Taking the Christ out of Christmas

[Darran]

Unbelievable from Tesco.

 

[Smurph]

I thought it was Jeff?

 

[Londonlisa2001]

Losing your touch Darran. That particular nonsense has been doing the rounds for at least three days.

In all seriousness though, I wish someone would pass the message ‘Christmas is cancelled by Tesco’ to our local Tesco. I was in there yesterday and every aisle is now full of Christmas cards, Christmas trees, Christmas food, Christmas decorations, crackers etc. and they’ve already started playing the Christmas song CD which stays on a permanent loop for the next 5 weeks.

It’s only mid November. They started getting stuff in before Halloween this year. Sick of it by the time it actually comes.

 

[Darran]

Losing your touch Darran. That particular nonsense has been doing the rounds for at least three days.

In all seriousness though, I wish someone would pass the message ‘Christmas is cancelled by Tesco’ to our local Tesco. I was in there yesterday and every aisle is now full of Christmas cards, Christmas trees, Christmas food, Christmas decorations, crackers etc. and they’ve already started playing the Christmas song CD which stays on a permanent loop for the next 5 weeks.

It’s only mid November. They started getting stuff in before Halloween this year. Sick of it by the time it actually comes.

Thank you for your concern Lis but I haven’t got much time to be on the internet lately.

Oh and I do find it a little concerning that a young lady of your stature is shopping in Tesco.

 

[Londonlisa2001]

Thank you for your concern Lis but I haven’t got much time to be on the internet lately.

Oh and I do find it a little concerning that a young lady of your stature is shopping in Tesco.

Tesco is a five minute walk. Waitrose is 20 minutes…

I’m lazy.

Thanks for the young bit though.

 

[Darran]

Tesco is a five minute walk. Waitrose is 20 minutes…

I’m lazy.

Thanks for the young bit though.

My pleasure as always.

 

[Neath_Jack]

Losing your touch Darran. That particular nonsense has been doing the rounds for at least three days.

In all seriousness though, I wish someone would pass the message ‘Christmas is cancelled by Tesco’ to our local Tesco. I was in there yesterday and every aisle is now full of Christmas cards, Christmas trees, Christmas food, Christmas decorations, crackers etc. and they’ve already started playing the Christmas song CD which stays on a permanent loop for the next 5 weeks.

It’s only mid November. They started getting stuff in before Halloween this year. Sick of it by the time it actually comes.

Tree and decs going up in my house this weekend. Can’t wait, it’s the best part of the year

 

[Londonlisa2001]

Tree and decs going up in my house this weekend. Can’t wait, it’s the best part of the year

I like. Christmas as well, but have never done decorations before December.

 

[Longlostjack]

Sentimental commercial overkill. I’m quite partial to the odd Glühwein (mulled wine) at the Christmas market though. Getting a bit too old for the Eisbrecher Spezial (special icebreakers). Those are Glühweins mixed with 80% Austrian rum. Prost!

 

[Neath_Jack]

I like. Christmas as well, but have never done decorations before December.

It’s tough out there at the moment in many ways, and getting the decs up lifts the spirits. And my two young grandsons love it. I started putting them up at the end of November during Covid and just continued it every year since

 

[Londonlisa2001]

It’s tough out there at the moment in many ways, and getting the decs up lifts the spirits. And my two young grandsons love it. I started putting them up at the end of November during Covid and just continued it every year since

We’ve tended to do it the other way - leave the lights etc up for all of January for exactly the same reason. Makes it all a bit brighter. January is a long month!

Christmas is always special when there are young kids. The ‘kids’ in our family are late teens now so it’s different although my nephew still always sets a big quiz on Christmas evening for all of us which is great fun.

 

[Jack2jack]

Unbelievable from Tesco. View attachment 7024

That's quite sad really isnt it. I've heard other stuff has been re-marketed too.

 

[exiledclaseboy]

That's quite sad really isnt it. I've heard other stuff has been re-marketed too.

It’s also not true. Darran knows this of course.

 

[Jack2jack]

It’s also not true. Darran knows this of course.

What isnt true.

 

[Londonlisa2001]

What isnt true.

That Tesco aren’t calling stuff ‘Christmas Trees’.

They have a range all marked Christmas Trees, and then within that, a variety of ‘Evergreen’, ‘Fir’, ‘Silver’, ‘decorated’ etc etc etc. there are dozens of them just inside the entrance of our Tesco, all with Christmas written all over them.