I dwell in Southern California, the place the warmth of the summer time really begins in August and lasts nicely into October. So, California customers are used to going from shopping for sunscreen to pumpkins within the area of per week. However that’s atypical for the remainder of the nation, the place the usual “guidelines of retail” kick off the summer time season in Might and Halloween in September.
However possibly these retail guidelines are antiquated. In June, I first observed Pottery Barn advertising emails that includes ghosts and goblins. Then I bought increasingly more advertising messages promoting Halloween merchandise from different retailers. These lasted all through July and are persevering with now within the canine days of August. At the same time as somebody who loves to buy, I assumed it was odd that so many large retailers had been urging me to return and store for ghosts, witches, and pumpkins.
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