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‘Too soon’? Shoppers horrified by ‘Easter creep’ [pics]
Twitchy.com ^ | 1-18-2014 | Twitchy Staff

Posted on 01/18/2014 3:07:41 PM PST by servo1969

‘Too soon’? Shoppers horrified by ‘Easter creep’ [pics (at links)]

Posted at 1:17 pm on January 18, 2014 by Twitchy Staff | View Comments

I just saw an easter display at the store! #toosoon #cmon #itsjanuary
Jessica Michan (@jessicamichan) January 15, 2014

For the love of everything ever, it’s January.

Easter is in April this year and we haven’t even hit Valentine’s Day. But the retail calendar works a little differently these days. Behold the Easter candy displays:

I think it's a little early for the Easter candy display don't ya think ? #easter http://t.co/zdsDF3Rm6L
Frank Marzullo (@TrustFrank19) January 09, 2014

Yes, we do.

Good grief, that's ridiculous. It's practically in May this year RT @bccohan: CVS already has Easter candy out?!? http://t.co/JOyeM1hbDP
LP (@LesliHannah) January 17, 2014

Seriously?? #eastercreep http://t.co/VwLSQ7JQ
Justin Norris (@3lderdragon) January 03, 2013

Easter Candy is already in the stores!! lol http://t.co/kRA1JWyBhH
Laura (@AquaBugg) January 06, 2014

Easter candy is out along with Valentines Day stuffy. #Holidaycreep http://t.co/5uzs1eSThp
Lin (@Lin_Dolin) January 14, 2014

Are you kidding me! Easter candy already available! Give me a break! Ridiculous! 2 soon! http://t.co/YHr7MUHgUB
Maricela A Scott (@FabulousAunt) January 16, 2014

THEY ALREADY HAVE EASTER CANDY IN TARGET. IT IS JANUARY. http://t.co/VZnxU6pbRJ
Elizabeth Merritt (@EGMerritt) January 15, 2014

NO, NO, NO! Its still a month until Valentine's Day. I do not accept Easter candy being sold! http://t.co/7AffkQ7GtR
Danielle (@NY_dee) January 15, 2014

Surely this should not be allowed! Easter candy sales already? http://t.co/8MNKWxTHic
Kay or Ari (@kayakaari) January 10, 2014

Some stores didn’t even wait until January.

Now I think CVS is just trolling me. They put out the Easter candy two days after Christmas! http://t.co/stWsRfYVSZ
Ted Nesi (@tednesi) December 28, 2013

My sister took this picture – Valentine's Day & Easter candy already in our local store! D: http://t.co/AiNPJy9sYR
Jamie ☆ ♪ (@galaxia416) December 27, 2013

Oh good, they got the Easter candy out. I was worried they might put that out too early this year. 😬 http://t.co/u9vKPdMGyn
Dave Perillo (@Montygog) December 24, 2013

December? Come on.


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Chit/Chat; Food; Humor; Local News; Miscellaneous; Religion; Society
KEYWORDS: candy; early; easter; eastercommercialism; eastercommercials; stores
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To: napscoordinator

We can pay all of it in January or 1/2 in January and 1/2 in July.

Not sure if it is set by the state or the county.


41 posted on 01/18/2014 6:19:46 PM PST by reformedliberal
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To: servo1969

They still have “Easter” candy? I thought it was all “spring” candy now.


42 posted on 01/18/2014 6:23:53 PM PST by SoothingDave
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To: Bigg Red

In minnepolis we have the peeps store at the mall of America.. year round peeps!


43 posted on 01/18/2014 6:38:50 PM PST by cableguymn (It's time for a second political party.)
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To: aberaussie

Stale is the best.

We always slit the plastic and let them sit for a few days.


44 posted on 01/18/2014 6:39:40 PM PST by reformedliberal
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To: smokingfrog
Gotta satisfy that peeps craving you’ve been waiting so long for...

I heard that the chocolate peppermint peeps that were out around Christmas were pretty good.

45 posted on 01/18/2014 6:50:52 PM PST by Fast Moving Angel (It is no more than a dream remembered, a Civilization gone with the wind.)
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To: smokingfrog
Saw a bunch of Easter stuff in Hobby Lobby the other day.

It's a little different at Hobby Lobby and Michael's because they are oriented toward selling equipment and supplies for crafts. If you're going to make some kind of holiday decoration, as many of us do, you need to be starting several months before the holiday. The displays put us in the mood to start on making stuff.

But a display of holiday candy several months before a holiday is DISGUSTING. Makes you realize that either (a) the candy is going to be rotten by the time the holiday arrives, or (b) it's full of whatever hideous toxic chemicals keep it from rotting in the intervening four or five months. In either case, Yuck.

46 posted on 01/18/2014 6:55:38 PM PST by ottbmare (the OTTB mare, now a proud Marine Mom)
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To: servo1969

My local grocery store has Valentine’s Day, St. Patrick’s and Easter displays already — went up right after Christmas.

I teach crafts so in a crafts store it is normal to see “Christmas in July” because crafters like to start 6 months before the holiday. Halloween usually appears around July or August, Valentine’s Day even before Christmas.

But, I too am seeing this in other stores. Pretty soon, ALL the holidays will be displayed all year round.


47 posted on 01/18/2014 7:59:18 PM PST by Bon of Babble (Don't want to brag...but I can still fit into the earrings I wore in high school!!)
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To: reformedliberal

Last Easter we discovered the joy of Peeps smores....


48 posted on 01/19/2014 5:51:50 PM PST by aberaussie
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