Skipping Thanksgiving

[Greenday]

Thank God for satellite radio.

[blas87]

One local radio station here plays Christmas music non-stop from Black Friday until January 2nd.

[Greenday]

One local radio station here plays Christmas music non-stop from Black Friday until January 2nd.

We have a station that does that too. 24 hours a day, seven days a week, until after New Years.

[blas87]

It's enough to make one go insane. Thankfully, that station is part of the company I boycotted, so it's not even on the memory anymore.

[Rebel]

The part I hate is that the Thanksgiving seasonal is already in clearance, to make room for Christmas going up.

Thanksgiving. On clearance. In October.

It's still three weeks away.

When did we start just skipping this holiday?

Dude.
You pretty much just complained that they're not making you pay full price for Thanksgiving decorations.
And yes, I'll admit I don't get the deal with Thanksgiving being an Aussie and all, but I would have thought that it would be awesome to save money on decorating for a holiday weekend.
And from the sounds of it, the retail stores aren't exactly skipping the holiday, they're just putting more emphasis on the more profitable holiday that comes shortly afterwards. But who cares? I thought Thanksgiving was more of a family and friend holiday, sort of like my families Sunday Roasts, but with a tiny bit of history (but who outside of elementary school acknowledges the Pilgrams and Natives?) and a strong need to watch Grid-Iron football?

I say enjoy the savings you get from the stores putting the Thanksgiving stuff on clearance and just stuff yourself stupid on the day.

And try not to go homicidal due to the X-Mas carols playing non-stop. It gets a little harder every year to stay sane, trust me, I know.

[KellyHabersham]

Something I found interesting is that the 99-cent store which I like has a fairly good selection of Thanksgiving/fall-related decorations.......and not too much in the way of Christmas stuff up yet.

[Lace Neil Singer]

And try not to go homicidal due to the X-Mas carols playing non-stop. It gets a little harder every year to stay sane, trust me, I know.

I find that easy cuz... I've known hell. And it plays the same five Christmas songs on a continuous loop. Panpiped. Compared to that, in one of my old jobs, anything can be endured.