Christmas.... anyone else find it embarrassing?
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I do. I wish it would just feck off. People buy me stuff, but I wish they wouldn't. I tell them, but they do it anyway.
Not only that, but I can never think of what to buy everyone. Seems like if it's worth buying, they either already have it or I couldn't afford it. Similarly, if there's something I want, I'll buy it for myself. I'd rather not have daft trinkets just for the sake of having something.
Not only that, but I can never think of what to buy everyone. Seems like if it's worth buying, they either already have it or I couldn't afford it. Similarly, if there's something I want, I'll buy it for myself. I'd rather not have daft trinkets just for the sake of having something.
tonyvid said:
that way no one ends up with a WHoCT.
OK, I give up and was on holiday when the horse thing was going on - someone let me in on the joke please.
A regular contribitor to PH proposed the purchase of said WHoCT for a female friend...
Hilarity ensues...
The end :P
"WHoCT" searched for on google produces 4 PH threads on the first page. I was going to try and find the original thread for you but its been mentioned so often its a needle / haystack exercise!
>> Edited by Thelemming on Monday 14th November 16:01
wedg1e said:
I bet you wouldn't say that if you found a nice shiny lathe under the tree
That's my point. If I wanted one, I'd buy the one I wanted, not wait till someone got me the one they think I wanted. And I wouldn't want anyone spending that sort of money anyway...
Miserable git, I'll give it to somone else now
It's that horrible Americanised message that keeps being thrust upon us about how Crimbo should be. Presents under the tree etc etc.
Nice to buy stuff for other people (if it's something they want, rather than the only thing you can think of they might want).
AFAIAC, Christmas is a good excuse to get a crowd over, and treat everyone to some good food and drink.
Why do people dread the day so much?
Nice to buy stuff for other people (if it's something they want, rather than the only thing you can think of they might want).
AFAIAC, Christmas is a good excuse to get a crowd over, and treat everyone to some good food and drink.
Why do people dread the day so much?
Same here. I usually buy what I want when I see it. SHMBO asks me what I would like and normally gets it. She got me a 24-120 VR lens for my birthday -£399 - which is what I wanted. She even said I could have a Nikon D200 for Christmas - £1399 body only - but I said I would wait till they were in the UK shops and handle one first. God know what I will get now - well apart from the 40 year old Glenffidich 
BliarOut said:
If I wanted one, I'd buy the one I wanted, not wait till someone got me the one they think I wanted. And I wouldn't want anyone spending that sort of money anyway...
Exactly
My family find me a nightmare to buy for, so I tell them not to bother (in a nice way).
Mrs Tree told me her Aunt is baking me a Cheesecake for Xmas.... WTF!!!
Ok , i like cheesecake, but all wrapped up, she's 'aving a girafe
>> Edited by shadytree on Monday 14th November 16:04
tonyvid said:
that way no one ends up with a WHoCT.
OK, I give up and was on holiday when the horse thing was going on - someone let me in on the joke please.
WHoCT stand for Winged Horse of Chav Tat which was a slightly inapropriate present suggestion for a young lady
This is the wind up thread that followed
www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?p=22&f=141&t=140747&h=0&hw=winged+horse+of+chav+tat
>> Edited by cotty on Monday 14th November 16:10
Over the years I have come to the conclusion that it is generally better not to exchange presents with a huge list of people. I make it a policy.
The wife and I exchange presents and recently I have come up with the ideal solution to chossing something.
I ask her what she wants. She tells me. I buy it. Job done. She's happy as I retain final selection of the item - but she, at least, gets something along the lines of what she wanted.
I tell her what I want. She gets me something else.
When I spend Christmas with members of the family we agree to exchange "token" presents on the day - for the fun of it. A maximum budget is set of £10 or £20 or something. So what you get is silly tat but it didn't cost enough to matter...
The wife and I exchange presents and recently I have come up with the ideal solution to chossing something.
I ask her what she wants. She tells me. I buy it. Job done. She's happy as I retain final selection of the item - but she, at least, gets something along the lines of what she wanted.
I tell her what I want. She gets me something else.
NotReallyTheWife said:
You didn't really want an Playstation/XBOX/PSP did you dear? I've bought you a WWF sponsorship of a Tiger...
When I spend Christmas with members of the family we agree to exchange "token" presents on the day - for the fun of it. A maximum budget is set of £10 or £20 or something. So what you get is silly tat but it didn't cost enough to matter...
Don said:
A maximum budget is set of £10 or £20 or something. So what you get is silly tat but it didn't cost enough to matter...
But that's worse! Why waste the bloody money? You may as well tell them to buy THEMSELVES something for a tenner... I bet they'd think longer and harder and find something useful.
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