Easter Shopping

07-Apr-23 00:36am
Stacey 1260635
Easter eggs on sale Boxing Day!? The meaning of it has long gone not that I'm religious. Easter on sale 4 months of the year? Give me a break..
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07-Apr-23 00:46am
APB
it is of no interest to me
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07-Apr-23 00:54am
Bung,
I laugh because Easter Hot X Buns appeared in Supermarkets in most Australian states on Boxing Day. For those who are looking to feast on Hot X Buns on Easter Saturday...You may be out of luck. Most Supermarket's are SOlD OUT... No more to be made untill after Easter ...UNBELIEVABLE!!!!Edited 07-Apr-23 00:55am
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- 07-Apr-23 08:38am
  Kirsty
  Lol they were in NZ Jan too, don't get me started on selling them after Easter, lol
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07-Apr-23 02:08am
Morenita
Ommmgggg I went to Walmart yesterday and a bag of Easter candy was $8 I didn’t buy any because of the price.
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- 07-Apr-23 02:31am
  Pamela G
  I just checked candy prices also. Knew that they would be up but not that much! My parents had a dime store during the 40s, 50s and 60s. Our Easter baskets, which we made, were .98, 1.98 and 2.98.
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- 07-Apr-23 04:04am
  Morenita Pamela G
  It’s out of control. I have two grandsons and my 18yr old still wants an Easter basket, lol!
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- 07-Apr-23 04:09am
  Pamela GMorenita
  He's a kid at heart. I'm 66 and I still love the bunny. I'm wearing a pair of ears right now.😁
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- 07-Apr-23 08:37am
  KirstyMorenita
  yeh thats tough for ppl with children
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- 07-Apr-23 08:37am
  KirstyPamela G
  love it!!
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07-Apr-23 02:17am
BLACK LIVES MATTER
Who am I - too question anyone motivations when it comes to 'how' people celebrate their RELIGIOUS BELIEFS - Example: 'Easter' (based on the tenuous assumption of resurrection of Jesus)? My RELIGION is MONEY based on 'just meeting consumer demands' also better known as a born-again-capitalist (or is it a born-again-christian)?Edited 07-Apr-23 05:41am
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07-Apr-23 02:18am
LA
Everything consumer has gotten out of hand! I love and am passionate about recycling so no need to buy....just renew!
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07-Apr-23 03:38am
gloria N 666866
Does the children know what Easter is really about or do they just know how much candy and toys they will get? Today Easter is money in the back ot all stores, and how they can rip people off with high prices. Most Easter candy is no longer made with Chocolate. Its just about how fast and how much candy be made to get the bucks. The children are getting enough junk put in there body to last their lifetime and of course it helps the dentist stay in business.Edited 07-Apr-23 03:42am
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07-Apr-23 03:43am
william s 1041986
In my area we would never see Easter decorations on a house, it seems as though there are at least 1 on every block. Decorations on top of the endless choice of candy and chocolate if we're not buying it it wouldn't be sold meet the demands.
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- 07-Apr-23 08:35am
  Kirsty
  Are there easter decorations? Goodness, do I need to put the tree up? Lol
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- 07-Apr-23 11:05am
  william s 1041986Kirsty
  blow up bunnies, colorful lights usually pastel colors, when did this happen.
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07-Apr-23 03:43am
Tina 423889
yes, but its still fun
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07-Apr-23 04:29am
kristian s 513441
I don't shop for Easter items anymore.
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07-Apr-23 05:02am
phillH
I don't like EASTER or any other Religious festival and I really dont like how it is assumed that you do by shops and countries. Commercial pressures and total crap
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- 07-Apr-23 08:32am
  Kirsty
  Never thought of that side of things, it is very much 'forced' upon allEdited 07-Apr-23 15:41pm
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07-Apr-23 05:06am
Norman PSBHRJ
Like every holiday it's about money. How much money can a business make profit. The true meaning of a Special Holiday has been forgotten. Chocolate and candies. What does this have to do with the Real Easter Day Celebration?
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07-Apr-23 05:27am
Tiffany L 690503
It is definitely money based drive only
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07-Apr-23 05:53am
Tupulua S
I am shopping only for bare essential, for my family nothing more
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- 07-Apr-23 08:30am
  Kirsty
  Thats how we were raised & didnt expect a lot either
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07-Apr-23 06:22am
Lachelle B
It's typical consumerism like Valentine's, etc. You don't NEED it.
