GMballistic Posted September 27, 2014 Posted September 27, 2014 Get's earlier and earlier doesn't it. Where was that then Vlad? Quote
GIXXERUK Posted September 27, 2014 Posted September 27, 2014 Just bought some Christmas mince pies from tesco .... September ! Quote
Vlad Posted September 27, 2014 Author Posted September 27, 2014 I couldn't believe my eyes It's at White Lion in Leamongton... Went for a dinner with mrs and got shocked Quote
Vlad Posted September 27, 2014 Author Posted September 27, 2014 Just bought some Christmas mince pies from tesco .... September ! 2 Quote
GIXXERUK Posted September 27, 2014 Posted September 27, 2014 Just bought some Christmas mince pies from tesco .... September ! +1 1 Quote
GMballistic Posted September 27, 2014 Posted September 27, 2014 I couldn't believe my eyes It's at White Lion in Leamongton... Went for a dinner with mrs and got shocked I'd have said something to them honestly, ....as GIXXERUK said it's "September"!! Quote
Vlad Posted September 27, 2014 Author Posted September 27, 2014 I was just lost for words because of the shock...munched my steak and gone Quote
GMballistic Posted September 27, 2014 Posted September 27, 2014 I bet the employees will be sick to death of Christmas by the time December actually is here. Bah humbug. Quote
Vlad Posted September 27, 2014 Author Posted September 27, 2014 Haha I'm sick already... I swear we had one last year...? Quote
glrnet Posted September 27, 2014 Posted September 27, 2014 We haven't even had Halloween, leave it!!! Quote
neo Posted September 27, 2014 Posted September 27, 2014 saying that tho our local petrol station which as a co op shop, as been selling advent calendars for the last 3 weeks........................... Quote
GMballistic Posted September 27, 2014 Posted September 27, 2014 We haven't even had Halloween, leave it!!! I detest that dam American tradition. Really that's one "holiday" period I'd be much happier without. Sure it's good fun with the younger kids, up to 10/11year olds, but any older and it's just an excuse to intimidate people in their homes, set off fireworks in the street & generally smash up the place. 2 Quote
MCook Posted September 27, 2014 Posted September 27, 2014 Christmas is HUGE where I work... (A garden centre) Started the build around a month ago now. Decorations are out and selling! And my light shop is under construction!! Quote
pjf1985 Posted September 28, 2014 Posted September 28, 2014 Waaaayyyy too early! It does seem to be earlier every year. They should atleast wait until like November at the earliest. I understand shops selling Christmas stock earlier but its stupid when people start decorating everywhere so early. Quote
G1uk2010 Posted September 28, 2014 Posted September 28, 2014 I went into the toby carvery in Colchester back in early August. When you walk through the door there's a Christmas wall right in front of you going on about booking Christmas parties all covered in tinsel and Christmas gubbins. ... total madness 1 Quote
pjf1985 Posted September 28, 2014 Posted September 28, 2014 I went into the toby carvery in Colchester back in early August. When you walk through the door there's a Christmas wall right in front of you going on about booking Christmas parties all covered in tinsel and Christmas gubbins. ... total madness Went in my local Toby a few weeks back and they even had the bloody tree up!! Quote
G1uk2010 Posted September 28, 2014 Posted September 28, 2014 I hate Christmas in the UK, just seems to be rammed down your throat earlier and earlier each year... constant adverts and pressure to spend more and more. Then there's the who can spend the most and get in to loads of debt competition..... yes I know I'm a miserable old git lol 3 Quote
GMballistic Posted September 28, 2014 Posted September 28, 2014 I hate Christmas in the UK, just seems to be rammed down your throat earlier and earlier each year... constant adverts and pressure to spend more and more. Then there's the who can spend the most and get in to loads of debt competition..... yes I know I'm a miserable old git lol It's true though ~ my mate in work who has two children is now refusing to discuss Christmas with his sister's anymore. One of them always turns it into some sort of "who can spoil their kids the most" competition. The other year he told her he'd bought his youngest, a 7 year old girl, an iPad ~ he hadn't ~ his sister then went out and bought one for her 10 year old daughter. Crazy. 1 Quote
G1uk2010 Posted September 28, 2014 Posted September 28, 2014 I hate Christmas in the UK, just seems to be rammed down your throat earlier and earlier each year... constant adverts and pressure to spend more and more. Then there's the who can spend the most and get in to loads of debt competition..... yes I know I'm a miserable old git lol It's true though ~ my mate in work who has two children is now refusing to discuss Christmas with his sister's anymore. One of them always turns it into some sort of "who can spoil their kids the most" competition. The other year he told her he'd bought his youngest, a 7 year old girl, an iPad ~ he hadn't ~ his sister then went out and bought one for her 10 year old daughter. Crazy. I lived in Lanzarote for a few years and Christmas didn't start till end of Nov/beginning of Dec. Then when it was Christmas it was mainly about Christmas, not the American consumer Christmas. I'm not religious in anyway, but I enjoyed it more than I do here. Quote
GMballistic Posted September 28, 2014 Posted September 28, 2014 I lived in Lanzarote for a few years and Christmas didn't start till end of Nov/beginning of Dec. Then when it was Christmas it was mainly about Christmas, not the American consumer Christmas. I'm not religious in anyway, but I enjoyed it more than I do here. That's part of the problem ~ too many bl**dy American traditions/ideas coming over here. Can't believe lot's of schools are now doing "Proms" over here! Wtf's that all about. 1 Quote
G1uk2010 Posted September 28, 2014 Posted September 28, 2014 I lived in Lanzarote for a few years and Christmas didn't start till end of Nov/beginning of Dec. Then when it was Christmas it was mainly about Christmas, not the American consumer Christmas. I'm not religious in anyway, but I enjoyed it more than I do here. That's part of the problem ~ too many bl**dy American traditions/ideas coming over here. Can't believe lot's of schools are now doing "Proms" over here! Wtf's that all about. Haha yea I hear that. Someone at work said his son had to hire a suit and they had a car hired for some proms thing. It's all about getting you to spend more money. Quote
GMballistic Posted September 28, 2014 Posted September 28, 2014 Haha yea I hear that. Someone at work said his son had to hire a suit and they had a car hired for some proms thing. It's all about getting you to spend more money. So true. It's like they don't know that us Zed owners have Zeditus and don't like spending money on anything other than our cars. 1 Quote
Rock_Steady Posted September 28, 2014 Posted September 28, 2014 (edited) Here's a "did you know" that Halloween or Hallow's eve Originates from the Republic of Ireland. Still shite though. And Christmas. Edited September 28, 2014 by Rock_Steady Quote
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