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Max Whittaker · 10-06-2001, 04:58 PM

For as long as I can remember stores have always started selling Halloween stuff in early September. Then right after that holiday is over they immediately skip Thanksgiving decorations and move on to Christmas! Now where is the point in that?

These people don't know how to take one day at a time. All they care about is making a profit! It is pathetic!

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Mossopp · 10-06-2001, 06:33 PM

When is Thanksgiving and does everyone celebrate it?
And how come Halloween is a holiday in America? Over here it's just a regular day.....except you get all these annoying kids at your door bugging you to give them food!

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LaverneShirley · 10-06-2001, 10:14 PM

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Originally posted by Mossopp:
When is Thanksgiving and does everyone celebrate it?
And how come Halloween is a holiday in America? Over here it's just a regular day.....except you get all these annoying kids at your door bugging you to give them food!

Thanksgiving is the fourth Thursday of November, I believe. And everyone I know celebrates it, but I'm sure there are people who don't. And Halloween isn't really a holiday over here, we don't get off school or anything, it's just that it's really big because the thought of getting candy from strangers for some reason appeals to little kids, I guess. And the stores cash in on that.

I never liked Halloween. The last time I went trick-or-treating was when I was 9. It just never appealed to me. But I do like passing out candy. All the little kids who are trick-or-treating for the first time are just so CUTE...

Kay Scarpetta · 10-07-2001, 09:04 AM

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Originally posted by LaverneShirley:
the thought of getting candy from strangers for some reason appeals to little kids, I guess.

LOL I am only still 12, but I don't wanna go trick or treating this year. I love to pass out the candy though.

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Joyce DeWitt · 10-07-2001, 09:44 AM

I'm going trick or treating with Jackie and Rachel.... I wanna be Evelyn Rayburn sooooooooooooooooo bad, but it looks as if I'm being twin angels with Jackie. Rachel is being a rapper... LOL.

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Mossopp · 10-07-2001, 10:17 AM

Yeah, the shops here really try to cash-in on Halloween too, selling masks and all that kind of stuff but people in Britain don't really go crazy for Halloween the way the Americans seem to. In fact, round where I live the kids have pretty much stopped going out all together. I think there were only about 3 kids that came to my door last Halloween.
Here's some trivia for you: In Scotland we don't say "Trick-or-Treating", we call it "guising" which comes from the word 'disguise'. Some folks here call it trick-or-treating but that's just cos that word has seeped over here from all the American influences on our society - TV shows and all that.

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- Angela, 'My So-called Life'

"...everything was there and around us. We knew exactly who we were and exactly where we were going. It was grand."
- Gordie, 'Stand By Me'

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ks · 10-07-2001, 10:23 AM

I agree, Max. The stores really force the issue. Christmas things begin popping up in September around here. It's ridiculous.

ks

DarleneIllyria · 10-07-2001, 10:38 PM

It is crazy they pile the holiday seasons on so early, but it's all about the money as far as they are concerned.

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Eddie: Well listen-- I went out for basketball and I got my hair pulled, and my mother made ME quit.

Dudley: It's not that I was afraid of getting hurt or anything; it's just that-- well, it's kind o' hard to play the flute with a busted finger.

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Truth · 10-07-2001, 10:50 PM

I might go trick-or-treatin this year as Gilligan from Gilligan's island! LOL im gonna need the shirt, the hat, the wig.... LOL

Ags2000 · 10-07-2001, 11:24 PM

My friends and I just see this as another chance for a party lol. We are having a halloween party at my house this year because I have the biggest house and best sound system lol. I love all the kids that come to the house dressed up. Giving out candy is a blast as well.

Mossopp, Thanksgiving is just a U.S. thing. Some Native Americans see this as a day of mourning instead of a holiday. In my house, it's just another turkey day to watch football with the family.

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wren · 10-07-2001, 11:26 PM

You are absolutely right, Max. The profits are important to retail sales for certain. This is the reason I want to get OUT of the retail field. I do not own a store but I have been in a managerial position in retail for 7 years and 13 years in the retail field and Christmas is the most profitable time of year which is why they (the store owners) are in such a hurry to get the Christmas stock out early. Competition is fierce!
I agree with you and this is why I want out. Anybody have any ideas on another field of work please let me know.

10-06-2001, 04:58 PM	#1
Max Whittaker I want Serenity back Forum Veteran Join Date: Apr 30, 2001 Posts: 6,180	Whats the hurry? For as long as I can remember stores have always started selling Halloween stuff in early September. Then right after that holiday is over they immediately skip Thanksgiving decorations and move on to Christmas! Now where is the point in that? These people don't know how to take one day at a time. All they care about is making a profit! It is pathetic! ------------------ Help others before you help yourself. America, land that I love. Walk straight, have faith and stand tall!

