The Scrooges among us might complain that Christmas comes earlier every year, but this year it has arrived fully formed a whopping three months before the big day.
Shops are already getting ready for December 25 despite it only being September, with brands like Tesco and Sainsbury's putting out their festive stock - and shoppers are not happy.
Twitter users have been sharing snaps of aisles laden with wrapping paper, biscuits, crackers and mince pies.
Many complained that it was much to early to be selling Christmas products, while others joked that they couldn't make tins of biscuits and chocolates last that long.
Supermarkets like Tesco and Sainsbury's have already started selling Christmas stock, despite it being three months until December 25. Comedian Bethany Black (below) spotted this festive display in Manchester (top) which featured Terry's Chocolate Oranges, Quality Street tins and Toblerones and other products.
One Tesco branch based in Manchester has a 'Stocking up for Christmas' aisle filled to the brim with festive fare.
Terry's Chocolate Oranges, Quality Street tins and Toblerones were among the products on sale.
Comedian Bethany Black shared a picture of the display on Twitter, writing: 'Like any of that stuff would stay in the cupboard until Christmas. It's like you don't know me at all @Tesco.'
Another branch based in London had countless rolls of wrapping paper already under a three for two offer.
Another Tesco store in London had Christmas wrapping paper in several patterns already on sale, though it's on a three for two deal (top). Josephine Cumbo joked 'thank goodness for Tesco' (below) when she shared the picture
Another London branch is selling Christmas shortbread with snowy scenes of robins and deer on the the tins (top). Gerard Batten shared the snap saying he was 'tempted' by it but said 'there should be a law against' selling the products so early (below)
'It's so easy to run short of Christmas wrapping in September. Thank goodness for Tesco,' Journalist Josephine Cumbo tweeted.
Another branch based in the west country even had a selection of chocolate Father Christmases.
@WestCountry suzi posted: 'Tesco giving everyone the chance to get their chocolatey things nice and early ready for Christmas IN THE FIRST WEEK OF SEPTEMBER.'
A London store had biscuit tins with festive scenes of red robins and deer on a snowy background.
Tesco are also selling chocolate Father Christmases for £1 each (top), with @WestCountrySuzi complaining that they're on sale in the 'first week of September' (below)
Gerard Batten tweeted the picture, saying: 'I'm in Tesco, it's 8th September and they are already selling Christmas stuff. Chocolate Father Christmas' and all. I'm tempted by the mince pies but what does four months of this do to a child's perception of Christmas before the big day? There should be law against it!'
MailOnline has contacted Tesco and is awaiting comment.
In a Sainsbury's store in London stacks of the store's own brand mince pies were already on the shelves.
'And so it begins. I can believe it's Christmas @sainsburys already. #September,' Irish journalist Tadhg Enright captioning the photo.
A London based branch of Sainsbury's are already selling their own brand mince pies in their bread aisle (top). Journalist Tadhg Enright said 'And so it begins' (below)
A spokesperson for Sainsbury's said: 'We start to stock some festive products in advance of the main Christmas period as some customers like to be more organised and help spread the cost.'
However, other Twitter users pointed out that families on lower incomes may be doing their Christmas shopping early so they can save money.
One tweeted: 'Before you kick off about the shops having Christmas stuff in, bear in mind that for a lot of people - under pressure to provide - the shopping has to start now, getting a little bit each week or month as they get paid.'
Another posted: 'A person or family on a lower income might need to spread their purchases across the rest of the year. And I don’t just mean gifts, I mean things you might take for granted as “parts of Christmas”, like tins of sweets, drinks, decorations and lights.'
Other Twitter users pointed out that getting Christmas stock in early is beneficial for shoppers on lower incomes so they can spread the cost of their Christmas shopping (top and bottom)
Some 8.6 million Britons have already started their festive shopping, a survey by American Express found.
Almost half (49 per cent) of people start shopping early to pick up presents in the sales, while year-on-year data shows more Britons are getting a head start on shopping - since 2016 an extra 1.1 million people have started shopping with 100 days to go, the study shows.
Stephen Steinhardt, from American Express, said: 'With so many people starting their shopping early the Christmas countdown is now well and truly under way.
'If you're not an early-bird shopper, it's a good idea to get started before it's time to dig out the tinsel and decorate your Christmas tree. This will avoid last-minute panic buying and help you spread the costs.'
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