Hot cross buns. Must have been cooked before Xmas to be in the shops today.
Pity the 'POOR' (PUN intended ) ANZ customers. They couldn't buy Jack Schitt after the news said that the Bank's Eftpos systems were on the fritz for most of the day.
Companies will be after the banks for compensation. That should also extend to customers who lost out on bargains if they couldn't get their money. Doubt the ordinary person will see any though.
Hot cross buns. Must have been cooked before Xmas to be in the shops today.
Pity the 'POOR' (PUN intended ) ANZ customers. They couldn't buy Jack Schitt after the news said that the Bank's Eftpos systems were on the fritz for most of the day.
Companies will be after the banks for compensation. That should also extend to customers who lost out on bargains if they couldn't get their money. Doubt the ordinary person will see any though.
Commonwealth (which bank?) was the same on Christmas Eve with peoples EFTPOS purchases rejected most of the day, followed by Westpac. Funnily enough, ANZ worked fine, so today must have been their turn!
I heard on the local radio this morning that today is the official day shops can have Hot Cross Buns now I wonder how long it actually takes
Santa had better be careful on his way back to the North Pole or he might crash into the Easter Bunny.
-- Edited by Dougwe on Wednesday 26th of December 2018 11:27:27 AM
Apparently hot cross buns had some religious significance that started in England as far back as the 1300s. They were meant to be eaten on Good Fridays so 1) why would you bother making them now and 2) if you are a fair dinkum christian why would you buy them now ? If people just like to eat spiced fruit buns with their cup of tea why do they need to have a cross on them ? Personally it doesnt really worry me one way or the other but I have often wondered why these sort of products are appearing on shelves earlier and earlier each year.
-- Edited by The Belmont Bear on Wednesday 26th of December 2018 10:44:49 PM
Yes, all very interesting but why can't they just be called spicy, fruit buns, have no cross on them and be available all year? As Dave suggests put the cross on them for Good Friday.
What really gaps my axe, none of the bloody things are hot.
Come on now! If you bought hot chips and got cold ones, what would you say?
Do you expect your "hot pie" to be cold? What does the "hot" in "hot cross(ed) buns" mean?
Cheers,
Roy.
Must have been cooked before Xmas to be in the shops today.
Just speaking to a Coles baker who tells me she started at 03:30 to cook fresh. Baker also tells me she had people knocking on the counter asking why so few were put out because they are all gone already and can the bakers make some more, NOW.
Sumptin' about supply and demand (or demand causing supply), perhaps.
Iza
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Semi-permanent state of being Recreationally Outraged as a defence against boredom during lockdown.
Just reading a newspaper item. Some people are horrified at the buns being available already but most people just love the fruit bun. Wife being one of them. She buys them in large quantities, freezes them, and grabs one for an all too often treat. Didn't tell her they were in Coles this morning when I went shopping.
Continuing on from another post (Just Joking), the 2 Coles checkout girls are back after their Christmas break.
I wonder how long it actually takes 
hi dougwe, yes the hot cross buns will soon be on the market.All the sales today ,people going mad with the plastic card.