10-06-2001, 06:33 PM	#2
Mossopp asleep at the wheel Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Sep 30, 2000 Location: Helensburgh, Scotland Posts: 3,726	When is Thanksgiving and does everyone celebrate it? And how come Halloween is a holiday in America? Over here it's just a regular day.....except you get all these annoying kids at your door bugging you to give them food! ------------------ "This life has been a test. If it were an actual life you would have recieved instructions on where to go and what to do." - Angela, 'My So-called Life' "...everything was there and around us. We knew exactly who we were and exactly where we were going. It was grand." - Gordie, 'Stand By Me' Please visit Mossopp's TV Corner - http://members3.boardhost.com/TVcorner

10-07-2001, 09:44 AM	#5
Joyce DeWitt Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Jan 02, 2001 Location: Manlius,NY (where the movie Snow Day was set) Posts: 450	I'm going trick or treating with Jackie and Rachel.... I wanna be Evelyn Rayburn sooooooooooooooooo bad, but it looks as if I'm being twin angels with Jackie. Rachel is being a rapper... LOL. ------------------ °·.¤-Joyce Rayburn-¤.·° LOL Karli the above is a joke! "Hi Amy I know an Amy but it's not you well now I know you" ~Jackie, my sister Jackie and Karli, my sisters. How messed up in the head we are. MESHI!!!! Oh and Jackie, have you ever seen Tattie in love? <3 You all!!!!

10-07-2001, 10:17 AM	#6
Mossopp asleep at the wheel Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: Sep 30, 2000 Location: Helensburgh, Scotland Posts: 3,726	Yeah, the shops here really try to cash-in on Halloween too, selling masks and all that kind of stuff but people in Britain don't really go crazy for Halloween the way the Americans seem to. In fact, round where I live the kids have pretty much stopped going out all together. I think there were only about 3 kids that came to my door last Halloween. Here's some trivia for you: In Scotland we don't say "Trick-or-Treating", we call it "guising" which comes from the word 'disguise'. Some folks here call it trick-or-treating but that's just cos that word has seeped over here from all the American influences on our society - TV shows and all that. ------------------ "This life has been a test. If it were an actual life you would have recieved instructions on where to go and what to do." - Angela, 'My So-called Life' "...everything was there and around us. We knew exactly who we were and exactly where we were going. It was grand." - Gordie, 'Stand By Me' Please visit Mossopp's TV Corner - http://members3.boardhost.com/TVcorner

10-07-2001, 10:23 AM	#7
ks Certifiably Insane Forum Veteran Join Date: Dec 21, 2000 Location: I live in my hole... Posts: 5,501	I agree, Max. The stores really force the issue. Christmas things begin popping up in September around here. It's ridiculous. ks

10-07-2001, 10:38 PM	#8
DarleneIllyria Gone Forum Star Join Date: Oct 15, 2000 Posts: 19,086	It is crazy they pile the holiday seasons on so early, but it's all about the money as far as they are concerned. ------------------ Hottest Men alive: Dale Midkiff Anthony Starke Tim McGraw Jonathan Crombie Lumpy: Did you go out for anything, Dud? Dudley: Well, I went out for football, but I got my finger stepped on, so my mother made me quit. Eddie: Well listen-- I went out for basketball and I got my hair pulled, and my mother made ME quit. Dudley: It's not that I was afraid of getting hurt or anything; it's just that-- well, it's kind o' hard to play the flute with a busted finger. [Eddie and Lumpy suppress laughter] Dale Midkiff is my man!

10-07-2001, 10:50 PM	#9
Truth •°·Alien Believer·°• Forum 3000 Club Member Join Date: May 15, 2001 Posts: 3,463	I might go trick-or-treatin this year as Gilligan from Gilligan's island! LOL im gonna need the shirt, the hat, the wig.... LOL

10-07-2001, 11:24 PM	#10
Ags2000 Red 2/13/90 -1/5/06 Forum Veteran Join Date: May 02, 2001 Location: Candyland Posts: 5,544	My friends and I just see this as another chance for a party lol. We are having a halloween party at my house this year because I have the biggest house and best sound system lol. I love all the kids that come to the house dressed up. Giving out candy is a blast as well. Mossopp, Thanksgiving is just a U.S. thing. Some Native Americans see this as a day of mourning instead of a holiday. In my house, it's just another turkey day to watch football with the family. D

10-07-2001, 11:26 PM	#11
wren The Lady Frequent Poster Join Date: Aug 02, 2001 Location: Quebec, Canada Posts: 232	You are absolutely right, Max. The profits are important to retail sales for certain. This is the reason I want to get OUT of the retail field. I do not own a store but I have been in a managerial position in retail for 7 years and 13 years in the retail field and Christmas is the most profitable time of year which is why they (the store owners) are in such a hurry to get the Christmas stock out early. Competition is fierce! I agree with you and this is why I want out. Anybody have any ideas on another field of work please let me know.