Over rated humbug (Christmas in General)

Member Name: quissue

Product:	Christmas in General
Date:	23/11/08 (64 review reads)
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Advantages: Getting shopping done early and giving the kids a good time

Disadvantages: shopping for it all I hate it

Tis the season to be jolly!
Yeah right on, of course it is, and Bah humbug!

I have to say the whole christmas thing is starting to wear a little thin with me now, I know we are supposed to remember the reason for this wonderful celebration and the whole Birth of Christ our Lord and the rest of it. All the Pomp and ceremony that goes with it, but please!
Why do we have to start Christmas in the middle of September, October and November when it is only for Two days at best.?
Christmas day 25th December and Boxing day 26th December. OK.

Yes I used to love christmas as a kid and yes I enjoyed opening pressies and if I admit it I still do. Yes I love buying pressies for the grand children and my own kiddies too, even though they are now well into adulthood now.

Why then do we have to start christmas shopping so early? Because if you don't you miss out on all those lovely bargains and lets face it you only get the good ones at least two months before christmas.
The Shop retailers have us hooked well into September because they know we are suckers to part with our hard earned cash and will want to buy that expensive firetruck for johnny or that new Barbie doll for Katy, We need that latest Computer game and console and we must have the Biggest tv or Turkey in the beeping shop.
They know that the marketing strategies will work even with the hard hit recession that is going on right now. We may have tightened our belts a notch or two but we will still be out there I guarantee it trying to buy what we can to get the christmas thing to work its magic once again.

I know this year is a particularly bad one for me and my family around me. But that in itself will not stop us from giving the little ones a christmas of one sort or another. We have all agreed that christmas is for the youngest of us and have therefore opted for just buying for them some years ago making this an easier pill to swallow. Being one of many in our large family.
Never the less there are still quite a few babies to buy for and well we do our best in this. Getting something nice for each one they still get a reasonable christmas. With so many Aunts and Uncles to buy for them it helps with a pressie from each instead of the customary two or three.
My hope is that we can have a christmas still even though we are unable to make the journey down south to visit all the family until February. This due to finances and work commitments very hard to come to terms with as christmas was always a big family event in the past.
We intend to give it a good go without breaking the bank and having a very happy christmas one and all.
Wishing you all at Dooyoo a rocking good christmas we aim to have one thats a little different this year.

I work in Morrison's the supermarket and have seen the christmas madness for myself first fist hand. I have to say it scares me rigid.

Summary: Christmas dinner and a good log fire with homemade wine and a small gift or two