UPI – Humbug: 'Christmas creep' annoys shoppers
A survey of U.S. shoppers suggests 71 percent are irked when they see Christmas items for sale before Halloween.
RichRelevance, a data personalization firm, said its survey of 1,000 shoppers this month found 71 percent of those polled reported feeling “annoyed” or “very annoyed” when they see Christmas items in stores prior to Halloween.