Postpone Christmas til November, Halloween til October etc.

B and M have got some autumn and Halloween stuff out.

Yes saw all the Halloween stuff in Next yesterday, I was all discombobulated for a second, thought someone had fast forwarded us to October 😂
And Christmas feels really tainted for me now by the extremely early over the top hype. I yearn for the days when no one talked about it or even thought about it until November.

Halloween stuff in Next, Asda and B&M who also had a small selection of Christmas stuff! But can I get holiday clothes....nope it's all gone! I've not had my summer holiday yet 😔

I'd ban all Halloween crap. In a time when we're all trying to cut down on plastic use the shops are full of absolute tat, 90% of which almost certainly goes straight to landfill in the first week of November.

Ditto Christmas shite.

I would not ban it. I would just charge double VAT, which would probably reduce the amount on sale.

I saw Halloween Decs in Asda Living a week ago. I was quite tempted by a nice pumpkin candle in case it sold out but I can’t bring myself to buy anything autumnal when the summer holidays are just starting! I can’t think about Halloween until the schools go back at least.

TK Maxx in Glasgow have had Halloween decorations for weeks now.

Fabulous manifesto OP. You get my vote!

They've got to get the stuff out early otherwise it would logistically impossible and supply wouldn't fit demand.
This is what artificially drives the demand and is so annoying. Shops sell school uniform in July so people think they have to buy it then. So there is "demand" in July that has been forced. If they stocked it at the end of August when it's actually needed then it would still sell in the same quantities but wouldn't be forcing people to think they need it early.

Same for mince pies in October and Easter eggs in January.

You wouldn't be very popular with the people who work in those sectors. Card manufacturers, toy manufacturers, Christmas trees, fancy food stuffs, chocolates, decorations, gifts and all sorts of small independent businesses. Many of those industries make most of their annual revenue thanks to special events like Christmas, Halloween, Mother's Day etc. Staff get welcome overtime and often extra staff are taken on too. They've got to get the stuff out early otherwise it would logistically impossible and supply wouldn't fit demand.

They've had Halloween stuff in the Range in Harrogate for a couple of weeks.
It's far too early and I too especially hate seeing the back to school stuff it feels a bit mean for the kids and my kids are all adults now.
I am a massive Christmas fan but I think seeing it in November would be okay. I love a Christmas shop.

As a former retail worker that's true.
If it's there then people buy it.
Don't want to buy it..... just ignore it.

Couldn’t agree more!

Totally agree and think it just devalues the meaning of each season/event.
In some ways it would be psychologically better to delay selling goods until nearer the time as this would create more of a "desire" or "need".
However, I have the same opinion about food offerings. Who wants strawberries at Christmas or asparagus in the autumn? There appears to be no more cadence to the year these days.
Yet the very worst thing I have experienced in the UK was the introduction of Sunday trading, especially when I was shopping with my mother on a Sunday and it was Christmas Eve! Just felt totally and utterly wrong. Just because you can does not mean you should.

Agree, aggressive commercialisation of these celebrations means businesses pedal as much related shit as they possibly can as early as they possibly can, making it impossible to just enjoy the moment. By the time Christmas arrives it feels like it’s already over. We are always chasing the next thing, it’s awful

Yes, but let's postpone Christmas to December, when it actually starts (ideally 24th)!

Shops aren't stupid, they put this crap out as they know there are enough idiots who'll buy it.

I work in retail so well used to seeing Halloween stuff appearing in August & even some Christmas stuff. The main tree is usually up before the end of September. I don’t mind so much but think it’s a shame for the children & takes away the magic somewhat. We always joke about the Easter eggs appearing the second the last few Christmas sale bits have been sold!

Absolutely. Every year I can't find school uniform in the right sizes at the end of August when I actually need it and I refuse to buy it in June because I don't want to be part of the problem.

I hate the way you see “Back to School” displays in shops and supermarkets in July when the poor kids have only just broken up.

Hmmm 🤔
I'm thinking of making some Christmas decorations this year to sell at a couple of events.
If I am going to make it worth it I will need to start organising it now.

And summer clothes available during the summer holidays. And school clothes only allowed in shops the last week of Aug.

Noooo leave bonfire night alone, I only like it because it's a nice un-commercialised thing! I guess because the American's don't have it?

Our Costco is selling Halloween decorations now! 😂