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July 10: The First Christmas Catalog Has Arrived!
Paul over at Network World has the dubious distinction of reporting the season’s first Christmas catalog, which he and his wife received on July 10. Hooray! Only 165 shopping days left! Paul contacted...
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Kmart Launches Christmas Site In July
You know “Christmas in July?” Kmart does. They sent a mailing out to customers today about their new site, Christmas Lane. It promises “the best deals for Christmas, 5 months early.” To us, that’s more...
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Survey: 13% Of Adults Have Already Given Into The Christmas Creep
It’s July 23. Have you begun your holiday shopping yet? According to a new survey, it’s likely that more than 1 out of every 8 of you is answering yes to that question. Yes, as we’ve reported for...
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Chicago Tickets Man In June For Shoveling Snow Into Street In March
(Mike Matney Photography)It’s one thing if the city immediately gives you a ticket for improperly shoveling your snow into the street; you could take photos to challenge the citation and document your...
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Best Buy Hops On Black Friday In July Bandwagon
We’ve noticed an awful lot of “Black Friday” sales recently, and developed a hypothesis that it’s a more inclusive variation of what used to be called “Christmas in July” sales. Now we’ve spotted...
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Reminder: Hallmark’s Ornament Launch In July Is Not Christmas Creep
We take a firm stand against Holiday Creep, which is when retailers start to merchandise and decorate for a given holiday months in advance. The offending holiday is usually, but not always, Christmas....
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Target’s Black Friday In July Promotion Is Back To Annoy Us
Sure, Amazon is creating a new shopping holiday that they claim will be even bigger than Black Friday to honor their 20th anniversary, but we can be thankful for one thing: they are not actually...
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Walmart Crashes Amazon’s Deal-Filled Birthday Party, Announces Its Own Mega...
Walmart takes aim at Amazon’s Prime Day sale, by announcing its own summer sale. UPDATE: Just hours after Walmart pointedly announced it would offer its own mega-sale in response to Amazon’s...
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