why is Christmas stuff sold in November before thanksgiving is even over?

Question

i mean doesnt it seem silly to anyone else? i would think you celibrate thanksgiving THEN you start on christmas. it seems logical to me. any suggestions why?

Answer 1

the money grubbing man!

Answer 2

Well no... I think those 2 holidays really blend together in a way. November and Thanksgiving is really the start of the holiday season in a way...Thanksgiving is also a celebration, it just rolls well along with Christmas. Although yes sometimes I don't feel ready for Christmas stuff when its not even Thanksgiving...like now... but those 2 holidays just go well together and stores like to get a jump on things...more sales.

Answer 3

because retailers like walmart are greedy! If we would stop buying christmas stuff before thanksgiving, it would put a drop in their sales. I might even go as far as to believe that we as consumers would get better deals if we would not shop for christmas until after thanksgiving. Retailers would have a smaller amount of time to woo the consumer to buy their products, ultimately giving us, the consumer a better deal. That's how it used to be.....a long time ago!

Answer 4

The aura of Christmas (Or the PC "Holidays") has been steadily expanding for a while now.

Every year, companies make a larger profit on christmas shopping so every year, they try to start things off eariler. Most retailers only make money during christmas (Black Friday is the day all the bank books go into the black for postive)

Answer 5

Because they are greedy little money hungry businesses taking advantage of advertising sale after sale. It did used to begin only after Thanksgiving but they get the business this way. Christmas has become so commercialized that it takes the real joy out of the celebration for me.

Answer 6

It has to do with having enough time to prepare for Christmas. The time between Thanksgiving and Christmas is so short--less than a month!--that it is best to prepare early. Otherwise, you won't be done decorating until after Christmas is over! (At least if you're busy like my family.)

Answer 7

Thanks to retailers, the holiday season now spans over 2 months. Starting with the day after Halloween and ending Jan 1st. Thanksgiving is now considered part of "THE" holiday season. Also, the Friday after T-day (known as "Black Friday") is the day stores hope to make up for any lagging profits. Retailers stock their shelves with merchandise early in hopes of generating the "holiday spirit" and hope consumers hit the stores big that "Black Friday" and ultimately more often. A longer shopping season means a bigger profit.

Answer 8

To take advantage of the leisure time people get from other holiday's like thanksgiving to do their shopping. Also they try to co-opt the festive Thanksgiving mood to generate early sales.

Answer 9

Stores want to get rid of Christmas stuff before Christmas. It's much easier to mark down lights and decorations and sell them before the holidays then it is in January.

Answer 10

The early bird gets the worm

Yet,it amazes me that Christmas has become so commercial. What really yanks my chain is people who will actually TELL you what they want. One year, I also had a friend of mine ask me for the receipt! Can you believe this?
Hey,be grateful I even thought of you to give you a gift.

Answer 11

what good would it be selling christmas stuff at the time at christmas + it takes about 2 weeks to get all the stuff out in the retail store before they can start tradeing.