It’s nearly Australia Day, and my local Coles has only just got the Easter eggs and Hot Cross Buns on sale. This slackness was apparently due to delays in clearing out the mince pies from Christmas las year.
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John Quiggin 
Yeah, last yar the Coles in the Myer Centre had their Easter dispalys up before New Year’s (seriously).
Our Coles in Bruswick, Melbourne had eggs put two weeks ago!
Would it be cynical to suggest that if celebrations such as Christmas and Easter did not exist in our society, corporations would invent them?
Oh wait, Santa Claus and coke, and I wonder why the painted hardboiled eggs become chocolate…
Happy Festivus, Keiran
For a real laugh, check out the work of Australia’s finest academic on the commercialisation of Easter:
http://www.theadvertiser.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5936,17794003%255E5000423,00.html
Is it too obvious to point out that easter is in fact running 3 weeks late (compared with last year).
Did anybody notice that the retailers were late with Christmas in 2005. It was nearly December before I noted any of the usual Christmas trim.
Terje,
You do not live in WA, then. The Perth City Council had its Christmas stuff up before the end of October.
I can second “Week by Week” sighting at the Coles in Sparkly Bear, Brunswick. Plus they have Candy Canes on sale for 55 cents a pack.