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    Groan . not already !

    Been in a couple of supermarkets this week and the christmas stuff is starting to fill the shelves! Isn't it getting earlier and earlier ? Soon it will be all year round!

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    Re: Groan . not already !

    Someone in my office has nearly finished her Christmas shopping already!

    From what I've seen in retail it seems to go: Easter --> Exams --> Summer --> Back To School --> Christmas (repeat) with barely a gap between each promotional period.

    Kids are back in school, therefore it's Christmas!
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    I went to an eaterie in Hereford at the beginning of the month and spotted tinsel and decorations - it was for pre-booking a Christmas meal - but even so. Bleh.

    I live near a small town and for a couple of years there was a Christmas shop there. All year round it played carols and had smiling Santas and the like. I imagine the turnover in staff was fairly high and that purely based on arrests when they inevitably went psychotic.

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    Do your Christmas shopping in the January sales. Cheaper, and less rush!

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    Re: Groan . not already !

    Urgh dont get me started on Anything Christmas related!

    IMO Everything Christmassy should be banned until December the 1st that still gives every1 a good 3 weeks until the day!

    It would stop all this Christmas catalouges turning up in the middle of june!

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    Re: Groan . not already !

    Quote Originally Posted by rastamanblues View Post
    Urgh dont get me started on Anything Christmas related!

    IMO Everything Christmassy should be banned until December the 1st that still gives every1 a good 3 weeks until the day!

    It would stop all this Christmas catalouges turning up in the middle of june!
    Anything christmassy in our household gets banned until the 5th December as my birthday is the beginning of December.

    TBH I might just boycott it altogether this year.

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    Quote Originally Posted by tiggerai View Post
    Anything christmassy in our household gets banned until the 5th December as my birthday is the beginning of December.

    TBH I might just boycott it altogether this year.

    Your household has got the right idea!
    Since I was 16 ive been saying im not getting involved this year etc etc, but every year im dragged back into the thick of it! I know its cliche but I do find it ridiculously commerical and dont see the point anymore.

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    I rather like the few days off work. It's nice to be able to spoil the nephews but that's about it - me and the missus just relax for a few days and don't get out of bed until early afternoon.

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    Just the other day I noticed someone had already started putting up their outdoor christmas decorations. Now I understand that it may take sometime to put these things up but do they really need to start 3 months in advance? Idiots.
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    Well my parents might be in Angola for christmas. I've also got something on at the start of january, so for a change i think i'm going to be on call over christmas as opposed to New Year that i normally do.

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    Re: Groan . not already !

    Quote Originally Posted by tiggerai View Post
    Anything christmassy in our household gets banned until the 5th December as my birthday is the beginning of December.
    Same with me.

    Christmas and the festive season does not start until 2 weeks after my Birthday which would make the date about the 6th December. before this date and I'll not start to answer the door to carol singers or even think about getting the tree out.

    I used to hate working in retail operations as they'd start to plan for christmas since August and try to anticipate demand from the crazed masses.

    Theres only a few things I like about the season,the food, plenty of drinking excuses and just any old excuse to get the magic mistletoe hat out and be a right slapper when I go out.

    I would have listed Mince pies but since my mother works at 1 of the bakers who makes them for M&S, Asda etc I get them near enough all year round now
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    me and my parents + bros have an agreement, we get no presents on christmas day + lie in, boxing day and the following week, we get 3 times as much for our money and everyone is a winner
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    Re: Groan . not already !

    Quote Originally Posted by Funkstar View Post
    Well my parents might be in Angola for christmas.
    Typical!

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    Was in Harrods at the end of July/ start of August, can't remember but they alraedy started putting up their Christmas room! Couldn't believe it.
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    Re: Groan . not already !

    Quote Originally Posted by Funkstar View Post
    Well my parents might be in Angola for christmas. I've also got something on at the start of january, so for a change i think i'm going to be on call over christmas as opposed to New Year that i normally do.
    New year is overrated too.

    I'm just a humbug

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