to wonder why Sainsburys are ignoring bonfire night?

[ihateminecraft]

It may be other chains too, but I shop at Sainsburys....

In the run up to Halloween you couldn’t move for novelty sweets, decorations etc. At Easter a full on display of eggs, fluffy chicks etc. Obviously the Christmas stuff is creeping in already. Today I popped in to get stuff for a bonfire party. I swear in past years they had displays of bangers, baps and recipe suggestions for other warming foods with slogans such as "have a sizzling bonfire night". There was a sizeable Diwali display but not a word about bonfire night! There were a few fireworks but these could be for Diwali.

Don't people celebrate 5th November anymore? I'm confused!

Mine has a firework temporary stand in the doorway selling the usual bangers sparklers etc and no mention and Diwali. Maybe it's regional.

Mine has loads of food offers and fireworks too.

They decide on a shop by shop basis based on previous sales.

Of Diwali obs

Loads of fireworks at mine too

DH picked up a brochure of their fireworks selection on Saturday. Mind it doesn't have the £2 pester appeal for kids.

Given the current climate i'm surprised at people celebrating a terrrorist act!

I thought Guy Fawlkes /bonfire night had e timely slipped backwards to merge with Halloween and stopped existing as an independent event.

It's not celebrating a terrorist act. It's supposed to celebrate the thwarting of one. though I can totally see where Guy Fawkes was coming from .

Fucking bastarding fireworks can do one.

One night, fine - can just about deal with that.

It's like WW3 round here every night and so many people seemed to have a fireworks party on Halloween this year.

If I had my way and I will when I take over the world fireworks would be banned from sale and there'd be organised public displays only.

I loathe fireworks. The trouble they cause, the injuries, the noise.

Bah humbug

My DH works at a Co-Op. They have a display of charcoal, marshmallows, bamboo skewers, etc (sausages are in the fridges) and a sign that says "having a bonfire party?".

He says it's not really selling.

On the other hand, they had very little Hallowe'en stock left and it was all sold by the end of the 1st.

Our sainsbury's had stuff. I think it's been more popular round here since they stopped doing organised displays in our town.

I was gonne say similar sweetpea - presumably if they did it in the past and it had sold well, they'd do it again. They keep v good track of such things and wouldn't go to the effort and expense of such a promotion if it didn't sell.

Also, don't most people go to community/bigger organised bonfire events these days? Rather than having their own bonfires like when I was a kid? That could explain the relative lack of interest. Whereas Diwali is celebrated at home as well as in the local community.