Happy Face 29 Posted December 12, 2013 Share Posted December 12, 2013 Me and the fella are so cool we don't buy each other Christmas presents at all. Beat that! I fell for that suggestion last year and woke up to a pile of gifts. Felt like I was Alan Rickman and she was Emma Thomson in Love actually. So this year it's a 3 figure hand bag a gallon of perfume and pixar blu-rays. That'll teach the bitch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fish 10856 Posted December 12, 2013 Share Posted December 12, 2013 I fell for that suggestion last year and woke up to a pile of gifts. Felt like I was Alan Rickman and she was Emma Thomson in Love actually. So this year it's a 3 figure hand bag a gallon of perfume and pixar blu-rays. That'll teach the bitch. Is that it? I prefer to pamper my girlfriend and have been doing so since I earned £1.50 walking the neighbours' dogs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meenzer 15524 Posted December 12, 2013 Share Posted December 12, 2013 I understand different strokes for different folks and all that. I'm considering having this framed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OTF 7295 Posted December 12, 2013 Share Posted December 12, 2013 Is that it? I prefer to pamper my girlfriend and have been doing so since I earned £1.50 walking the neighbours' dogs. I got more for the Doberman that was part of the present for the other half, surely it's in jest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howmanheyman 33173 Posted December 12, 2013 Share Posted December 12, 2013 It's the assumption that the jumper she wanted cost £25 from Asda that makes me smile. "Hew, Ah buy clerthes frum George, because theyuh cheepuh theyuh". "Oy vey!! Again with the asda jokes?!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gejon 2 Posted December 14, 2013 Share Posted December 14, 2013 Me and the fella are so cool we don't buy each other Christmas presents at all. Beat that! Same, well my fella has boobs and a vagina but you get the idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 7025 Posted December 14, 2013 Share Posted December 14, 2013 I don't know whether people are taking the piss or not but the concept of not buying presents for your other half at Xmas/valentines is just alien to me like Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj 17 Posted December 14, 2013 Author Share Posted December 14, 2013 Valentine's is a joke iyam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 7025 Posted December 14, 2013 Share Posted December 14, 2013 And Christmas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brock Manson 0 Posted December 14, 2013 Share Posted December 14, 2013 J69, marketing's thrall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tooj 17 Posted December 14, 2013 Author Share Posted December 14, 2013 Oh aye do at Christmas but I really despise doing anything Valentine's related at all. Other than celebrating Keegan's birthday obviously. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howmanheyman 33173 Posted December 14, 2013 Share Posted December 14, 2013 I don't know whether people are taking the piss or not but the concept of not buying presents for your other half at Xmas/valentines is just alien to me like Try being skint at Christmas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Whitehurst 895 Posted December 14, 2013 Share Posted December 14, 2013 I really don't get Valentine's day, it feels so contrived to me. As for Christmas, me and the other half just exchange small gifts as we don't really need anything. We spend a lot more on nephews and nieces etc as it is more fun buying for them. I enjoy the seeing the family, the boozing and drinking. I think the gift side of things is mainly for the kids. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gejon 2 Posted December 14, 2013 Share Posted December 14, 2013 (edited) We do something we want to do rather than exchanging gifts worrying one of us has got better gifts than the other. Obviously the spontaneity of her buying me something I probably wouldn't have bought myself and vice versa takes a lot away from our xmas experience but we both try our hardest to fight through it. Edited December 14, 2013 by Gejon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renton 21614 Posted December 14, 2013 Share Posted December 14, 2013 I really don't get Valentine's day, it feels so contrived to me. As for Christmas, me and the other half just exchange small gifts as we don't really need anything. We spend a lot more on nephews and nieces etc as it is more fun buying for them. I enjoy the seeing the family, the boozing and drinking. I think the gift side of things is mainly for the kids. Boozing AND drinking? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Whitehurst 895 Posted December 14, 2013 Share Posted December 14, 2013 (edited) Boozing AND drinking? Good point. Too much of that for me last night evidently. Edited December 14, 2013 by Billy Whitehurst Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Idioteque 0 Posted December 14, 2013 Share Posted December 14, 2013 I see christmas as an excuse to spends loads on myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew 4748 Posted December 14, 2013 Share Posted December 14, 2013 Oh aye do at Christmas but I really despise doing anything Valentine's related at all. Other than celebrating Keegan's birthday obviously. Same...wait Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hostile_statue 0 Posted December 14, 2013 Share Posted December 14, 2013 Other than celebrating Keegan's birthday obviously. That's a bit mental. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 7025 Posted December 15, 2013 Share Posted December 15, 2013 J69, marketing's thrall. Says the bloke typing on his £600 iPhone/Laptop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brock Manson 0 Posted December 15, 2013 Share Posted December 15, 2013 Says the bloke typing on his £600 iPhone/Laptop I use my dad's old macbook. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jill 0 Posted December 15, 2013 Share Posted December 15, 2013 I prefer us to book a holiday/weekend away as a joint Christmas present for me and the other half although that could be because I'm shite at buying presents. Mind, his birthday is on the 21st December anyway so it doesn't get me completely off the hook. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 44853 Posted December 15, 2013 Share Posted December 15, 2013 I prefer us to book a holiday/weekend away as a joint Christmas present for me and the other half although that could be because I'm shite at buying presents. Mind, his birthday is on the 21st December anyway so it doesn't get me completely off the hook. Posed that idea this afternoon. I want to go to Paris for the weekend that the tour de france arrives. She wasn't having it - she wants to go to Paris that weekend, but she also wants a bunch of shit to open on Christmas day. Anyway, my purchases today with birthday cash: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brock Manson 0 Posted December 15, 2013 Share Posted December 15, 2013 As I paid off my credit card with plenty to spare and missed out on 3 original star wars film posters...I've bought posters for True Grit and District 9. Merry Christmas, me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 44853 Posted December 15, 2013 Share Posted December 15, 2013 It came with the paper ones, or at least I hope it does. Tbh, part of what stops me using the cafetier is having to clean the metal filter - do you have to faff around with the metal one this or do you just use the paper ones? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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