Poor, poor Gamercat and friends. Sadly, this is true, especially in Australia; there’s been christmas and even easter products for almost the whole year now. :(
I work at Coles and our first Christmas products arrived early September, but it is vastly outnumbered by our Halloween products which onlt got put up at the start of October.
It’s true here in the States, too. Although I haven’t seen easter yet, our Halloween section at many stores is right next to Christmas stuff. Even home improvement stores have giant yard inflatables out already, only some of which are spooky, right near the tinsel-decked trees.
It’s enough to make me stay home rather than go out.
Craft stores have to put out holiday stuff months ahead of time so people can work on projects well in advance. Specialty wreath and tree makers have to start working on orders months ahead of time. What I don’t get is why places like Walmart and home improvement stores stock their shelves so early. I figure people must be buying them, otherwise why waste the retail space? Maybe it’s psychological. Get people thinking about holiday consumerism early and could drive up sales of other products for three whole months.
Unfortunately not – we had Christmas stuff in the end of April… All that Lebkuchen, Spekulatius and Stollen is next to the few small halloween stands and I know that a few stores had to restock already.
We all feel the kittens’ pain. Some stores seem to have become year round Christmas shops. Honestly, they might as well just divide the store into sections by holiday… I’ve been seeing Christmas stuff since MAY in my area! O.o And whatever happened to Thanksgiving!?! It’s like they all go Halloween –>> Christmas and maybe, if you’re lucky, you’ll see a single solitary lonely turkey. I miss the little Pilgrims and Indians and cornucopias!! You see the colorful leaves, but half the time they have Halloween specific stuff attached to them so they don’t really work for Thanksgiving so that holiday ends up being reduced to fall leaves, uncarved pumpkins and that one lonely turkey. :(
It sickens me to see that some people are so obsessed with Christmas (*cough* hallmark channel *cough*)that they start celebrating it TWO holidays before it
I saw Hallmark channel and immediately wanted to punch something. I have a deep, passionate hatred for Hallmark channel and the crap they put out. My mom is a die-hard Hallmark fan, so I have to sit through all of that crap OVER AND OVER, EVERY YEAR. And what really gets me is most of their “Christmas” movies aren’t even really about Christmas; they’re simply about a romance that occurs during the holiday season and then gets some corny “Christmas spirit message” slapped on the end.
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WHO ELSE HATES HALLMARK CHANNEL!? #nobodylikeshallmarkchannel
“Christmas in July” is actually a thing (you can read the wikipedia entry about it – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_in_July) , but it used to be JUST July. Then you wouldn’t see Christmas stuff until November. Then the retailers and advertisers clambered on board the “Christmas in July” train and finally figured out that they could milk it through the entire summer and still push holiday sales through until Easter. Mark my words: by December (if not before) you will see Easter eggs and Mardi Gras masks right beside all the four leaf clovers and Valentines candy. :(
122 thoughts on “Near Miss”
Cookie Dog
Poor, poor Gamercat and friends. Sadly, this is true, especially in Australia; there’s been christmas and even easter products for almost the whole year now. :(
PiMan
I work at Coles and our first Christmas products arrived early September, but it is vastly outnumbered by our Halloween products which onlt got put up at the start of October.
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agreed there is a chrismas shack that has been open all year now :[
TachyonCode
It’s true here in the States, too. Although I haven’t seen easter yet, our Halloween section at many stores is right next to Christmas stuff. Even home improvement stores have giant yard inflatables out already, only some of which are spooky, right near the tinsel-decked trees.
It’s enough to make me stay home rather than go out.
Mustached Ninja
even in quebec canada the christmas products where on display in the beggining of september in the Korvette
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Yeah I went to Target to buy halloween decorations and there was a big sign saying “christmas decorations”.
So, what the derp
YoKaiShoubiao
Only YOU can help prevent premature Christmas Decoration.
Act Today if you’re tired of this!
KAIRUGAMER
Did you notice Gamercat has a scarf instead of a bandanna?
Luigi
He was cold.
Rose Fox
First!!! Also it was late today!!!
Rose Fox
Dammit by one minute ;-;
ItzMeDB
Oooooooooo!!! You said a baaaad!
Switcherland
Sir, This is a Christian Halloween Christmas Store Server. No Swearing!
HyperKittyGamer
Maybe next time :) (oh, and next time say something interesting besides “first”.
Ninsega21
Anyone notice that that’s the first cuss word in the comments? That means…
The GaMERCaT 2.0
it means what!!!!!
HyperKittyGamer
Yes, ninsega. yes.
Sonic555ify
Means their in the true retail spirit :D
Happy hecking holidays
Sans
it means that they’re gonna have a bad time.
ChaosSorceror_Davidicus
Holidays are like the seasons… they don’t obey the calendar.
MichaelgRook
Well, technically they do. The problem these days is the Holiday SEASON.
raifield
The stores near me start putting out Thanksgiving decorations in September. I don’t remember this sort of thing when I was a kid.
Indigo the Seawing
Glitch in the last panel was so cute I wanted to hug him.
not interesting guy
is it me or glitch eye are fixed from the “accident”
Mattomatteo
Tragically true… -_-‘
Indigo the Seawing
Also, I have a suggestion for Glitches costume this year.
It would make me so happy is glitch was foxy from fnaf this year.
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The next comic is coincidentally about Glitch picking out a costume.
