To think Co-op have no place having these things out!

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Fucking chocolate snowmen for Christmas! Wtf? It isn't even September yet!

I saw that Mamas and Papas are selling their My First Christmas stuff already in the store! Its on your face when you walk in.

I dont need reminding about Christmas just yet as its birthday season now!

Its in your face not on it!

well, haloween must have taken backseat this year

Only 3 more pay days....

My mum works in a Co OP she got her christmas sweets in this week she also did the Christmas food order to come in in October, I agree with you rthere is no need

I have a wedding and 14 birthdays to deal with before Christmas.

Anytime from 30th November onwards for Christmas is fine.

Arrrrrrgh !!!!!!!!!!!!

YASOSOSOSOSONBU

I like chocolatey stuff coming out in general, but this is a bit much.Mind you, it's barely a few months away, it just seems like ages. My DC have started counting down the days

I saw a shop full of Halloween stuff the other day, it's still August. It gets to me every year!

Costco have had Christmas stuff for weeks, so have notcutts garden centres actually.

I haven't seen any Halloween stuff out yet

I have bought my Christmas sweets.

OP. Theyve been in ours since Last week! YNBU. The Card Shop has had Christmas Cards in since July!

I once threatened to walk out of a small clothes shop in October when they had carols on... they said it was company policy - I said, as I was the only person in at the time, I would be happy to leave if they preferred to leave it on.. they switched it for something else!

My friend works are Co op, went in yesterday, loads of xmas stuff.

Why do shops do this? Does anyone actually buy Christmas stuff in August?

yep, that was my fb status/pic today - went into town and there in card shop was xmas cards/pressies/bags etc -its august!!!! ffs

Loads of people buy this early. I start getting bits in September and sticking them in the spare rooms I don't gave to rush around in December. A lot if people who work on retail and hospitality (like me) get very little time off in the run up to Christmas so like to do it now.

When I was a manager for Woolies I loved putting cream eggs out on xmas eve just to see people getting wound up

I work in the Co Op. We have our Christmas stuff in, but haven't put it on the shop floor yet, ffs.

They are the supermarket who insisted on the lads mags covering up and now they are allowing this obcenity on full display!!

It just isn't on!!

I love it. I bloody hate the summer and it gives me hope that the misery will soon end :o

Our local Co-op had mince pies for sale in September. The sell by date was the end of October (confused)

I hate anything that encourages us to wish our lives away. Life is short and precious and I don't want to rush it along by thinking about Christmas in August.

Running our own business doing party supplies you do have to think ahead, but then trying to shove it down your throat from August is a tad unreasonable - i saw a ad on the food network that next weekend is 'Christmas Preview weekend' - now i love Autumn and Halloween, so surely they should be plugging that first?

And having seen Cadburys Cream Eggs in Sainsburys on BOXING DAY last year, nothing surprises me anymore!

Card Factory have a large display of christmas cards in already as well.

MammaTJ

I live 30 seconds from a huge Co-Op superstore and I avoid it like the plague. Loathe the place. Too expensive.