Shoppers baffled as common Christmas merchandise already noticed in supermarkets
It might only be August and very warm outside but Christmas items are already flooding supermarket shelves.
In the earliest sighting of a seasonal snack that we’ve seen, Maltesers mint-flavour reindeer chocolate bars are already available to buy in ASDA. Manufactured by Mars and cost 55p per bar, it weighs in at 29g and contains 157kcal – not that any of that matters when it’s Christmas and you just want to eat literally everything in sight.
Posted by Facebook food blogger Newfoodsuk, the image quickly went viral with users expressing shock at how early it is for Christmas items to appear.
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(Image: Newfoodsuk/Facebook)
One wrote: “Please let us have summer first,” while another raged: “We haven’t even had Halloween yet! Crazy!.”
And a third said: “Come off it. It’s still bloody July.” And a four raged: “I love mint but I hate Xmas.”
The post also got nine angry reactions – presumably all from Scrooge-like people. Although one user stocked up far earlier, because of bargain prices, admitting: “Just ate my last one yesterday they were reduced to just 10p each!! Bought loads.”
Days later, the blogger also spotted Cadbury Pud minis, as well as M&M mini Santa-themed bars – adding to the chaos over Christmas items flooding shelves during a heatwave.
(Image: Newfoodsuk/Facebook)
They wrote: “We love the original bigger Puds, so when we saw these new mini ones, we just had to try them! A bag full of Mini Puds on a hot summers day, what more could you want! We got these online from Cadbury Gifts Direct!”
And then, just two days later, it happened . . . the blogged posted a picture of a Dairy Milk “creamy” advent calendar, which they had already started opening and eating (which kind of defeats the point).
Have you seen any super early Christmas items on the shelves? Let us know in the comments below, or email pics to [email protected].
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