I’m not really a procrastinator
Posted
October 30, 2006 at
2:58 pm by
Julie
I purposely leave?‚? my Halloween shopping until the day before Halloween.
It makes sense:?‚? I don’t have bags of candy tempting me from the pantry, and I might even be able to pick up some goodies on sale.?‚? My kids don’t get a new costume every year, so I don’t have to worry that they’ll get stuck with the costumes that nobody else wanted, three sizes too big for them.?‚? We didn’t even carve a pumpkin this year - those suckers are expensive.?‚? I bought a bag of gourds instead.
But as stores begin displaying merchandise earlier and earlier in the season, I’m discovering that my approach isn’t as foolproof as it used to be.
I went to the Disney Store three weeks ago, where the costumes were already marked down to 50% off.?‚? A friend of mine went last week:?‚? Not a single one left.
I went to the grocery store this morning to get Halloween candy for the trick-or-treaters, and some candy corn to decorate cupcakes for Tacy’s class party.?‚? I found a lone bag of candy corn on a high shelf.?‚? If it hadn’t been out of place, and if I hadn’t been determined to find it, I would’ve gone home emptyhanded.?‚? Out of the hundreds of bags that went on display in August, one lousy bag of candy corn was left.
This afternoon, I’m heading to the craft store for trick-or-treat bags.?‚? Maybe I’ll actually find some, buried in the Christmas paraphernalia.
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1. Cristina said:
October 31, 2006 @ 1:24 am
LOL. This is so true!
2. Jessica Carlson said:
October 31, 2006 @ 8:21 am
With the growing trend of retail stretching out the holiday seasons longer and longer, I think it kinda diminishes the excitement of the holiday. It’s like you look for a bigger pay-off to all the hype.