Just spotted what is possibly the first.......

Oh damn, don't know how it ended up with 2!

Christmas wrapping paper, cards and gift tags in M & S today. All jammed up against the rows and rows of unsold summer clothing.

Chewbacca please do me a favour and "report" the duplicate thread? I don't seem able to access the report thing from the Kindle!

Reported it phoenix .

3 weeks ago, in the Card Factory shop, someone actually ASKED where the Christmas cards were, they weren`t on display yet.

A house nearby already has a fully lit Christmas tree in the front window.

What?????‍♀️

Unbelievable!! Then again.....?

Newcastle John Lewis . Loads of trees ??

Stores can grudgingly be forgiven, houses never.
I used to drive past a house where the tree always appeared in the bay window on November the 1st every year.
How sick of it I would have been by December.

I walked past a rather grand but shabby terraced house yesterday and did a double take. There was a Christmas tree in the window behind a grimy net curtain. All a bit Miss Haversham.

With Cromwell on this . He banned Christmas. Well wouldn't go that far. Perhaps limit it to December.

Stansgran it’s probably been there for years, yes, maybe there were rotting mince pies there as well,and dried up Holly.?

Christmas goods in stores, fine, just strangeness in a house.
Anyone remember the man (on tv years ago) that has Christmas every day, including the meal?

I bought Christmas cards on holiday in Devon at the beginning of September. In mitigation, they were in a rather up market arty shop in Dartmouth, and were on offer. No doubt aimed at the tourist market, but nevertheless I'm now all set and don't need any more.

Went out to a local chain restaurant for family dinner and there in pride of place a purple themed C tree. Everyone was a bit stunned.

In our local shop they are already playing Christmas music. I would think by the end of December the staff will never want to hear a Jingle Bells again, and this is all before Halloween and Nov 5th. Just TOO soon in my opinion.

I absolutely adore Christmas, DS2 was born on 13th December, so Christmas in our house never started until 13th. Now he is married and has his own house , Christmas for him and our other son starts 1st December. We start putting decorations up 1st week in December, as we have real trees they wait until 13/14th Dec. DD and GS3 (2 3/4 yrs) live with us at the moment, so delaying the excitement of Santa I think is beneficial and adds to the magic of December.
Have purchased some gifts, struggling this year as we lost my DM at Easter and she was the heart of our family and very much a full on Christmas person.
I have a dilemma which fellow gransnetters may be able to help,me with. DM used to buy a large toblerone for all adult children and their partners, which was always a source of jokes on Xmas morning making exaggerated guesses as to what they could be (very distinctive shape as you know). Should I carry on with this tradition or start a new one ?

I was in a restaurant in Glasgow yesterday and they had a Christmas tree and fairy lights up. It not even Halloween yet.

Gravygranny??
Carry on the toblerone tradition . I would if I were in your shoes.
Isn't it Diwali now which may explain trees seen at this time of the year.

Our Tesco and M&S have had Christmas cards etc., since the beginning of September. I think that's way too soon.

GrannyGravy13. I think it would be lovely to carry on the Toblerone tradition.

GrannyGravy. So sorry to hear about your DM. With regard to her special Christmas Gift, I would carry on with the tradition so everyone can play the guessing game and have a laugh, while remembering your DM on Xmas morning.

B&M were playing Christmas music yesterday and I took a picture on the way home from work last night of a home covered in Christmas Dec's complete with wreath on the door. I took a picture as I feared no one would believe me.

GrannyGravy13 My Birthday is Christmas day! But yes carry on the tradition as that what it should be about personal traditions and memories not Spend spend as early and as much as possible.