...the point being that, as it was still summer, this bag was far, far too Christmassy and inappropriate.
Now, don't get me wrong, I love Christmas, but now we are halfway through November and all the shops have their decs up and are full of "Evil Carol Vorderman's Interactive Family Christmas Sudoku" stocking fillers, a mere carrier bag seems not Christmassy enough.
Which brings me to Tesco, and my point.
Tesco has obviously decided it doesn't want to upset anyone of a nervous and non-festive nature this year by rebranding its advent calendars thus:
This would appear to be some kind of over-the-top Lambeth-esque move and I advise you as follows:
- Buy an Advent Calendar - making sure it's promoted as such;
- Make sure it has Jesus or Santa or both on it;
- The countdown stops at 24. Don't buy one which has a "25" on it - that's when you open your presents;
- Especially don't buy one that counts through Christmas as far as New Year;
- In deference to Jamie Oliver and Christmas Dinner, avoid ones with chocolate behind the doors and lobby manufacturers for ones with Brussels Sprouts instead.
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Too late! I've had to buy calendars with football teams on - how un-christmassy is that?! I'm pleased to say that they stop at 24 as is traditional. I hold the millennium responsible for the greediness of having chocolates up to New Year's Day.
ReplyDeleteJust checking the whole comment thing works. Here here blah blah bloody blah ......
ReplyDeleteGreat it worked but does that mean the only people who can comment is those with a blog?
ReplyDeleteHere, here! A victory for comment sense. Nice one Ian!
ReplyDeletePS Did you really take your digitial camera into Tesco's?
Ahhhh! Why has that picture of ME appeared?!!! Please get rid of it!
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