First Christmas song in a store!

And the winner in the first Christmas song I hear in a store goes to the Real Canadian Superstore in Langley.

I was in there yesterday, Saturday Nov 14, and they are playing Christmas songs.

Ironically enough I went in there to buy a food normally associated with Christmas - candy cane ice cream. I wasn't sure if it would be out in the stores yet. My mother used to buy candy cane ice cream every December. But the one sold at the Superstore goes a step further and has a chocolate fudge crackle running through it. I don't always find it because it sells out fast. They didn't have any yesterday, so I don't know if that means its not stocked yet or was and its all sold and they're waiting for more. There was nothing else I wanted to buy there so I left empty handed.

I did see candy cane ice cream (no chocolate in it) at Price Smart Foods in Cloverdale.

I saw Egg Nog for sale in the stores in September. There's something not quite right about drinking egg nog in the summer so I haven't bought any yet. I'll probably buy some in early December and then again closer to Christmas. Kerry makes very nice egg nog lattes so I'll be looking forward to them very soon.

Home Depot charging for plastic bags

When I was in Home Depot last week I noticed they have a sign saying that as of June 1 they will be charging 5 cents for plastic bags.

Crazy. I know the Real Canadian Superstore has done it for years, but really shopping bags should be part of the store's cost of doing business and worked into their budget. The argument being that its part of being enviromentally conscious, and just for the record I usually keep cloth bags in the car for my spur of the moment shopping. For me, those darn plastic bags are too troublesome to get rid of, but not everyone feels that way.

A much better method is what McGavin's Bread Basket uses and that is they give you a 5 cent discount from your order if you bring in your own bag.