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  • sillav nitram
    sillav nitram Posts: 10,163
    ValleyGary said:
    Imagine being annoyed by Christmas
    Didn’t John Lennon sing

    Imagine there’s no Christmas 
  • sillav nitram
    sillav nitram Posts: 10,163
    Algarveaddick said:
    Apparently 52% of people love seeing Christmas stuff in the shops in September...  
    I’m not one of them!
  • Addickted
    Addickted Posts: 19,456
    SoundAsa£ said:
    Always been one of my favourites with a big dollop of double cream.
    Me too.

    Has to be clotted cream though.
  • Raith_C_Chattonell
    Raith_C_Chattonell Posts: 5,677
    So much geared towards the kids now, birthdays stretched to last a week, Halloween extravagance and all year round Christmas.  It wasn't like that when I was a lad.

     
  • Wilma
    Wilma Posts: 1,618
    Love it, they should sell 'seasonal' food all year round! I love mince pies and stollen and it annoys me that I can only buy them for a limited time.
  • 3blokes
    3blokes Posts: 4,610
    Christmas is SO yesterday.
    When they going to get off their arses and display the Easter eggs ffs?  :|
  • AddicksAddict
    AddicksAddict Posts: 15,781
    N01R4M said:
    What's the matter?  Hadn't you realised Advent now starts on 1st September?

    No different from the "Back to School" ranges being in the shops before the end of July, or hot cross buns appearing on the shelves the minute the last of the reduced-to-clear Christmas puds have been sold!

    P.S.  Last posting dates for Christmas for surface mail to most countries other than N.America & Europe are generally before the end of September - you heard it here first!
    Yes, it's no different.  But it's still wrong.

    Shuffles off to bed with cup of cocoa, muttering "Bah, humbug".
  • Chizz
    Chizz Posts: 28,331
    I'm furious.  My local Sainsbury's has flour and eggs for sale.  And it's nowhere near pancake day. 
  • man_at_milletts
    man_at_milletts Posts: 5,620
    Chizz said:
    I'm furious.  My local Sainsbury's has flour and eggs for sale.  And it's nowhere near pancake day. 


    Yeh, they sell Johnnies there too, but it's not my birthday for 7 months.

  • man_at_milletts
    man_at_milletts Posts: 5,620
    N01R4M said:
    What's the matter?  Hadn't you realised Advent now starts on 1st September?

    No different from the "Back to School" ranges being in the shops before the end of July, or hot cross buns appearing on the shelves the minute the last of the reduced-to-clear Christmas puds have been sold!

    P.S.  Last posting dates for Christmas for surface mail to most countries other than N.America & Europe are generally before the end of September - you heard it here first!


    Love Advent. Can't wait to get my calendar.  This year's it's a Tory calendar where Jacob Rees-Mogg's family come round and open doors for you.

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  • JiMMy 85
    JiMMy 85 Posts: 10,193
    I have no emotional reaction to this stuff whatsoever so I don’t get why it bothers anyone. It’s the same stuff at the same time every year and there’s a reaction to it like it’s never happened before. 
     
    In a previous life I had to deal with a constant flow of customers complaining about Christmas movies being available to watch all year round. As if those people only watched Apollo 13 while orbiting the Earth. 
  • MrOneLung
    MrOneLung Posts: 26,846
    AFKABartram said:
    North Lower Neil said:
    AFKABartram said:
    North Lower Neil said:
    Booked the kids visit to Father Christmas for December today. 
    Ha, I think we booked that in January !!
    This one only opened today!  Where did you go for? 
    Doing Lapland UK, probably our last chance to do something big for it.

    Have done Hever Castle last couple of years and would recommend.

    Enjoy mate,  this sort of stuff is the the gold stuff in being a parent
    Just looked at the prices for Lapland UK - eek.

    I wondered where our subscription money goes !!
  • addick05
    addick05 Posts: 2,348
    Fumbluff said:
    golfaddick said:
    You can buy hot cross buns all year round you know. Food is food. 

    And spouts are on sale in Asda too. 
    I love spouts and boccoli especially covered in gavy

    Rather poke my eye out with a sharp stick! The most awful food put on Earth!
  • Karim_myBagheri
    Karim_myBagheri Posts: 12,697
    JiMMy 85 said:
    I have no emotional reaction to this stuff whatsoever so I don’t get why it bothers anyone. It’s the same stuff at the same time every year and there’s a reaction to it like it’s never happened before. 
     
    In a previous life I had to deal with a constant flow of customers complaining about Christmas movies being available to watch all year round. As if those people only watched Apollo 13 while orbiting the Earth. 
    i would of thought that one of the last thing you want to watch whilst orbiting the earth is Apollo 13. 
  • AFKABartram
    AFKABartram Posts: 57,824
    MrOneLung said:
    AFKABartram said:
    North Lower Neil said:
    AFKABartram said:
    North Lower Neil said:
    Booked the kids visit to Father Christmas for December today. 
    Ha, I think we booked that in January !!
    This one only opened today!  Where did you go for? 
    Doing Lapland UK, probably our last chance to do something big for it.

    Have done Hever Castle last couple of years and would recommend.

    Enjoy mate,  this sort of stuff is the the gold stuff in being a parent
    Just looked at the prices for Lapland UK - eek.

