Shops' seasonal tat!

@Katemax82 Me too. Love Autumn

I like a bit of autumn tat...you know, pumpkin blankets and autumnal fake bouquets

I have the money to buy seasonal household stuff, but don't. I regard it as tat that would add nothing of benefit to my life.

I do have Christmas decorations, but the same ones come out year after year until they fall apart.

Many people have a lot more disposable income than the typical posters on MN.

There is no puzzle here. It's known that not all households are on the breadline, but some are. It's known that some people like to buy seasonal decorations, and some don't.

It’s not specifically aimed at you OP. You have the option of not buying it. Maybe Tesco should strip its shelves of steak and champagne because some people can’t afford it

I don’t understand why this thread pops up every few weeks on here. It’s glaringly obvious that not everyone is in the same financial position. The crisis means many will have less money for fun, or more people will struggle than did before. But it obviously doesn’t mean that everyone is in the same boat.

Also why would all seasonal stuff get thrown in the bin?

Me!

I really struggle in the winter and spring and changing up the cushions/pictures on the wall/ teddy bears on my shelves helps me get through it.

i am not a hard working family.

It’s like anything else that people post on MN asking how anybody can afford it. Some people have plenty of disposable income. And as Catza says, not everyone is a family juggling expensive children: think of all the money you spend on childcare, school dinners, school uniform, kids’ clothes and shoes, swimming lessons. Well, I have all of that money to do whatever I want with. I don’t generally buy seasonal items unless I see something really great, but plenty of people in my income position will do.

If you’re one of the people just struggling to pay the bills then the polite and sensitive people in your life won’t talk about how much more money they have than you do, so you probably won’t realise quite how many people aren’t struggling.

This gets done so many times on here. I have some seasonal stuff - just autumn and Christmas for me though. I have had most of my decorations for years - they don’t get thrown in the bin. What makes you think they do?

Some of the things aren’t expensive - my autumn decor probably cost me about £25 in total and if they bring a bit of joy to someone, then what’s the harm?

There are other people aside from "families". I actually detest that "hard working families" come up again and again as if they are the only people in existence. There are probably far more single people and childless couples, or "families" with grown children. Or pensioners. Some of them will very much have disposable income. I do. I don't buy tat but could if this was something I wanted.
The same goes for "nurses"... there are thousands of physiotherapists, occupational therapists, SaLTS etc. but we lump them together into homogenous "nurses" mass.