Is it too early to start putting up the St. Valentines display in my store?
827796
How about putting up Happy Holidays 2008?
753564
Sure, why not....all that work to put them up for a week or two is a rather dismal thought.  I'm gonna put em up myself with in the next week or two....after I get the Hallowe'en decs away LOL
3338
Yes.  Not only are people sending billions of holiday cards, but all of the retail stores are competing for your well-earned dollars.  Post offices at this time of year are litterally beseiged with the volume of mail - you will often see mail deliveries well after 8 PM.
724227
IF ITS A REALLY GOOD DEAL!!!!!!!! I WOULD GET THERE AT 11 PM THESE THINGS GO SO FAST.\n\nGOOD LUCK
962329
You could put up adverts that you can make yourself in shops and local places or the bigger towns. Good time of year for that. One of my sisters used to do that and she just made her own wee posters with one of her paintings as an example and her telephone number. Try that and see.
564564
Thats a good ?, I would probrably wait to see the summer fashions that come out in the spring of that year before I do any planning on the styles, as far as locations, invitations and caterers I would go ahead and get that out of the way, but make sure that every thing you pay for in advance is refundable due to the distance of time, anything can happen from now till then, keep all reciepts. good luck
292679
I have a few questions . . . regarding your store . . . \n\nIs it open 24 hours a day . . . \n\nIf not . . . do it while your store is closed . . . either before it opens or after you close . . . and do a couple of section each time . . . . update your inventory after you complete a section . . . until your store is complete.\n\nIf you are open 24 hours a day . . . it would be more difficult . . . but during the dead or slow periods . . . do one section at the time . . . when you complete the section the adjust your inventory to the amount purchase during your count . . . and enter your corrected amount in the inventory. . . .\n\nBasically do a cycle count of 3-5 products daily . . . and schedule the frequency do to the popularity of the items.  Especially if you are running a 24 hour mart.
865141
You know what I think? I say as long as you don't leave your lights up all year long... lol... \n\nIt'a absolutely about personal preference. I like to get started early because I like to enjoy the decorations. what's the point in all the hard work if you're just taking them all down so quickly?\nBut I don't think there is a rule.
716037
I would recommend starting the auction on Dec 7 for 7 days so it ends Dec 14. This will allow time for shipping and it will end right when people are starting to get desperate! It's hard to say what is exactly the best time. It depends mostly on if they come out with more of them before the holidays. I am expecting a large number of them to be available on "black Friday" which will mostly be bought by ebayers at 6am. So if the market is flooded on ebay the price may drop. Right now, people seem to be waiting to see if they can get one in a store for retail price. Once people realize they won't be able to get it in time for Christmas the prices on ebay will start to rise. \n\nhttp://www.findtmx.com \nhas some info on current prices as well as tips for buyers!
742555
Depends on the job. A lot of stores are hiring for Christmas help then they end up letting you go. I would wait til January. Probably have better luck.
742963
I don't think so. When I get home today I'm going to start putting Christmas lights on my house. People may think I'm nuts but I don't care. Me and my family lost our home last year because of Katrina. I'm not complaining because we did have a Christmas and we could have had it a lot worse but I told my kids we would make up for it this year. So this will be our first Christmas in our new house and we want to make it memorable. So I say to go ahead and put it up! Merry Christmas!
941306
Start as early as possible so you can watch for sales.  \nI love Amazon because prices are pretty reasonable and you don't have to shop all over for it.  \nMake a list.\nWatch for coupons (Bath and Body Works "free item with purchase")-I use these all the time and get free stuff (of my choice) and they are still part of my gift list.\n\nGood luck!  Happy Christmas shopping :)
1045892
I did this for awhile and did pretty good.  I only did it at Christmas b/c I was in collage at the time.  I had repeat customers that kept me as busy as I wanted to be so I didn't have to advertise.  If you are creative another idea is decorate houses for Christmas...this was hard but very fun and I charged about $40 an hour so the pay is great!  Only bad thing about it was getting everything out of the attic ready to decorate so try to get your customer to do that for you and I never took down b/c I was sick of it all by then but there is great money in that too!!!  Back to the wrapping...try to get your supplies wholesale including boxes and tissue...this helps!  Good luck and have fun!!
941502
I usually get all of my stuff set out right after Thanksgiving. Maybe that Saturday or Sunday. This year though I haven't put them up yet.
940118
It depends if you are willing to fight the crowds. The sales are enticing but you may get trampled or mauled out there.\n\nMerry Early Christmas!
1092893
I stock up on gifts year round.. whenever I see a good deal on something I know someone would like.  But I don't think stores should start decorating till the first of November.
737473
I work in retail, and this is the time of year where you start buying for Christmas, so no, you are not early at all! You are right on time. Cool gifts depend on the person. Hot items are the obvious- Nintendo Wii, Playstation, Tamgatchies, Tickle Me Elmo TX, etc. It all depends on the person you are buying for. IPods, MP3s, Blackberries, etc.