So, it turns out I am the WORST consumer ever, no surprise there I guess. I’m that person supermarket chains hate as I don’t get sucked into their nonsense or over purchase because the shops are closed for one extra day. I didn’t buy one Easter egg or even one packet of hot cross buns, even though I’ve had ample opportunity since January when they appeared on the shelves, not one. I didn’t even succumb to the mindset of stocking up on booze as on Good Friday the pubs and booze outlets are closed. I didn’t even have any Cadbury crème eggs, this may be difficult to believe for some of you, but I swear this is a true story! I did however think of them, and their gooey innards, a lot!
I was horrified at the amount of Easter eggs some kids were given, horrified! WTF? Thanks to Facebook I was made aware of this. One we used to get, one! I do also believe we got a small one if we went to church, hehehe, bribery at its best Catholic Church! I guess with so many split families a few would even be acceptable, but a table full? Fucking madness!
I don’t really remember the point of when we were visited by the Easter Bunny to when we placed our order with mum and dad? I do however recall the tough decision to make when I was a child, there were really only two choices to make, either the Humpty Dumpty Egg or the Elegant Rabbit. It really was a gut wrenching decision, which taught us to deal with the decision we made. The novelty of the humpty egg with his elastic attachment, but to *BOING* him and hit the ground just enough to break it but still keep everything contained in the foil wrapper was an art. The beanies were the treat inside, you gotta remember when I was a kid there were no such things as kinder surprises and things inside things, we knew the beanies were inside but it was still a treat all the same. Then the elegant rabbit, it was bigger and sometimes the ears and base were thick with chocolate, so the lure of greater chocolate volume was the deal maker here, but no novelty factor or no beanies! What about those freaks that used to get the candy egg? A coloured sugar and water egg? Why?
I remember back in the day when some cousins visited, they were given a standard chocolate bar, a chocolate bar. *BLINK BLINK* I thought at the time that they were totally duped, ripped off, surely the Easter Bunny knew they were on holidays, surely he shares the same tracking skills as Santa? Now when I think back about it, they most probably got more grams of chocolate than us with our fandangled treats.
It was nice to hang out with some peeps though over the Easter break as it was long enough for people to travel. I have 4 day weekends every weekend at the moment, so the pleasure of such things no longer is there, it was nice to see others relish the time off though. School holidays are here too I believe, time to hibernate at home for the next two weeks, I wished IGA or Coles home delivered in my city for times like this. I did do well this morning however, it has been raining for two days, so I went in when the shops opened in the rain, what bliss, straight through the checkouts, yes, plural, you always have to go to two or 3 shops to get what you want around here, I got decent car parks too!
Oh, I believe there is some other reason behind Easter, but all I saw was chocolate, so if the other reason is your thing, I hope you enjoyed it and it filled you with whatever makes you happy. For all those who did over indulge in the sweet poison, I hope that your moods and insides are back to normal!
Anyway, until next time, I’ll be parked up on the couch watching Judge Judy 🙂