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- 07-Apr-23 09:52am
  Liane H
  I Do I NEED MY CHOCOLaTES !!! 🐇🍫🐣 And Easter eggs taste different to all yr round chocolate I swear it ::)) Edited 07-Apr-23 09:54am
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- 07-Apr-23 10:46am
  Lachelle BLiane H
  You and Mary must be related, you both love Chocolate!
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- 07-Apr-23 11:19am
  Liane H Lachelle B
  Separated at birth lol😄 Happy Easter anyway! X
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07-Apr-23 06:29am
lynda e 390007
People are sheep and tend to follow the trend, No one is making anyone walk the tred mill , they choose to for themselves
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07-Apr-23 06:50am
Craig S 1050522
Easter Friday is a day with all shops closed in NZ - Nice day to spend real time with the family without any need for all the Easter rubbish - Cafes are OPEN.Edited 07-Apr-23 09:29am
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07-Apr-23 07:03am
Lawrence 1262145
Easter shopping is fun. There is a lot of fun nice Easter presents. Easter is about resurrection and hope. It may be a part of a hallmark holiday but I don't look at it that way. Maybe if you do something for someone a good deed you will get something back somewhere and somehow. You just have to believe. In this day and age of crumby things happening we need some kind of fun and saving grace. To all who celebrate Easter happy easter and please enjoy whom you have left and treasure them even though they and you may not seem eye to eye.
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- 07-Apr-23 08:29am
  Kirsty
  I did get some easter chocs for a few ppl as a thanks for all you do & it was great to 'share the love'
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07-Apr-23 07:04am
Lee b 979050
I like greek Easter eggs are half price
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- 07-Apr-23 08:27am
  Kirsty
  Ok, so what are greek easter eggs? Have never heard/seen them
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- 07-Apr-23 12:34pm
  Lee b 979050Kirsty
  ofcourse you have Kirsty ...don't be silly. If you have your Easter a week or 2 after everyone else you get to buy all those leftover eggs at half the normal price. Win win
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- 07-Apr-23 15:40pm
  KirstyLee b 979050
  oh I get ya 😄
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07-Apr-23 07:31am
Andrew C 287196
"5 varieties of hot cross buns"?!? There's a lot more than just five, plus there are hundreds of other "hot cross" products too (there was a recipe for a "hot cross smoothie" yesterday). Rabbit onesie costumes come in adult sizes, as well as dog-sized ones.
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07-Apr-23 07:42am
gordy
Yes it is out of hand. They are now making savoury cheese, chilli and chive hot cross buns. That is not easter. It is a Christian Festival not an opportunity for marketing. I only buy traditional hot cross buns 1 or two days before the Easter break. Anyway who can afford anything anymore. All out of control and tradition.
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- 07-Apr-23 08:25am
  Kirsty
  What the?... ok hot cross buns are getting out of control ppl! 🙂
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07-Apr-23 07:50am
Chosen
Supply and demand.
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07-Apr-23 07:58am
Amy B 1078427
Same as everything else
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07-Apr-23 08:08am
Sheree T
Yes it is out of hand. But we the consumer assist that by buying all these products. I have only bought a pkt of hot cross buns and nothing else.
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- 07-Apr-23 08:24am
  Kirsty
  That is restraint!
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07-Apr-23 08:27am
Jennifer H 396811
Ridiculous custom of buying gifts, chocolates and all the other rubbish shops sell because of corporate greed. Easter is completely out of control and now doesn't really have any meaning at all. Hot cross buns will always be traditional but even they have been tampered with and are nothing like they used to be when I was growing up.
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07-Apr-23 08:34am
MacAddict
I think it has got out of hand. One only has to see that some shops put out Easter eggs at Christmas!!! I doubt many of the younger generation even know why Easter exists. Bring back religious instruction in schools.
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07-Apr-23 08:35am
Bugalugs
Christmas, Easter, Halloween and all those quasi-religious events are now nothing more than US-inspired Marketing Events. Interesting isn't it? The very person Christians worship is the one person who put the lie to all this religious stuff when he said "My God, My God, why hast thou forsaken me?" - After he, like so many others today, was brought up to believe that God (Yahweh/Allah) is All Powerful, All Seeing, All Knowing. If that is true why did this god allow the person promoted as being his only son to die, allows wars (OK they are man-made) Famine, Starvation, Disease to exist?
