In our case, it was because it was the end of term yesterday but in principle, I agree.
Cathryn, perhaps it’s just part of the global plot to fatten the entire world’s population and lower their level of health. It’s not just the kids that eat all the candy here in the States, either. I’d say the parents do their share in gorfing down pounds of the purified sugar in the name of “limiting” the kids’ intake, for their own good, of course. There are isles of shopping store space dedicated to pushing the stuff. I hope it’s not the same in the UK. We do the same thing all over again for Christmastime. As
Drago said, consumerism in action. But we support it with our mass purchases. Such is life.