Christmas “Creep” What Is It

No it's not that creepy guy from down the street dressed up as Santa for Halloween . . .

According to Life Inc Today “Christmas Creep” is a new term for how retailers keep bumping up the day they begin promoting Christmas each year.

I just saw Halloween decor at the grocery store next to Santas candles!

Nothing is sacred anymore, the Christmas Creep is even in your email! As a matter of fact, Responsys says, 15% of the top online retailers started their holiday email campaigns September 6th!

And we all know that once it starts, it's like an avalanche building up pressure until it explodes into a last minute Christmas shopping frenzy in December!

Experts say by Halloween, your inbox will be full of Christmas Creep because retailers know the earlier they can grab shoppers, the more we'll spend with them!

If you're sick of it all and want to trim back the Christmas Creep's visits from your inbox, make sure you're selective when giving out your email address to businesses or use a disposable one.

I'll be honest I don’t know why we even bother taking down our Christmas lights if it's gonna start this early. . . oh wait I haven't take em down yet, guess that means I've got a jump on this year!

What do you think of retailers starting to place Christmas stuff out this early, have you seen Christmas stuff at stores yet, have you started your shopping? Give us your feedback below and listen on air at 8:50 for your 15 seconds of fame!