Easter Eggs already in stores!

Perth, Australia
January 13, 2016 4:36am CST
I forget which stores they were but my dad was just telling me how Easter Eggs are already on sale. Like dude, we literally just got over Christmas and it isn't even time for Easter yet! I don't understand why they have to be put on shelves already! As if we are going to buy Chocolate to put aside for Easter now because one of two things can happen when buying them too early. 1: If you are experiencing a hot summer like we are at the moment then there's a great chance they will melt. OR 2: If you are like me, buying chocolate for someone and putting it aside until the next time you see them is not an easy task so walking by that chocolate every day with it just looking at you, then there's also a high chance it will get eaten. So what gives? Why are they on shelves already?
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• United States
13 Jan 16
Chocolate looks at you? *oh wait* I guess it does (easter bunny choccy). Pretty sure I saw some valentine's day candy parked in the stock room. That is something we don't have to deal with (holiday displays).
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@Daljinder (23233)
• Bangalore, India
13 Jan 16
Chocolate not just looks at you, they talk too. They call out your name beckoning you over to come and eat them. How could you not know that? BLASPHEMY, I tell you.
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• Perth, Australia
16 Jan 16
@ScribbledAdNauseum haha exactly right. @Daljinder lol if they spoke, I would hit it with a hammer. That would be major trippy.
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@Daljinder (23233)
• Bangalore, India
16 Jan 16
@VivaLaDani13 Ahhhhh............ Don't hit them..... Good god girl if you don't want them just pass it over here. Why murder such deliciousness?
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@owlwings (43915)
• Cambridge, England
13 Jan 16
I just commented on this to my local newsagent and the manager agreed but pleaded that he doesn't have any control over what he is told to display! What? A shop manager can't arrange his shop in a sensible and meaningful way? (It isn't as if this shop is a big national supermarket chain, it's just a small, local newsagent which is a member of a group). Anyway, if we are talking about commercial festivals, the next one is Valentine's day, surely!
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• Perth, Australia
16 Jan 16
Well that's what I was thinking. Valentines Day stuff is still a bit too early to put up but it would make more sense to put all that crap up first.
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• United States
13 Jan 16
I haven't seen Easter Candy yet, just Valentine's Day chocolates.
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• United States
16 Jan 16
@VivaLaDani13 The candy is manufactured probably months ago - so not putting it on the shelves won't make it be any fresher.
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• Perth, Australia
16 Jan 16
Just my personal opinion, I feel that is also a bit too early. I mean food wise. I feel the food would be more fresh if people bought it closer to the date. We are still in January so I don't know. Guess their marketing is different to how I would do it lol
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@JudyEv (326094)
• Rockingham, Australia
13 Jan 16
I heard this today and also that hot cross buns are on sale in Perth too.
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@bookbar (1609)
• Sudbury, England
16 Jan 16
@JudyEv Hot Cross Buns are available all year around in Tesco supermarkets and probably others, over here... seasons have no meaning nor treats to look forward to any more...our lives are governed by the Retail trade...
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@JudyEv (326094)
• Rockingham, Australia
16 Jan 16
@VivaLaDani13 I'm not sure either. I guess they think hot cross buns are an extra special Easter item. I never buy them as I don't like them either.
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• Perth, Australia
16 Jan 16
I did read something about that happening and apparently people are annoyed about it. I don't know how to feel about it. I don't even eat hot cross buns lol So I don't know if people are annoyed for a religious reason like I literally have no idea why people are mad.
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@dibz123 (136)
• Ireland
14 Jan 16
Easter eggs i just love them they are good memory of childhood when i used to have a lot of them but these days its like eat less chocolates because im on a diet lol
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• Perth, Australia
16 Jan 16
HAHA! yeah exactly. Things are much better when you're a child. I am right there with you on the diet thing but I also have trouble eating chocolate sometimes because it can hurt my teeth sometimes. Noooooooo!
• Perth, Australia
19 Jan 16
@dibz123 Very true!
@dibz123 (136)
• Ireland
18 Jan 16
@VivaLaDani13 yes haha but the less chocolates and sweet things we eat the more we end up craving for them
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@Daljinder (23233)
• Bangalore, India
13 Jan 16
Things people do to increase their sales. You are right its too early. What the heck are they thinking? Personally, I think they have their calendars messed up. Poor folks, I can't help them from here. Maybe you can help them sort their *ahem* out.
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• Perth, Australia
16 Jan 16
@Daljinder haha it would be a LOT of hard work though! I need helpers!
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• Perth, Australia
16 Jan 16
lol and what could I do? Go and rearrange the shelves myself? muhahahaha
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@Daljinder (23233)
• Bangalore, India
16 Jan 16
@VivaLaDani13 oooh rearranging the shelves hmm... That sure has many prospects. The devil on my shoulder is cackling in glee just thinking over all the possible ways it can go
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@dpk262006 (58675)
• Delhi, India
13 Jan 16
I have not seen as yet. I do not know why they are on shelves.
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• Perth, Australia
16 Jan 16
Well the people who work in the stores in your area are smart lol It is way too early for them to be out.
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@louievill (28851)
• Philippines
13 Jan 16
Stores always like to hurry holidays so they could make more money, it's no surprise now that Christmas items are already available on September, the earlier they get people on a buying spree, the better for their pockets, nothing wrong with that cause like everyone else they are in the business of making money.
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@louievill (28851)
• Philippines
14 Jan 16
@Marty1 No time to say thank you, they are in such a hurry to make the big bucks!
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• Perth, Australia
16 Jan 16
That's true but I just don't understand how you can do that with chocolate? I mean if it is a toy bunny then fine but chocolate? If I bought some now to get ready to Easter, it would have melted before the actual day....or eaten lol
@marlina (154165)
• Canada
13 Jan 16
What else is new? There is tons of competition for the buyer's money.
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• Perth, Australia
16 Jan 16
Well that's true.
@bookbar (1609)
• Sudbury, England
14 Jan 16
I just hate the way all seasons now melt into one in the retail trade...not much to look forward to, when they become everyday
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• Perth, Australia
16 Jan 16
I like the way you described it all lol just made me laugh but yeah I agree with you.
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@Dalane (691)
• United States
13 Jan 16
I have not seen any Easter items but the stores here are loaded with Valentines gifts.
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• Perth, Australia
16 Jan 16
Well at least that makes a little bit more sense but even then I think it's a tad early for that.
@Plethos (13560)
• United States
13 Jan 16
its all them cadbury bunnies going wild and getting their groove back. They started earlier than expected
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• Perth, Australia
16 Jan 16
haha yeah too early.
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@acelawrites (19273)
• Philippines
17 Jan 16
It could be their marketing strategy, putting Easter eggs soooo early so people will remember where to buy when Easter comes! ha ha ha!
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• Perth, Australia
17 Jan 16
lol probably!