Supersizing Christmas? A Moment of Soapbox Questioning
Okay. I'm addicted to Target.
There.
I said it.
Target is my spot to shop. I ought to own stock.
Anyway, imagine my surprise when, last weekend, as I'm checking out reduced price Halloween items for possible convention masquerade garb when I discovered (hidden amongst the rummaged and tossed about Halloween crap, er stuff) fall/Thanksgiving decorations at the same 75% off we've-got-to-move-this-asap price. This was the day after Halloween.
Thanksgiving.
Little Native Americans and paled faced pilgrams sporting bright orange clearance stickers. Suffering the same fate as the (lowly and in some people's view less noble) Halloween items. I mean, I can understand the Halloween discount, because, hey it's after October 31st.
But Thanksgiving.
At the time, it wasn't even close to Thanksgiving.
Okay. I'm overreacting. The store's just trying to clear out two holiday decorations with one fail swoop. After all, Christmas is coming and let's be honest, Nicole, that's the real holiday.
Right?
Wrong.
Without Thanksgiving, America probably wouldn't be a country. We'd still be struggling to survive. Or another scenerio, we'd be a part of the Mexican government, a Spanish colony, or an extention of Canada.
Halloween gets more of a showing than Thanksgiving. Day of the Dead receives more attention. It's ridiculous.
What's with the supersizing of Christmas? Is this a merely an extension of how commerical our country has become?
I'm not the only person a little mystified by the mass supersizing of Christmas. TIME magazine has an article about the blending of the holidays into one continuous blob of "holiday season." Munching through our wallets and our purses and burping out credit card billing statements like there's no tomorrow.
Already Target had six aisles devoted and decorated Christmas decorations. November 1st! I think Thanksgiving should get some respect.
Don't you?
Drop your comments below, and I'll step off my soapbox.
Enjoy,
Nicole Givens Kurtz
There.
I said it.
Target is my spot to shop. I ought to own stock.
Anyway, imagine my surprise when, last weekend, as I'm checking out reduced price Halloween items for possible convention masquerade garb when I discovered (hidden amongst the rummaged and tossed about Halloween crap, er stuff) fall/Thanksgiving decorations at the same 75% off we've-got-to-move-this-asap price. This was the day after Halloween.
Thanksgiving.
Little Native Americans and paled faced pilgrams sporting bright orange clearance stickers. Suffering the same fate as the (lowly and in some people's view less noble) Halloween items. I mean, I can understand the Halloween discount, because, hey it's after October 31st.
But Thanksgiving.
At the time, it wasn't even close to Thanksgiving.
Okay. I'm overreacting. The store's just trying to clear out two holiday decorations with one fail swoop. After all, Christmas is coming and let's be honest, Nicole, that's the real holiday.
Right?
Wrong.
Without Thanksgiving, America probably wouldn't be a country. We'd still be struggling to survive. Or another scenerio, we'd be a part of the Mexican government, a Spanish colony, or an extention of Canada.
Halloween gets more of a showing than Thanksgiving. Day of the Dead receives more attention. It's ridiculous.
What's with the supersizing of Christmas? Is this a merely an extension of how commerical our country has become?
I'm not the only person a little mystified by the mass supersizing of Christmas. TIME magazine has an article about the blending of the holidays into one continuous blob of "holiday season." Munching through our wallets and our purses and burping out credit card billing statements like there's no tomorrow.
Already Target had six aisles devoted and decorated Christmas decorations. November 1st! I think Thanksgiving should get some respect.
Don't you?
Drop your comments below, and I'll step off my soapbox.
Enjoy,
Nicole Givens Kurtz
