Pumpkin Spice. It's back.

[bex]

Oh its too early!!

I like pumpkin spice lattes. But I can have one and be okay for the rest of the year. Maybe two - one in September and one in October. I don't need ten a week and I don't miss them when it's June.

what bugs me more than the earlier start is the early end. Like "fall" beer is off the shelves by the beginning of November and "Christmas beer" is out. Too early. I know they have to maximize the sales of the Christmas flavors - for beer, lattes, etc - but when I get my golden groomed on Halloween, he should still be able to get a pumpkin spice blowout for pete's sake. Last time he had to get sugar cookie.

[2curlydogs]

LOL

What is this? What is this tweet? Is this a threat? I saw this on my feed and immediately called Homeland Security. No one answered. Eventually I was connected to a recording advertising a set of collective Trump steak knives.



Anyway, so now I have these 24 dull knives and a rogue pumpkin latte and I guess it's fall now.

[persa]

Michael's had Halloween decor out already when we went by this weekend for a back to school sign. WTF.

[bowies]

It never really left. Target sells pumpkin spice and peppermint mocha creamer year round. I delight in the appropriateness of this (and I do partake since mint chocolate is the best flavor on earth).

[bex]

Aug 22, 2017 10:25:57 GMT -5 bowies said:

It never really left. Target sells pumpkin spice and peppermint mocha creamer year round. I delight in the appropriateness of this (and I do partake since mint chocolate is the best flavor on earth).

TRUTH.

[tacokick]

I don't mind craft stores having seasonal stuff out early because crafts take time but the seasonal foods?!! No! PS anything is disgusting. I saw PS Cheerios out in early August and nearly left the store.

[pixy0stix]

BRING ON HALLOWEEN!

[eponinepontmercy]

I had a pumpkin coffee from DD last week. I'm so tired of summer.

[eponinepontmercy]

Aug 22, 2017 10:35:44 GMT -5 1234FIF! said:

Aug 22, 2017 10:34:18 GMT -5 eponinepontmercy said:

I had a pumpkin coffee from DD last week. I'm so tired of summer.

THIS DOES NOT COMPUTE. 

It's hot and humid and I want to wear my boots and sweaters.  #BASIC

[notsocreepylurker]

Some stores have Christmas stuff out already - IT'S TOO DAMN EARLY

[anlo]

I am lol at "read the room, PSL."

[ESF]

Pumpkin Spice season is only good for one reason: it means that winter spice season is coming up.

[MrsAxilla]

Aug 22, 2017 10:30:43 GMT -5 tacokick said:

I don't mind craft stores having seasonal stuff out early because crafts take time but the seasonal foods?!! No! PS anything is disgusting. I saw PS Cheerios out in early August and nearly left the store.

At the brewery yesterday, the bartender totally talked some dude out of ordering a pumpkin spice ale.  Ew!

[pinkyp]

Pumpkin spice lattes are nasty. At least those from Starbucks are. Give me a good chai tea any day. To me, those flavors are much more "fall".

[picksthemusic]

Back-to-school by July 5th, PSL by August 25th, Halloween on September 1st, Christmas by November 1st... OMG MAKE IT STOP.

Also, I hate that a fucking Starbucks drink dictates when society thinks it's Autumn. WTF, white people!

[tacokick]

Aug 22, 2017 10:57:34 GMT -5 MrsAxilla said:

Aug 22, 2017 10:30:43 GMT -5 tacokick said:

I don't mind craft stores having seasonal stuff out early because crafts take time but the seasonal foods?!! No! PS anything is disgusting. I saw PS Cheerios out in early August and nearly left the store.

At the brewery yesterday, the bartender totally talked some dude out of ordering a pumpkin spice ale.  Ew!

I physically cringed at this.

[simpsongal]

I can take or leave PSL but Sam Adams Octoberfest please!

[bowies]

Those of you who haven't had a pumpkin ale don't know what you're missing. It's the only way pumpkin spice should be consumed.

[heyjude]

I love PSL season so YAY me!

[mbcdefg]

I'm not a fan of pumpkin spice, or actual pumpkin. Even pumpkin pie.

I like the DD salted caramel hot cocoa.

[pixy0stix]

Aug 22, 2017 11:12:01 GMT -5 bowies said:

Those of you who haven't had a pumpkin ale don't know what you're missing. It's the only way pumpkin spice should be consumed.

I feel like pumpkin ales are like watermelon beers in the summer - 1 a season is good, any more than that and you must not like your tastebuds.

[ESF]

Aug 22, 2017 11:12:01 GMT -5 bowies said:

Those of you who haven't had a pumpkin ale don't know what you're missing. It's the only way pumpkin spice should be consumed.

Yeah, I like pumpkin spice ales. I hate pumpkin spice lattes.  Pumpkin spice anything else is fine, but not so delicious to warrant flavoring every item in Trader Joe's with for three months.

[rjamz]

I feel like one of the benefits of only drinking black coffee is that it works for every season! I'm a classic all year round!

[heyjude]

Aug 22, 2017 11:15:16 GMT -5 ESF said:

Aug 22, 2017 11:12:01 GMT -5 bowies said:

Those of you who haven't had a pumpkin ale don't know what you're missing. It's the only way pumpkin spice should be consumed.

Yeah, I like pumpkin spice ales. I hate pumpkin spice lattes.  Pumpkin spice anything else is fine, but not so delicious to warrant flavoring every item in Trader Joe's with for three months.

This reminds me, even better than PSL season is PPS season, Pumpkin Pasta Sauce from Trader Joe's.

[bowies]

The best fall foodstuff is a Thanksgiving dinner sandwich. One day cranberry chutney will rise up and take over.

[pixy0stix]

Aug 22, 2017 11:21:07 GMT -5 bowies said:

The best fall foodstuff is a Thanksgiving dinner sandwich. One day cranberry chutney will rise up and take over.

YES! This I can get behind.

[Deleted]

I've had two pumpkin iced coffees from DD this week.

[TR]

Aug 22, 2017 11:07:47 GMT -5 jenny1980 said:

The hatred of pumpkin spice cracks me up. It's just cinnamon-y flavoring lol. 

Don't forget the nutmeg! I love me some pumpkin spice flavoring. But I agree that it is TOO SOON.

[tessalb]

I go back to work later this week, so bring on everything fall! I want to wrap myself in PSL, pumpkins, mums, apple picking, and hayrides. Basic New Englander, but I absolutely love the fall.

[berrysweet]

I hate pumpkin everything.

I'm not ready for fall.

I went to Dollar Tree the other day, and they had Christmas stuff up already. NOPE.

It really annoys me that stores stock things so far ahead. I'm not enough of a planner for that crap. Like, it's August and 99 degrees, and I want to buy a swim suit for my kid that's grown six inches this summer, not fleece footie pajamas.