Eating Easter eggs before Easter

AcerBen · 19-02-2014, 21:53

Does anyone do this or am I strange? I can't help be tempted by half price Cadburys Easter eggs in Tesco and have a bit of one with a cup of tea. In fact I'd like to be able to buy them all year round.

gashead · 21-02-2014, 10:40

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Originally Posted by AcerBen

Does anyone do this or am I strange? I can't help be tempted by half price Cadburys Easter eggs in Tesco and have a bit of one with a cup of tea. In fact I'd like to be able to buy them all year round.

You could always make your own. Seriously. Just melt a bar of Dairy Milk or whatever, pour it into an Easter egg mould (Amazon), chill, put a fun-size bar or two in the middle, melt edges and seal, wrap in coloured foil. Simples. Well, obviously not as simple as buying it ready-made, but it's the exact same thing.

Isambard Brunel · 21-02-2014, 13:22

Easter eggs are usually only better value than buying a bar after Easter, when they're trying to get rid of surplus stock.

My local Aldi cleared the Christmas shelves in the new year and began displaying an ever-growing army of Easter eggs and bunnies. They appear to be selling well enough.

They're at the end of the isle, by the tills, so I think they're just an expanded version of that trick to put things by the till to catch the eyes of bored kids in the queues. They see the pretty, sparkly bunny and want one, without any thought of Easter.

LaceyLouelle3 · 21-02-2014, 17:31

No never, its as bad as people who eat their advent calender in one go.

PrincessTT · 22-02-2014, 20:49

Yep I do it... £1.50 for an easter egg and 4 mini flake bars. That's a lot of yumminess for your money.

SolidSnake · 22-02-2014, 23:12

It's the only time i can get a huge Kinder Egg, so i'm always eating easter eggs before easter

neo_wales · 24-02-2014, 18:25

When my children were small we used Easter eggs as a maths project. In the supermarket they wrote down the weight of Easter eggs and fillers then the weight of chocolate bars and similar fillers and we then gave them a fixed budget and asked what they wanted...chocolate bars won hands down

Area88 · 24-02-2014, 22:07

Buying Easter Eggs before Easter is genius. The best strategy is to wait until the mass offers start and buy then. Waiting after Easter is Eggacide because the supermarkets only stock enough to completely sell out before the big day.

I personally do not follow rules and regulations so I encourage people to be creative and enjoy easter eggs in their full glory. The real fun is buying eggs you havn't tried before.

Lucy Lou · 25-02-2014, 10:00

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Originally Posted by AcerBen

Does anyone do this or am I strange? I can't help be tempted by half price Cadburys Easter eggs in Tesco and have a bit of one with a cup of tea. In fact I'd like to be able to buy them all year round.

NNnnooooo! its not allowed

As a child I was never permitted to touch my Easter Eggs until Easter and it was so drummed into me that I don't do it even now Lol

if I did I would feel guilty - think I have been brain-washed

cnbcwatcher · 25-02-2014, 20:13

I've done it a few times. I'm addicted to Cadburys Mini Eggs but I don't think they count

Welsh-lad · 25-02-2014, 20:30

I scavved down a pack of mini crème eggs today.
Pig.

19-02-2014, 21:53	#1
AcerBen Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 13,155	Eating Easter eggs before Easter Does anyone do this or am I strange? I can't help be tempted by half price Cadburys Easter eggs in Tesco and have a bit of one with a cup of tea. In fact I'd like to be able to buy them all year round.

21-02-2014, 10:40	#2
gashead Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Bristol Posts: 9,439	Quote: Originally Posted by AcerBen Does anyone do this or am I strange? I can't help be tempted by half price Cadburys Easter eggs in Tesco and have a bit of one with a cup of tea. In fact I'd like to be able to buy them all year round. You could always make your own. Seriously. Just melt a bar of Dairy Milk or whatever, pour it into an Easter egg mould (Amazon), chill, put a fun-size bar or two in the middle, melt edges and seal, wrap in coloured foil. Simples. Well, obviously not as simple as buying it ready-made, but it's the exact same thing.

21-02-2014, 13:22	#3
Isambard Brunel Forum Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 4,087	Easter eggs are usually only better value than buying a bar after Easter, when they're trying to get rid of surplus stock. My local Aldi cleared the Christmas shelves in the new year and began displaying an ever-growing army of Easter eggs and bunnies. They appear to be selling well enough. They're at the end of the isle, by the tills, so I think they're just an expanded version of that trick to put things by the till to catch the eyes of bored kids in the queues. They see the pretty, sparkly bunny and want one, without any thought of Easter.

21-02-2014, 17:31	#4
LaceyLouelle3 Forum Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 6,104	No never, its as bad as people who eat their advent calender in one go.

22-02-2014, 20:49	#5
PrincessTT Forum Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: South London Posts: 4,076	Yep I do it... £1.50 for an easter egg and 4 mini flake bars. That's a lot of yumminess for your money.

22-02-2014, 23:12	#6
SolidSnake Inactive Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 253	It's the only time i can get a huge Kinder Egg, so i'm always eating easter eggs before easter

24-02-2014, 18:25	#7
neo_wales Forum Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: South Wales/Gran Canaria Posts: 8,298	When my children were small we used Easter eggs as a maths project. In the supermarket they wrote down the weight of Easter eggs and fillers then the weight of chocolate bars and similar fillers and we then gave them a fixed budget and asked what they wanted...chocolate bars won hands down

24-02-2014, 22:07	#8
Area88 Forum Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 930	Buying Easter Eggs before Easter is genius. The best strategy is to wait until the mass offers start and buy then. Waiting after Easter is Eggacide because the supermarkets only stock enough to completely sell out before the big day. I personally do not follow rules and regulations so I encourage people to be creative and enjoy easter eggs in their full glory. The real fun is buying eggs you havn't tried before.

25-02-2014, 10:00	#9
Lucy Lou Forum Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 7,903	Quote: Originally Posted by AcerBen Does anyone do this or am I strange? I can't help be tempted by half price Cadburys Easter eggs in Tesco and have a bit of one with a cup of tea. In fact I'd like to be able to buy them all year round. NNnnooooo! its not allowed As a child I was never permitted to touch my Easter Eggs until Easter and it was so drummed into me that I don't do it even now Lol if I did I would feel guilty - think I have been brain-washed

25-02-2014, 20:13	#10
cnbcwatcher Forum Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: At college, in L.A.'s office Posts: 54,221	I've done it a few times. I'm addicted to Cadburys Mini Eggs but I don't think they count

25-02-2014, 20:30	#11
Welsh-lad Inactive Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Mid Wales / Canolbarth Cymru Posts: 37,555	I scavved down a pack of mini crème eggs today. Pig.

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