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- 07-Apr-23 09:25am
  Michelle S 553303
  Romac, you have done what many who have NEVER read the Bible do by taking a verse, or a portion of the verse, and removes the context for which it was written. That portion of the verse found in Luke and the Book of Mark I believe although I will try and find the exact verse itself, believes happened as Jesus is dying on the Cross, and by the time He cried out to His Father God those words, He was in the process of taking on the whole entire world's sin. Jesus gave up His Divinity as a supernatural being, part of the Holy Trinity when he came to earth born of a virgin Mary, in order that anyone henceforth would be Saved from eternal damnation BY the fact that Jesus OVERCAME the sins of the world, but in order for Him to DO that God Himself, the Father, had to turn away from His Son because a Holy God could not look upon the wretched sins of humanity, from Adam and Eve right up to those Jews and Romans who gave Him up to die! Jesus had cried tears of blood the previous night while His apostles slept, had been taken away, sold for 30 pieces of silver by Judas Iscariot, a beloved friend and with a kiss no less. He had been beaten and scourged for hours and made to carry His own Cross, upon which He was meant to die! After being on the Cross for some time, we don't know exactly how long, He was lacking in strength NOT just physical but spiritual as every filthy deed was laid upon His shoulders and Satan HATED realising that his own desires to conquer humanity were going to be thwarted because Jesus only had a little longer to suffer before His physical death. That He cried out, a simple man, after enduring such agony doesn't take away His Victory and dominion over sin and death, but through His struggles we Christians see just how great His love for us was and is forever! This reply is already too long and I will answer your 2nd question separately.
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- 07-Apr-23 12:14pm
  Michelle S 553303
  I'll try and make this reply short Romac. SIN, OUR SIN, is the reason for murder, war, starvation, droughts etc. We seem to ignore our own actions with respect to causing these horrible events, but THESE horrendous actions are only going to become worse as the end of days draws near! We want to behave in wretched, unholy ways and when God doesn't come in and save us, then we blame Him. But when God created the earth and everything in it it was perfect, up until sin came into being by Satan who is alive and well today and seeking more souls which he can drag back to the bottomless pit with him. God is EXTREMELY angry with His creations, us, and preparing to completely destroy everything He made so that He can create "a new Heaven and Earth" where only those who confessed their sins and asked for Christ's forgiveness and asked Him to be their personal Lord and Saviour in life will be there with Him. Nobody DESERVES Salvation and my sins are wicked as was I before Jesus came into my life and I chose to follow Him! I understand that many today believe that Christians are hateful and bigoted, but I assure you that the judgement for their actions will be conducted by God alone! I mourn for the lost who, like my 5 adult children, NEED God in their lives, but their hearts have been hardened and their end will be horrible. Love is THE representation of Jesus on the Cross dying for those who despise Him. It's why TODAY IS the Holiest day of the year! Thanks for reading.
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07-Apr-23 09:03am
William P 589978
Easter is meeting manufacturers' / suppliers' marketing plans.
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07-Apr-23 09:13am
Carol S 657195
Everything has gotten out of hand because consumers want to overindulge their children! We can't blame it on the merchants. They are there to make money, and if consumers didn't buy it, they would no longer stock it. It's as simple as that, yet people are homeless and going hungry! I don't understand why people go along with all of this then blame it on other people. It's so simple, don't buy it and don't buy things made in China! People are just too selfish to help the greater cause! It applies to almost everything we do. When is enough, enough? I think not until the crap hits the fan, and the result is catastrophic to everyone!!! Too little too late, people! Wise up!!!
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07-Apr-23 09:14am
Kymberleigh R 733541
Happy Everyone!! With the cost of living, it is hard to for some people to purchase Easter gifts for loved ones. I agree the marketing companies have gone mad with producing Easter clothing for children, I haven't seen the rabbit costumes but I am sure I will see them when it is marked down for sale. Easter is a four day long weekend where I spend the time doing things that i enjoy.
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07-Apr-23 09:15am
Lyn A.
all "special" days/occasions are now so commercialised they are pointless.
