Tesco Ireland already selling easter eggs

jimmynokia

All i can say is jesus wept.. https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1740516222635461&id=137576076262825 and the price...

Samuel T. Cogley

jimmynokia wrote: »

All i can say is jesus wept.. https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1740516222635461&id=137576076262825 and the price...

No he died and rose again :pac:

rubadub

jimmynokia wrote: »

All i can say is jesus wept..

leave the crying babby alone, he's only a week old

JohnC.

Have you tried simply not letting it bother you, in the same way you don't let all the other stuff you don't buy regularly bother you? Shops sell stuff I don't buy all the time and it's really not a problem. Why is this?

jimmynokia

JohnC. wrote: »

Have you tried simply not letting it bother you, in the same way you don't let all the other stuff you don't buy regularly bother you? Shops sell stuff I don't buy all the time and it's really not a problem. Why is this?

Not a problem with me as I wont buy but its consumerism gone to the dogs,if you think its not too early or fine the thats ok.

freshpopcorn

I've even seen Easter eggs on sale earlier than this. We do have an early enough Easter this year.
People always get into a flap over the Easter eggs and Christmas stuff but when the summer things such as flip flops/shorts/etc come out in December nobody bats an eye lid.

emo72

are they trying to provoke controversy?

jimmynokia

TBF they can be bought anytime of year Summer does not only pply to Ireland and its Summer in other countries for a good time of the year. People travel..
https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=105699367&postcount=6

JohnC.

jimmynokia wrote: »

Not a problem with me as I wont buy but its consumerism gone to the dogs,if you think its not too early or fine the thats ok.

It's a shop. Consumerism really shouldn't be a surprise. It's their purpose.

EPAndlee

Sure its only chocolate

freshpopcorn

jimmynokia wrote: »

TBF they can be bought anytime of year Summer does not only pply to Ireland and its Summer in other countries for a good time of the year. People travel..
https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showpost.php?p=105699367&postcount=6

I know this but it's really aimed at people going on holidays in May=August. It can be hard to pick up pair of flip flops/shorts(apart from sport shorts) if your a man from about mid August to Mid December in my experience but then they start on Summer 2018.

jimmynokia

freshpopcorn wrote: »

I know this but it's really aimed at people going on holidays in May=August. It can be hard to pick up pair of flip flops/shorts(apart from sport shorts) if your a man from about mid August to Mid December in my experience but then they start on Summer 2018.

I only bought flip flops other day for a trip this month..

Rubberchikken

Every year this happens and every year - outrage.
When will it end;):D

freshpopcorn

Rubberchikken wrote: »

Every year this happens and every year - outrage.
When will it end;):D

Wait until Brown Thomas opens their Christmas shop in August!

rubadub

emo72 wrote: »

are they trying to provoke controversy?

possibly, also the OP mentioned the price, it is really high, I saw in the comments a person saying what I reckoned too, that they are doing this to take advantage of the "price reduced" laws, where an item has to be on sale for a certain time at a certain price before they can legally say it is "now half price".

This is sort of a consumer issue people should be aware of. People may be unaware of the prices of certain things and so presume a shop is usually selling stuff "at the going rate" when really they are not.

SimonLynch

In fairness to the store managers, they've probably had big deliveries of centrally ordered bulky items that need getting out of the warehouse to create space. The area they're going into will be seasonal so probably sharing with Valentines offers.

I worked in retail years back and usually put Easter displays up after Valentines. A lot of retailers now are hardly bothering with seasonal stuff as the supermarkets and likes of Dealz and Mr Price have taken most of it and can show you up badly on price (no point stocking anything in the 2-5 euro range that they might do similar for 1.50 to 3)

I have to be honest, i find it a bit silly and a little daft that they are trying to flog easter eggs so early in the year.

On the other hand, I like easter eggs. I like the thin chocolate and the general texture of easter eggs. They're an enjoyable little treat and when easter goes, they don't seem to get replaced with a similar product, so I think it's good that you can get them, if you enjoy them.


The only similar chocolate i can really find is the thin dairy milk bar, but unless you're getting that in a selection box, you'd never buy it as the cost of a single bar is madness.

mad m

Easter is early this year!:)

RobbingBandit

It's a double holiday this year April Fools day too. Eggs and fooling now that's a holiday.

LollipopJimmy

Easter Eggs are always delivered between Christmas and New Year. Creme eggs always officially hit the shelves on Jan 1st. I don't see the issue

Samuel T. Cogley

Just saw this on Facebook :pac:

the_pen_turner

finally some good news.
crème eggs are in the shops.

