When the decorations go up (was: Being Scrooge-like)

[grannybat84112]

Jen huffed:

> I was really disappointed this year to see a Mall Christmas store 
> open long before Halloween, and to see Christams decorations vying 
> for a place by the Halloween candy! How much further back can we go 
> before they just leave the Christmas displays up year-round?!?

Count yourself lucky, Jen. In my neck of the woods--Salt Lake City, 
Utah--at least two malls have had year-round Xmas stores in the 
concourses since...oh, at least 1999. 

Jingle Bells and artificial snow in July. Uh huh.

Grannybat