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Re: UnO's Winter Holiday rant 2014 edition.
« Reply #45 on: December 23, 2014, 08:20:29 PM »
Stuff on sale "cheap".
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Re: UnO's Winter Holiday rant 2014 edition.
« Reply #46 on: December 23, 2014, 11:32:19 PM »
Quote from: Geo on December 23, 2014, 07:58:31 PM
Who comes knockin' in the retail parthenon after the Easter bunny?


As far as the retail parthenon and their sales, it's "Winter Holidays" > Back to School > Mother's Day > Easter > Valentines > Super Bowl > Father's Day > Halloween at barely half of Father's day...Thanksgiving isn't even worth a mention/gets lumped with "winter".  The 4th doesn't even register. 

Don't be fooled by the many erroneous reports that Halloween is #2.  That number is for DECOR spending, only.  Then people wonder why Halloween is hardly in stores, it's sandwiched between the two biggest retail "seasons".

edit: source: http://research.nrffoundation.com/Default.aspx?pg=9039#.VJoD-14CDfA
« Last Edit: December 24, 2014, 12:09:41 AM by Unorthodox »
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Re: UnO's Winter Holiday rant 2014 edition.
« Reply #47 on: December 24, 2014, 01:09:16 PM »
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2014/12/23/ohio-homeowner-told-to-take-down-his-zombie-nativity-scene/?intcmp=latestnews

See, at least I have the sense enough to remove the religiousity from my display first...
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Re: UnO's Winter Holiday rant 2014 edition.
« Reply #48 on: December 24, 2014, 01:12:33 PM »
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