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I KNEW it...Easter eggs on sale

(18 Posts)
Rocketstop2 Tue 23-Dec-25 18:05:30

I mentioned in another thread that it wouldn't be long before Easter eggs were on the shelves, I meant it as a joke, but oh no, they actually are :
uk.news.yahoo.com/easter-eggs-supermarket-shelves-christmas-174856778.html

SueDonim Tue 23-Dec-25 18:12:19

I bought Creme Eggs last weekend.

Sarnia Tue 23-Dec-25 18:12:42

Absolutely crazy. Surely we can get Christmas and its aftermath done and dusted before Easter eggs. Surely Valentines Day should come before Easter.

Rocketstop2 Tue 23-Dec-25 18:21:07

I know, it feels exhausting the way shops try to rush us from one thing to another !

SueDonim Tue 23-Dec-25 18:24:13

Some people sadly don’t have the luxury of time on their side that they’ll see those days in the future. sad

Georgesgran Tue 23-Dec-25 18:35:55

We’ll have the Valentine Day malarkey first!

Llamedos13 Tue 23-Dec-25 19:01:56

Today all the Christmas decorations in our Homesense store were reduced by 50% to make room for the new arrivals of Valentine goods.

CocoPops Wed 24-Dec-25 00:29:42

I popped into my local dollar store 🇨🇦 3at 4pm. All Christmas stuff had been cleared away and the shelves filled with Valentine's day rubbish.💕

grandMattie Wed 24-Dec-25 04:15:54

😲 And Christmas Day hasn’t even arrived yet!

mum2three Wed 24-Dec-25 04:47:49

My local b&m is already clearing shelves and reducing the prices of Christmas items. I presume the next time I go in there will be Easter things on sale.

Abitbarmy Wed 24-Dec-25 05:10:57

My DH bought some hot cross buns a week ago…

Allsorts Wed 24-Dec-25 05:40:57

If people didn't buy them they wouldn't be on sale.I much prefer a hot cross bun toasted to a tea cake.

nanna8 Wed 24-Dec-25 07:06:46

What ? Unbelievable. I know they sell hot cross buns all year round in Aldi but to sell Easter eggs is going a bit too far.

eazybee Wed 24-Dec-25 10:09:45

It is a post -Christmas ritual to spot the Cadbury's creme eggs on sale immediately after Boxing Day; can Spring be far behind? (Sadly, I no longer eat them.)

TiggyW Fri 26-Dec-25 14:05:43

It’s time to put Christmas behind us - don’t forget that it started last August in most stores! 🙄 - alongside Hallowe’en and the Summer sales.🤣
P.S. I love hot cross buns at any time of the year. 😋

Greciangirl Fri 26-Dec-25 16:03:58

I buy buns every week all,year round.

Lizzie44 Fri 26-Dec-25 17:02:15

It's rampant commercialism whether Christmas cards on sale in August,or Easter eggs on sale in December. I gnore it all and prefer to set my own timeable. If I miss out on some things because I am too late, so be it. For me and my family the celebration of Christmas and Easter is an opportunity to enjoy time with friends and family and a break from day to day life and routines. What goes on out in the hurley-Burley of the commercial world is of little interest.

A Happy & Peaceful Christmas to all.

rosemary55 Mon 29-Dec-25 20:40:51

Matalan this morning !!