"It's just absolutely ridiculous, and it upsets me no end. We haven't even had Halloween yet. I feel bombarded."
Margaret Davis has had it up to here with the commercialisation of her favourite Pagan holidays and traditions.
She was recently traumatised by the overwhelming array of Halloween decorations, outfits and other assorted nonsense at her local shops. She referred to it as an "American invasion" of her local shopping centre.
Before that ordeal had even ended, she saw something even more horrific. A Christmas tree. In October!
Margaret snapped a photo of the offending tree, taking to social media to alert everyone of the travesty that was taking place.
"Look at this everyone. They haven't even taken down the Halloween stuff yet and we're bombarded with the commercialisation of the birth of our Lord and Saviour. What's next?"
She was shaking with outrage as she posted the picture and accompanying dissertation, and was extremely pleased to receive a lot of comments and likes from her friends and family who shared her disappointment.
But then she had a thought. It's pretty much the end of October. November and December will be upon us in no time, and it's best to avoid the Christmas rush. Last year it was all a bit hectic at the last minute, and the shops were very crowded.
So he put her phone in her pocket and started her Christmas shopping.