Christmas Commercialism

I happened to be at the mall a few days ago (November 11) to pick up a few supplies from Zellers. While nothing out of the ordinary happened at all, one thing struck me. The Christmas decorations at Oakridge Mall had already gone up, and some stores were advertising Christmas sales. This really irritated me.

I understand that the economy is not doing so well, and stores need to turn a profit. And the holiday season is the most profitable time of the year. But my goodness, when stores are bombarding you 6 weeks early, you can't help but wonder if Christmas has just gotten too commericalized. Furthermore, are we really so out of touch that we would rather worry about Christmas Shopping than take at least ONE day to remember our fallen soldiers on November 11?

Commercialism and advertising is fine, but when it starts up before Remembrance Day, it is just a bit too much. I wouldn't be surprised if soon stores advertising for Christmas in July, and we as consumers take the opportunity to shop it up.