Is It Too Soon for Christmas Trees at Costco

Fall is barely a feeling yet and Christmas is already on the shelves. Shane Hewitt and Ryan O'Donnell open the show arguing over whether Costco stocking a Grinch tree and advent calendar ads in late August counts as festive or ridiculous.   The evidence keeps piling up. Lego advent calendars are already being advertised, wrapping paper is out, and one of them admits to buying Christmas gifts twelve months ahead just to avoid the whole debate. Halloween, somehow, is the thing getting skipped over in the rush.   If you've already caught yourself eyeing the Christmas aisle before Halloween decorations are even up, you'll want to hear which host calls that smart and which one calls it a problem. The cold rink air and the back to school chaos are only making the pull stronger this year.   Topics: Christmas creep, seasonal retail, fall vibes, back to school, Halloween   Originally aired on 2026-08-31