Sunday October 29, 2006

I’ve just seen my first Christmas commercial of the season (on WNYW Channel 5 for Lowe’s, touting their wide variety of “holiday decorations”). Advertisers used to have the decency to wait until at least Election Day, but no longer. Of course, ten years ago, all this used to begin after Thanksgiving. At this rate, by 2025, Christmas shopping will begin as soon as the local baseball team is eliminated from playoff contention.