Ninsega21
And sadly it’s not anything FNAF related, but still have hope, cause the costume that was in there is NOT the costume he gets.
Techno Cadeyrn
Craft stores have to put out holiday stuff months ahead of time so people can work on projects well in advance. Specialty wreath and tree makers have to start working on orders months ahead of time. What I don’t get is why places like Walmart and home improvement stores stock their shelves so early. I figure people must be buying them, otherwise why waste the retail space? Maybe it’s psychological. Get people thinking about holiday consumerism early and could drive up sales of other products for three whole months.
Rocketroo
I hardly bother with decorating now. Get so burned out seeing it all every time I go grocery shopping for so long.
A Sad August Shopper
My heart’s been cryimg abot this for years. The only reason I laugh about this is the fact that it gets earlier and earlier every year.
Classic Steve
Retailers, you make kittens cry!
AzureTheCat808
The retailers must pay now for their crimes
The GaMERCaT 2.0
Die Retailers
Graypaw
Kind of glad that in Germany this is better handled. Our biggest shopping mall even gets the fitting decoration depending on what event comes up next
Deedes
Unfortunately not – we had Christmas stuff in the end of April… All that Lebkuchen, Spekulatius and Stollen is next to the few small halloween stands and I know that a few stores had to restock already.
Graypaw
Well then you seem to live in another part of Germany than I do
HamCat
Graypaw=Warriors? Aw man the memories! :D
Ella
We all feel the kittens’ pain. Some stores seem to have become year round Christmas shops. Honestly, they might as well just divide the store into sections by holiday… I’ve been seeing Christmas stuff since MAY in my area! O.o And whatever happened to Thanksgiving!?! It’s like they all go Halloween –>> Christmas and maybe, if you’re lucky, you’ll see a single solitary lonely turkey. I miss the little Pilgrims and Indians and cornucopias!! You see the colorful leaves, but half the time they have Halloween specific stuff attached to them so they don’t really work for Thanksgiving so that holiday ends up being reduced to fall leaves, uncarved pumpkins and that one lonely turkey. :(
Ninsega21
:'(
Peanut Brittle
IS NO ONE GOING TO TALK ABOUT GAMERCAT’S FACE?! HE LOOKS LIKE A COLLEGE STUDENT BEFORE FINALS!
Ninsega21
OH ME GERD! YOU’RE RIGHT! LOOOOOOOOL
Indigo the Seawing
Ha! I just noticed that!
AlyxVixen
My local store has three full aisles of Halloween stuff!.. next to the five for Christmas.
Why I think WalMart is doing this
We just want to give those who want things early what they want.
Chris13isawesome
I wish these would come out twice a week
Ninsega21
Same
I like trains
Me too
Ninsega21
Wait NO NO NO- *a train hit Ninsega21*
I like trains
Heh does any one else watch asdf movie? #asdfmovie
Ninsega21
Maybe!
Stafford Otter
Glitch’s yellow sweater is adorable! I also suddenly read his lines in my head with the voice of Alphonse from FMA Brotherhood.
Ninsega21
GOSH DARN IT WALMART, YOU’RE MAKING CHILDREN CRY! SHOW CHRISTMAS STUFF ON NOVEMBER!
Ninsega21
You’re comics are great! I love it. Buuuuuut… YOU CAN’T FIGHT THE HOMESTUCK!
HamCat
Go tell mister “I TYPE IN ALL CAPS AND MY NAME MEANS RED AND ORANGE” that :)
Glassy
I heard hooomestuuuuuck~
Ninsega21
Yee!
Glassy
hey you wanna start some sick fires-
I like trains
It sickens me to see that some people are so obsessed with Christmas (*cough* hallmark channel *cough*)that they start celebrating it TWO holidays before it
I like trains
The hallmark channel on tv is sending out Christmas movies in JULY and starting the Christmas countdown in SEPTEMBER.
Chris13isawesome
Lol. 100 days till Christmas!
NyxSkaia
I saw Hallmark channel and immediately wanted to punch something. I have a deep, passionate hatred for Hallmark channel and the crap they put out. My mom is a die-hard Hallmark fan, so I have to sit through all of that crap OVER AND OVER, EVERY YEAR. And what really gets me is most of their “Christmas” movies aren’t even really about Christmas; they’re simply about a romance that occurs during the holiday season and then gets some corny “Christmas spirit message” slapped on the end.
I like trains
WHO ELSE HATES HALLMARK CHANNEL!? #nobodylikeshallmarkchannel
I like trains
Also my mom is the same
HamCat
369 days until Christmas!
Ella
“Christmas in July” is actually a thing (you can read the wikipedia entry about it – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_in_July) , but it used to be JUST July. Then you wouldn’t see Christmas stuff until November. Then the retailers and advertisers clambered on board the “Christmas in July” train and finally figured out that they could milk it through the entire summer and still push holiday sales through until Easter. Mark my words: by December (if not before) you will see Easter eggs and Mardi Gras masks right beside all the four leaf clovers and Valentines candy. :(
Panther
Poor of them X_X
I’ve seen worse a year : we were end of september and there was already the “kings cake” in shops , when it’s for the 6 of january …………….
Panther
I’m always a “duh” face when i see such things happen ……….
I like trains
PLEASE MAKE AN ULTRA SUN AND MOON POKÉMON COMIC
HyperKittyGamer
#whenyoushopforholoweencotstumesandeverythingthereischristmas