to be a tad annoyed at seeing Xmas decorations in a shop already

[IrishGal21]

anyone else had the pleasure?

There was a thread on here recently and I couldn't believe how many people were excitedly prepping for Xmas - in bloody August! I found it quite sad tbh.

@flightofav

It might be sad to you but to some of us it’s a joy and makes life easier in December.

Most of us try and keep it to the lovely friendly Christmas topic too

@sideorderofchips agreed. It's not sad for people to look forward to Christmas when its still summer, same as its not sad for someone who booked a summer holiday in January to look forward to that for 6 months.

There is a big garden centre near us which opens its Christmas department at the end of August. I love it!
I rarely buy anything until mid-December when it's all reduced for quick sale, but I like to know what to look out for.

I tend to decorate around themes, so it's useful to be able to plan.

Buddyelf But that's your holiday, personal to you. You don't see stuff for your holiday in every shop or garden centre for the six months leading up to your holiday, do you? It's a different thing. If people want to look forward to Christmas, that's their choice, it doesn't never all the shops following suit. A lot of people, for lots of reasons, actually find Christmas difficult and having it drawn out in this way makes their dread start sooner. Most people don't dread their summer holiday,

On one hand it's good so people can spread the cost (although it doesn't need to start in July/August) but on the other, it's just BUY! BUY! BUY! It's just become about commercialism. Christmas shouldn't start in the shops until after bonfire night IMO.

Last year or the year before, I went to tescos on New Year's Day, or the day after, whenever it opened again, and there were easter things on the shelves. It's gone beyond a joke really.

I've decided on not buying any physical gifts, except for children, everyone else will get an experience from groupon/buyagift etc or a meal/cinema voucher.

Its not just personal when there are adverts and magazines talking about beach bodies and here comes the sun etc

I hate summer and dread it every year. But that’s not acceptable and apparently makes me
A misery.

Seriously?! It's beyond way too early for that. I hate it.

Well, I went into TK maxx and asked a member of staff if they had their Autumn/Halloween candles mugs etc in yet... She looked at me like I asked where the s&m gear was and went "omg not like like next month..."

I start prepping now as I love autumn but Xmas Dec buying isn't til November... Xx

My Daughters birthday is the end of September. I refuse to acknowledge it before then.

In the past I have worked in a retail environment and christmas got earlier and earlier. I feel that it takes the magic out of it somewhat.

@ShatnersWig apologies I wasn't defending Christmas stuff being out in shops this early, I actually don't like seeing things until after Halloween. My comment was aimed really at the poster who called people sad for being excited and prepping for Christmas. My point is its not sad for people to be excited by something that makes them happy.

At the risk of being a curmudgeon, I hate Christmas. It seems to hang around for longer and longer each year, and by the time it finally rolls around I'm Christmassed out. Decorations are always gone by New Year's Eve. YADNBU!

I manage a charity shop. We receive Christmas stock and are instructed to put it out in August. Some customers complain about it. A lot more buy it.

We're here to make money. If something didn't make money we wouldn't do it.

Agree it takes the magic out of xmas it starting too early you are sick of it by December, however don't think it's worth getting angry about as it happens every year and really no stopping it

Agree @GreyGardens88, which is why I tend to distract myself by doing things that take me anywhere but near the high street from October to December (that's a quarter of the year).

It's a funny time of year and one I'd avoid altogether if I could. I don't know what it is about Christmas but it seems to amplify loss more than any other time: bringing home starkly the fact that my parents died young and that Christmas as I once knew it has gone forever. I thought having DC would change that situation for me, but it hasn't. And I only have to hear 'Once in Royal David's City' (my DM's favourite) to dissolve into tears.

Yet summer holidays, sunshine, the time of year my parents loved the most, is fine and the memories are not as immediate. I can't place what it is. But for bereaved people in general, it can be an awful time.

If I could hide (preferably on a sunny, tropical island) for the entirety of December, I'd do it without question.

We're volunteers!! If it gets fed back to Head Office that Christmas Cards in August is ridiculous than that's a good thing

Doesn't matter if you are volunteers or not, if the company want them out then you do what they want. Don't like it go and volunteer somewhere else.

It's not going to make any difference to head office if the volunteers or staff think Christmas cards in August is ridiculous. As long as they're selling in August they'll want them on the shop floor.

Obviously volunteers don't have to show do anything they don't want to but those cards will still go out or the manager will be in trouble with head office.

I don't give a dam

I got the same response in liberty.
. Yes its August but I always seem too late for liberty Xmas stock so I thought I would just check whilst there 😁 and of course I'm not so mad, self ridges has opened theirs.

Re tk max Halloween stuff will start flooding out soon

@Franklymydearidontgiveadam

As I thought, tk max, new in, home accessories, full of pumpkins

Fragalino

I love the Rae Dunn mugs and bowls etc so I try and get them ASAP as they sell out quite quick.

Its like come on I asked for your autumn wares and it's September next month....

Exactly and tk max are season ahead all the time. Silly girl. Tush.

I don't think it's anymore ridiculous than the back to school stuff coming out a month before schools has even broken up.