John Lewis is still desperately trying to sell its leftover Christmas stock despite spending millions on a festive advertising campaign. The department store has slashed the prices on almost 200 products in an attempt to flog Christmas trees, festive ornaments and decorations - more than three months after December 25. It comes after the major high street outlet reportedly spent £7million on its tear-jerking 2014 Christmas advert campaign featuring Monty the penguin. John Lewis is still desperately trying to sell its leftover Christmas stock such as this Father Christmas decoration-just days before Easter . The department store giant has slashed its prices on its Christmas decorations and festive themed gifts such as this gold reindeer, cut from £20 to £10 . With just days to go until Easter, John Lewis has halved the price of many of its decorations and trees - knocking as much as £250 off the 9ft John Lewis Pre-Lit Peardrop with 500 lights, formerly £500. Meanwhile, a 64cm high 'Cambric and Cream Father Christmas Sack', is now available to buy half price at £17.50. A plywood White Wooden LED Advent House is also priced at £17.50 on the store's website - compared to £35 in the build up to Christmas last year. John Lewis has knocked £250 in an attempt to get rid of their leftover stock- more than three months after the Christmas break . This wooden advent calendar is being sold at half price, £17.50, one the store's website which is making a desperate bid to get rid of its Christmas trees, festive ornaments and decorations . The store is also trying to flog a 'Gold Glitter Tabletop Stag' for £10 after reducing it from its original price of £20. There are now 108 items priced at £5 or less and 36 festive themed gifts and objects will set you back less than £2. Their bid to sell off leftover stock comes just days before this year's first national holiday, when families tuck into Easter themed products like chocolate eggs. Office worker Georgina Adams from Southampton, Hampshire, was shocked to see the giant high street outlet still stocking the products. It comes after the major high street outlet reportedly spent a staggering £7 million on its tear-jerking 2014 Christmas advert campaign . The 30-year-old said: 'It's crazy. Who wants to make decisions about Christmas at Easter? 'Everyone knows they go a bit over the top at Christmas - especially with their adverts - but selling old Christmas stock in April seems a bit odd.' A John Lewis spokeswoman said: 'We get demand for Christmas products all year round. 'While the majority of our customers might begin their Christmas purchases much nearer the festive season we do see interest in our seasonal offer all year round. 'Our in-store Christmas shops open in October and last year we saw Christmas become the most searched term on our website at the beginning of September. 'As with other seasonal offerings, if there is a demand for reduced Christmas items for sale post season then it makes sense to make such product available for customers.' A staggering 108 items are priced at £5 or less and 36 festive themed gifts and objects will set you back less than £2 . This cambric and cream Father Christmas sack was one of the many festive products which were being sold off cheaply on the John Lewis website . John Lewis' two minute advert, telling the story of seven-year-old Sam, played by actor Rhys Edwards from Hertfordshire, and his friend Monty, won high praise in the run up to Christmas last year. 1.Sainsbury’s – Christmas Day Truce 1914 . 2.John Lewis – Monty the Penguin . 3.Nike Football – Winner Stays . 4.Nike Football - The Last Game . 5.Always – Like A Girl . 6.Three – Sing It Kitty . 7.Marks & Spencer – Follow The Fairies . 8.Save The Children – Most Shocking Second a Day . 9.Guinness – Sapeurs . 10.Pepsi Max – Human Loop the Loop . The boy gradually realises Monty is longing for a penguin companion. And so on Christmas morning Sam surprises Monty with the gift of a new penguin friend named Mabel. The soundtrack was John Lennon’s song Real Love, performed by Tom Odell. It's uplifting story touched many and made Monty the penguin a bestselling gift but it ultimately lost out to Sainsbury's in the battle for best Christmas ad. The recreation of one of the most famous moments from the First World War by Sainsbury's saw it named the most viewed in the UK. It featured a 'creative interpretation' of Christmas Day 1914 when British and German soldiers laid down their weapons and met in no man's land. The supermarket chain reconstructed the trenches scene to celebrate their 20 years of support for the Royal British Legion, which runs the annual poppy campaign.
John Lewis has slashed the prices on almost 200 Christmas products . With just days until Easter its part of a bid to sell leftover festive goods . It comes after spending millions on touching Christmas ad campaign .