The weather outside is far from frightful, and shoppers have been left baffled by the sight of Christmas products already appearing on shop shelves . . . in the middle of a heatwave.

The festive period is still around 16 weeks away, but it seems like some stores are very eager to flog their Christmas products already.

One anonymous shopper, who was perusing the aisles at The Range at Gallagher Retail Park in Weston-Super-Mare, spoke exclusively to the Daily Star about her shock at seeing Christmas items already in stores – but not just on a few shelves dotted around the store.

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She told us: “I went there to get my three-year-old son a toy and the usual area where they are was wall to wall Christmas presents.

“it's ridiculous, literally took up half the floor

“People were saying it's a bit out of season and is especially strange with the heatwave.

“Who is thinking of buying Christmas presents now?

“When I got in my car afterwards it said it was 28C!”

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And it's not just The Range that has them out, as one of the Daily Star's News Team members was shopping in Costco in Trafford two weeks ago when he spotted huge displays of Christmas gifts, decorations and even food already available to buy.

For most of the country, Christmas is very far away from being on the list of important things to do at the minute, as Halloween is the next holiday on the list, followed by Bonfire Night.

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But ever year shops across the UK are going early with the holiday items, with many even reported to have been seen putting Valentines Day items out before Christmas had even taken place in 2022.

The Daily Star has reached out to The Range to find out why the items are on the shelves so early.

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