Dear Maine Stores: We’re Not Ready for Winter M&M’s

I knew the decorations would be out, but I wasn't prepared to see Winter M&M's in a store the other day. It's barely Autumn!

Fall in Maine is Beautiful, So Stop Rushing the Season

As I write this, Fall in Maine is a week old. The leaves are just starting to look beautiful, and the air is crisp.

This afternoon I plan to go apple picking at a local orchard.

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Yesterday, I went to the Spirit of Halloween store because that spooky holiday is just weeks away.

Maine Stores Already Have Christmas Candy, Including M&M's

Unlike when I walked through the specialty aisle of a Bangor-area store recently, admiring the Halloween masks, coffee mugs, and candy.

I was shocked at a display of Holiday Mint M&M's and Winter M&M's.

Winter?!

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I get thinking about the holidays, looking at decorations, and maybe even buying some.

I know that Lowe's has a fully stocked Christmas section right next to the Halloween animatronics.

I don't want to think about the holidays now, but I know a lot of people do.

But winter?

Who wants to rush that?

Do Mainers Really Want to Rush Into Winter?

Is it really time, as the weather dips below 45 in the early morning hours, to think about sub-zero temperatures and blizzards?

School cancellations?

Shoveling?

The first day of winter isn't until December 21, 2026.

That's more than 80 days away.

Days when I could be enjoying Pumpkin Pie M&M's or the M&M Harvest Mix Peanut M&M's in red, brown, and yellow.

Fall is short enough in Maine without rushing the season.

After visiting the goats today, I think I'll head back to the Spirit store and get scared by the jumping spider. That's a more appropriate scare than seeing the word winter before Halloween.