From today’s Washington Times, comes news that not every retailer is giving into the Christmas-in-November meme.
At Nordstrom, Christmas comes just once a year. So does Thanksgiving.
The department-store chain hasn’t gotten caught up in the rush to hang lights and garland in its stores for the winter holidays. Instead, Nordstrom has a policy that holiday decorations stay boxed up until the Thanksgiving turkey is eaten.
“We have a 100-year tradition of waiting to unveil our holiday decorations until after Thanksgiving,” said John Bailey, a Nordstrom spokesman. “It’s a tradition that works for us. We believe in celebrating each holiday in its entirety before moving on to the next one.”
Now, the 104-year-old store is a bastion of holiday-less decor in area shopping malls that have been knee-deep in fake snow and tinsel since mid-October.
Retailers began their holiday sales — including holiday decorations — earlier this year to try to beat high winter heating bills, which are expected to keep shoppers on a tight shopping budget this year.
The Nordstrom stores have signs telling customers of plans to decorate before the stores open Friday, the traditional start of the holiday shopping season.
“Enjoy the day as we will — with our family and friends. Then, when Friday, November 25 rolls around, feel free to stop by for a bit of good cheer,” the sign reads.
Sounds like a good idea to me.
This year my wife decided to have a dry run thanksgiving day to test out her recipes. We soaked the bird in a brine solution she got at William Sonoma it really kept it moist. OMG, the turkey was so good and I get to do it again in a few days!