Christmas Comes Early For Shoppers In Oxford Street

[Raistlin]

One of the country's top stores is to start its Christmas trading 145 days before the holiday.

Selfridges in Oxford Street will launch its Christmas season on 2 August - its earliest-ever start for the store.

People keen to plan ahead can purchase trees, crackers, fairy lights or even a £500 life-size donkey.

The store said previous sales had shown some customers, especially overseas tourists, started thinking about Christmas during August.

Last year, its festive shop sold more than 1,000 baubles during the first week of trading after opening on 8 August.

The shop said customers could paint their own baubles this year.

Geraldine James, Selfridges Christmas Shop's buying manager, said: "Christmas is coming earlier each year.

"I can see a time when we offer a capsule Christmas collection throughout the year."

The business was founded by American entrepreneur Gordon Selfridge in 1909 and run by him until he retired in 1940.

[Phoenix999]

I never think about Christmas shopping until the week preceeding the event

[Jan&tone]

Mmmmm - Christmas eve is early enough!

[balli hi]

Christmas is so over-rated , people have lost sight of what its really all about

[Raistlin]

Christmas is so over-rated , people have lost sight of what its really all about

What have you been drinking ?

[balli hi]

Christmas is so over-rated , people have lost sight of what its really all about

What have you been drinking ?

:D

[Bizarra]

"The shop said customers could paint their own baubles this year."

I can think of a hundred comments, none of them polite

If it is good enough for Selfridges, it's good enough for us So. Think up your own rude comment

[Raistlin]

I always do... All year round :D

[jw67]

Sounds like a load of baubles to me

[Raistlin]

It's a Tree-mendous idea, it make me want to Wreath out and Celebrate Wrapped in Light Garlands to see in Christmas starting in August,

Icicles straight there to collect my Fayre, its a quality store so I'm not getting getting any Turkey's but 'll keep my Mince Pies open just in case...

[Bizarra]

I always do... All year round :D

"A filthy mind is a constant source of amusement to it's possessor" Said by someone famous, but not famous enough for me to remember his name

[Raistlin]

I always do... All year round

"A filthy mind is a constant source of amusement to it's possessor" Said by someone famous, but not famous enough for me to remember his name

Err it was you...

[bothwell_buyer]

Red wine and ......................

aw feck

finshed the last order of 8 cases last week.

Coulnae find Oxford Street in Glasgae BTW