Nor me, don't worry about it. Gifts are banned here this year due to a cash shortage, so we're just going to dosh out cards, eat, drink and be warm and fuzzy. I might even let my hairs down and have a few vinos.
That is why we have this thing called ............................... The Internet. No need to go with the sweaty masses, be served (?) by spotty yoofs with no product knowledge, try & find a spot to park, etc. etc. etc.
Get married, then you only have to buy a present for one person, your wife will do all the rest. If you're spectacularly bad at buying presents for your wife she will eventually take that job on as well. Result
I usually end up getting stressed thinking too hard, for too long, about what people will like and then having a mad dash round town on christmas eve...typical bloke, one might say. My other beef is that while you don't give to receive, my sisters have loads of kids, so I end up spending a small fortune on stuff, and get a £5 book token and a box of Matchmakers in return.....think I'm missing the point here, or I'm a tight wad, or a combination of the two....
It the early years buy her 2 canoes ,pine toilet seat and a skirt the size of a tent ,this one only took her three years to take over the reigns...
That's what quite a few of my first wives said. Oh no I remember now, they said "I should GO to a marriage guidance counseller"
I quite enjoy scouring the web to get stuff for the boys, bit like a second childhood with Action Figures and computer games. There is no way I would do it in person mind and anyone who leaves it this late to venture to the supermarket must be some sort of sadist.
well enjoy it what ever you do fella , i think too many spunk money they dont have, then bin half of the food and gifts they didnt need,
Certainly will Art! We've got everything bar presents, which are a bit Marmite anyway as aluded to above. Spending focussed on gluttony.
i know a transvestite ..... who this xmas is going to....'' eat drink and be Mary..'' boom tish ... im here all xmas...
