By Lisa Goudy
I remember seeing the first advertisement for back-to-school in early July this year.
That is probably the earliest I personally have ever seen
advertisements for back-to-school. Elementary and high school students
only get out of school closer to the end of June. I don’t see the
need to wish their few months off away almost as soon as
it begins. After all, students should be able to enjoy the summer
without worrying about heading back to school for another
year while they’re still kids.
But it’s not just back-to-school stuff. Not long after the middle of August, I learned that my parents received the Sears
Holiday Wish Book in the mail. When I was younger, it often came in the mail at the end of August or early September. Now
it has been issued even sooner.
It probably won’t be long before Halloween costumes and decorations come out. It’s highly possible they already have. As soon
as Halloween is done, expect Christmas decorations to come out. Right after Christmas, it’ll be Valentine’s Day things and
then just after that, you’ll see Easter things. Not long after Easter — depending on what month it falls in — you’ll start
to see back-to-school things.
I
think I can guess at the motives for putting things out for holidays and
times of years increasingly early. It’s all about
making money. That’s what businesses are for. I can understand
that. What I can’t understand is why there seems to be a constant
push to wish away the time that we have.
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