Aaargh!

I wonder if JC's father got lucky on an early easter - dates work quite neatly!!!
 
Tringa said:
I have just seen an advert on TV for,.... brace yourselves,... Balsam Hill Christmas trees!

Dave
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Yes. I remember a Co-op store manager telling me their Christmas stock started coming in during August ...
 
MartynK said:
Yes. I remember a Co-op store manager telling me their Christmas stock started coming in during August ...
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That's normal for the larger retailers, going by my stint writing stocktaking systems in the 1970s.

The earlier the orders are placed, the better the discounts the shops receive. I don't know what effect the "Just In Time" mania of the 1990s had on that purchasing pattern.
 
AndrewFlannigan said:
The earlier the orders are placed, the better the discounts the shops receive
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Since everyone is hell bent on discussing Jesus's birthday,
why is when I stock up for his party a week or so in advance,
that a lot of things are always best before, use by etc the 24th?
 
Cobra said:
why is when I stock up for his party a week or so in advance, that a lot of things are always best before, use by etc the 24th?
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Universal perversity, as sponsored by "Hot Is Us" (Proprietor S.A. Tan) :naughty:
 
Cobra said:
Since everyone is hell bent on discussing Jesus's birthday,
why is when I stock up for his party a week or so in advance,
that a lot of things are always best before, use by etc the 24th?
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Another option is a fly by on the 24th - in the afternoon. If the car park isn't too busy, there can be a load of yellow stickered bargains to be had. Post 25th shopping also sees a load of "festive" stuff at bargain prices.
 
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