It irks me when I see Christmas stuff start replacing the September Back to School goods on the shelves. That's waaay too early.

I too absolutely love Christmas. And I understand the retailers need to avoid paying the tax man come Jan 1st, but this practice has totally wiped out the true meaning of the season. Now it's buy buy buy. There are bots that purchase all the "hot" toys of the year and resell them at thousands of dollars more. And parents are buying.

And then everyone wonders why we live in an increasingly entitled society.