Tremendous quantities of Christmas crap...err merchandise showed up at Costco in September. Un-fucking-believable.

For a few close kidlets -- I'm Auntie to several -- I'll buy a gift in the vicinity of their birthday. Other than that, I ignore the usual expectations on bday/Christmas/Solstice gifts. If I'm inspired, I might buy/fix/make something for someone I love at some random time of year. They've learned that I think no less of them even though I'm capricious.