Christmas

[Margaret Pilkington]

No I didn't...but all is not lost. I might be giving e-bay a trawl later on next week when everyone has looked at what they got and decided whether they like it or not...there may be some floating about on Fleabay...if not I will buy from Amazon.

See...he knows I have had trouble with my Kindle...and he knows that I use it a lot...it would have been so easy for him to go out and get me a new one...but I think he is baffled by all the different versions.

[susie123]

Originally Posted by mobertol

Was watching Sky news earlier and they were interviewing people at the sales and they all seemed to be intent on buying non/essential luxury goods like the latest designer handbag or model of I/phone which really scuppers the idea of people feeling austerity. I find there is something faintly distasteful in the idea of people trampling all over each other to get the lastest "bargains" in a frenzy of spending and I suspect that as has been said many purchases will not have been saved for but will be paid on the never/never.

If you look at a lot of the pictures of the Boxing day sales frenzy a lot of the folks at the front of the queue appear to be Chinese and various other nationalities

Dash 'n' grab! Police called in to control hordes as they run screaming through stores to splash out £3BILLION on bargains | This is Money

[mobertol]

Originally Posted by susie123

If you look at a lot of the pictures of the Boxing day sales frenzy a lot of the folks at the front of the queue appear to be Chinese and various other nationalities

Dash 'n' grab! Police called in to control hordes as they run screaming through stores to splash out £3BILLION on bargains | This is Money

Have seen the photo on the front page of the "Maily Dail" and that shows people of all different ethnicitys in London. It's a sign of the times perhaps -if they are tourists then at least they are bringing money into the country - seems odd though, if that's the case, probably a lot of the goods were made in their country in the first place!

[Eric]

The sales are still on ... and I might have gone out to catch a few bargains; but we had about 40cm of snow last nite So, today is for shovelling, with lots of hot chocolate breaks ... that's hot chocolate laced with rum or fireball Looks real seasonal here ... wouldn't change it for the rain you guys seem to be getting in large amounts. Looks like the snowy weather system is moving down the St. Lawrence valley, and when it gets to the maritimes there will be winds gusting as high as 120 klicks in some areas. Now that's an "ouch".

[ossy kid]

What's all this "bah humbug" stuff? Don't be cheap, get your hand in your pocket and break down. I watch my wife do it every year.??? But I think I finally convinced her that next year it's cheques for the grandkids, she beats herself up every year buying them stuff when they would much prefer cash. I don't like it but it saves a lot of headaches. for Christmas I bought myself a 6 pack of beer called "Bah Humbug" in keeping with the situation. Yes Cashy they were very good.

[Less]

I splashed out an extra £10 each on gas and electric to make sure I can keep warm should the weather turn any worse, neither were in a sale or a bargain, but they were essential.

[Margaret Pilkington]

that, Less, is what you call a very sensible use of finances.

[Less]

Originally Posted by Margaret Pilkington

that, Less, is what you call a very sensible use of finances.

It may put a barmaid out of work over the festivities though Margaret, I'll just have to live with it on my conscience.

[Margaret Pilkington]

I'm sure you won't sleep tonight.

[shillelagh]

Originally Posted by ossy kid

What's all this "bah humbug" stuff? Don't be cheap, get your hand in your pocket and break down. I watch my wife do it every year.??? But I think I finally convinced her that next year it's cheques for the grandkids, she beats herself up every year buying them stuff when they would much prefer cash. I don't like it but it saves a lot of headaches. for Christmas I bought myself a 6 pack of beer called "Bah Humbug" in keeping with the situation. Yes Cashy they were very good.

now if you'd been in accy before christmas you could have had a tshirt and hat to match .. just like the spugsters got ...

[Less]

Originally Posted by Margaret Pilkington

I'm sure you won't sleep tonight.

Oh I will,

I haven't offered her alternative employment Hmmm....

Perhaps if I had, she would have two jobs and I wouldn't have needed to spend extra on heating.

[Margaret Pilkington]

See...Less for every solution, there's a problem

[Retlaw]

Originally Posted by Margaret Pilkington

No I didn't...but all is not lost. I might be giving e-bay a trawl later on next week when everyone has looked at what they got and decided whether they like it or not...there may be some floating about on Fleabay...if not I will buy from Amazon.

See...he knows I have had trouble with my Kindle...and he knows that I use it a lot...it would have been so easy for him to go out and get me a new one...but I think he is baffled by all the different versions.

Looked at one of them thngs in Tesco today, there were 100 titles on it all written by female authors, flamin eck who wants that, are there sites for free downloads where you can see the titles as if you were looking for books in a library.

[Margaret Pilkington]

Yes, there are sites where you can download books free of charge,
The Kindles rarely come with any books on them unless they are second hand and the previous owner has left them on for you.(I suspect the ones in Tesco were the Barnes and Noble NOOK - they come with 100 titles pre loaded - they tend to be the classics Jane Eyre, Wuthering Heights...that kind of thing)
Amazon have had some books recently at twenty pence a throw.......and you can read a bit of them before you buy them, but at twenty pence...heck you can't buy them in the charity shops for that.
I believe that you can also register e-readers with the library and borrow e-books from the library, much as you would do with any library book.
I never thought I would take to the Kindle, but now I hate being without it.

[shillelagh]

Originally Posted by Margaret Pilkington

I wonder if this is a 'Dave' thing...my other half is called David...he bought me nothing.
He said it saves on the cost of wrapping paper......and anyway he has told me I can buy anything I want. Where is the nearest Rolls Royce showroom around here?

He doesn't buy or write any cards, in fact in no way participates in the preparation for Christmas.
One year I am going to do nothing....I will buy no presents, no cards, no food...I will put a lock on the fridge door and then wish him a Merry Christmas.

At least with him not buying me anything, I don't have to bag things up and search his wallet for receipts to take unsuitable stuff back...it was Cashy who taught me to always look for the positive, in what appears to be a negative situation. Thanks Cashy

i got bling ...