Back in 2013 I wrote a blog post called Kruidnoten (Or: Christmas comes earlier every year). That post mentioned how kruidnoten (Wikipedia) were readily available after September 1st. This candy is traditionally seen in the month of December, both for the Sinterklaas holiday on December 5 as well as Christmas.
This year they were definitely available by August 23, when this photo was taken in a local Hema. Heh.
I give it another 5 years, and then they will be available everywhere by August 1st.
(And in case my parents are wondering, yes, we’ll bring some the next time we visit.)
Life in the Hague 