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Flat White

Christmas in … August?

Exploitative commercialism at its finest

13 September 2024

7:37 PM

13 September 2024

7:37 PM

Let’s talk about something that’s been gnawing at me for years. When did it become acceptable for department stores to start selling Christmas trees, decorations, and assorted paraphernalia in August?!

I usually start an article like this with a good pun, and I had planned to go with, ‘The 12 days of Christmas … more like the 12 weeks of Christmas!’ but that doesn’t begin to capture what’s happening in stores across Australia.

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