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jmowreader

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4. Where else are they going to put it?

Sat Jul 20, 2013, 12:39 PM

Jul 2013

When we were kids, back to school was made in America. You set it up with the manufacturer to have it on the stores' loading docks two weeks before school started.

Now it's made in China. You order it a year in advance, they ship it in May, distribution centers get it June 20 and stores get it July 5.

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Damn retailers kill the summer buzz every year on July 5. [View all] grasswire Jul 2013 OP

already? fizzgig Jul 2013 #1

Yup! Sherman A1 Jul 2013 #2

Like everything else hobbit709 Jul 2013 #3

^^ This! Locut0s Jul 2013 #6

Exactly! RavensChick Jul 2013 #15

Where else are they going to put it? jmowreader Jul 2013 #4

I know!! Pisses me off!! Arugula Latte Jul 2013 #5

LIKE THIS? AsahinaKimi Jul 2013 #7

Yes! RavensChick Jul 2013 #16

That is such a classic! JNelson6563 Jul 2013 #20

Love it! oregonjen Jul 2013 #21

I hate that shit!! Populist_Prole Jul 2013 #8

I live in the Northwest and it takes a long time for summer to gain traction. Arugula Latte Jul 2013 #10

yes, it's very depressing grasswire Jul 2013 #13

I know. I'm never on the ball. Arugula Latte Jul 2013 #14

look - they got a lot of junky shit yo sell and get out of their store rurallib Jul 2013 #9

Shit, I've seen places with christmas crap out already! madmom Jul 2013 #11

Already??? RavensChick Jul 2013 #17

Your retail calendar discntnt_irny_srcsm Jul 2013 #12

I went to Costco yesterday Bombero1956 Jul 2013 #18

UGH!! grasswire Jul 2013 #19

I took the kids to Despicable Me 2 sharp_stick Jul 2013 #22

School starts here next week. Jokerman Jul 2013 #23

I'll bet the kids LUV that. nt grasswire Jul 2013 #24