[Drivingforfun]

When do you think is too soon for Christmas related things, like shops going Christmassy or putting lights on your house?

I saw a house in early November with a Christmas tree in it and thought it a bit soon. It doesn't bother me, I think it's fun, but for me I'd say around early December...

I can understand shops doing it early as people budget for Christmas in the last months of the year, they don't do it all in December. But I tend to ignore the Christmas displays till November...

I don't like to judge in all honesty, but just thought it an interesting topic!

You never know someone's situation - I vaguely know someone who had a son in the army and his closest leave to Christmas was in October, so his mother put up decorations to have Christmas when he was at home... sadly he never came home and she now still puts her decorations up at that same time every year

[Rolebama]

My wife does all our Christmas shopping. Starting in January! Prezzies are bought on a 'saw this and thought of you' basis throughout the year.
I think the daftest thing I have seen was when I saw a huge Santa and Sleigh on the side of the Harlequin Centre at Watford some years ago, in August!?
It rankles a little when I go shopping with the wife and find usual stock missing because they have filled the shelves with Xmas stuff in October. All-in-all I think the beginning to the middle of December is plenty early enough for this.

Had to laugh when I saw a box of crackers labelled as 'The Grinch'. On the box, in not over-large print it said: No banger, hat, motto or present in these crackers. (I think it was in The Range in Stevenage.)

[olduser]

I think I have an idea for a novel but useful Christmas present, presentation is the problem.
The idea is to pay off some of the recipients credit card debt but would it be best to send a card saying, "I have paid £x of your card" or have the credit card company send a card saying, "so and so has paid £x off your credit card"? 😐

[Rolebama]

I don't know about Credit Cards, but I tried to put some money into my wife's bank account last Xmas. I was told I can't do this because they can't check the origin of cash. I had to do an etransfer.

[Mark07]

I may be mis-remembering, but I think decorations seemed to go up a little earlier during lockdown - presumedly as those people wanted something to celebrate.

I wonder if some of those people have gotten into the habit of putting decorations up a little early. Mid-late November is roughly when i first notice the odd tree appearing in houses near me - though I expect the majority to appear from early Dec.

As for shops, I've just come to expect their Christmas ranges to appear from 1st November. It always make me smile when i see some items with sell by dates before 25th Dec.

[NMNeil]

How about mid September?
https://corporate.walmart.com/news/2...fordable-meals
We went to Walmart yesterday and outside the store, just like every year they have someone from the Salvation Army ringing a bell for donations to worthy causes. The only difference is the cry wasn't "Happy holidays" (They don't use the word Christmas due to WOKE pressure) but "Happy Thanksgiving". And a friend of ours a few years back commented how expensive the bicycle was that he bought for his daughter as an Easter present!
Worlds gone mad.

[NMNeil]

Every Christmas morning I tell the wife what she bought me and she tells me what I bought her.
Never disappointed with our 'gifts'
(Last year she bought me a new 1911 and this year she bought me a new carburetor for my tractor)