Woolies Hop To It With Hot Cross Buns

[icyfroth]

NO, IT'S not a silly season stitch-up.

The bakers at Woolworths have been hopping to it, with hot cross buns already hitting Sunshine Coast supermarket shelves this week.

While most of us are still feeling the effects of Nan's dodgy ham, too many beers, way too much pudding or all of the above, the team at Woolies supermarkets across the Coast has decided it's time to throw the doughy, fruity treats in front of us already.

A Woolworths spokesman said it was nothing unusual: the Easter snacks rolled out of the ovens at the same time every year, during the week following Christmas.

"They are extremely popular," the spokesman said.

"Our customers love them, and they are one of our highest-selling bakery items in the lead-up to Easter."

If December is now the lead-up to Easter, New Year's 2018 merchandise could start hitting shelves within a fortnight, but Woolworths are no bunnies when it comes to business.

"Woolworths expects to sell more than 50 million individual hot cross buns in the months leading up to Easter," the spokesman said.

Woolies Can't Wait For Us To Keep Spending

[village_person]

That's nuthin'. I was walking the aisles at Coles supermarket when some fat bloke in a red suit grabbed me and plonked me on his knee. He asked me what I wanted for Xmas 2015. At one time in our history is was safe in our supermarkets. Now a person is likely to get accosted by all manner of things in our supermarkets.

[cherry*135]

A Woolworths spokesman said it was nothing unusual: the Easter snacks rolled out of the ovens at the same time every year, during the week following Christmas.

Yes, the supermarkets started putting out hot cross buns end of December, several years ago. Time people noted that, and stopped writing news stories about it because it ain't new news.

[daydream**believer]

i havent even taken my outside Chrissy lights down yet

[village_person]

Looks like someone didn't get a visit from Santa. Santa once told me he doesn't visit atrabilious people.

[daydream**believer]

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@am*3 wrote:

A Woolworths spokesman said it was nothing unusual: the Easter snacks rolled out of the ovens at the same time every year, during the week following Christmas.

Yes, the supermarkets started putting out hot cross buns end of December, several years ago. Time people noted that, and stopped writing news stories about it because it ain't new news.

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telling others what they should and shouldnt post about again are you?

I suspect its just because icy started the thread that you have written this?

[daydream**believer]

My woolies didnt have hot cross buns today but it had lots of Australia Day stuff.

[village_person]

I think someone is fond of throwing all their toys out of the cot.

[j*oono]

Maybe so but I learnt a new word today 😄

[daydream**believer]

lol, me too