Halloween has hit the shops already!

Well I hope everyone walks past it and puts a complaint in that’s ridiculous

Totally ridiculous. The poor shop assistant putting the stuff out sighed and said 'Say nothing, I feel the same!"

Noooo!

Crikey!

as soon as halloween is over they will start on christmas, or even earlier.

I have seen Christmas adverts already. Issued by catering outlets running Christmas lunches.

Premature to say the least.

Mind you, we have a television channel that's is only showing Christmas films, and has been for at least a month. I haven’t watched any.

I make greetings cards, and a web site I buy from are selling their Christmas stuff already

Ridiculous!

Is all about making money so of course shops will get going early with two major spending celebrations on the calendar.
I believe my friend who volunteers in the British Heart Foundation said Xmas cards will be on display by the end of July.
I find it too much and try to avoid the hooplah until the last possible moment.

To make it worse there is now Summerween for those who can't wait until October! Shops are selling all sorts of items with a summer/ Halloween theme e.g pink pumpkin cushions,summerween bedding and you can apparently carve a pineapple in place of a pumpkin 🙄 People will honestly fall for any nonsense and spend their money on utter rubbish. If Halloween was every 10 years it would be too often for me especially since it turned into the US version of trick or treat.

What an utter waste of resources. All that plastic etc.

I saw a restaurant sign saying that now taking bookings for Xmas day dinner. This was the beginning of May.

oh, no no, maybe they’re getting a head start on Halloween 2027... Haha!

I’ve been getting emails for Christmas for two weeks from local restaurants.

I just love it all. I don't buy the 'things' but shops are crammed full with an ever changing array of items always!
Its not as if there is only a choice of 'worthy' mugs/cushions/plates at other times of the year.
I haven't seen anything Fall or Autumn themed yet but will treat (or trick) myself to a new mug hopefully when I get the chance!

It's all about going back to school in the shops near me and they haven't even broken up yet.

Like to bet that the commercial powers-that-be will be marketing Thanksgiving on this side of the Atlantic soon enough?

The shops are already stocking winter clothing.

pably15

I make greetings cards, and a web site I buy from are selling their Christmas stuff already

I cannot see this as unreasonable.

I have just made six nativity scenes I hope to sell during Advent this year. I would have been considerably annoyed if a supplier had been unable to supply me with anything I needed, such as a replacement for the angel that fell on the concrete floor of my workshop and broke a wing off.

In his youmg days my husband worked as a window dresser in one of the largest department stores in Copenhagen. They planned the Christmas decorations for each department of the store in June and July, made them, then stored them carefully until the start of December when they were used.

Most big businesses have to be three to six months ahead of the actual date on the calendar in their planning.

What is ridiculous is selling Halloween things now, or even as our local shops are doing "Back to school supplies". The school summer holiday is a fortnight old and lasts until August 8th.

I feel sorry for those in England who haven't even started their school summer holidays when the supermarkets are plugging Back to School items. It's bad enough here, but least the holidays are well underway!

We booked our NYE dinner dance in May!

The choir I’m in are singing Christmas songs in a couple of weeks at an event entitled “Christmas in July” 😱.

Which shop was this?
Put me on the waiting list for a pumpkin, a broomstick, a couple of bats and a black cat.

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