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07-Apr-23 09:19am
Raelz
Annoys me they bring in so much rubbish yet I can't find the Easter Bilby around anymore, which is an AUSTRALIAN animal and raises money for the Bilbys! I used to buy them every year and nothing else. Now I can't:/
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07-Apr-23 09:39am
Paul B 522937
a fool and his money is soon departed an old saying my grandfather used to say
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07-Apr-23 09:41am
Jania S
EASTER like all other so called celebrations are there to make the rich richer and us poorer if we buy into the USA LUNACY. THERE IS so much garbage, rubbish in supermarket impersonating food and slowly poisoning humanity....it is unbelievable. We do commericalise anything let westerner waste their time and money
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07-Apr-23 09:50am
Roberta E 611945
Too much fuss
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07-Apr-23 09:55am
MoB
Easter like all religious celebrations starts too early because of commercialism. Hot Cross buns a Good Friday item only. Eggs are on the shelves in January. The retailers will tell you thats because customers demand it, not true. Most customers don't shop for the occassion until a few days before. The commercialisation has meant the loss of the real meaning whether it be Christmas or Easter. Shame on them.
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07-Apr-23 09:58am
Maria B 89860
Easter Celebrations all around, just pick out the Specials, especially after Easter, frees the buns and use as required, get together if you have family or just enjoy the frenzy and colour and watch even the non believers dive into the bargains which everyone truly believes in ... good luck to those who can do all the above and a Happy Easter to All!
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07-Apr-23 09:58am
Helen E 469767
The real meaning of easter has been lost and we have done it by acepting the talk of must buy stuff. We need to start looking at why Jesus died on the cross and teach others.
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07-Apr-23 10:01am
Carolina Z
UST BIG BUSINESS!
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07-Apr-23 10:07am
Sandra C 12043
It's way out of hand. We used to make everything for ourselves. Much more fun than picking stuff off a shelf. We dyed our own eggs, Mums made special treats and we made craft things. Eggs were hidden and we had treasure hunts. So tame today compared to the fun we had.
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07-Apr-23 10:14am
Anton A 1225344
It has become over commercialised hype hidden under a 'religious celebration' banner just to make money out of people. Besides, what have chocolate eggs and chocolate bunnies got to do with the death and resurrection of Jesus?
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07-Apr-23 10:22am
Pennye R
Just like Christmas, Easter has become more secular and just a money making scheme. I do buy Easter stuff for my grandchildren BUT I teach them the real meaning. That’s a big difference.
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07-Apr-23 10:26am
Jennifer H 722364
its competing with Christmas .Its stressing for parents keep it simple its just one day and its gone in a flash . People are trying to live on a very strict budget with the cost of living rises make it affordable within the average income that people are earning no wage rises for chocolates .I thought eggs come from birds how did the bunny appear in this holiday ?Edited 07-Apr-23 10:27am
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07-Apr-23 10:27am
Helen L 750218
No, it's corporations trying to milk it as much as possible to make millions.
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07-Apr-23 10:30am
Pam G 449028
No it’s always been out of hand but there now is an amazing range of flavours in hot cross buns🐰
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07-Apr-23 10:34am
Carolyn K 714554
Marketing has gone mad! Easter is NOT about chocolate or the bunny. It is about our saviour dying and coming back to save us. TOO much emphasis is now put on having a good time and not about what is important.
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- 07-Apr-23 10:37am
  Paul R 936022
  Amen sister
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- 07-Apr-23 17:15pm
  Squeekums
  actually, The origins of Easter can be traced back to ancient pagan celebrations of the spring equinox, which marked the return of longer days and the renewal of life. These festivals often included the worship of various gods and goddesses of fertility and rebirth, as well as the exchange of eggs and other symbolic items. christians stole it
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- 07-Apr-23 18:26pm
  CatalinaSqueekums
  Well, except that I don’t consider it “stealing”...
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- 27-Apr-23 09:12am
  SqueekumsCatalina
  thats where we will differ, i do think they stole it they sure didnt come up with it on their own
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07-Apr-23 10:36am
Paul R 936022
Jesus is the reason for the season not bunnies or easter eggs. It's become a retail boon like Christmas.
