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A big chain supermarket (I shan't mention which one) started a new run of adverts last week for 'Back To School Clothes'.
"Back to school?" I thought, "They haven't even broken up for summer holidays yet!" It's such a cheek!

I have to buy my boys mens shirts now as they've gotten too big for the cheap(er) supermarket uniforms, but I think it's ridiculous that they're advertising that so early. Especially at the rate kids grow!
You might buy them the size you think will fit them in September, and they might grow double the size, and then you've got to buy it all, all over again!

I guess it's the same as how they start on the Christmas adverts before we've even had Halloween, and then as soon as Christmas is over it's Valentines Day adverts, then Easter, then 'Back To School' apparently! Don't you just love advertising?

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