‘Please tell me this is a joke’ shoppers beg as Home Bargains ‘get excited about Christmas’ more than SIX MONTHS early
PEOPLE have been left open-mouthed as Home Bargains get in the festive spirit, more than six months before Christmas Day.
With summer not even officially here and Halloween still four months away, it appears that Home Bargains aren’t fussed by the season, and are already looking forward to December.
The much loved chain left shoppers open-mouthed and some even horrified, with their most recent social media post.
Posting on Instagram, Home Bargains shared a snap of the chain’s Christmas offerings - including festive signs, bows, baubles, tree decorations and more.
Alongside the post, the chain penned: ‘Since Summer isn't happening this year. Can we start to get excited about Christmas?’
The picture revealed a variety of cheap festive items, including Merry Christmas signs for £3.99 and packs of mini baubles for just £1.99.
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Not only this, but there’s also front door bows from £2.99 and Christmas tree decorations from just 99p.
Whilst it wasn’t made clear whether the festive aisle has in fact already returned to stores, Christmas items currently remain out of stock on their website.
However, there is a large range of Christmas gifts that are available for buy online, for those eager to stock up early.
And don’t worry if you’re on a budget, as there’s everything from L’Oreal men’s sets and fragrance sets, to Disney cosmetics bags and Marvel buys, all super cheap.
But the @homebargains Instagram post has clearly left many open-mouthed, as it has quickly racked up 10,500 likes and 1,188 comments in just one day.
Social media users were hugely divided by seeing Christmas items on their feeds - and whilst some were excited, others were appalled.
One person said: “Omg, yes yes yes, can’t wait to see this aisle.”
Another added: “Never too early to think about Christmas.”
Yes!!! Lets!!!
Instagram user
A third commented: “Yes yes yes bring it on.”
Whilst someone else beamed: “Yes!!! Lets!!!”
However, at the same time, not everyone was as keen to see Christmas stock.
One user claimed: “Can’t think of anything worse!!”
Please tell me this is a joke
Instagram user
A second chimed in: “Ridiculous, put it all away until November.”
Someone else questioned: “This can't be real???? This is so ridiculous.”
When is it officially Christmas?
EVERY year, it seems that people start to put up their Christmas decorations earlier and earlier. But when is it officially acceptable to start getting ready for the festive season?
It turns out there's a specific date you should put your Christmas tree up, and it's not the first of the month.
The experts at Christmas Tree World explained that traditional advent begins on the fourth Sunday before Christmas.
This means the ideal date can be anywhere from November 27 to December 3.
As it happens, this year it's Sunday December 1, so you can spend your weekend decking the halls.
"Many households like to set up their tree and other festive decorations on the first day of the month to mark the start of the official countdown to the big day," the experts said.
However, this can vary depending on where you live, for example in Australia it's common to pop their trees up early in November after the annual Christmas pageant.
That said, some people believe it's bad luck to put up any decorations before Advent.
In Roman Catholic tradition, the Christmas tree doesn't make an appearance until Christmas Eve - the Royal Family are said to follow this rule.
But don't worry if you like to get yours up early, these days there isn't thought to be any bad luck associated with throwing up some baubles.
In fact, according to a study published in the Journal of Environmental Psychology, you might come across as friendlier to neighbours and guests if you decorate early.
Whilst another begged: “Please tell me this is a joke.”
Home Bargains has been contacted for comment.
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