Christmas creep was happening 100 years ago, thanks capitalism.

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[–] 8 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Damn, what a concept. If people buy extra in this time period, it is 100% crap that they don't need. Otherwise, they would be buying it, no matter when it gets stocked. So, the way to combat an economic crisis is to produce more garbage. Incredible.

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  • [–] 5 points 11 months ago (1 child)

    According to the article it didn't even work - there wasn't a noticeable increase in spending.

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