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07-Apr-23 10:38am
Barbara H 1073102
Well first of all here n the West Coast I can't find any hot cross buns! Would like to see even one variety. Easter cards for kids are ok, because kids love to get cards. Easter chocolates have always been a mainstay so don't see a problem with that. Don't see need for costumes though.
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- 07-Apr-23 12:57pm
  Bill C
  Have you got a New World because ours sells them all year round in the North Island.
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- 07-Apr-23 13:54pm
  Barbara H 1073102Bill C
  I'm in the U.S. in CA. No hot cross buns here unlike the east coast where I grew up. Don't know what a New World is. Interesting that they sell them all year round.
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- 08-Apr-23 18:32pm
  Bill CBarbara H 1073102
  NZ a supermarket
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07-Apr-23 10:42am
Bill B 394870
all marketing is out of hand,everyone is trying to extract our treasure .get used to it and just by what you need....
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07-Apr-23 10:54am
Daniel A 2
I eat Chocolate Easter or not, so I'd never buy eastrer eggs they are so expensive. Like I said yesterday I've got nothing to do with easter.
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07-Apr-23 11:17am
Cathy O 1247969
Meeting customers demands
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07-Apr-23 11:24am
Joe B 288252
Yep …particularly since hot cross buns come out at the end of January…….lol
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- 07-Apr-23 12:56pm
  Bill C
  Hot Cross Buns have been on sale all year around here. That has been the same for a number of years now.
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- 07-Apr-23 18:33pm
  Joe B 288252Bill C
  Christians pinched the hot cross buns from the Saxons and now the super market philistines have pinched them for everyday use……lol
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07-Apr-23 11:32am
nina m 212027
way out of hand they start easter in january to get the market to the kids
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07-Apr-23 11:46am
Debra F 933744
I always get my grandchildren a small present as well as a figurine egg. This year the girls are getting koalas!
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07-Apr-23 11:57am
Missy Wyld
All part of consumerism
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07-Apr-23 11:57am
IdentifyAs
Where there is money to made, the retailers will find a way. We forget the true meaning of the Christian feast.
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07-Apr-23 11:58am
Missy Wyld
I hav put in place this yr , no cards no pressies no eggs. Just u!
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07-Apr-23 11:59am
Paul J 94868
Eggs for the kids...or perhaps a chocolate bunny...
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07-Apr-23 12:01pm
Danielle R 478487
Some people love seasonal decorations and nice nacs. I have Easter baskets I bought a long time ago. Re use every year. Other stuff not so much. Less is more,can't live without the easter chocolate. The thing about merchandise and really all advertised products is you don't have to buy it. The one thing that does annoy me is seeing easter buns and chocolate 3months before Easter.
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- 07-Apr-23 15:56pm
  Kirsty
  Yes, its way too early!
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07-Apr-23 12:27pm
Timtam
We loathe hot cross buns so they are always a no. I have no close little kids to cater for anymore. I bought my now adult kids' a big lindt bunny each..I'll get some prawns as a treat. Might have a ham & cheese croissant for brekky at some point That's about it. We are not religious, so Easter is simply time off & family time where possible. I plan to chill out, watch some netflix & indulge in a few bourbans & make some vodka berry slushies perhaps. Coles delivery had 20% off alcohol, so I bought both.
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07-Apr-23 12:32pm
Jenny L 591463
Don't forget you can dress up your pooch as the Easter bunny too. No we don't do a thing really although today we will roast a leg of lamb. Have some time together, hubby is still building the extension and he has no days off so it's just another day to us.
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- 07-Apr-23 15:55pm
  Kirsty
  I have seen dog AND cat outfits! Your roast lamb will be a delicious treat 🙂
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- 08-Apr-23 11:52am
  Jenny L 591463Kirsty
  Yes it was delicious Thank You Kirsty and we don't eat it too often as the price is now ridiculous. It does upset me a little as we have a lamb feeding lot across the road so it really doesn't have far to travel but the price, you'd be thinking it came from the moon. Plus a roast is good for about 4 plus meals for the 2 of us.
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07-Apr-23 12:34pm
Colin L 88398
You for got the Easter Bilby.
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07-Apr-23 12:37pm
Michael B 384408
Novelty for kids - more dollars for the taxman!
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07-Apr-23 12:38pm
Kathy 1270954
My friend's son had major surgery last night and came through it. He is now recovering with a lot of antibiotics. I told her "See there really is an Easter Bunny!"
