Christmas Watch 2025

[sungod]

B&M have advent calendars on display in Derby

harrods and harvey nicks both have theirs announced, those eager can pre-order, won't be me!

 

[N0bodyOfTheGoat]

 

[steverob]

Buy early avoid disappointment

Aren't most advent calendars deliberately disappointing by their very nature? 24 tiny non-descript "chocolate flavoured" sweets that totals up to less than a large chocolate bar, but at 10 times the cost of one?

I had a friend who once bought an advent calendar for his dog and he said he couldn't tell the difference between the dog-friendly "chocolate" and the stuff that came in his calendar.

 

[sevenfourate]

My local Tesco has a fair amount of Xmas Chocolate on the shelves. Which i kinda understand as its a busy / commercial / profit orientated period for them.

What i fail to grasp is why a local Minibus company has one of those front electronic mounted message boards - emblazoned with "Merry Christmas 2025" already ?

Like - Oh damn, i normally take a random ride at Xmas....i'd better not forget again this year; so thanks for reminding me......or ?

 

[raleighnut]

Tree up Christmas eve, down on 12th night.

 

[postman]

Two weeks ago Barton Grange Garden Centre areas segregated off trees up and decorating going on cards already out.

 

[Dogtrousers]

Aren't most advent calendars deliberately disappointing by their very nature? 24 tiny non-descript "chocolate flavoured" sweets that totals up to less than a large chocolate bar, but at 10 times the cost of one?

Most, maybe. But not all. I had a pork scratchings advent calendar a couple of years ago. 24 little bags of pork scratchings. Festive, yummy and extremely healthy. Lots of vitamin P.

 

[13 rider]

Been to a garden centre today Xmas stuff out just behind the Halloween stuff . So you can buy a green Xmas elf and an orange Halloween elf 🤣

 

[Drago]

Most, maybe. But not all. I had a pork scratchings advent calendar a couple of years ago. 24 little bags of pork scratchings. Festive, yummy and extremely healthy. Lots of vitamin P.

I'll ask my mum to get some in for Hannukah.

 

[orraloon]

B&M have advent calendars on display in Derby

I went into local B&M 3 weeks back or so to get some plant fertiliser from their gardening section. Where's the gardening stuff moved to? Oh that's seasonal, we're stocking up for Halloween and Christmas,

 

[classic33]

Oh, we are collecting things for our Christmas boxes, so yes, trust me, we and other charity shops will be gearing up for one big dirty dive towards the big day!! 🤣

That said, we'll get Halloween out of the way first.

... We even have an easter box!

Already seen the first pumpkins, albeit plastic ones in place.

 

[biggs682]

Way too early for any mention of Christmas

 

[sevenfourate]

Been to a garden centre today Xmas stuff out just behind the Halloween stuff . So you can buy a green Xmas elf and an orange Halloween elf 🤣

No Easter’s bunnies though ? Pathetic amount of choice. Hope you educated them….😆

 

[Reynard]

I picked up the centrepiece for Christmas dinner recently. Not tied to turkey, and recent two yellow sticker forages yielded a) a "finest" smoked gammon and b) an organic lamb leg. Both are in the freezer, and either will do very nicely. I also picked up some smoked salmon on YS and froze it.

 

[stephec]

Way too early for any mention of Christmas

It's forever too early. 😂