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Is there a downside of Christmas decorations appearing so early? "In the stores, yes. I think it loses some of the excitement. People get sick of it by Christmas. It just gets old. I just want to carve pumpkins first."<br /><br />Do the early decorations make you speed up your shopping schedule? "I usually kind of wait for about two weeks before Christmas looking for that last-minute sale."

Will Jennings, 44, department store visual merchandise expert

( Abel Uribe, Chicago Tribune )

Is there a downside of Christmas decorations appearing so early? "In the stores, yes. I think it loses some of the excitement. People get sick of it by Christmas. It just gets old. I just want to carve pumpkins first."

Do the early decorations make you speed up your shopping schedule? "I usually kind of wait for about two weeks before Christmas looking for that last-minute sale."

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Will Jennings, 44, department store visual merchandise expert