Tesco selling christmas mince pies but...

jas72 · 16 Sep 2007 at 06:32

"The Sunday Mirror discovers Tesco is selling Christmas food with a sell-by date before 25 December.

In one London store, mince pies have to be eaten before 11 October, but a Tesco spokesman reminds the paper: "Seasonal food isn't just for Christmas."

Poor excuse, I wonder if they would try to sell easter eggs with sell by date before easter.

Tombo · 16 Sep 2007 at 06:44

I wish they'd sell cream eggs all year around

dannyjo22 · 16 Sep 2007 at 07:50

Tombo said:
I wish they'd sell cream eggs all year around

They do.

Richiev4 · 16 Sep 2007 at 08:32

dannyjo22 said:
They do.

Are you sure?

pinkacidbootson · 16 Sep 2007 at 08:46

I'd buy mince pies any time of the year.

james.miller · 16 Sep 2007 at 08:49

its a mince pie, its not a christmas cake. who gives a smeg what the sell by date is? you buy a christmas cake for christmas, you buy a mince buy either for christmas or to scoff down there and then

bigmouse64 · 16 Sep 2007 at 09:03

Richiev4 said:
Are you sure?

They definatley do! :rolleyes:

skankmaster · 16 Sep 2007 at 09:16

Mince pies - laverrly! I prefer them in the run up months. By the time Christmas has come, Im sick of them!

Interestingly enough, mince pies have also been the most successful bait I have used in catching mice!

knip · 16 Sep 2007 at 09:21

Mince pies are minging. In fact they should be done under the trade descriptions act because they dont actually have any MINCE in them.

PardonTheWait · 16 Sep 2007 at 09:30

dannyjo22 said:
They do.

They really don't.

They do, however, seem to sell the dairy milk with creme egg bar thingy that they've brought out all year, which is rad.

Tom0 · 16 Sep 2007 at 09:35

They dont sell Creme eggs all year around at all!

and Tescos are selling mince pies already!?, i know where im going to visit this afternoon.

Mp4 · 16 Sep 2007 at 09:48

Sainsbury's also have Minced pies - Taste The Difference i might add - THE BEST which they have had in store since june 2007

oddjob62 · 16 Sep 2007 at 09:48

Maybe they stopped selling creme eggs all year round, i know they used to because i was addicted to them when i was younger.

dannyjo22 · 16 Sep 2007 at 09:57

I have no problem anytime of the year buying creme eggs. I can easily go to my local tesco's and buy one whenever I like. They must buy a years worth of stock. My wife loves them and regularly buys them anythime of the year.

PardonTheWait · 16 Sep 2007 at 10:05

Where you can buy Cadbury Creme Egg

Cadbury Creme Egg is available from New Year's Day to Easter Day. Creme Egg lovers work out how to eat theirs in the UK, USA, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.

http://www.cadburyschweppes.com/EN/Brands/About/Confectionery/factsheet_cremeegg.htm

Tom0 · 16 Sep 2007 at 11:17

dannyjo22 said:
I have no problem anytime of the year buying creme eggs. I can easily go to my local tesco's and buy one whenever I like. They must buy a years worth of stock. My wife loves them and regularly buys them anythime of the year.

I dont doubt that at all, since now they're selling mince pies in september!

...not that im complaining

alexakasloth · 16 Sep 2007 at 11:33

Saw that sainsbury's were selling those selection pack things yesturday.

Gilly · 16 Sep 2007 at 11:34

Mohinder said:
They really don't.

They really do.

Sirrel Squirrel · 16 Sep 2007 at 11:34

Can't see a problem with it really, mince pies are lovely

coolpunkskater · 16 Sep 2007 at 11:37

Tombo said:
I wish they'd sell cream eggs all year around

they dont?? thought they did they sell the cream egg bars thou