Sarn

It’s the same every year. Picked up some creme eggs on Saturday in Tesco. They had a limited selection of Easter eggs beside the discounted Christmas sweets.

MoonshineMonty

Easter is only four months away. Picked up a few creme eggs yesterday. It's great.

splinter65

jimmynokia wrote: »

All i can say is jesus wept.. https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1740516222635461&id=137576076262825 and the price...

Dunnes had creme eggs on Christmas Eve 2016

amtc

Someone mentioned to me that it was useful for sending eggs sea mail overseas (which can take three months). Note An Post doesn't do this but Royal Mail does so could be a Tesco Group policy.

MOH

splinter65 wrote: »

Dunnes had creme eggs on Christmas Eve 2016

I picked up some creme eggs as a last minute Christmas present Christmas Eve this year.

rubadub

LollipopJimmy wrote: »

Easter Eggs are always delivered between Christmas and New Year. Creme eggs always officially hit the shelves on Jan 1st. I don't see the issue

The issue I would have, and am amazed the mangers do not have, is that shelving space can be scarce in supermarkets, some items might have sold out and have yet to be restocked, yet we have these shelves stacked to the brim with very bulky items which nobody is buying (that I can see), just makes no sense to me.

Deleted User wrote: »

I have to be honest, i find it a bit silly and a little daft that they are trying to flog easter eggs so early in the year.

On the other hand, I like easter eggs. I like the thin chocolate and the general texture of easter eggs. They're an enjoyable little treat and when easter goes, they don't seem to get replaced with a similar product, so I think it's good that you can get them, if you enjoy them.

So have you bought any yet? do you usually buy them around now? esp. when they are still at ludicrous prices. Has anybody in this thread bought them in Jan, or even seen anybody else in a shop buying any?

Creme eggs are a totally different story, I would not bat an eyelid seeing someone buying or eating one at any time during the year. They are just like chocolate bars/snacks, they used to come in various "seasons" and were all year round before. Easter eggs are more a gift item, nowadays they are so cheap I could imagine people buying just for the chocolate, but I would think it weird to see somebody eating one now.

amtc wrote: »

Someone mentioned to me that it was useful for sending eggs sea mail overseas (which can take three months). Note An Post doesn't do this but Royal Mail does so could be a Tesco Group policy.

I have never heard of people posting eggs, why would an post "not do this"? or do you mean royal mail have some hugely discounted rate? Posting eggs overseas that sell for as little as €1.50 seems like nonsense. If it was some expensive belgian egg going to a distant relative who cannot get them where they live fair enough, but not these crappy bog standard dairy milk eggs.

Teddy1690

in my opinion I think its ridiculous having easter eggs on sale in January I mean how do you even try explaining it to small kids that see the easter eggs and think its easter next week... sorry kids its not for months yet. But that the big companies taking advantage of everything these days and turning Christmas easter and any other holiday they can in to commercial holidays for there financial gains. destroying holiday spirit.

the_pen_turner

bah humbug. don't be a scrooge

rubadub

Teddy1690 wrote: »

But that the big companies taking advantage of everything these days and turning Christmas easter and any other holiday they can in to commercial holidays for there financial gains.

But is there financial gain? as I said, I never see people buying them now. Little kids might see them but I never heard of parents giving them eggs in january to shut them up.

People often moan and report tubs of celebrations & heroes going on sale in shops "early" which I have zero issue with, i.e. they have this idea that they are christmas sweets, but they are out all year round, maybe not in full size tubs but certainly in boxes up to 500g or so. They are not traditional christmas gifts, I DO see people buy them months before christmas, and eating them, nothing odd about that, just like creme eggs.

the_pen_turner wrote: »

bah humbug. don't be a scrooge

shouldn't it be Judas or something. If Dickens wrote scrooge today its more likely Scrooge would be visited by "The Ghost of Late August".

the_pen_turner

if someone wants to ruin Christmas by having it start in July then why cant we have Easter in January. its the same thing.

I'm all for curtailing this nonsense and limiting things like this to the actual time of year, I agree about the premature bringing out of crap like this is ruining the events. they should be limited . but it would have to be fair and across the board

ThisRegard

Might be a straightforward practical reason. Storage space can be very tight in some stores, and shelves may be pretty bare after Christmas so to kill 2 birds with one stone the empty shelves were stocked with the eggs.

clairewithani

ThisRegard wrote: »

Might be a straightforward practical reason. Storage space can be very tight in some stores, and shelves may be pretty bare after Christmas so to kill 2 birds with one stone the empty shelves were stocked with the eggs.

