I doff my hat to the girls

redvee

Especially those that shop for a living. Spent this afternoon battling with the crowds in Brizzle doing the christmas shopping thing, as my arms were weighed down my bank balance got lighter . The nightmare isn't over yet, although I've done all the shopping I've still got to wrap the pressies and that influenced my choice of present. Will it be easy to wrap?

Big Wib

amazon wrap presents for you...... (other internet shops may be available)

It's the personal touch that makes Christmas so special

Cafewanda

I vaguely recall wrapping presents was made enjoyable by the occasional glass of something 'spiritual'. That was a few years ago as I no longer buy presents.

Have fun!

singlespeedexplosif

Amazon has made Christmas enjoyable again.

Coriander

singlespeedexplosif wrote:

Amazon has made Christmas enjoyable again.

+1

I have one rule for Christmas shopping - if I can't get it online then they ain't getting it.

sarajoy

Cafewanda wrote:

That was a few years ago as I no longer buy presents.

Wow how have you gotten away with that one?!

bd12mz

my woman shops all year round so doesn't really do a big push at Xmas.
I tend to get everything I need over the interweb

Cafewanda

sarajoy wrote:

Cafewanda wrote:

That was a few years ago as I no longer buy presents.

Wow how have you gotten away with that one?!

When the nieces/nephews totalled more than 6* I cancelled presents in December and now remember their birthdays. My mum gets Mothers Day and birthday gifts, siblings/friends get phones calls and/or the occasional gift.

There is a recession on you know, besides I have bike stuff to buy :roll:

*currently 15

bd12mz

Cafewanda wrote:

sarajoy wrote:

Cafewanda wrote:

That was a few years ago as I no longer buy presents.

Wow how have you gotten away with that one?!

When the nieces/nephews totalled more than 6 I cancelled presents in December and now remember their birthdays. My mum gets Mothers Day and birthday gifts, siblings/friends get phones calls and/or the occasional gift.

There is a recession on you know, besides I have bike stuff to buy :roll:

all about priorities

Cafewanda

NGale

I have done no christmas shopping this year due to no time (work ) so I sent my man out to do it for me. Now all done. He can shop better than any woman I have come across.

secretsam

sarajoy wrote:

Cafewanda wrote:

That was a few years ago as I no longer buy presents.

Wow how have you gotten away with that one?!

Probably the same way as me - agree with family that it's pointless asking someone what they want then buying it - where's the surprise? So miss out the middle man, everyone buys something for themselves and the world is a happier place

Kids are different, however.

And I've not got my wife's pressie yet, though she's got a list as long as your arm and anything from that will be much appreciated. Her B'day is in Dec and we went away to Disney land Paris so that was super smashing great.

redvee

Sat down last night to wrap them all that I bought yesterday which I managed but remembered an earlier purchsed pressie when I heard the carrier bag it was in rustle and realised that I've run out of wrapping paper

MonkeyMonster

NGale wrote:

I have done no christmas shopping this year due to no time (work ) so I sent my man out to do it for me. Now all done. He can shop better than any woman I have come across.

and he waxes...

wait a second!

Cafewanda

MonkeyMonster................... behave!

NGale

MonkeyMonster wrote:

NGale wrote:

I have done no christmas shopping this year due to no time (work ) so I sent my man out to do it for me. Now all done. He can shop better than any woman I have come across.

and he waxes...

wait a second!

Ahhh he used to...

MonkeyMonster

Cafewanda wrote:

MonkeyMonster................... behave!

Yeah right! Why change the habit of a lifetime...