Business & Tech

What Happened to Thanksgiving?

On the heels of Halloween, Santa came out of the costume closet to start December early.

Two weeks after Halloween, the wreath flags are lining Main Street.

Arundel Mills had its Santa house up and running.

Mr. Claus has started making the rounds in the Mall at Columbia.

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Costco started its Christmas decorating in August,Ā according toĀ The Consumerist, a subsidiary ofĀ Consumer Reports, which launched a "Christmas Creep" campaign to track businesses breaking out the egg nog too early.

What do you think—does Thanksgiving get the short end of the turkey leg? or do you like having an extra nudge to do your holiday shopping?

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If you're out shopping this weekend, snap some pictures of the Christmas Creep in action and upload them here!

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