{"id":148860,"date":"2022-01-04T11:51:03","date_gmt":"2022-01-04T11:51:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/?p=148860"},"modified":"2022-01-04T11:51:03","modified_gmt":"2022-01-04T11:51:03","slug":"chocolate-eggs-are-filling-supermarket-shelves-already-before-easter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/precoinnews.com\/world-news\/chocolate-eggs-are-filling-supermarket-shelves-already-before-easter\/","title":{"rendered":"Chocolate eggs are filling supermarket shelves already before Easter"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Eggs-tremely early! Chocolate eggs are filling supermarket shelves already &#8211; nearly four MONTHS before Easter<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Shoppers were surprised to see the chocolate eggs so close to Christmas<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The shelves were decked out with the near-spherical sweet treats<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>In one Tesco there appeared to be much of one aisle devoted to them<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>A spokeswoman said it was not its full range, with that a few weeks away<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Supermarket shoppers were left baffled after finding Tesco shelves already fully stocked with Easter Eggs &#8211; just days after Christmas.<\/p>\n<p>The extensive selection of chocolate treats appeared at the store in Llantrisant, South Wales, as most people returned to work after the festive period.<\/p>\n<p>The supermarket giant is already displaying rows of Oreo, Twirl and Chocolate Orange eggs, among others, &#8211; despite it still being 103 days until Easter.<\/p>\n<p>Office worker Bobby McGrath, 45, of Beddau, South Wales, was left scratching his head after he spotted the large selection in his local store yesterday.<\/p>\n<p>He said: &#8216;I&#8217;ve still got my Christmas tree and decorations up so I was left a bit taken aback to see Easter eggs on the shelves already.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;It&#8217;s not just a small selection either, there is loads of them. It was like it was already spring but Christmas was only days ago.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2022\/01\/04\/10\/52526683-10367307-image-a-4_1641293084833.jpg\" height=\"413\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Easter Eggs pack the shelves of Tesco Extra in Llantrisant, South Wales yesterday morning<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2022\/01\/04\/10\/52526681-10367307-image-a-5_1641293093489.jpg\" height=\"429\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The full-sized chocolate eggs were give pride of place and prime shelf location today<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2022\/01\/04\/10\/52526687-10367307-image-a-6_1641293100078.jpg\" height=\"476\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The early release gave shoppers a preview into show new orange flavoured Twirl eggs<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;It does leave a bit of a sour taste to be honest, it just shows that we&#8217;re all just consumers. They must sell them to stock them, so who can blame them?<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;But I still find it ridiculous that a couple of days after we&#8217;ve seen in the New Year, they&#8217;re already thinking about the next celebration even though it&#8217;s four months away.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Another shopper Lynn Riley, 54, of Talbot Green, added: &#8216;It did make me shake my head in disbelief. It seems to be getting earlier and earlier each year.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Who on earth buys their Easter eggs this early anyway? I just don&#8217;t understand it.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2022\/01\/04\/10\/52526685-10367307-image-a-7_1641293109813.jpg\" height=\"445\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Smaller eggs out in show on the shelves on some Tesco outlets for the start of the new year<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2022\/01\/04\/10\/52526695-10367307-image-a-8_1641293117422.jpg\" height=\"439\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>This Iceland store in North London had started stocking them in December late last year<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2022\/01\/04\/10\/52526693-10367307-image-a-9_1641293122610.jpg\" height=\"419\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>A selection of Easter eggs on sale in Iceland in north London, four days after Christmas Day<\/p>\n<p>Asda is also offering Cadbury&#8217;s Creme Eggs, packs of Mini Egg and Oreo Easter eggs while budget store B&amp;M has also started stocking Creme Eggs and Mini Eggs.<\/p>\n<p>Others have taken to social media to express their dismay with one person writing: &#8216;Ridiculous* 3rd Jan and Easter Eggs on sale in Tesco.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Another web user put: &#8216;It feels like someone is wishing all our lives away. What happened to the trend of mindfulness and living in the moment?&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>A third person commented: &#8216;At my local supermarket yesterday I saw Easter eggs for sale alongside the (uncleared) Christmas bonbons.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Another commented: &#8216;Is this a pandemic thing? Get your eggs before Easter is cancelled!&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>A Tesco spokeswoman told MailOnline: &#8216;It&#8217;s a few weeks until customers are able to choose from our full range of Easter products.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;However, we know some of our customers like to buy their eggs early so we have started selling a small selection in some of our stores.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-10367307\/Chocolate-eggs-filling-supermarket-shelves-nearly-four-MONTHS-Easter.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eggs-tremely early! 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