# It's beginning To Look a Lot Like Christmas... **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 28, 2015, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-beginning-to-look-a-lot-like-christmas/729185 "2015-08-28T16:53:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ralph124c](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8797f3/32.png) [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2015, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-beginning-to-look-a-lot-like-christmas/729185/1 "2015-08-28T16:53:41Z")
Story:[Wal-Mart starts Christmas “Star Wars” sales – Boston Herald](http://www.bostonherald.com/news_opinion/local_coverage/2015/08/wal_mart_starts_christmas_star_wars_sales) Honestly, why not have Christmas year round now? it would make as much sense. ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2015, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-beginning-to-look-a-lot-like-christmas/729185/2 "2015-08-28T18:26:47Z")
The more I think about it (and Walmart wants me to start thinking about it _right now_), the more I’m ready to dump Christmas altogether. Or at least the only part of it that matters to Walmart. ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2015, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-beginning-to-look-a-lot-like-christmas/729185/3 "2015-08-28T18:34:13Z")
Oh please. It’s not like they are putting out all their Christmas decorations and holding a Black Friday event. They are extending the dates for their layaway program (which they and most other stores used to offer year-round) which happens to be called their “Holiday Layaway” program because when they stopped offering it year-round they needed a reason to restrict the program to only a few months a year. Since Disney - not Wal Mart - decided that this month was going to be when they would release the third generation of the historically-hottest-toys-ever, Wal Mart was like “how can we get these toys into the hands of more people? Extend layaway!” and business was done. But whatever. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2015, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-beginning-to-look-a-lot-like-christmas/729185/4 "2015-08-28T19:51:31Z")
It’s not even September yet and at least one grocery chain has the Halloween candy out. ---
**Author:** ![Sahirrnee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sahirrnee/32/13937_2.png) [@Sahirrnee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sahirrnee)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2015, 7:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-beginning-to-look-a-lot-like-christmas/729185/5 "2015-08-28T19:56:30Z")
I have friends on FB who started the countdown to Halloween weeks ago. I have seriously considered blocking their posts. ---
**Author:** ![Drunky\_Smurf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drunky_smurf/32/449_2.png) [@Drunky\_Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drunky_Smurf)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2015, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-beginning-to-look-a-lot-like-christmas/729185/6 "2015-08-28T20:51:32Z")
> [@ralph124c](#): > > Honestly, why not have Christmas year round now? it would make as much sense. I think we should. Then people would be nicer to each other. All you Christmas Haters can go back to North Korea. ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2015, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-beginning-to-look-a-lot-like-christmas/729185/7 "2015-08-28T21:08:29Z")
I, for one, won’t believe it’s Christmastime until after I’ve heard someone complaining that people say “happy holidays” these days because Obama ordered them to or something. ---
**Author:** ![Cub\_Mistress](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ea666f/32.png) [@Cub\_Mistress](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cub_Mistress)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2015, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-beginning-to-look-a-lot-like-christmas/729185/8 "2015-08-29T00:45:30Z")
The local Dollar General Market has had Halloween candy out for over a week now. Several FB friends have started a Christmas countdown already. :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2015, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-beginning-to-look-a-lot-like-christmas/729185/9 "2015-08-29T01:49:33Z")
@ **Smapti** : I’ll say “Happy Holidays” to you any time you want, including right now. Happy Holidays!!! Somebody else will have to grouse that Obama did it; that’s not my schtick. ---
**Author:** ![handsomeharry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e9c0ed/32.png) [@handsomeharry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handsomeharry)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2015, 6:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-beginning-to-look-a-lot-like-christmas/729185/10 "2015-08-29T06:11:59Z")
None too soon for me. Can’t wait for the radio stations to do their part.