Sorry in advance to all those who love Christmas.

Just seen a Christmas advert, Morrissons, Costco have decorations in and the cards have appeared in shops.
It's fecking three months away, quarter of a year and it's bloody started

It winds me up every year, by the time it actually arrives I'm so pi55ed off I want to hide.
In fact, last year I did, went to a remote house in rural France, stayed in for two days and ignored it completely.

For the record : I have very little family left, no children and am not religious so have no interest in the event at all.

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!!!!!!!

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Originally posted by NigeEss
Sorry in advance to all those who love Christmas.

Just seen a Christmas advert, Morrissons, Costco have decorations in and the cards have appeared in shops.
It's fecking three months away, quarter of a year and it's bloody started

It winds me up every year, by the time it actually arrives I'm so pi55ed off I want to hide.
In fact, last year I did, went to a remote house in rural France, stayed in for two days and ignored it completely.

For the record : I have very little family left, no children and am not religious so have no interest in the event at all.

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^^^^+1 !

It is no longer a religious festival, just a money making date for the shops. ANY before the 1st of December is just sheer profiteering !

I could rant about this for hours !

good on you NigeEss for reminding us of the in greed in our society

[Edited on 8/10/13 by slingshot2000]

You're interested enough to make this thread about it though

Meh, I'm not a big fan of christmas, but I don't pay attention to adverts, so I don't mind too much

Can I come with you this year please?

I'm quiet, can cook and don't mind a drop off red wine either.

I feckin' detest Xmas

My Missus bought Christmas cards last night FFS

Neil

You're already late for xmas dude, our local Sainsbury's had their stock out last month! I'm 99% sure it replaced the 'back to school' range...

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Originally posted by trikerneil
My Missus bought Christmas cards last night FFS

Neil

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One of the things I do at work is maintain the holiday tracker and last month stuck a live countdown on the bottom just to wind them up not many weeks to go really

The backbiting at work as people fight to take time off is always good fun.

A colleague at work (who also detests the way it has just turned into a profit target for the shops) has suggested we scrap the annual Christmas and only have it every four years, like the Olympics. Gets my vote!

What a bunch of tightass miserable gits!
It's gonna happen so make the best of it

Although it is now all about shops making money and few in this country actually celebrate it for its original reason I look at as just a nice time to spend a few days with family and friends.

We all agreed a few years ago to make life a lot easier and cheaper so I buy each person one gift max spend £30 and they have to tell me what they want before hand, simple as that. Everyone gets exactly what they wanted and no trailing round shops looking for something to get them. For the kids we just get them some nice toys. Last year cost me just over £200 which isn't bad going, I hear folk literally spending thousands which is just stupid.

[Edited on 9/10/13 by Mr Whippy]

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Originally posted by mds167
scrap the annual Christmas and only have it every four years, like the Olympics. Gets my vote!

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I love christmas, but this is really my least favourite time of year football and x-factor/pop idol/come dancing.............

http://isitchristmas.com/

I spotted the first xmas trees a month ago.

I can't be doing with all the junk that goes with Christmas but there are some positives:
They have a brass band down at one of the local pubs a few days before (who can argue with that?!!!)...
There's a free pint to be had on the actual day in the other local pub...
The roads are VERY quiet on the morning itself - fantastic chance to get a couple of hours in on my bike before refuelling with a LARGE feed in the afternoon...

So as long as you can ignore the 3 month build up - I think it has a lot going for it...

Nobody HAS to buy Christmas stuff in October. It'll still be there in December.
Cool it: go for a drive

Xmas stuff is always in early in Costco but they've usually sold out well before xmas.
But why the main shops are stocking up already I dont get nor do I get why they are stocking xmas puddings with a best before date thats well before xmas:-(
Sainsbury's have hot cross buns on sale ARRGGGhhh!!!!

I'm going to fly some where warm and foreign.
Like nigess I have zero family or kids and I'm a Jedi
So this Xmas crap has zero meaning to me.
Hell when I lived in the Southern Hemisphere we sat on the beach for the day
Money money money that's its aim

There is a house in Hull that has a Xmas tree up
NO ITS NOT MINE
Jacko

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Originally posted by jps
The roads are VERY quiet on the morning itself - fantastic chance to get a couple of hours in on my bike before refuelling with a LARGE feed in the afternoon...

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I don't acknowledge Christmas until 1st December - I won't shop for it, make any plans, or even discuss it! (damn! that's one rule broken already... )