• @[email protected]
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    13 days ago

    NO WHAT HAVE YOU DONE!?!!

    YOU HAVE OPENED THE PORTAL!!!

    all i want for christmas by mariah carry starts playing

    ITS TOO LATE FOR ME SAVE YOURSELF YOU JUST GOTTA SURIVE FOR 12 DAYS!!! NOOO PLEASE A-AAGH

    glass shatters, then fades to black

    “ALL SHE WANTS FOR CHRISTMAS IS YOU”

    • Carl
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      213 days ago

      My father loves hallmark movies, and Christmas music. You can’t torture him with that. I can’t handle it, drives me up the wall.

  • @[email protected]
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    1113 days ago

    We have an annual contest to see who spots the first Xmas display. So far, the earliest has been mid-September.

    Toss-up between, Costco, ACE Hardware, and Daiso.

  • Jesus
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    1013 days ago

    Halloween stuff in back. Bets on this being a picture from fall’s past, and not summer 2024?

          • @[email protected]
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            1013 days ago

            They may be preparing for a remodel, in which many of the shelves get torn out and replaced with new ones. They don’t want to shut down the store to do it and need a lot of storage space to hold shelving while they replace units one at a time over night. So already clearance stuff gets clearanced harder to get it out of the way.

            This has been brought to you by your surly neighborhood shelving guy.

      • Jesus
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        613 days ago

        lol. Amazing.

        I bet those Grinch pillows will be great on a summer beach.

        • @[email protected]OP
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          713 days ago

          You can see the big wreaths on the wall in back.

          Also not pictured is the 2 isles of ornaments -_-

  • @[email protected]
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    713 days ago

    My GF, who likes to make a lot of handmade gifts, says she understands craft stores like Hobby Lobby (which this is) putting put stuff out early, since other crafters are probably starting their projects around this time and might need a few months to get them ready.

    But this shit better not cross over into regular retail stores.

  • moosetwin
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    513 days ago

    “Only 191 days until Christmas” means it wasn’t christmas!

  • credit crazy
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    312 days ago

    Sometimes I wonder if even Mariah carry is sick of all I want for Christmas is you playing on loop at every store everywhere

    • @[email protected]
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      312 days ago

      She makes millions in royalties every year, somehow I suspect that she doesn’t even hear it since she has the money to have absolutely everything delivered. Why would she go to a store?

      • @[email protected]
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        210 days ago

        On the other hand if I was this popular, I would not want to be seen in public unless I have to be seen.

  • @[email protected]
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    313 days ago

    There is nothing on that seasonal display barge worth 150 dollary-doos. Or is there? What year is it and what’s the inflation rate?

    I’m also mildly concerned about the handcuffs in the top-shelf plastic bin.

  • NoSpiritAnimal
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    213 days ago

    This looks like the discount and out of season pile at the back of the store. Note the Halloween decorations in the background.

    • @[email protected]
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      413 days ago

      It’s Hobby Lobby so there are Halloween and Christmas decorations up right now even if it’s June. It’s like they always start holiday decor 6 months in advance of the actual holiday.

  • AFK BRB Chocolate
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    213 days ago

    I honestly didn’t mind when stores sell Christmas stuff early. Some people like to plan things out. What bugs me is when they put up their own decorations early or start playing Christmas music.

    • Jesus
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      613 days ago

      Oftentimes the stuff goes out on the floor early because big box store don’t have much of a back room. So when the holiday decor boat from China docks, that stuff goes right on the floor asap.

      Some stores seasonal product timing is heavily dependent on shipping and logistics timing.