Only 107 days 'til Christmas!

Tesco managed to amaze me with something other than their low, low prices yesterday.

You've guessed it - Christmas goods have arrived in my local store already, despite there being over 100 days left on the countdown clock. Mince pies, yule logs and advent calendars are now waiting to be snapped up in all their festive glory.

Perhaps more disturbing is that the best before date on the yule logs was 10 October - that's right, long before Hallowe'en, Bonfire Night or the changing of the clocks.

Who buys an advent calendar in September? You'd need at least three to keep you going throughout the countdown.

It's just not right seeing people buy disposable barbecues and mince pies in the same basket. Well, notin this hemisphere anyway.