http://www.dublinblog.ie/2006/10/18/christmas-shopping-in-october/ An award winning group blog, written by some of Dublin's best, most prolific, witty and engaging bloggers about the life and goings on in and around Dublin City Tue, 13 Sep 2011 16:56:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 http://www.dublinblog.ie/2006/10/18/christmas-shopping-in-october/comment-page-1/#comment-12447 Dervla Thu, 19 Oct 2006 10:59:37 +0000 http://www.dublinblog.ie/2006/10/18/christmas-shopping-in-october/#comment-12447 Thats right, make us all jealous as we sit here listening to the pissing rain outside our window ;-) New Years is even bigger than Christmas in Sydney. Enjoy it. Thats right, make us all jealous as we sit here listening to the pissing rain outside our window New Years is even bigger than Christmas in Sydney. Enjoy it.

]]> http://www.dublinblog.ie/2006/10/18/christmas-shopping-in-october/comment-page-1/#comment-12395 Declan Thu, 19 Oct 2006 08:27:49 +0000 http://www.dublinblog.ie/2006/10/18/christmas-shopping-in-october/#comment-12395 I used to think it was just greedy Irish retailers trying to get Christmas going early but it's the same here in Australia. In the Myer Center in Sydney they were selling large plastic Christmas trees and decorations. In every post office I've been in there are shelves and shelved of christmas cards for sale. I havent seen any mention of Halloween yet so I guess they just skip straight to the main event. I used to think it was just greedy Irish retailers trying to get Christmas going early but it’s the same here in Australia. In the Myer Center in Sydney they were selling large plastic Christmas trees and decorations. In every post office I’ve been in there are shelves and shelved of christmas cards for sale. I havent seen any mention of Halloween yet so I guess they just skip straight to the main event.

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