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Hey this is off-topic but you know who I feel bad for this holiday season? People who don't like Star Wars. And by that I don't mean people who are "indifferent," or "prefer Star Trek," I mean people who actively hate Star Wars for whatever reason. Because if you hate Star Wars and you live in America, your life is no doubt a symphony of pain and suffering because that brand is positively everywhere right now.
I'm a lifelong Star Wars fan and even I think the current state of omnipresent marketing and merchandising is a bit much. I went to Shopko to do some Christmas shopping the other day, and on the front of the building they had this big banner that just said "We have Star Wars!" Walking in I thought it strange that it was such a broad, unspecific statement. But upon entering the store it was quickly apparent that they weren't kidding. Virtually every product they stocked had a variation available with Star Wars characters on it. I've never seen anything like it, I was walking through the aisles just kind of amazed at how it seemed like I was in a themed store. If I had seen a box of condoms with Darth Vader's face on them I really don't think I would have blinked.