Christmas Presents

[willendure]

God, I hate Christmas so much. It's the most depressing time of year with everyone expected to be cheerful while destroying the planet purchasing a load of unnecessary crap.

It's only early November but the shops are already selling plastic trees.

I always really hated it when I was working - 2 weeks of pointless forced time off in the middle of winter.

The best Christmas I ever had was when in Egypt, and before someone says so, yes, I probably was in de-Nile.

Could not agree more. My favourite bit is when everyone chops down a tree and then chucks it in the bin a week later.

[woody1]

I was trying to decide which was the worst TV ad this year, and then along comes the Waitrose one with Keira tulipely.

Unbelievable that marketing departments sign all this crap off.

[pjt]

ha ha

Mrs B and I are making our new year's trip to the mountains our Christmas present

Humbly speaking we have everything we need, and we don't need to buy more crap just for the sake of it

Milan.

Similar plans different location. Christmas in the sunny Caneries certainly beats the UK. Don't really need anything so no point buying stuff neither of us wants. The kids on the other hand want presents and the holiday

[tazdevil]

Presents Not done them in years, much cheaper and safer to just not give presents A nice cruise around winter does instead

[sadkingbilly]

Presents Not done them in years, much cheaper and safer to just not give presents A nice cruise around winter does instead

locked up in a floating tower block with 2000 numpties?
not for me, ta.

[willendure]

locked up in a floating tower block with 2000 numpties?
not for me, ta.

And then they all pass around the latest gastro-flu bug. Not for me either!

[NotAllThere]

locked up in a floating tower block with 2000 numpties?
not for me, ta.

You're forgetting that you and willendure won't be there.

[sadkingbilly]

You're forgetting that you and willendure won't be there.

I'm sure your presence will remedy the shortfall adequately.