Good suggestion.

Still shocking to be fair. I might just go down there and buy some. So there will be less there to offend people.

the_pen_turner

ThisRegard wrote: »

Might be a straightforward practical reason. Storage space can be very tight in some stores, and shelves may be pretty bare after Christmas so to kill 2 birds with one stone the empty shelves were stocked with the eggs.

it is basic store logistical issue .
if they put normal stuff there then they would have to move it all again in 2 months time. easier to just leave the store set up and fill the spare shelves with seasonal stuff.

the_pen_turner

I'm going to buy one now as well. I wonder do they have any left over christmass stuff . or haloween stuff

rubadub

the_pen_turner wrote: »

I'm going to buy one now as well. I wonder do they have any left over christmass stuff . or haloween stuff

Last year I got a stack, and I mean a proper stack! of selection boxes. A woman had a trolley full too saying it would do for kids lunches for months. They were not short dated or anything. Some easter eggs do have short enough dates as I think the wrapping is not great at preservation and they begin to make them many months in advance. (not that I would turn my nose up at chocolate past its BB date).

Can't remember the price of the selection boxes but it was stupidly cheap, absolute idiots as they would have gotten at least twice or 3 times the price. But oh no, we have to make way for the easter eggs that nobody is going to buy for months!

rubadub

rubadub wrote: »

So have you bought any yet? do you usually buy them around now? esp. when they are still at ludicrous prices. Has anybody in this thread bought them in Jan, or even seen anybody else in a shop buying any?

I don't often venture into Tesco, but I'd pop into my Centra regularly. They'll generally have them in a couple of weeks and they'll do a 3 for €5 deal on the 'medium' (which are actually small) eggs.

And yep, I'd buy a few. This year I'm watching my weight for an important upcoming event, but I'm sure a few guggie eggs will somehow work their way into my belly before the official Easter date falls upon us.

the_pen_turner

thanks for the heads up.. I had 2 crème eggs today. delicious

rubadub

Deleted User wrote: »

they'll do a 3 for €5 deal on the 'medium' (which are actually small) eggs.

And yep, I'd buy a few.

If they are on offer that makes sense, these days when an offer is going they are cheaper than bars, often even cheaper than mulitpack bars even with the additional packaging. Never heard of good offers in Jan though, but am more often in tesco. Like your goodself (badself?;):pac:) I much prefer the thin chocolate, melts in the mouth easier. I melt & blend my own bars with coconut oil but that is for the nutrition forum!

As "standard" bars have dropped in weight in recent years the eggs can be a very good price per kilo.

When I was a kid in the 80s I was told I was allowed an egg of £X value, I was allowed pick a bog standard egg and some extra bars or a pack of creme eggs up to that value. I was jealous of a neighbour who got a similar deal but was allowed skip the overpriced egg nonsense and just get nothing but bars! Even back then me and other young skinflints were calculating price per kilo!:p

Looking at a thread last year it was 5 "medium" eggs for 5euro. The eggs were about 130g including bar. I was saying these were previously "small eggs". In my day a "standard/medium" egg was a reasonable egg, each side was ~50g, so 100g in total and you got 2 full size bars along with it, most over 55g back then. These days you get a single small bar and the egg described as "medium". The "small" is looking like a creme egg.

368100

This has really f*cked me off.....no idea why so much but really its just ridiculous goings on. No need whatsoever apart from greed on their part.

We're freewheeling from one "consumer holiday" to the next these days.

saralou2011

Yet people be in Easter Sunday giving out that we're sold out! ( I work in a supermarket) happens every year!

rubadub

368100 wrote: »

No need whatsoever apart from greed on their part.

but do they really make money from it,easter is on april fools day this year, which is early for easter. Are people actually buying now? are they overbuying? I just do not comprehend it.

saralou2011 wrote: »

Yet people be in Easter Sunday giving out that we're sold out! ( I work in a supermarket) happens every year!

Well some might leave it last minute expecting a bargain, or a forgotten person, but as you work in a supermarket can you tell us if there are big sales in jan or feb, esp. if there is no obvious offer on the go?

368100

rubadub wrote: »

but do they really make money from it,easter is on april fools day this year, which is early for easter. Are people actually buying now? are they overbuying? I just do not comprehend it.


Well some might leave it last minute expecting a bargain, or a forgotten person, but as you work in a supermarket can you tell us if there are big sales in jan or feb, esp. if there is no obvious offer on the go?

