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Way to go, Costco. Yuck.
And I’m dying to know, who are the weirdos who get the urge to buy things like that right now? who are those weirdos?
I’m kinda thinking there are no people who feel the urge to buy Christmas things in the peak of summer. It’s all just marketing and placement isn’t it? shame on Costco
My birthday is coming up, and I love all things Christmas. Also an atheist. Humans aren’t rational. Also life is short, do what makes you feel.
Happy early birthday 🎉 (or unbirthday, as you please)! Nothing wrong with not believing, but loving the holidays, any of them. I personally really love classical, so Handle’s Messiah (the whole thing) brings me great joy. I really hope your birthday brings blessings, miracles, magic or incredibly beautiful, incredible things your way, pick and choose the words you prefer, leave the rest. Your post made my very long day!
I will look into Handles Messiah. Your message is so wonderful!! Thank you so so so much. Sending you more joy and love!!!
You are very welcome and thank you so very much, as well. You keep making me smile, and the world could do very well, with more love and joy!
I absolutely agree! Smiles over here too! Take good care of your self ❤️
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Before this was a thing in stores, elderly family members would buy things on sale so year for holiday and other special occasion gifts, because resources were limited. And there’s nothing wrong with being wise, even if one has sufficient resources. There’s a difference between that and stinginess/greed, and the line is thin and can easily become blurred. If I have what I need and operate from, hmm a lack mindset (”I lack personal operable transportation, poor me!), it is easy to fall into stinginess. When I operate from abundance mindset (”Good neighbors/friends/family go a bit out of their way, to make sure I can get to appointments and do other necessary errands! I’m so fortunate!" And compensate with gas money, chores, small but meaningful gifts if the others are declined or money is tighter), I can be wise and keep in my lane because the lines are seen more clearly.
The thing with old frugal people is they would buy Christmas cards after Christmas when the Christmas cards are on sale so they would save money for sending out Christmas card the next year. That is the best scenario for buying Christmas things out of season.
I guess maybe doing without meals to bless a loved one, you see it differently.
This is plausible and yes I’d quite prefer to attribute early Christmas displays to astronomical asynchronicities, rather than to capitalist greed, consumerism, and overconsumption.
Font looks like Sam’s, and I saw similar Christmas stuff there recently
You probably did and that’s probably a standard font.
Fun fact: in Danish, July is called Juli, which when split into to words is jul i, which in turn means Christmas in.
So it sounds like saying “Christmas in christmas in”?
Yeah, “Christmas in July” in Danish would be “jul i juli” 😁
Costco had Halloween out a month ago
Does Costco sell calanders? Because I think Costco needs a calander.
They have a nice assortment of advent calendars out right now. Some candy ones, some booze ones.
I read the first word as “I” instead of “They”. I thought you were saying you had a coffee table or something in your house with a bunch of candy calanders, and calanders with alcohol. Which I wasn’t sure how that would work. It’s not like you can open the flap for the 3rd, and pull out a 12 pack of beer.
So my assumption is you open the flap, and it just says “Get drunk”.
So I’m just over here thinking you’re a diabetic alcoholic.
Not a calendar or clock in sight.
Honestly it was before a month ago, probably 6-8 weeks ago I saw the first Halloween stuff there. Then it’ll all be completely gone by the end of September and they’ll spend the entire month of October celebrating Christmas
I was there today, and most of the Halloween stuff was gone.
Well, what are you waiting for? Go buy stuff like a good little consumer!
Tbh those peppermint squishmallows are adorable, though.
Ugh so cute. Costco, I guess I’m coming. Omg and a eight pack for 17?? Actually amazing. Although they are the small boys.
Eh. It’s Costco. They’re going to have shorts and swimsuits in store by the start of January.
Swim wear is useful at that time of year if you’re travelling to a country in the southern hemisphere.
That’s not why Costco is doing it though. The crowd they’re catering to buys things in advance of when they need it, rather than just-in-time, and usually well before the actual seasons for thing.
I’ve heard of Christmas in July before. Seriously. Might be capitalizing on that.
Pshh, my place was already putting up trees in June.
Oh do fuck off. It’s nowhere near time, we’ve not even had bonfire night yet.
It’s Christmas in July, duh. They even made a movie.
All those comments, and only you knew what was really up? People really do treasure their ignorance…
Well… maybe. My response was mostly tongue-in-cheek… it wouldn’t surprise me a bit if Costco was just selling Christmas kitsch in July with no other considerations.
At least it doesn’t look like chocolate stuff, always great to get those turning white because they baked in mid summer heat.
Last year, about this time or even earlier, a supermarket in a major city here suddenly had a wealth of Chrismas products (mostly sweets) on offer. Of course, people wondered, and it turned out that the supermarket chain had been shooting pictures for their Christmas campaign near that location, and instead of throwing the stuff away, they simply sold them off.
Merry Yule-y!
I like so many things about Costco, but they absolutely go batshit insane with the timing on their holiday items.
