Does it bug you when stores release Christmas stuff way before the Christmas season, even before Thanksgiving? If so, you’re much like my wife Angie. If someone sends me an ad or a sales pitch for some special Christmas gift, I respect their need to do so, and, especially in a poor economy, their need to get a jump on Christmas sales when those sales may be the largest percent of their annual volume. That doesn’t mean I like it, it just means that I understand it. Nevertheless when my wife Angie gets one of those ads, her usual response is to post it on the refrigerator door with one of those little rubberized magnets, as a reminder not to buy a Christmas gift from them. That may seem a little harsh, but here’s what she said to me.