We are a consulting service providing 5 star service 24/7/365, and our rates are very fair, so we really don't have promotions.  Personally, my opinion is old school, Halloween stuff should start happening the first week of October, Thanksgiving promotions start right after Halloween, and Christmas promotions shouldn't start until at least a week before Thanksgiving, giving people plenty of time to prepare for Black Friday!  That's what I remember from my early adult days, late 80's...I just can't get into the Christmas Stuff hitting the floor sometimes before Halloween is taken down.  I know, "Grumpy Old Man" right?  I just feel like as the season has gotten longer, the excitement of each holiday has been stretched too far, watered down so to speak, and by the time I hit Christmas morning, I'm so over it all, I just want to take everything down and get ready to start the New Year, with the hopes of making positive changes to the world in the coming year.