A longer sales period is bound to increase sales and capture more market share over competitors who arent greedy *****

freshpopcorn

One of the main reason for things like this in my opinion is the size of supermarkets now. They've seasonal shelves and they need to be filled. Most of these supermarkets have done there research and they know what sells and their not going to fill their shelves with items that don't sell or are not profitable. Running a business is hard work and with all their overheads I don't blame them for trying to make as much money as possible.

rubadub

368100 wrote: »

A longer sales period is bound to increase sales and capture more market share over competitors who arent greedy *****

then why do we not see them selling easter eggs in june, if a longer sales period is bound to increase sales? are they simply oblivious idiots not copping on to your theory?

or can you / do you admit/recognise that there is a line somewhere? If I was a manager in tesco I would rather my shelves be full of stuff which was selling. I am genuinely puzzled by it and not a single person has made me think twice.

The "greedy" person in my mind is the smart one who has timed it right to maximise their profits. As a 12 year old I remember my first day in "commerce" being told the basic definition of a business is to maximise profits.

also this makes perfect sense to me

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cadbury_Creme_Egg#Availability

Availability[edit]
Creme eggs are available annually between 1 January and Easter Day.[5][6] In the UK in the 1980s, Cadbury made Creme Eggs available year-round but sales dropped and they returned to seasonal availability.[7]

freshpopcorn

rubadub wrote: »

then why do we not see them selling easter eggs in june, if a longer sales period is bound to increase sales? are they simply oblivious idiots not copping on to your theory?

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They aim to stock the seasonal shelves in the store In June you'd be stocking fathers day/BBQ/Summer and back to school.
Between now and Eater there's valentines day which will get a small section and this will be replaces with Mothers day.

368100

rubadub wrote: »

then why do we not see them selling easter eggs in june, if a longer sales period is bound to increase sales? are they simply oblivious idiots not copping on to your theory?

or can you / do you admit/recognise that there is a line somewhere? If I was a manager in tesco I would rather my shelves be full of stuff which was selling. I am genuinely puzzled by it and not a single person has made me think twice.

The "greedy" person in my mind is the smart one who has timed it right to maximise their profits. As a 12 year old I remember my first day in "commerce" being told the basic definition of a business is to maximise profits.

also this makes perfect sense to me

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cadbury_Creme_Egg#Availability[/quote

In line with your thinking, that it doesn't increase sales, why do it do early then?

Ive no objection to any company or otherwise making profits.....i work in an industry that depends on it.

My qualm with this is despite an emergence from a recession, families can be very stretched financially over these few weeks without this rubbish of pushing the next seasonal sales agenda at consumers at the earliest possible opportunity....absolutely no reason it couldn't be left until the end of January when at least Christmas is behind people.

daisyos1

I bought a creme egg in Tesco today. I was happy out!

freshpopcorn

My advice to people with kids who's worried about this would be,
Bring the kids to mass every weekend between now and Easter. Make them giving up something they like and bring them to mass everyday off the week during lent. Don't forget first Fridays or Holy days. No meat on Wednesdays or Fridays during lent Go during Holy week and get them to get their feet washed in front of the whole church during Easter week. Teach them what Easter means and then reward them with 3 eggs for €5 on Easter Sunday.

rubadub

368100 wrote: »

In line with your thinking, that it doesn't increase sales, why do it do early then?

I said 1 reason was so they could legally claim to have "50% off" in a months time. Otherwise I am really puzzled by it, it was not this way when I was younger, in the same supermarket. Why did they not cop on to this brilliant idea back then?

Only 1 poster here said they bought eggs early BUT they were buying 3 for €5 in centra, which is cheaper than buying chocolate bars so this makes sense, they were eating them there and then. Tescos are very expensive at the moment.

There are loads of photos and facebook comments and paper articles. What clearly stands out to me is that I have not seen a single person saying they have seen people buying them, let alone saying they bought them themselves. All the photos show perfectly stocked shelves, i.e. no gaps where people have taken a single one.

lots of photos here.
http://www.dailyedge.ie/easter-eggs-in-ireland-already-3766361-Jan2018/

The sun had a photo of a guy with 3 eggs, but turns out its their own reporter! The photo in the shop again shows perfectly stocked shelves

A Tesco Ireland spokesperson said: “We stock a small range of Easter eggs in selected stores to cater for customers who prefer to stock up early or to buy them over a period of time to help spread the cost.

“The full Easter Egg range will not be in stores until later next year.”

https://www.thesun.ie/news/1990800/tesco-shocks-irish-customers-by-selling-easter-eggs-less-than-a-week-after-christmas/