When is it socially acceptable to start decorating for halloween?

[Anonymous]

There is a house decorated in the neighborhood next to ours and it made me and my kids want to start decorating outside. I have a nitpicky queen B elderly neighbor who freaks out about anything related to keeping up appearances. She threw a hissy fit when our new neighbors not only decorated with floats for Halloween and Christmas (which we loved!), but they had the audacity to decorate extra early.

When do you start decorating? I used to wait until October 1st, but am tempted to do it earlier.

[Anonymous]

Whenever you feel like it. As for the QB, decorate extra early and keep them up way past the season.

[Anonymous]

You can do the Fall theme, as soon as Fall starts. Add the Halloween stuff 1 week before Halloween, and remove it promptly. Then add the Thanksgiving theme, 2 weeks before the holiday and then remove it promptly and put up the Christmas decorations.

Not that I do the same - but it is so much fun to give advice.

[Anonymous]

October first is a stretch already, in my opinion.
In olden times, people used to decorate the day before the holiday.
Just because the crotchety old neighbor wants to lay down the law, it doesn't mean she's wrong.

But, I'm sure you'll do just as you please...

[Anonymous]

Your elderly neighbor is remembering a lost time, when decorating so long before holidays was considered insane and tacky. Now it's just being a good little consumer sheep. By all means, go ahead and put your hideous floaties out now. Why ever take them down?

[Anonymous]

October for outside decorations. But the kids are excited so we've already hung up some things inside.

[Anonymous]

Earliest I would do it is 2 weeks before Halloween if the weather is fall like. If it's still warm/summery, 1 week before Halloween.

[Anonymous]

Never?

[Anonymous]

I just check www.sociallyacceptable.com under the holiday drag down menu, and it indicated that the correct time to decorate for Halloween was 9 a.m. on September 1. You hae missed that time, so you might want to catch up quickly.

[Anonymous]

Target didn't even have their Halloween stuff out yet last night (except for some of the candy), so I think it's definitely too early. I really think Oct 1 is the earliest you want to go. By then it will be cool and really start to feel like fall.

[Anonymous]

October 1st. Earlier is just lacking restraint and watering down the fun of the holiday.

[Anonymous]

Oct 1ish IMO. general fall stuff before then, but witches and I should stay packed away until the weekend closest to the first, or later. Just my two cents. I only decorate for Xmas and I do it at whatever point after thanksgiving fits my schedule and mood.

[Anonymous]

Pp here, witches and ghouls, not witches and I, though some may argue I should stay packed away too.

[Anonymous]

OP, if you start kowtowing to this stark raving mad b*tch now, you will have to forever. Offer her a stiff drink, or a vibrator, or both, and decorate whenever you want.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I just check www.sociallyacceptable.com under the holiday drag down menu, and it indicated that the correct time to decorate for Halloween was 9 a.m. on September 1. You hae missed that time, so you might want to catch up quickly.

+1

I would do it just to both the dictator next door.