It's not even close to Valentine's Day!
By Marie Coyle
@MarieCoyle (38999)
December 20, 2023 7:35pm CST
But today I saw this, when I went to pick up my son's meds. It's not Christmas Day yet, and there are endless displays of Christmas tree cakes, all sorts of Christmas treats and such and then...Valentine's Day cakes??
I am not a fan of these and never buy them, I think they are toxic. But I have been told by many people that the holiday cakes taste very similar to each other, each season.
I do wish we could just celebrate ONE holiday at a time, don't you?
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@FourWalls (69320)
• United States
21 Dec 23
I went into Family Dollar this afternoon and they had their Valentines stuff out! No wonder people have short attention spans..
We’re not even enjoying this moment before something three months down the road is being flung at us!
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@MarieCoyle (38999)
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21 Dec 23
My son said at the rate they are going, they will have Easter stuff out before New Year's Day! He may be right about that, but I do hope not. Like you say, enjoy the moment and each day!
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@FourWalls (69320)
• United States
21 Dec 23
@MarieCoyle — I’ll never forget that cartoon in The Family Circus that said, “today is a gift, that’s why it’s called the present.” So true!
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@moffittjc (121775)
• Gainesville, Florida
22 Dec 23
My grocery store sold out of the Little Debbie Christmas goodies before Thanksgiving, and their little section of shelves in the grocery store has been mostly empty for the past couple of weeks. So I don't blame stores for going ahead and putting out the next holiday's goodies. They need to fill the shelves with something! And apparently Little Debbie only makes so many of their holiday offerings, or else how could we explain why they can't replenish the Christmas goodies?
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@MarieCoyle (38999)
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23 Dec 23
Don't you ever wonder just how much and what preservatives are dumped into those little things to make them appear ''fresh and squishy?'' Wait...never mind...I don't want to know.
I see your point, but it still seems to that 2 months ahead of a holiday it too much...but maybe that's just me.
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@moffittjc (121775)
• Gainesville, Florida
23 Dec 23
@MarieCoyle I agree, 2 months is way ahead of the game. Holiday treats should make their appearance a few weeks before each holiday.
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@jstory07 (140291)
• Roseburg, Oregon
28 Dec 23
@MarieCoyle I like those little Debbie Christmas cakes they are good. Pretty soon they will have Valentine Little Debbie cakes.
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@MarieCoyle (38999)
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28 Dec 23
My neighbor went to our local grocery yesterday, she said they suddenly had a bunch more Little Debbie Christmas Tree Cakes again. But they were out before Christmas. Yes, Valentine stuff is everywhere already.
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@MarieCoyle (38999)
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29 Dec 23
@jstory07
Yes, the Valentine ones are already for sale everywhere here.
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@MarieCoyle (38999)
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21 Dec 23
That would be more than enough time for me as well, Anna.
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@LadyDuck (472208)
• Switzerland
21 Dec 23
@MarieCoyle You have all the time to buy what you need in 40 days, even enough to get bored to see the same holidays stuff.
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@wolfgirl569 (108649)
• Marion, Ohio
21 Dec 23
I will look when I go next week but it doesn't surprise me
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@wolfgirl569 (108649)
• Marion, Ohio
21 Dec 23
@MarieCoyle Now you gave them an idea
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@MarieCoyle (38999)
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21 Dec 23
Maybe they will make some for St. Patty's day and put them out in a row!
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@MarieCoyle (38999)
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22 Dec 23
Wish we could just celebrate one holiday before we start another one!
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@MarieCoyle (38999)
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22 Dec 23
I try very hard to stay away from processed foods. In the case of Little Debbie cakes a person might as well just toss their money to the wind, they are horrible.
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@snowy22315 (182646)
• United States
21 Dec 23
Lets get past Christmas and New Years first shall we?
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@much2say (56363)
• Los Angeles, California
21 Dec 23
I went to Cost Plus World Market today . . . I could not believe there was one little Valentine's section to the side of all the Christmas stuff. Nope nope nope, I didn't even bother to look - I just couldn't. As for those sugary goo cakes, not my thing either . . . they are so cheap that you have to wonder what cheap ingredients they use - kinda scary actually!
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@MarieCoyle (38999)
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21 Dec 23
Just reading thie ingredients is frightening. Might as well just take the cakes and simply apply them directly to your arteries and get it over with! No way. I’ve never been able to eat these types of junk.
Swiss rolls, and I believe some other types of Little Debbie cakes, are banned in the UK, as well as many of the sugared cereals. Our country needs to stop putting so many chemicals in things. ''May cause cancer, but hey, buy it for your child!' might as well be put on the front of the packages. Ugh.
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@LindaOHio (182534)
• United States
22 Dec 23
Merchants love to sell early so that you will buy now and buy later. It's much too early for Valentine's Day. Have a good weekend.
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@septabchips (1141)
• Nigeria
21 Dec 23
I don't understand the rush! But don't forget that we now live in a world with no patience, everything is now on the fast lane! The manufacturer, perhaps, wants to start making profit at the earliest.
Anyway, it's Christmas season. No amount of valentine's cakes can take the shine.
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@MarieCoyle (38999)
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21 Dec 23
Everyone wants to make a buck selling the cheapest possible product. And people fall for it .
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@Nakitakona (56484)
• Philippines
21 Dec 23
Here in our place we don't mix sesson products. They've their time or season on sale
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