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The Daily Photoist: November 9, 2009
It’s not quite Halloween yet and here’s the Bay already giving us warning that Santa, or perhaps just a close facsimile, is on his way—ten days ahead of the official November 16 Santa Claus Parade. Given the economic downturn, perhaps it takes longer to pry people’s money from their pockets.
Hard to decide which is worse: the indecent haste with which the Christmas season is being hustled in or the doggerel that someone at the Bay has written to herald the jolly old elf’s premature coming, with scant regard to rhyme, scansion, or content. Clement Clarke Moore, who wrote "'Twas the Night Before Christmas"> (a.k.a. "A Visit From St. Nicholas") must be doing somersaults in his grave.
Spotting the first Santa could become the winter equivalent of hearing the first cuckoo of spring—or, downtown, the first ice-cream truck. Though we’d rather listen to either of those than an endless loop of "Deck the Halls" for the next two months. Bah-humbuggers of the world, unite!
Photos by Bill Taylor/Torontoist
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I walked past the Eaton Centre Bay last week, and was offended not because of the alarmingly early posting of Christmas signs, but what I perceived to be an epic grammar fail.
The sign read:
"He sees you when your sleeping. He knows when your awake."
Is this some archaic spelling of "you're", or are the people at the Bay just a bunch of fuckwits? It's been driving me crazy...plus the store front windows are now covered, so I'm thinking it's the latter.
Also, what's the deal with Nov (comma) 6 (period) 2008? Shouldn't it be Nov. 6, 2008?
Here's a response I received from HBC costumer service after I "complained".
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The official set-up date for Xmas merchandise in our stores, is Nov. 06,
one week, after Halloween. All the Xmas merchandise arrives in the
stores, about two weeks before that date, so they can stage it, etc.
Many stores have small stockrooms, and as they sell down Halloween, move
it to their salesfloor, to free up space, in the back, as there is so
much product, coming in, this time of year. You will see the same issue,
at many other retailers, as well. We apologize, for any inconvenience.
Regards,
Hbc customer service