Why do stores put up Halloween stuff in the middle of July

[Max Rockatansky]

Amusingly had much of the same discussion with a subordinate today regarding the Fall and Halloween store signage.  Keyed into my earlier thread talking points about high margin items. 

[kkt]

I wish wall calendars were available for the next year in about June.

Many medical and dental appointments are made six months ahead.  Many long vacations are planned a year early.  Many theatres and musical venues announce their whole season of shows in May that covers 3 to 12 months ahead.  I want to be able to write them down so I can plan other things around them, but no wall calendars until September or so.

[jeffandnicole]

I wish wall calendars were available for the next year in about June.

Many medical and dental appointments are made six months ahead.  Many long vacations are planned a year early.  Many theatres and musical venues announce their whole season of shows in May that covers 3 to 12 months ahead.  I want to be able to write them down so I can plan other things around them, but no wall calendars until September or so.

Calendars should be available now.  Maybe they're somewhat basic, but Staples has them in stock.  I would imagine Walmart & Target and other places have them available by this point as well.

[kkt]

I wish wall calendars were available for the next year in about June.

Many medical and dental appointments are made six months ahead.  Many long vacations are planned a year early.  Many theatres and musical venues announce their whole season of shows in May that covers 3 to 12 months ahead.  I want to be able to write them down so I can plan other things around them, but no wall calendars until September or so.

Calendars should be available now.  Maybe they're somewhat basic, but Staples has them in stock.  I would imagine Walmart & Target and other places have them available by this point as well.

Target isn't far.  I'll try them.

[SEWIGuy]

I wish wall calendars were available for the next year in about June.

Many medical and dental appointments are made six months ahead.  Many long vacations are planned a year early.  Many theatres and musical venues announce their whole season of shows in May that covers 3 to 12 months ahead.  I want to be able to write them down so I can plan other things around them, but no wall calendars until September or so.

I use my phone for all of that as well.

[1995hoo]

I wish wall calendars were available for the next year in about June.

Many medical and dental appointments are made six months ahead.  Many long vacations are planned a year early.  Many theatres and musical venues announce their whole season of shows in May that covers 3 to 12 months ahead.  I want to be able to write them down so I can plan other things around them, but no wall calendars until September or so.

I use my phone for all of that as well.

I use my phone calendar, but my wife and I also have a wall calendar attached to the kitchen refrigerator with magnets. The main reasons: (1) she's more comfortable with it; (2) redundancy; (3) serves as a backup in case of user error. #3 is especially important. We have a shared "family calendar" on our phones and on more than one occasion, she's deleted an item from that calendar that then caused it to disappear on my phone as well even though we still had the event scheduled. Plus she doesn't quite seem to be certain how to add things to the "family calendar"—several times the cat's vet appointments haven't shown up, for example, so having them listed on the calendar in the kitchen is helpful.

[SEWIGuy]

I wish wall calendars were available for the next year in about June.

Many medical and dental appointments are made six months ahead.  Many long vacations are planned a year early.  Many theatres and musical venues announce their whole season of shows in May that covers 3 to 12 months ahead.  I want to be able to write them down so I can plan other things around them, but no wall calendars until September or so.

I use my phone for all of that as well.

I use my phone calendar, but my wife and I also have a wall calendar attached to the kitchen refrigerator with magnets. The main reasons: (1) she's more comfortable with it; (2) redundancy; (3) serves as a backup in case of user error. #3 is especially important. We have a shared "family calendar" on our phones and on more than one occasion, she's deleted an item from that calendar that then caused it to disappear on my phone as well even though we still had the event scheduled. Plus she doesn't quite seem to be certain how to add things to the "family calendar"—several times the cat's vet appointments haven't shown up, for example, so having them listed on the calendar in the kitchen is helpful.

Yeah, now that I think of it, my wife does the same thing. It shows you how much I look at it!

[ZLoth]

I wonder if there is a way to throw the Google calendar onto a dedicated display that can update dynamically.

[Scott5114]

I generally prefer having paper calendars because I'm more likely to look at them than the one on my phone. My most frequent use case for calendars is figuring out for work things like "what is the date two Fridays from now", which I can do with a glance on a paper calendar without having to unlock it, close out of whatever I was doing, root around for the button...

The downside of paper calendars is I usually forget to change the month.

[bwana39]

Christmas stuff on September first.

[kkt]

I wish wall calendars were available for the next year in about June.

Many medical and dental appointments are made six months ahead.  Many long vacations are planned a year early.  Many theatres and musical venues announce their whole season of shows in May that covers 3 to 12 months ahead.  I want to be able to write them down so I can plan other things around them, but no wall calendars until September or so.

Calendars should be available now.  Maybe they're somewhat basic, but Staples has them in stock.  I would imagine Walmart & Target and other places have them available by this point as well.

Target isn't far.  I'll try them.

Update from Target:
They did not have 2025 January-December wall calendars.  However they did have July 2024-June 2025 wall calendars.  Not exactly what I wanted, but I decided to call it good.

[Road Hog]

Mid-September is when we will set our center court for our Christmas toy gondolas, and also change our seasonal section from lawn and garden to heating. Mind you, we will still likely be in the 90s for highs by then.

People down south are crazy though. They'll be clamoring for faucet covers the minute the low drops below 50. I've lived here for 20+ years and got a full dose of that minus-2 in 2021, and never had an issue with outdoor spigots once.

[Rothman]

I did see some Halloween crap while grocery shopping today.  It's too early.

[jeffandnicole]

I did see some Halloween crap while grocery shopping today.  It's too early.

Perfect time to remind everyone Pumpkin Spice coffee creamer is available.

[kkt]

I saw cans of pumpkin spice flavor whipped topping in the dairy case yesterday.

No purchase was made.

[ZLoth]

People down south are crazy though. They'll be clamoring for faucet covers the minute the low drops below 50. I've lived here for 20+ years and got a full dose of that minus-2 in 2021, and never had an issue with outdoor spigots once.

I remember February, 2021. My pool was constantly running for ten days to avoid equipment damage. Good think I live so close to a medical center, I'm on the same electric circuit.

When I moved into my home in 2019, I did notice one of my outdoor faucets dropping. So I replaced all three with outdoor hydrants that went from fully closed to fully open in a half-turn, but, more importantly, the valve portion was at the threaded end six inches inside the home instead of at the valve. I do still use the faucet covers when it is expected to drop below freezing... it's a check to ensure that no hoses are hooked up.

[mgk920]

I saw some mixed alternately yellow and dark green dyed popped popcorn in a local grocery deli case when I was there a few days ago.  Yep, that time of the year again here in NE Wisconsin! 

Mike

[SectorZ]

Last night out for the evening riding around I saw lots of orange and purple lights on already, meaning some people already have the festive Halloween spirit 10+ weeks before it.

[Scott5114]

I saw an inflatable turkey wearing a pilgrim hat at WinCo today. (Since it's Las Vegas, I should probably clarify I'm describing a store display and not a fellow customer.)  First time I've seen a Thanksgiving display this early.