No

no only on easter

Only at Easter - and I/m not even Christian!!!

Why ? isn't it nice to look forward to them for Easter along with Easter eggs.Why change old customs .Next we will be getting Easter eggs on a Christmas tree .

Yes Easter Buns should be sold all the time

If people want them, I can't see any harm. I enjoy them and I'm not religious at all.

Regardless, they will always be called Hot Cross Buns

No - I think it is ridiculous having Easter Buns out in the shops just after Christmas. They should be put out a month before Easter. They are meant to be a special Easter celebration. For that matter neither should Easter Eggs come out early in the New Year either.

I can purchase them we’re I live, but they’re not for gluten-free

No it is a Easter tradition and has a special cross on them

No I don’t think they should be sold all year round as it does not seem right.

NO

No,something to look forward to if made at Easter time only

Yes

Here we can get fruit loafs and buns all year in Woolworths and Coles. About 3 months before Easter the crossed buns are rolled out. This annoys me because Easter has become nothing but a commercialised holiday for most people today.

Yes without the X

My local Woolies had "spiced fruit buns" available all last year (without the cross) and my family was not fussed about buying them. Save them for Easter time (well, boxing day to ANZAC Day) so it keeps them special and something to look forward to.

Hot cross buns are a Christian tradition celebrating Easter ( which was hijacked from the Pagans ) and should stay there and not be diminished to “ just another bun” but these days you cannot call it an Easter bun. They have to be a Holiday bun so as not offend anybody...except Christians.... it’s OK to offend them ...apparently

Yes, why save them for Easter, they taste sooo good.

Definitely, but only with the X at Easter

Only at Easter

Easter buns are traditional and should only be sold at Easter. Selling them throughout the tear diminishes their significance.

Easter Buns are an Easter tradition & it should stay this way?

yes, as they are very tasty

no we must enjoy them so much more over easter not every day

No I’ll get too fat

NO good friday was a holy day the Lord JESUS died on the cross FOR US now good friday is just another day thanks to the VFL and Coles and woolworths , etc that is why the buns have a cross so people today have loss all respect in this day and age. THAT IS LIFE PEOPLE DENIS P

YEs I think that this would be s good idea as they are always mad3 the same day as up for sale and everyone likes a fresh mad hot cross bun

Yes I believe buns should be sold all year round as they are delicious and a heathy snack if you are feeling tired or hungry

they kinda are arent they (with the cross)? they just put more out when its easter time :D

Yep

Yes they are very yummy!!

No.

Just make fruit buns and leave the cross off

Yes

Most definitely when they keep bringing new flavours should just be a bun there is only 1 hot xbun and thats traditional for me with butter not margerine

Yes They are tasty

Why not!

Oh helll yes!!!!!! Would save tons of room in my freezer not having to freeze them for eating year round

NO

Yes - they should sell them all year round. Easter buns are not just for Easter any more so it really doesn't matter. People can buy and eat Christmas cake months before Christmas so what's the difference.

What a crazy idea, next people will want chocolate to be sold all year round... ohh wait.... Plus think of all the money shops would lose out on. After all cant charge a ridiculous amount because its 'only available for a short time" PS super markets and bakerys out there, feel free to leave the cross of my bun and save me a few bucks a packet

Yes. They are sold mostly all year just without the cross. That's for Easter. They do sell well anyway and are very popular.

no they are totally unhealthy and full of sugar

going by what I've seen in supermarkets I'd believe that they are,, well at least from late December until early May, but have not yet found any that taste anywhare as good as hot cross buns used to taste when you got them in a foil lined pack that went straight into the oven to be served HOT

Why not, it's not like they mean anything any more, just like Easter eggs or Christmas ham.

yes,why not,as with all religeous holidays now they are just commercial events

None of us eat them so I really don't care when they are sold. Not a fan of sweet rolls. I think they more or less already do sell similiar ones (without the cross) all year now. I guess it makes them less 'special' for those who put specific religious significance on them if they are sold outside the Easter period. It's mostly just a grab by sellers to make as much money as possible out of them, but then life is short and why not enjoy it how you want ? All a bit ho hum to me.

