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A Sams Club Today

10 years ago

last modified: 10 years ago

I
went to Sams Club this evening and noticed they had been rearranging
their stock. I could not find the peanuts. In the usual place was
cashews (at increased price). I Roamed several isles, but no peanuts.
Well ok, I'll make do with a can of mixed nuts until the peanuts
reappear. The price on a can of mixed nuts was almost $15 - Yikes!. At
that price, those will stay on the shelf because not long ago, those
were much less.

I
rounded the end my favorite snack isle and there it was, A CHRISTMAS
TREE, by jingles! Next to it was colorful ribbons and wrapping paper. NOooo. It can't be. I'm getting old too fast. Had I missed Halloween?
Has my internal clock stripped a gear? Its too much for me to fathom. I
felt like bursting out in song, "Oh Christmas Tree, Oh Yuca bucks . .
. ." I'm losing it fur sure.

Your pore ole correspondent.

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sweet_betsy No AL Z7

10 years ago

What a great idea! How about if we just roll all of these holidays into one. Go ahead and put up that Christmas tree. You can set a jack-o-lantern right under it and enjoy all the beautiful lights as you eat your Thanksgiving dinner.

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caseynfld
10 years ago
LOL. Costco has had their Christmas items out for weeks! Right next to the Halloween candy and costumes.
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Our Wal-Mart has Christmas stuff out already. Just to early for me.
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I want to see the Halloween/Christmas mashup display. A witch driving 8 tiny reindeer, Santa amid hanging bats, a snowman made of fake lighted jack-o-lanterns, oh the imagination goes wild!
arcy_gw
10 years ago
I was out shopping today and found the same thing..stores with Christmas on one isle, Thanksgiving in front and Halloween one over. I think the bottom like is we all have ENOUGH and the stores know it. They are DESPERATE to sell to any impulse they can find!!
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If you have little ones, the Costco Halloween costumes are made sturdy and beautiful. They will last for years.
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I saw saw the first snow tire advertisement on TV last week. Christmas snow is around the corner!!
cynic
10 years ago
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In MN the snow season started 2 weeks ago so a snow tire commercial wouldn't be out of place. And for years now, retailers have started putting out Christmas stuff right around Labor Day. That started about 15 years ago when the economy was going to pot and retailers wanted to get the Xmas bucks while people still had money to spend. Strange to see but it worked so now it's the norm.

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