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- 07-Apr-23 15:06pm
  JANET R 328390
  Glad he is okay.
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- 07-Apr-23 15:53pm
  Kirsty
  Puts things in perspective 🥰
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07-Apr-23 12:39pm
merricat
When I was a kid, Easter was a big deal. Shopping for new outfits and shoes, dyeing Easter eggs, searching for Easter baskets, and big dinner with family. As grownups, we did the same things with our kids. We don't do that stuff any more. Just another day to watch basketball on TV.
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- 07-Apr-23 15:52pm
  Kirsty
  Wow, that was quite the celebration when you were younger, what great memories to have!
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07-Apr-23 13:04pm
Anh D
just make you spend more money on unnecessary items
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07-Apr-23 13:10pm
Lynda 1271228
Easter marketing may have got out of hand, but as individuals we always have the choice on how we spend our hard earned money
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07-Apr-23 13:12pm
Shawn B 1061185
I think that this type of marketing is simply the "push" variety. There is no way any company would produce a product if there was no profit to it. "Consumer Demand" is a fallacy. Profit is the king of invention.
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07-Apr-23 13:16pm
Alan P 162916
The lady down the road is cross because she just found out there’s a bun in the oven and she doesn’t know where the egg came from.
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07-Apr-23 13:31pm
Larry S 382961
Yes it has. Hot cross buns after Christmas. Best time to buy eggs is on Monday as they want to sell them. Everywhere I went the shops were full of them so a lot will end up not sold
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07-Apr-23 13:58pm
Irena T
Yes it's getting out of hand, just like Christmas and every other holiday that should be about tradition not about money
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07-Apr-23 14:00pm
yvonne l 1107206
probaly meetimg customer demands
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- 07-Apr-23 14:22pm
  Bung,
  As long as you don't want them fresh on Easter Saturday due to customer demands prior to Easter that is.
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07-Apr-23 14:10pm
Pat C 618241
My love of chocolate has lapsed to almost none. Much of Easter chocolate is of poor quality so I'll stick with my dark German varieties!
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07-Apr-23 14:25pm
Erin J 722611
This new day in age puts the pressure on themselves to do it all. So keeping up with the demand
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07-Apr-23 14:32pm
Priscilla R 316016
Think it is way out of hand these days. Just to think my children revelled in having ordinary eggs decorated with fern or grass and boiled in either beetroot juice or brown onion skins to give them a colour and a decoration to eat on Easter Sunday morning. They enjoyed making their own design and loved their soft-boiled eggs on the day. No chocolate for them in those days.
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07-Apr-23 14:39pm
Daphne C 69754
it will always be like this while we the consumer continue to buy what they think up when we become more careful about the way we spend our hard earned they will stop because their market will just dissolve to the point that it will uneconomic for them to continue it is up to us how far they go
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07-Apr-23 15:04pm
JANET R 328390
There were certainly MORE than 5 varieties of Easter Hot Cross Buns here in Woolworths Australia - which by the way came into shops on New Years Day. Way out of hand I say..................
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07-Apr-23 15:20pm
Min C
So cute
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07-Apr-23 15:22pm
Greg B 520364
Easter like most special days, Everybody wants to make a quid. I see Mother's day is already on the shelves, an Melbourne Cup parties and trips are on the go
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07-Apr-23 15:56pm
rhonda m 913663
yes, it is all very commercial these days.
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07-Apr-23 16:19pm
Jan H 753322
Easter is becoming very commercialised and the true meaning of Easter is disappearing.Our grandkids think of Easter Bunny and eggs. I am guilty of providing the egg hunt for fun though and spending time with our family
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07-Apr-23 16:22pm
Sue 834245
You are right, all for marketing with so many choices and prices to go with them. Easter used to be a symbol of Christianity. Where did Easter bunny came from?
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- 07-Apr-23 17:11pm
  Squeekums
  its actually pagan The origins of Easter can be traced back to ancient pagan celebrations of the spring equinox, which marked the return of longer days and the renewal of life. These festivals often included the worship of various gods and goddesses of fertility and rebirth, as well as the exchange of eggs and other symbolic items.Edited 07-Apr-23 17:16pm
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- 07-Apr-23 18:56pm
  Sue 834245Squeekums
  Thank you. I found it hard to understand how the worship of various gods connecting with Easter in Christianism?
