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Started by ZLoth, October 24, 2024, 09:03:14 PM

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wanderer2575

Quote from: Rothman on November 02, 2024, 06:46:56 PM
Quote from: SEWIGuy on November 02, 2024, 05:25:13 PMRight. If people want to decorate and put up the lights, go right ahead. Why should I care?

Wait, for whom do people put up exterior Christmas decorations?

How about for themselves, or to add to the overall societal vibe?  My wife and I are Jewish and we don't put up a nativity scene or anything along those lines, but we put up some outdoor Christm holiday lights every year.  We like seeing them and they add to the holiday ambiance.


vdeane

Quote from: hbelkins on November 08, 2024, 12:01:01 PMAnd we have a late Black Friday this year. Since Nov. 1 fell on a Friday, the fourth Thursday isn't until the 28th. Wonder how the shorter shopping season will affect holiday sales?
Judging by how swamped stores are and the increase in traffic I've seen on retail corridors, I don't think people are waiting for Black Friday to start their shopping.
Please note: All comments here represent my own personal opinion and do not reflect the official position of NYSDOT or its affiliates.

hbelkins

Quote from: vdeane on November 08, 2024, 12:41:55 PM
Quote from: hbelkins on November 08, 2024, 12:01:01 PMAnd we have a late Black Friday this year. Since Nov. 1 fell on a Friday, the fourth Thursday isn't until the 28th. Wonder how the shorter shopping season will affect holiday sales?
Judging by how swamped stores are and the increase in traffic I've seen on retail corridors, I don't think people are waiting for Black Friday to start their shopping.

True, Walmart's Black Friday deals start next week.
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jeffandnicole

Quote from: vdeane on November 08, 2024, 12:41:55 PM
Quote from: hbelkins on November 08, 2024, 12:01:01 PMAnd we have a late Black Friday this year. Since Nov. 1 fell on a Friday, the fourth Thursday isn't until the 28th. Wonder how the shorter shopping season will affect holiday sales?
Judging by how swamped stores are and the increase in traffic I've seen on retail corridors, I don't think people are waiting for Black Friday to start their shopping.

The pandemic put to an end what Black Friday had grown into - somewhat thankfully.  But along with the "Christmas Creep" is a longer holiday shopping season.

And if you notice, no one complains if they get done their Christmas shopping before Thanksgiving...even as they also complain about too much Christmas decor stuff on display or for sale.

Rothman

Quote from: wanderer2575 on November 08, 2024, 12:29:20 PM
Quote from: Rothman on November 02, 2024, 06:46:56 PM
Quote from: SEWIGuy on November 02, 2024, 05:25:13 PMRight. If people want to decorate and put up the lights, go right ahead. Why should I care?

Wait, for whom do people put up exterior Christmas decorations?

How about for themselves, or to add to the overall societal vibe?  My wife and I are Jewish and we don't put up a nativity scene or anything along those lines, but we put up some outdoor Christm holiday lights every year.  We like seeing them and they add to the holiday ambiance.

If it was purely for personal satisfaction, there'd be little reason to put them up on the exterior.  Having a house "look nice" on the exterior has to, to whatever degree, also be to the benefit of others, even if it is a stretch of the assumption.
Please note: All comments here represent my own personal opinion and do not reflect the official position(s) of NYSDOT.

GaryV

We bought a Black Friday sale new dishwasher yesterday.

wanderer2575

Quote from: kkt on November 01, 2024, 11:36:07 PM
Quote from: Henry on November 01, 2024, 10:55:01 PMNow that Halloween is over, bring on the Christmas stuff!

We used to have a holiday called Thanksgiving in between.


AKA "Peace on Earth Good Will to Man Now Get the Hell Out of My Way in the Parking Lot and If You Touch the Last of That Item on the Store Shelf You're Dead."

"Once again, we come to the Holiday Season, a deeply religious time that each of us observes, in his own way, by going to the mall of his choice."
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Underrated holiday themed horror movie.  I was surprised to find out it was rated PG-13.

vdeane

Quote from: jeffandnicole on November 08, 2024, 01:46:20 PMThe pandemic put to an end what Black Friday had grown into - somewhat thankfully.  But along with the "Christmas Creep" is a longer holiday shopping season.

And if you notice, no one complains if they get done their Christmas shopping before Thanksgiving...even as they also complain about too much Christmas decor stuff on display or for sale.
Quite true.  I used to do a quick Black Friday run to grab the presents I need to get, wrap them at my parents, and then leave them there rather than transport them to Albany and back.  It was simply the most convenient way.  But during the pandemic, rising infection rates, unpredictable supply chains and shortages, and greater uncertainty over travel caused me to do as much shopping as possible in early November.  Since then, the habit stuck even though none of the initial reasons for it apply.
Please note: All comments here represent my own personal opinion and do not reflect the official position of NYSDOT or its affiliates.



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