They sell similar buns all year round, but they are not the same texture or amount of spice. We have these for almost 6months now I think that is enough, keeps the complainers happy just after Christmas too lol

Save for Easter

They are as 'cinnamon buns' !!!!

Why not they are out earlier every year and goes will pass Easter

Nooooo ... got to have some time for the Christmas mince pies, preferably with a large dash of brandy ... :-)

You can buy buns all year so save the crosses just for Easter

No...

NO!!!!!

No

Yes

I think you can purchase this any time of the year just without the cross on

I believe that thye are on sale all year round. They just artr the bit on the top just after christmas has passed.

yes available all year round WITHOUT the cross but only 2 weeks before Easter WITH THE CROSS

No it's a special treat at easter

No, but they will be back after Christmas again.

Why not just remove the crosses & sell them year round? I am not religious at all but I wouldn't buy them year round with crosses on them , it doesn't seem right.

....and they are not cross buns at all! They are the Friendliest, Most Cheerful asnd Happy buns you can buy - at least legally in SA where buying those other 'buns' is, though readily avavilable, still illegal!!

Yes and at our local, privately owned, not a franchise Bakery they are! The Furitiest, Tastiest Yeast Buns Ever - If in SA got to Aldgate in the Adelaide Hills and guy them at the Aldgate Bakery!

I thought they were already?....

Yes, without the cross or an easy solution make them yourself, easy.

Agree they should be, but without the cross (reserve that for the appropriate time at Easter)

Simple answer yes, without without the cross

YES THEY ALREADY ARE AND EVERYONE LOVES THEM SO WHY NOT

they already do they just dont put the cross on them until easter

do people really care?

Hot Cross Buns at Easter for their Religious significance then without the Cross at other times. They are a good staple food and if they start going dry can be "recycled" as Bread & Butter Pudding, no need to add sultanas as they are already in the "dough". No arguments about food from me, am just grateful to be able to put it on the table, any Season, any time of the year!

Hot Cross buns should only be sold on Good Friday. Take the cross off and sell them the whole year round. If it was any other religion than the Christian religion the buns would not be on sale (with the cross) other than Easter. Christian's cannot say they are offended because you can't offend a Christian as you can't offend white people, apparently.

yes I love the chocolate once,

Of course buns can and should be sold all year round. They can drop the cross from them if they like. This means nothing to many of us anyway.

They should only be sold around Easter time, the supermarkets have not got the imagination to create something else for the rest of the year, to them it is just a money making thing, and the supermarket ones are not very nice if you left them sitting on your bench for a Month they would probably look and taste the same, goodness only knows what preservatives are in them. I brought 6 from a bakery and even though they were much more expensive the taste and freshness was far superior. Next we will be getting Xmas cakes all year round!!

No. You can buy similar all year round. I'm not religious but the cross represents the cross Jesus was nailed to & the eggs relate to his 'rebirth'.

They already are

Yes, why not

Treats for Easter or Xmas are a treat only if you have to wait with anticipation for them . If they are always here they loose their savour not to mention their religiously meaning

There are already fruit buns sold throughout the year so no need to sell the Easter buns other than for Easter.

no they should only be sold at easter they were something you used to look forward to

Silly question they are available all year

No i don't think so as Hot Cross Buns are only meant for Easter.

No there are already many fruit bread options available year round

yes

NO then they won't be a treat and something to remind you of Easter. I still remember the smell of them cooking in the caravan when I was kid

Greedy Supermarkets would love that.

No

I personally don't care as I don't eat them, I'm non-religous. However, it's up to the store, but I guess that they would lose their tires to Easter if they did.

As long as there are customers why not sell them.

Without the cross I they just become an ordinary bun. Whilst I am very fond of them and happy to eat them over the Easter period if I continued that habit all round I am sure the scale would show considerably higher numbers so I refused to purchase them until two weeks before Easter.

They represent Easter and what it stands for. No. But similar yes.

If they were sold all Year round they may well lose their Significance to Easter and they would just become an Ordinary Bun... Buns are aplenty throughout the Year without making The Easter Buns becoming just an ordinary bun.

Do"nt see why not,yes

No, its nice to have these for only a short time!

Why not!

Don't care - doesn't have any religious signiificance for me - however - I am an atheist!Edited 04-Apr-21 12:50pm