Do parents of littleuns get offended if the uncle, aunt, gran etc buy more expensive/extravagant gifts than them?
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Do parents of littleuns get offended if the uncle, aunt, gran etc buy more expensive/extravagant gifts than them?
And in this day and age of Amazon and whatnot does anyone still have the front to not send something?
How many here leave it all to their missus?
Bought the presents in October/November from shops. Absolutely mental now in the shops so glad I did it early.
Just got the food from Iceland now.
Haven't bought a single present for anyone in about 5 years, can't afford it and refuse to skint myself out for it.
Well, I say I haven't bought any presents, I have bought a bottle of moonshine which I intend on drinking with my mate on Saturday, that's the closest I have come to buying anybody anything.
As long as it is under £20 then that is fine.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fenster
Food from Iceland? Is that the name of a supermarket over there or you talkin about the country? If it's the country why would you buy it from Iceland? I guess maybe they have stuff cheaper or better quality or items that you cannot get where you are.Quote:
Originally Posted by Master
Yes I import it from the country.Quote:
Originally Posted by FatboxingfanFood from Iceland? Is that the name of a supermarket over there or you talkin about the country? If it's the country why would you buy it from Iceland? I guess maybe they have stuff cheaper or better quality or items that you cannot get where you are.Quote:
Originally Posted by Master
There's ice cream, icicles, Icees, Ice cubes, Icing....you know all the stuff you buy at IceLand that you can fill your Ice Box with.Quote:
Originally Posted by MasterYes I import it from the country.Quote:
Originally Posted by FatboxingfanFood from Iceland? Is that the name of a supermarket over there or you talkin about the country? If it's the country why would you buy it from Iceland? I guess maybe they have stuff cheaper or better quality or items that you cannot get where you are.Quote:
Originally Posted by Master
the only thing I can think of from Iceland would be bottled volcanic water and certain fish. Maybe cheese? Do tell.Quote:
Originally Posted by MasterYes I import it from the country.Quote:
Originally Posted by FatboxingfanFood from Iceland? Is that the name of a supermarket over there or you talkin about the country? If it's the country why would you buy it from Iceland? I guess maybe they have stuff cheaper or better quality or items that you cannot get where you are.Quote:
Originally Posted by Master
Only gift I've given so far was 60 bucks in old gift cards to the scrawny FedEx kid who had to haul my 100 lb tables ;D. I gift co workers with my awesomeness and handling every single dag who "looks at them funny" so screw them :p. I gifted myself by taking 5 days off for first time since 2011. Feels weird.
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Originally Posted by Spicoli
The first five days off in 9 years? Man that sounds like a long overdue present to yourself. Fuck it buy yourself a crate while you are at it and ride it out for as long as you need.
Well 8 but who's counting. Thought long about just quitting but we'll see how Friday goes.Quote:
Originally Posted by BeanzQuote:
Originally Posted by Spicoli
The first five days off in 9 years? Man that sounds like a long overdue present to yourself. Fuck it buy yourself a crate while you are at it and ride it out for as long as you need.
I leave it all to the missus. This time of the year she really comes into her own. We even have a pact that we don’t have to buy each other anything.
And this year was the perfect Christmas. She said to me “I’ve still got the cards we gave each other last year, shall I just put them out?”
I Honestly have never felt so in sync with her! ;D
@Master not fair. Reykjavik is near to West Midlands ;DQuote:
Originally Posted by MasterYes I import it from the country.Quote:
Originally Posted by FatboxingfanFood from Iceland? Is that the name of a supermarket over there or you talkin about the country? If it's the country why would you buy it from Iceland? I guess maybe they have stuff cheaper or better quality or items that you cannot get where you are.Quote:
Originally Posted by Master
I was a miserable cunt about Christmas for years too (I still swerve out of christmas dinner and all that lark) but since all my family snuffed it my siblings nippers have got to that age where I remember being excited as funk. Nice memories. And i've never been a tight cunt.
Bought christmas food too - sweets, nuts, chocolate and all - which will all go in the bin, however, it makes me look normal.
British English, I'm lost, Sacre Bleu
Brock, with your love of grub and world travelling ways you must have had some funky christmas dinners?
Said to Diane what you want boots from Clarke's went shit £148 tank god Amazon to the door £100.
@Fenster yeah the first one that comes to mind is 2013 in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia. My wife and I went out to a Christmas dinner buffet called The Veranda with a co-teacher who was a guy from Massachusetts and his Japanese wife and one other co-teacher who was a Malaysian Indian woman. The Christmas dinner consisted largely of sambal, nasi lemek, stinky tofu, Chinese kailan, wing beans in peanut sauce, nasi goreng, beef rendang, mihoon, etc. They knew a lot of westerners were going to be there so they made sure to have some roast turkey and a kind of low budget second grade lasagna.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fenster