When should Easter start?

Unread post by **Mervyn and Trish** » 26 Dec 2015, 12:08

Okay now the three month Christmas season has only a few weeks left to run, when should we get started on Easter? The Easter weekend begins on 25th March, but who will spot the first Easter Eggs in the shops?

Unread post by **Onelife** » 26 Dec 2015, 12:59

Hi Sir Merv

Not soon enough for us as it is Easter week that we open up our tin can in Wales

Unread post by **jay-ell71** » 26 Dec 2015, 13:34

Unread post by **Boris+** » 26 Dec 2015, 17:04

I don't give a blast - however, when all this lark is going on, I'll be busy unpacking from one outing and getting ready for another. So, I'll plan my packing sort out for any days accordingly.

2016 - whoopee, bring it on!

Unread post by **Onelife** » 26 Dec 2015, 19:55

Unless Jesus is willing to put in an apperiance and work a few miracles l'll settle for just having Bank holiday Monday off and do away with Easter altogether.

Unread post by **GillD46** » 26 Dec 2015, 21:10

Easter Eggs are already in the shops!

Unread post by **Silver_Shiney** » 26 Dec 2015, 21:54

Onelife wrote:
Unless Jesus is willing to put in an apperiance and work a few miracles l'll settle for just having Bank holiday Monday off and do away with Easter altogether.

Never understood why they call it "good" Friday. It wasn't very good for Him. On the other hand, Sunday was a bit of a bummer for the other side

Unread post by **Stephen** » 27 Dec 2015, 07:58

Onelife wrote:
Hi Sir Merv

Not soon enough for us as it is Easter week that we open up our tin can in Wales

The sheep are looking nervous already

Unread post by **Onelife** » 27 Dec 2015, 09:58

Stephen.....They only get nervous when l push them to the edge of a cliff....its nice when the push back though

Unread post by **towny44** » 27 Dec 2015, 10:36

Its been Easter all year so far in Tesco, after I complained last year as to where the Hot X buns had gone in summer, they have been available all this year.

Unread post by **Boris+** » 27 Dec 2015, 10:54

The only egg I have time for is one I have on a neck chain, and I only wear it on formal evenings - and yes, it does open and have a surprise inside!

Unread post by **Mervyn and Trish** » 27 Dec 2015, 11:52

Silver_Shiney wrote:
Onelife wrote:
Unless Jesus is willing to put in an apperiance and work a few miracles l'll settle for just having Bank holiday Monday off and do away with Easter altogether.

Never understood why they call it "good" Friday. It wasn't very good for Him. On the other hand, Sunday was a bit of a bummer for the other side

I can't see "Bummer Sunday" catching on as a date on the calendar

Unread post by **Whynd1** » 31 Dec 2015, 10:31

Took my father for his shopping in Tesco yesterday and right in the front of the store a huge pile of hot cross buns.

Unread post by **qbman1** » 16 Nov 2016, 14:48

Anyone spotted any Easter Eggs yet? I did see a lady buying hot cross buns in Waitrose yesterday.

Unread post by **Mervyn and Trish** » 16 Nov 2016, 16:19

I wonder what the "best by" date is?

Unread post by **Dancing Queen** » 16 Nov 2016, 16:58

qbman1 wrote:
Anyone spotted any Easter Eggs yet? I did see a lady buying hot cross buns in Waitrose yesterday.

I buy Hot X Buns all through the year in M&S not seen any Easter Eggs yet though although you can get Cadbury's Mini Eggs at any time not just Easter

Unread post by **johnds** » 17 Nov 2016, 07:29

Mervyn and Trish wrote:
Okay now the three month Christmas season has only a few weeks left to run, when should we get started on Easter? The Easter weekend begins on 25th March, but who will spot the first Easter Eggs in the shops?

That's funny

Perhaps you are too early Merv

My Google calendar has Good Friday as 14th April 2017,

Unread post by **Raybosailor** » 17 Nov 2016, 08:32

Time for one of Ray's "Tight Wad DIY Tips" when my kids were young and money was a bit tight I saved the plastic insert that held their eggs, why you might ask ?.

Melt some chocolate of your choice in a bowl over a pan of hot water pour into each half of the insert tilting to make sure there is a thick coating on the inside of each insert.
Float inserts in a bowl of cold water ( the shock of the cold water makes the chocolate shrink) and leave to set.
Turn the insert dome shape up onto a clean surface and a gentle tap should release each half which you can wrap in alloy foil and voila you have an Easter egg.
The cut price Easter eggs in the super markets these days might make these eggs seem a waste of time but home made ones have thicker shells and somehow seem to taste better.
My grandkids love to make their own and personalise them with icing sugar names for Mum & Dad, you can now buy Easter egg moulds from cookery shops like Lakeland but mine were free and are still going 40 years on.

Try it, it can be quite "eggciting".

Can I have another "Blue Peter Badge" Stephen.

Unread post by **oldbluefox** » 17 Nov 2016, 08:39

Does anybody know what happens to the Easter eggs they don't sell, same as Christmas selection boxes, chocolate Santas etc?

Unread post by **Onelife** » 17 Nov 2016, 09:21

oldbluefox wrote:
Does anybody know what happens to the Easter eggs they don't sell, same as Christmas selection boxes, chocolate Santas etc?

Keep this to yourself foxy...but where do you think keefy's chocolates come from?

They just get sold off at reduced prices..... bit like Christmas wrapping paper etc.

Unread post by **Raybosailor** » 17 Nov 2016, 09:29

Do you think I could get away with printing my own calendars that show Easter to be a week later ?, I could buy eggs at half price.

Unread post by **oldbluefox** » 17 Nov 2016, 09:37

The reason I ask is that one year we thought we would take a tin of chocolate biscuits as a small gift to a friend. We went into the supermarket just after New Year and all the tins of biscuits had been whisked away and were nowhere to be seen. I have never seen Easter eggs, selection boxes etc being offered at reduced prices and being a self confessed chocoholic I would have hoped to sniff out a few bargains.

It looks like Keefy is taking more than his fair share.

Unread post by **david63** » 17 Nov 2016, 09:49

I would imagine that Easter Eggs and Christmas food in general is bought on a "sale or return" basis by the supermarkets. So it will be down to the manufacturers to dispose of them - whatever can be viable salvaged and recycled (into Keefy's chocolates) will be but I suspect most will just get dumped.

Unread post by **Onelife** » 17 Nov 2016, 09:55

Raybosailor wrote:
Do you think I could get away with printing my own calendars that show Easter to be a week later ?, I could buy eggs at half price.

Indeed you could Ray...and while you're at it send some to Coral Bookmakers.....l could have the best Christmas ever!!

Unread post by **Onelife** » 17 Nov 2016, 09:59

oldbluefox wrote:
The reason I ask is that one year we thought we would take a tin of chocolate biscuits as a small gift to a friend. We went into the supermarket just after New Year and all the tins of biscuits had been whisked away and were nowhere to be seen. I have never seen Easter eggs, selection boxes etc being offered at reduced prices and being a self confessed chocoholic I would have hoped to sniff out a few bargains.

It looks like Keefy is taking more than his fair share.

Foxy you need to stop shopping through Carbonel et Walker and get down to your local Aldi store

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