Christmas shopping fills me with dread and depression.

Page may contain affiliate links. Please see terms for details.

Fnaar

Smutmaster General
Location
Thumberland
I hate Mrs F asking me what we should get X Y or Z for Christmas...
If I say 'not sure', I'm not taking any interest, if I make a suggestion, it's deemed a poor one, and then what's up for discussion is my poor choices, lack of interest, uncaring attitude blah de blah. So I think I sympathise with the OP a bit.
 

asterix

Comrade Member
Location
Limoges or York
Online shopping is mostly the answer for me. No queues, no parking problems, can be done from the comfort of my own armchair without my ears being assaulted by Shakin' Stevens, Roy Wood, Slade or Bing Crosby.

You're sure about that?
 

Sara_H

Guru
Last year I was too ill to go out christmas shopping and ended doing the whole lot online - which was a revelation as I found out that doing christmas shopping online is really, really, easy, so I've done all this years online too!
 

MarkF

Guru
Location
Yorkshire
Found my post from last Xmas...................

Wonderful, all the stress and hassle gone in the simple press of a few buttons..............
  • Order presents.
  • 2 Days later return home to find card from couriers telling me that they will deliver "tomorrow".
  • Wait in all day for courier no show.
  • Courier told retailer he'd tried to deliver but got a no answer.
  • Courier refuses to take my phone calls.
  • Courier falsely claims that the good were left in the "porch". (I don't have one)
  • Stressed out and underpaid courier goes into meltdown.
  • Goods arrive back at retailer?
  • Retailer refunds my payment.
  • Go shopping in Leeds.
 

annedonnelly

Girl from the North Country
Location
Canonbie
We don't do presents as a family so the only ones I buy are for a 7 year old girl - fairly easy!

To the OP, perhaps think about "experiences" for your wife. Perhaps there's something she'd really like to have a go at or somewhere she's always wanted to go. I'm just about to sign up for a painting course in the New Year. I'd rather people bought me something like that than perfume I don't like or clothes that don't fit :smile:
 

Mr Haematocrit

msg me on kik for android
Nice pair of slippers?

rude-gift-ideas-for-men-plush-boobie-slippers.jpg

Getting my OH a vibrator as well..... So if she does not like the slippers she can go fark herself
 

Maverick Goose

A jumped up pantry boy, who never knew his place
At least if you're spending Christmas in the drunk tank then you can escape the whole thing!
 

deptfordmarmoset

Full time tea drinker
Location
Armonmy Way
My, what a painful thread! I think I've just decided that because the grandkids will get inundated with presents anyway and my daughter will want something to wear that will be so specific to her taste that I wouldn't dare choose, my brother and mother don't do presents and I spend the whole build up to Christmas with an ever increasing sense of panic, I'm going to go shopping with the daughter and little 'uns in the New Year when everybody's nursing their overdrafts and there's calm in the shops. Cards only to people within cycling distance, emails to the farawayfarers. I think that's cracked it.

As for Westfield: may I refer you to 2:47 on this
View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zrSjivNoA0
 
I love a bit of Christmas shopping. Seriously. It's easy, if you know what to get. Women love (expensive) smellies, body butters/creams from the likes of Molten Brown, Jo Malone, Sanctuary Spa. You wont go far wrong with these. Jewellery also if budget allows, is a sure fire winner. John Lewis is brilliant for presents, I've ordered most of mine for the Mrs from there, and I have the added bonus of it being her birthday on the 28th of December.
Damn. You're married?!
 

Puddles

Do I need to get the spray plaster out?
My hubby has it easy really easy the latest Terry Pratchett book (every year). I also leave a selection of small things in a box that I have purchased that I want/need that he then assists the small people to choose what they are giving me from and wrapping up. I do however seem to be weird in that respect!
 

Accy cyclist

Legendary Member
I know where the OP is coming from regarding the loud sometimes thumping music in clothes/sports shops. I used to shop in Blackburn town centre but since they did it up i've hardly been due to the horrible music nearly every shop seems to have blasting/thumping out! Whatever happened to laid back peaceful background music?:huh:
 

slowmotion

Quite dreadful
Location
lost somewhere
I know where the OP is coming from regarding the loud sometimes thumping music in clothes/sports shops. I used to shop in Blackburn town centre but since they did it up i've hardly been due to the horrible music nearly every shop seems to have blasting/thumping out! Whatever happened to laid back peaceful background music?:huh:
You can buy whale song and crystals on-line too.:thumbsup:
 
Top Bottom