing firms immediately turn that into a shopping day.

One thing that you might not be aware of, however, is that the US does not designate Nov. 11th as a day to remember the Fallen. Our day for that is the last Monday in May, originally called Decoration Day (from the custom of laying wreaths on military graves), it's now called Memorial Day; though most of the solemn commemorations are held the preceding Sunday except for the official ones at Federal memorial sites. Remembrance Day was never observed in the US; from the start the Americans called it Armistice Day (to celebrate peace), but in the 1970s changed it to Veteran's Day, which is now a day of thanks for the service of *living* military veterans.

Yes that has been discussed several times over the years here - the difference between Nov 11th in various countries.

I recall one US retailer coming to Canada about a decade ago and trying to have a Remembrance Day sale - that went over like a ton of bricks. Apologies were issued by said retailer. So not acceptable here.

Reminds me that I need a poppy starting tomorrow!

 

[Moliphino]

I agree with you that Remembrance Day should be a solemn day. It's on the same emotional plane as Good Friday or Yom Kippur or September 11th (which BTW, in the US is now officially designated as "Patriot's Day".)

It's actually Patriot Day. Patriots' Day is in April (not nationwide), commemorating the battles of Lexington and Concord.

 

[onewishupon]

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[Pink Partridge]

No one has money like they used to. Inflation has gotten to the tipping point. Stores and Disney are starting Christmas now because no one can afford it like they used to. They will need all this extra time to spread out the cost! Sadly, I'm not kidding!

I can't believe how high the prices are at the grocery store, and I am shocked every time I fill my gas tank.

BUT as far as your post goes, inflation is not stopping people from going to WDW. It is PACKED. Heck, it's not stopping people from going anywhere.

Christmas has ALWAYS started this early in the stores.

I don't know where everyone is getting their money from, but it does seem like people are still out spending. Perhaps it will come to a screeching halt soon

 

[NotUrsula]

FWIW, WDW sent out an AP offer for pretty heavily discounted rooms for 2023. I think that a lot of the crowds there now are still the folks who saved up during the pandemic for that, "once life goes back to normal we're going to Disney World" promise. I figure another 3 months or so is about all that particular wave of already-paid-for trips has left in it, though I'm sure there will be another bump for Spring Break as there always is.

Listening to the business report on NPR driving home the other day, the report said that spending on stuff is way down now, but that spending on services is still fairly strong. They attributed that to money that people saved over the pandemic for big-dream travel experiences and home improvement projects, and they said they only expected it to last another 6 mos or so at the outside before that market started to decline, too.

 

[Mysterian]

Hey, kids don't care if you hand out chocolate Santas.

Paint the foil white and add two black dots: Chocolate ghost.