    I wondered where our subscription money goes !!

    We got it a bit cheaper.

    I know it sounds a bit sad, but i collect £2 and 20p coins all year to pay for things like this. You don't really notice it that way  

  • Wheresmeticket
    Wheresmeticket Posts: 17,304
    25May98 said:
    104 sleeps. 

    Or just one Big Sleep.
  • DaveMehmet
    DaveMehmet Posts: 21,594
    AFKABartram said:
    MrOneLung said:
    AFKABartram said:
    North Lower Neil said:
    AFKABartram said:
    North Lower Neil said:
    Booked the kids visit to Father Christmas for December today. 
    Ha, I think we booked that in January !!
    This one only opened today!  Where did you go for? 
    Doing Lapland UK, probably our last chance to do something big for it.

    Have done Hever Castle last couple of years and would recommend.

    Enjoy mate,  this sort of stuff is the the gold stuff in being a parent
    Just looked at the prices for Lapland UK - eek.

    I wondered where our subscription money goes !!

    We got it a bit cheaper.

    I know it sounds a bit sad, but i collect £2 and 20p coins all year to pay for things like this. You don't really notice it that way  


    Why not 50's & £1's?
  • StrikerFirmani
    StrikerFirmani Posts: 2,742
    Its the same in the card shops, went in to buy a birthday card and yep, Christmas cards stacked on show, start of September.  Crying out loud. 
  • Brendan_O_Connell
    Brendan_O_Connell Posts: 8,938
    John Lewis in Canary Wharf already has its Christmas tree and decorations up.
  • smudge7946
    smudge7946 Posts: 4,131
    Why do we only have mince pies at chrimbo?
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  • DaveMehmet
    DaveMehmet Posts: 21,594
    smudge7946 said:
    Why do we only have mince pies at chrimbo?
    You can get them in September if you know where to shop.
  • Algarveaddick
    Algarveaddick Posts: 21,148
    JiMMy 85 said:
    I have no emotional reaction to this stuff whatsoever so I don’t get why it bothers anyone. It’s the same stuff at the same time every year and there’s a reaction to it like it’s never happened before. 
     
    In a previous life I had to deal with a constant flow of customers complaining about Christmas movies being available to watch all year round. As if those people only watched Apollo 13 while orbiting the Earth. 
    You do realise that makes you a psychopath, or sociopath, or is it a garden path? 

    It's something anyway.

    I have done no research... 
  • Lincsaddick
    Lincsaddick Posts: 32,348
    I can get stuck into a tasty mince pie any time of year .. and remember it's always Christmas somewhere in the world .. aint it ???
  • ricky_otto
    ricky_otto Posts: 22,600
    AFKABartram said:
    MrOneLung said:
    AFKABartram said:
    North Lower Neil said:
    AFKABartram said:
    North Lower Neil said:
    Booked the kids visit to Father Christmas for December today. 
    Ha, I think we booked that in January !!
    This one only opened today!  Where did you go for? 
    Doing Lapland UK, probably our last chance to do something big for it.

    Have done Hever Castle last couple of years and would recommend.

    Enjoy mate,  this sort of stuff is the the gold stuff in being a parent
    Just looked at the prices for Lapland UK - eek.

    I wondered where our subscription money goes !!

    We got it a bit cheaper.

    I know it sounds a bit sad, but i collect £2 and 20p coins all year to pay for things like this. You don't really notice it that way  

    You would do being one of Santa’s Little Helpers. 
  • SomervilleAddick
    SomervilleAddick Posts: 3,575
    Our outdoor Christmas lights are already up.  Of course, that’s because I was too lazy to take them down. Didn’t even unplug them. 
  • AddicksAddict
    AddicksAddict Posts: 15,781
    Karim_myBagheri said:
    JiMMy 85 said:
    I have no emotional reaction to this stuff whatsoever so I don’t get why it bothers anyone. It’s the same stuff at the same time every year and there’s a reaction to it like it’s never happened before. 
     
    In a previous life I had to deal with a constant flow of customers complaining about Christmas movies being available to watch all year round. As if those people only watched Apollo 13 while orbiting the Earth. 
    i would of thought that one of the last thing you want to watch whilst orbiting the earth is Apollo 13. 
    You'd hope it wouldn't be the last thing you watched.
  • orpingtonRED
    orpingtonRED Posts: 3,474
    AFKABartram said:
    North Lower Neil said:
    AFKABartram said:
    North Lower Neil said:
    Booked the kids visit to Father Christmas for December today. 
    Ha, I think we booked that in January !!
    This one only opened today!  Where did you go for? 
    Doing Lapland UK, probably our last chance to do something big for it.

    Have done Hever Castle last couple of years and would recommend.

    Enjoy mate,  this sort of stuff is the the gold stuff in being a parent


    Was looking at going Hever Castle this year but the two weekends I could do are fully booked so looks like I may have to book a day off or go beginning of December. Can you remember how long the kids are in the grotto and get to see Santa? The website has booking sessions every 15mins but almost £70 for two adults and 2 kids(1under 4) seems steep.

    I went to Ruxley Manor last year and that was quite good but we did get rushed out a bit towards the end...towards the gifts/photos etc obviously

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