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" Have you started your Christmas shopping yet? It&amp;#039;s okay, we haven&amp;#039;t either. But, according to a new poll, we must have missed an important memo because millions of people are already way ahead of us.  CreditCards.com&amp;#039;s survey of 1,000 adults revealed that 14 percent of Americans have already started checking names off their holiday shopping lists. If those results translate to the general population, that means 34 million people have already gotten a lot more done than we have. Even more surprising, an estimated one million shoppers are done completely. (Overachieving much?) In fairness though, the poll also revealed that over 50 percent of Americans plan to finish their holiday to-dos by December. (That&amp;#039;s more like it.)  But even though it seems there are plenty of early birds who want to get those wish lists out of the way, most people seem to be on the same page when it comes to feeling annoyed by how early stores start advertising holiday sales and putting up Christmas displays. In fact, over 50 percent of consumers agree that the sales and store decorations shouldn&amp;#039;t start until at least Thanksgiving, according to the survey. But why do so many stores start the &amp;quot;Christmas creep&amp;quot; in September? You can thank those one million overachievers. &amp;quot;If the consumers are asking for holiday products earlier in the year, you are more than likely to see retailers start having a small assortment by late summer and build up their inventory as we move into the holiday season,&amp;quot;Ana Serafin Smith, of the National Retail Federation, tells CreditCards.com.  But first things first: We still need to figure out our Halloween costumes before we can start wrapping Christmas presents. For more on this year&amp;#039;s holiday shopping trends, head to CreditCards.com.  (h/t TIME) Download the free Woman&amp;#039;s Day Now app to stay up-to-date on the best healthy recipes, relationship advice, craft ideas, and more. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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