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Postby cid » Thu Jul 18, 2013 9:12 pm

We have officially ended the summer season.

The dollar store down the block has gone into full "Back To School" supplies sale mode.

Damn that summer went quick...
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Re: Seasons change, and so do I...

Postby Rommie » Thu Jul 18, 2013 9:41 pm

I dunno, they always push this stuff further and further back. Someone for example posted recently on the Internet how a store in the UK already has Christmas cards on sale, but that doesn't give me an urge to feel the spirit of the season. :roll:
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Postby FZR1KG » Fri Jul 19, 2013 12:59 am

Jesus said he'd be back soon, that was 2000 years ago, so what's a few months preparation for his birthday?
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Postby SciFiFisher » Fri Jul 19, 2013 5:42 am

Rommie wrote:I dunno, they always push this stuff further and further back. Someone for example posted recently on the Internet how a store in the UK already has Christmas cards on sale, but that doesn't give me an urge to feel the spirit of the season. :roll:


That may be related to the latest trend called "Christmas in July". Google it. Swear to god it's an authentic almost holiday. :shock:
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Postby Thumper » Fri Jul 19, 2013 11:33 am

SciFiFisher wrote:
Rommie wrote:I dunno, they always push this stuff further and further back. Someone for example posted recently on the Internet how a store in the UK already has Christmas cards on sale, but that doesn't give me an urge to feel the spirit of the season. :roll:


That may be related to the latest trend called "Christmas in July". Google it. Swear to god it's an authentic almost holiday. :shock:

Lots of places do that around here. Up on Lake Erie, an entire island has a whole weekend celebration around it.
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Re: Seasons change, and so do I...

Postby Swift » Fri Jul 19, 2013 1:31 pm

cid wrote:We have officially ended the summer season.

The dollar store down the block has gone into full "Back To School" supplies sale mode.

Damn that summer went quick...

I don't know about your end of the state, but it sure still feels like summer around here.

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Rommie wrote:I dunno, they always push this stuff further and further back. Someone for example posted recently on the Internet how a store in the UK already has Christmas cards on sale, but that doesn't give me an urge to feel the spirit of the season. :roll:


That may be related to the latest trend called "Christmas in July". Google it. Swear to god it's an authentic almost holiday. :shock:

The up-side of that is we went out a week ago to this pub/restaurant and I got a very nice class of Great Lake Brewing Company's Christmas Ale (they decided this year to do their own Christmas in July). :beer:
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Re: Seasons change, and so do I...

Postby cid » Fri Sep 27, 2013 9:56 pm

Walked into the aforementioned dollar store to grab some vitamins, and did a fourple-take when I saw the one rack up by the front...

"Pre-Christmas Holiday Sale!"

... :scream: ...
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Postby Rommie » Sun Sep 29, 2013 8:21 pm

Hahahaha

Saw a rack of Halloween cards in the stationary store at the train station today. This is noteworthy because they don't actually celebrate Halloween in this country.
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Postby SciFiFisher » Sun Sep 29, 2013 8:35 pm

Rommie wrote:Hahahaha

Saw a rack of Halloween cards in the stationary store at the train station today. This is noteworthy because they don't actually celebrate Halloween in this country.


Perhaps they are hoping to entice a tourist or two.
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Postby cid » Sun Sep 29, 2013 10:21 pm

Rommie wrote:Hahahaha

Saw a rack of Halloween cards in the stationary store at the train station today...


Well, I hope the store was stationary...it's the trains that are supposed to move... :think:
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Postby Sigma_Orionis » Mon Sep 30, 2013 2:00 am

Rommie wrote:Hahahaha

Saw a rack of Halloween cards in the stationary store at the train station today. This is noteworthy because they don't actually celebrate Halloween in this country.


I am pretty sure that by next month EVERY GOD DAMNED novelty shop/Party supplier around here will have Halloween stuff.

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