Comments on: Christmas Creep at Walgreens http://www.futuregringo.com/index.php/2008/08/24/christmas-creep-at-walgreens/ Denver | Colorado | Travel | Culture Thu, 02 Feb 2012 18:22:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: AMG Blog » Blog Archive » It’s the Christmas Creep, Charlie Brown! http://www.futuregringo.com/index.php/2008/08/24/christmas-creep-at-walgreens/comment-page-1/#comment-6936 AMG Blog » Blog Archive » It’s the Christmas Creep, Charlie Brown! Fri, 14 Nov 2008 15:54:37 +0000 http://www.futuregringo.com/?p=804#comment-6936 [...] their Christmas trees and decorations a week earlier than last year. Christmas wrapping paper was spotted in a Walgreens store in late August; on October 29, a CVS in Arlington, Va., displayed Christmas [...] [...] their Christmas trees and decorations a week earlier than last year. Christmas wrapping paper was spotted in a Walgreens store in late August; on October 29, a CVS in Arlington, Va., displayed Christmas [...]

]]> By: SilentD http://www.futuregringo.com/index.php/2008/08/24/christmas-creep-at-walgreens/comment-page-1/#comment-6201 SilentD Mon, 25 Aug 2008 18:51:56 +0000 http://www.futuregringo.com/?p=804#comment-6201 I worked at Walgreen's in the mid-90s, and a lot of Xmas merchandise was delivered during July and August, which is a slow time for retail in general. It makes a lot of sense from a logistics/distribution standpoint, but that does *not* justify putting this stuff out on the sales floor in August. I worked at Walgreen’s in the mid-90s, and a lot of Xmas merchandise was delivered during July and August, which is a slow time for retail in general. It makes a lot of sense from a logistics/distribution standpoint, but that does *not* justify putting this stuff out on the sales floor in August.

]]> By: James http://www.futuregringo.com/index.php/2008/08/24/christmas-creep-at-walgreens/comment-page-1/#comment-6200 James Mon, 25 Aug 2008 18:46:29 +0000 http://www.futuregringo.com/?p=804#comment-6200 The Consumerist ran my short post - so check out <a href="http://consumerist.com/5041371/christmas-wrapping-paper-spotted-at-walgreens" rel="nofollow">the comments by their readers</a>! One posted the "Holiday Grand Plan" from an asinine site called <a href="http://organizedchristmas.com" rel="nofollow">Organized Christmas</a>. Apparently you can simplify your Christmas prep duties by complicating them to a ridiculous extreme - starting as early as August 31st no less. The Consumerist ran my short post – so check out the comments by their readers!

One posted the “Holiday Grand Plan” from an asinine site called Organized Christmas. Apparently you can simplify your Christmas prep duties by complicating them to a ridiculous extreme – starting as early as August 31st no less.

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