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Serenity · CC&S Joined: 05 May 2008 Posts: 4496

Well I know a lot of you are well under the way Xmas shopping and putting me to shame this year lol BUT I finally started today Smile

It was pouring down by the time I got up town and I was only going to go to the bank then home as it was bitterly cold. But once I was up there I felt really Christmassy! So I thought, sod the weather I'm going to have a look round. I didn't do too well mind you Rolling Eyes

, I managed to get my sisters and nans, quite easily, and also part of my sis in laws. I then went into Argos to order 4 presents I'd seen in the book the night before, only for them ALL to be out of stock fgs, I hate that grrr! lol...I then pottered in and out of the shops, and because I'd bought a big picture for my bedroom in the first shop, I was becoming irritated carrying it around by that time, not only that, my comfy boots were letting water in and my feet were getting cold with the wet, so I thought enough, time to go buy a couple of cream cakes and go have a cuppa tea round my mums lol. Which is what I did Wink

Well at least I've started! I hope the weather is better tomorrow and I'll go do some more !!

How many do you ave left to get? Have you finished? Or perhaps you're not bothering this year?
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dreama · Posted: Mon Nov 10, 2008 4:14 pm Post subject:

just a matter of interest, you can reserve stuff at argos, then pay when you go and collect it, it tells you when its in stock aswell.
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Brenda · Posted: Mon Nov 10, 2008 8:32 pm Post subject:

I haven't started chrissy shopping yet...I think I might cancel christmas this year LOL.
It's all getting so expensive now. I might just put some money in a card for each of the grands.
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redhead · Posted: Mon Nov 10, 2008 9:08 pm Post subject:

HAHA well I made the effort yesterday went to town , started to wonder around shops got so fed up haven"t got a clue what to get the girls and walked back to car and home ! just find it so pricey and as the girls have there own homes all set up what do you get them ????????? I think for the first time in 30yrs they might get vouchers . for where ??? no idea maybe money lol

Brenda · Posted: Tue Nov 11, 2008 7:17 am Post subject:

Red, over here we can buy vouchers for the whole shopping centre so they can go to any shop.....do you have that there? Just a suggestion.
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Serenity · CC&S Joined: 05 May 2008 Posts: 4496

Wow thats a good idea Brenda, I don't think they do it in our town, well I've never heard of it.

I'm quite easy to please (I think lol), I love little bits like socks and knickers, perfume, costume jewelry, belts, gloves, scarves etc. Couldn't you do that Red? Get little bits and wrap them seperately in a pretty Xmas bag for your girls?
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redhead · Posted: Tue Nov 11, 2008 10:15 pm Post subject:

Yikes eldest daughter picked her up from friends tonite and asked her about xmas pressie a bloody W11 box like £169 .grrrrrrrrrrrrrr
as for vouchers they only do vouchers for a particular shops as far as I know .

Brenda · Posted: Wed Nov 12, 2008 3:40 am Post subject:

Perhaps someone should suggest that. We have our shopping centres as a whole complete complex and I am sure you do too, you can't tell me Australia has something more than UK, that'd be a first LOL.
You need to see centre management about that.

Anyhow, another thing my kids do is make shortbread biscuits, my son's g/f also makes chocolates, and they put then into a basket or on a small tray and wrap them in cellophane & ribbon and give them as gifts.
I have also done up some baskets in the past with little things like small soaps, bath oils or salts, maybe a fancy face flannel....also a "hamper" basket with small packets of food, little jams, tea bags that kind of stuff.
One year I bought some small light fruit cakes and decorated them and gave them as gifts....there are so many things you can do!
Check out your cheap shops for bargains!
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dreama · Posted: Wed Nov 12, 2008 7:25 am Post subject:

We can get shopping vouchers for our precinct
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Serenity · CC&S Joined: 05 May 2008 Posts: 4496

We can too but I think it's only for a limited number on shops, will have to look into it Wink

A bloody Wii Red? I thought your daughter was grown up and left home?
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toni38 · Member Joined: 10 May 2008 Posts: 58

i hant even started my xmas shopping yet Sad

my son has asked for an xbox.....
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Serenity · CC&S Joined: 05 May 2008 Posts: 4496

Well I went up this morning, it was a beautiful sunny and mild morning. I managed to get most of my present shopping done Smile

!!! Ohhh I feel so much better now that I've made a start. It was nice too, that I looked around and saw stuff that I knew people would like, rather than normally wandering around not finding anything I really fancy. I buy things for people that I would like for myself to be honest lol...Hopefully I can start wrapping some of them tomorrow Smile

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