Sorry folks - Christmas is over. Stop the ads!

[disneysteve]

Has anyone else noticed that many retailers are still running their Christmas ads on TV, 4 days after the holiday? Yesterday, I saw an ad for Bass Pro Shops talking about how they have everything that the people on your list want this year and how their gift cards make the perfect gift. This morning, I saw one of the Wal-Mart ads with the kid hanging signs up all over the house to let his parents know what he wants. Even on ebay yesterday, I saw a listing that said the item would make a great gift or stocking stuffer and the auction doesn't end for a few more days. It is bad enough that the holday ads start in the summertime. Now they don't even stop when the holiday is over.

[LuxLiving]

AMEN and AMEN!!


This is a very ANNOYING trend. I noticed it too.

[Joan.of.the.Arch]

I've been watching more TV than usual and I'm seeing that too. Last year I got tired of all the Christmas talk here on the savingadvice.com forums and blogs. But this year I tolerated it much better. Don't know why.

[froggie]

I so agree. Enjoy it while it's here but Christmas is over!!!

[Ima saver]

I agree. I went to Wal Mart today and people were just buying and buying!!

[Broken Arrow]

I vaguely remember seeing an ad that actually advertised something along the lines of, "Wait wait! Christmas may be over, but our sale that we've marked down for 20% after we marked it up for 50% is still going on!" I added in the last part, but that's how I saw it.

[disneysteve]

I don't have a problem with after-Christmas sales and commercials. I'm talking about stores running the exact same ads they ran before Christmas that just don't make sense anymore once the holiday is over.

[sweeps]

Some stores are already putting Easter stuff out.

[poundwise]

Some stores are already putting Easter stuff out.

I've not seen Easter stuff but on December 23rd, Michael's (arts & crafts store) was putting out Valentine's Day merchandise.

Silly merchants.

[disneysteve]

I've not seen Easter stuff but on December 23rd, Michael's (arts & crafts store) was putting out Valentine's Day merchandise.

Silly merchants.

Why is that silly? Michael's is a craft store. If folks want to make crafts for Valentine's Day, they should be starting now. That's only about 50 days to complete the projects.

[mom-from-missouri]

Some people still have not celebrated Christmas. We have several in our family who spend their Christmas with the otherside of the family on News Years. I used to have several co-workers who did the same. In fact, they did not even start their shopping until after Christmas because they got things on sale/clearance.
We have a highway patrolman down the road who has to work every Christmas (12 hour shifts), but gets New Years off-so his wife also works Christmas and their family celebrates it on New Years when they can both be off work.
I think stores realize that and keep the ads running. A lot of people do it that way.

[poundwise]

Michael's is a craft store. If folks want to make crafts for Valentine's Day, they should be starting now. That's only about 50 days to complete the projects.

I thought of that point too, regarding crafts, but I still think December 23rd is an odd time to be redoing the aisle for Valentine's Day. I guess it couldn't wait until December 26th?

[disneysteve]

I thought of that point too, regarding crafts, but I still think December 23rd is an odd time to be redoing the aisle for Valentine's Day. I guess it couldn't wait until December 26th?

They may have picked that day because it was a Sunday this year and they probably had better staffing than they would on a weekday after the holiday.

[Joan.of.the.Arch]

Come to think of it, mom-from-missouri, there are also the Orthodox Christians who use the Julian calendar on which Christmas occurs January 7.

[poundwise]

They may have picked that day because it was a Sunday this year and they probably had better staffing than they would on a weekday after the holiday.

Or... they may be silly. Right along with the companies you mentioned in the original post, and the multiplicity of others who don't seem to know when to stop advertising, when its too early, too late, or too much.