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PostPosted: Sun Nov 29, 2009 1:51 pm    Post subject: Arghhh! Christmas shopping! Reply with quote

It's that horrible time of year again where you are forced to buy crappy presents that the person wont like and that you can't afford! Yes, I'm very bah humbug!

So how's your Christmas shopping? Are you good and have done it all already or are you waiting until Christmas eve?

I've bought a few things from Amazon and Play.com but that's about it.
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PostPosted: Sun Nov 29, 2009 3:13 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I started on Wednesday, have half done already! My main reason for trying to finish most of it before December has started is because I hate shops when you can't move.
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PostPosted: Sun Nov 29, 2009 4:44 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Ms. Pickle wrote :

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I hate shops when you can't move.



Ditto.

I am not claustrophobic by the classic definition but I hate being jammed in with people elbow to elbow.

The wife and I do 99 percent of our Christmas shopping on the web.

You will not find me anywhere near a Mall during the holidays.The energy is entirely to frenetic for my liking.

I like it out here in the forest !

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PostPosted: Sun Nov 29, 2009 5:23 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I've only got one present so far.

As for the Malls I love to watch other people, "The Greatest Show on Earth" as my Dad calls it. The part that will end me up on the 11 o'clock news is the road traffic.

{I snipped the rest of this post to make a new topic as it led to a rant that had nothing to do with shopping per se.}
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PostPosted: Sun Dec 13, 2009 10:22 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Ok here's a question for you, is it a cop out to buy gift vouchers or give money? It kinda says 'I can't be bothered to think what you'd want' but it does mean the person can actually choose something useful that they actually like and it wont get put into a back of a cupboard somewhere.
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PostPosted: Sun Dec 13, 2009 11:00 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Nope it's not a cop out! I'd prefer to get a gift voucher or money so I can buy something I would actually use/wear/etc.
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PostPosted: Mon Dec 14, 2009 2:28 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Not a cop out at all. Now that they have $X amount Visa gift cards it's even better. Now the recipient isn't limited to *1* and only 1 retailer. They can go anywhere. It's better than chocolates. Yes. Much better.
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