We could skip Halloween this year… (Image: PA)

Summer is finally over and the leaves haven’t started to fall yet, but the Morrisons are already in a festive mood.

It’s not even Halloween, but supermarket shelves are already devoted to holiday cakes and desserts.

It’s been on display since late August, when it was clearly still summer, so some people were fed up with the chain’s blatant commercialism.

Jonathon Ayers tweeted: “What the…?

“Should we skip the Easter cakes and get the year off to a good start?”

Another insider said: “Saw it at Morrisons today so I understand things are tight and Christmas values ​​have been around for a long time but the flour cake is due in October 2022.

Gregory Masson adds: Exploitation of religious holidays for commercial purposes. does not respect religion.

Marsha Atkinson writes: It’s still summer in my head, fall hasn’t come yet Oh, and Halloween?

But according to Alastair Thomson’s tweet, others were more open to the idea.

“These are the freshest mince pies you can buy all year long…just off the production line…!”)

“Just wanted to let you know I had the cakes in August courtesy of @Morrisons. Obviously had to buy and try them,” added Dan Horn.

“8/10 is mostly for novelty/surprise value, with 2 points awarded for the simultaneously off-putting nature of its existence.”

Travelodge upset people yesterday by posting a photo of a Christmas tree in one of its hotels with the caption: “What does ‘soon’ mean?”

One angry believer responded: Let your marketing team know that you’re more likely to turn people away than persuade them to book.

Another wrote: It just screams utter desperation. Is this what you were looking for?

For years, stores that seemed to cash in on the holiday hype were a major source of frustration for many.

But with households bracing for a cost-of-living crisis this winter, it may make sense to shop for gifts early.

Regulator Ofgem has confirmed that the energy price cap will increase by 80%. This means that the average household’s annual bill will rise from £1,971 to £3,549 from October.

So some stressed Christmas shoppers were scrambling for a bargain before household costs soared even higher.

In a statement on its website, Tesco said: Plan ahead and spread out your Christmas 2022 spending.

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