Maybe it's me and the fact I try not to go into any chain stores but I'm laying claim to the first Christmas tree display sighting. Lowe's (a big box hardware store chain) actually has artificial Christmas tree (what an ironic symbol of a holiday gone commercial!) displays up with lights, wreathes and all the usual tacky accessories in their main entrance.

September 26th? Did I miss something or are we still using the standard calender?

Ordinarily it's Walgreen's followed by Ace Hardware but I think Lowe's got the jump on them. Anybody else seen an X-mas display?


p.s., X-mas trees in the desert are enough of a shock but this?