Rejected petition Ban the display and sale of Christmas goods in shops before 1st December.

Each year shops display Christmas goods earlier and earlier. Seeing mince pies and tinsel on sale in September is not only annoying to those in the humbug brigade but also detracts from the 'special time' of the year.

This petition was rejected

Why was this petition rejected?

It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not directly responsible for.

This is the responsibility of shops, not the UK Government or Parliament.

We only reject petitions that don’t meet the petition standards.

Date submitted 15 September 2016
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