Report When Christmas Stock Comes In

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We had a thread like this last year and I thought it was a good idea.

I don't mean the usual items that you can get all year round but to post when shops get their main christmas stock in.

I've noticed John Lewis has started having a few christmas bits online, but nothing is actually in stock yet.

nothing Christmassy in Costco yet BUT they have Life Sized Red Eyed Skeletons for Hallowe'en so it won't be long

I haven't seen anything new (though there were some sale cake decoration bits in JL in June)

Oh i can't wait for the Costco arrivals!

Costco is usually before school goes back isn't it?

The Range have their Christmas craft/decoupage stuff out. Only a small shelf but, still, it begins!!!!

I am sure it is usually out by the end of August

hobbycraft has loads of Christmas craft stuff. online. don't know about in the shop.

Apparently Selfridges in London have a whole Christmas floor which opened at the end of last week.

Yes nick the Selfridges Christmas shop is open, but in store only.

Anyone wanting to go, I would recommend waiting until after the summer because and preferably going on a weekday as the tourists are much more manageable.

It doesn't normally go online until September.

I like this thread very much!

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Selfridges

Achica have some (expensive) Christmas decorations today

watching this thread!

There was a distinctively Christmas vibe to the duvet covers in matalan yesterday, all cosy red tartan etc, but no official xmas bits have been sighted yet

John lewis xmas shop is open first weekend in October

Went to local garden centre today. They were selling Christmas chocolate and the staff was preparing boxes filled with Christmas cards

If anyone has a country baskets or stax card (both trade type warehouses) they're both filling up with lots of things already.

99p shop had lots of Christmas chocs out yesterday.
I was thinking probably another month of back to school stuff, then a few weeks of Halloween...then it will be everywhere!

I think it is about this time that the Quality Streets etc start to appear in the supermarkets. Ditto mince pies - I have definitely seem them in the co-op in August.

I remember a few years ago I walked into Asda in mid-late August to be astonished to see a giant pile of QS and thought - that's a bit odd for mid summer - it was only a bit later that I realised that it was the very start of the Christmas onslaught.

Of course, what they hope is that people will buy and eat and have to rebuy several times over.

I mostly shop in Aldi these days, which doesn't seem to start quite so early - I am eagerly waiting their florentines, mince pies etc but I might have to pop into the Co-op or a big supermarket, to see if I can spot any early signs of mince pies etc.

Card factory had a whole section of Christmas bits in store today

Tesco had the £5 tubs of sweets (Celebrations, Roses,QS,Heroes) by the doorway.

One (IIRC Heroes, purple tub) was a Festive One.

And Christmas things in Card Factory.

Few bits on Ocado, mostly xmas chocs.

JOhn Lewis on line a few bits in stock.

Co op in Jersey has advent calendars etc