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The 'C' word...

Anonymous — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 01:50:02 GMT

Not the term used as an expletive 😛 Christmas!!! So far i feel grinch-like as i have escaped the famous coca cola advert.. I assumed the holidays are coming... I didnt need a cola truck to announce it through my t.v every evening... I admit all my presents (for everyone else of course) are brought,wrapped ect ( my daughter and i have birthdays later in the year. It makes sense) i AM looking forward to christmas...the baking..family ect. But i feel everything is pushed on us even earlier this year. What do you guys think? Is it the norm to start it all early? And an even bigger question.. When do you put your decorations up?

C x

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perksie — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 02:05:43 GMT

I sort of lost interest when I stumbled across a shopping channel selling Christmas stuff in May!

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Liquid — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 03:58:24 GMT

Amazingly misleading thread title haha:)

I have yet to see the advert:( rather dissapointed:(

My decorations started going up tonight. Not the biggest fan of Christmas I just love having all the flashy things:)

I think they advertised it earlier than normal to bump up revenues a bit.

A lot of people panick buy in December and run out of money by advertising early the shops now have an extra month or two for sales:)

Just waiting for amazon to deliver all my gifts then I can crack on with life and forget about it until the 24th:)

Mr grinch here:)

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Toby — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 09:48:59 GMT

@perksie wrote:

I sort of lost interest when I stumbled across a shopping channel selling Christmas stuff in May!

You have to be joking!

How are you guys spending Christmas? I'm spending the time juggling visits to both parents, as they no longer live together....Not always easy

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Anonymous — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 10:54:08 GMT

LOL, may? i as finished in august, so i cant say much! and i have to run into town and gets new lights and a few last minute bts, but most of my stuff its kitchsy and homemade, so ive not spent loads...

I will be having Christmas Day at mine, as i cant travel out (no transport ect) so family will be over 24th and 26th, i have a open few days in december, where people pop in for a mince pie and a cuppa, and i help them with wrapping, gift ideas and show my friends some baking tips.

Christmas is about family,food,friends ect for me, NOT the materialist ideals of today 😕

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GrahamF — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 11:16:41 GMT

@Anonymous wrote:
LOL, may? i as finished in august, so i cant say much! and i have to run into town and gets new lights and a few last minute bts, but most of my stuff its kitchsy and homemade, so ive not spent loads...
I will be having Christmas Day at mine, as i cant travel out (no transport ect) so family will be over 24th and 26th, i have a open few days in december, where people pop in for a mince pie and a cuppa, and i help them with wrapping, gift ideas and show my friends some baking tips.
Christmas is about family,food,friends ect for me, NOT the materialist ideals of today 😕
x

nice 1, so when are you posting your home addess, so we can all "pop in for a mince pie and a cuppa"............??

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Anonymous — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 11:24:14 GMT

When Father Christmas brings me my lottery win x

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jonsie — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 13:09:01 GMT

Christmas is cancelled for me this year. I'm off to Berlin where the lead-up to Christmas isn't as intense until a week or so before.

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Anonymous — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 14:41:11 GMT

My mum said its lovely there x

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Anonymous — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 16:48:34 GMT

Germany is wonderful the views & scenery are amazing

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jonsie — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 16:54:07 GMT

I hope so Stuart, my son assures me it is much better than the UK.

To be honest I need to get as far away from home as possible and I have been promised lots of Christmas markets with loads of beer and mulled wine and great atmosphere. I will report back!

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Anonymous — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 16:57:22 GMT

You definitely get good wine there & lovely meats & cheeses, technology places are good there, bought my first Sony Walkman cassette player over there in the 80's & a Walkman CD player a few years later

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Anonymous — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 16:58:49 GMT

thats ace! weve taken a break here, got all we need, just getting it done now

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Anonymous — Tue, 27 Nov 2012 17:00:33 GMT

I haven't even started yet

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jonsie — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 12:20:36 GMT

Forget my previous statement, the Christmas markets are starting to open in Berlin!

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Anonymous — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 15:52:56 GMT

gorgeous!

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Anonymous — Wed, 28 Nov 2012 18:01:56 GMT

That looks good