I wouldn't buy anything online now. Go to a shop.
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Oh yes, good point.
It's still early enough for online shopping, as long as the company are competent.
Shop's are surprisingly quiet at the moment. Plus it's nice seeing and holding stuff in your hands, rather than seeing some heavily photoshopped picture.
But it's so cooooold!
Quote: Harridan @ December 12 2012, 11:21 PM GMTBut it's so cooooold!
Pff. Atmosphere.
(Plus online shopping is killing the high street.)
I like shopping in the real life. Especially if all the Christmas lights are on.
Quote: zooo @ December 12 2012, 11:24 PM GMTI like the real life.
No you don't, zooo.
I do as long as there's none to very few people involved.
I hate shopping whatever it is, buying gifts for people I don't like is only bearable if I can do it with a cup of tea and a movie on in the background! I do feel bad about killing the high street, though. I wonder if it makes much difference to shop at the websites of high street shops...
Quote: Harridan @ December 12 2012, 11:28 PM GMTI hate shopping whatever it is, buying gifts for people I don't like
The easy way would be to go to a chemist and buy some arsenic.
The complications are: one is teetotal (unlike his parents), the other has to take loads of stuff on the plane, and Mr. K has already enough booze to float the proverbial battleship. They all have serviceable wallets nobody wears shirts that take cufflinks (which I always think would be a brilliant present) and they're all so bloody conventional I couldn't buy jewellery or anything like that. They also seem to have gloves, hats, scarves made of steel which never wear out.
Maybe I should buy them perfume which they'll give back to me because they don't want it.
Input from men would be appreciated here (sensible non-crude replies please).
Quote: keewik @ December 12 2012, 9:14 PM GMTI need some small things for them to open as well.
Why?
Quote: keewik @ December 12 2012, 9:14 PM GMTI still need 3 more things for Mr. K, 1 more thing for Son 1, and 2 more things for Son 2.
Why?
Quote: keewik @ December 12 2012, 9:14 PM GMTAny suggestions?
Yes. Why? You've already said you've got everyone something. Are you judged by numbers? If so, get a massive bag of Revels and split them according to the "number of things required" formula you have set yourself.
Travel goodies, adapter, clothes line, mini bath sets, torch, de-froster key link. God knows Ive bought em all- to good avail.
Nice non-alchohol drinks- posters to frame? bike lights? sat-nav- camping headlight? Massive bean bag- as sold on 'Groupon' shopping site, CD's?
There are also 'big days out' driving sports cars= gliding-etc.
Good luck= mine are all getting a 'hoodie' and booze/chocs.
Quote: Badge @ December 13 2012, 1:10 AM GMTWhy?
Why?
Yes. Why? You've already said you've got everyone something. Are you judged by numbers? If so, get a massive bag of Revels and split them according to the "number of things required" formula you have set yourself.
Because opening presents is one of the fun things about Christmas and as Mr.K & I were 'only' children and as all the old parents/aunties/uncles died off some years ago, there are only the 4 of us, so opening one present each would be a bit dull especially as the sons' main present is an envelope of money.
However thanks to Tesco this morning, I'm nearly there.
Fair enough, I was only asking just I'm case. The massive bag of Revels is tempting though isn't it?