Ok, I have ranted on this before but it's getting worse. The Halloween stores have just begun popping up. Leaves are still on the trees (and haven't changed color yet here in Ohio). We haven't moved our clocks back and I've yet to bake a pumpkin pie, but for whatever reason, Christmas goods have sprung up in our retail shops.
With the economy in the dumper, are we expected to start acting on the holiday gift season this early in the year?