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07-Apr-23 16:45pm
John b 479999
Both.
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07-Apr-23 16:50pm
Lones
To much consumerism these days, does children know the meaning of easter
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- 07-Apr-23 17:15pm
  Squeekums
  the pagan one? The origins of Easter can be traced back to ancient pagan celebrations of the spring equinox, which marked the return of longer days and the renewal of life. These festivals often included the worship of various gods and goddesses of fertility and rebirth, as well as the exchange of eggs and other symbolic items.
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07-Apr-23 17:13pm
Squeekums
No issue with it Like it or not religion is dying out cos people not so gullible now Our Easter is purely chocolate, bunnies and lazy days and we love it Plus, Easter was a Pagan thing before the christians stole it
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07-Apr-23 17:30pm
Barbara L 875721
There would not be a demand if we stopped buying them. I’m guilty too, so if you can’t bet them, join them. Enjoy Easter with family and friends, and just enjoy the day.
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07-Apr-23 17:44pm
Glenys H 310155
just hot cross buns and everyone gets a chocolate bunny or egg. Definitely too commercialised
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- 07-Apr-23 19:12pm
  Chris N 853314
  I agree.
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07-Apr-23 18:13pm
lulu
costly fun kiddo
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07-Apr-23 18:45pm
Kerry P 1257988
They always start early each year. Sales, more money
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07-Apr-23 19:31pm
john g 997029
It is all about corporate greed. Easter merchandise appeared right after Valentine's Day.
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07-Apr-23 19:55pm
Imperia S
Regardless of what great day it is, Shopping does not worry me, I just give the kids money and they buy what they want, so none of the above worry meEdited 07-Apr-23 19:56pm
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07-Apr-23 20:32pm
Christina P 1042585
Easter is not what it use to be.it is now all about how much to spend.....inflation is here so let's go back to basics.
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- 07-Apr-23 21:10pm
  Paula J 395266
  Christmas was only just over when the eggs went out, here it is Easter and they are advertising Mothers Day already. My local The Reject Shop is still trying to get rid of the chocolates they didn't sell for Valentines Day.
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07-Apr-23 20:52pm
Rusty .. (vic)
I want to know what happens to all the unsold Easter eggs, we used to be able to buy a bag of broken ones after Easter and the taste was so different to nowadaysEdited 07-Apr-23 20:53pm
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- 07-Apr-23 21:06pm
  Paula J 395266
  I don't think there are any ever left over. They just keep getting cheaper until they are all sold. I bought a load of Red Tulip dark mint Bunnies a couple of years ago for 20 cents each.
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- 07-Apr-23 21:20pm
  Rusty .. (vic)Paula J 395266
  ooh lucky you ... didn't know they made those ones! Sounds delish ..
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07-Apr-23 21:04pm
Paula J 395266
As usual it's over the top and ridiculous. I looked at Hot Cross buns the other day, I like Brioche but there weren't any. The ordinary Hot Cross buns had all sold but there was a huge variety of others still available. It goes to show most people still prefer the ordinary original buns.
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07-Apr-23 22:10pm
Sally 1276618
I think it hasn’t got worse. It’s mostly just chocolate. A treat gif the kids
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07-Apr-23 22:34pm
Evie S 79418
Yes it's out of hand, overly commercialised and generally unrelated to the spirit of Easter
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07-Apr-23 23:42pm
Martin R 125460
Completely out of hand - forgotten the true meaning and reason for Good Friday, Holy Saturday and Easter Sunday. I live in a completely demonic society!!!
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07-Apr-23 23:44pm
Stephiny O
Out of hand
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08-Apr-23 00:01am
Kim L 88315
Easter has become ridiculous. More junk which turns into landfill. I know so many parents who end up throwing most of their kids eggs in the bin because they get sick of them. So wasteful.
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09-Apr-23 14:46pm
Katzeye
Made my own Chocolate goodies this year using chocolate buttons,hemp seeds and a mixture of raw natural nuts and dried cranberries,all ingredients I already had in my pantry because I refuse to pay top dollar for chocolate products when the business is clearly making a huge profit from their products..Yes Whitakers I am talking to you!
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