To think Christmas has descended into a pile of landfill?

I bought Christmas pyjamas in the sale last year, I wear them all year round, they are just normal cotton pyjamas but with Christmas pictures on, I'm sure people will wear theirs all year not just one night.

As I’ve got older, all my relatives know that consumables (cosmetics/ chocolates/wine) are the way to go for me. I gift “make-able/keep-ables” to the younger members of the family (craft kits Etc.) and ask for a wish-list for older members so I can get them something they would like to have - such as a new apron for the chef, or a new pair of scissors for the seamstress…
The kits are put on display when completed and often form part of a collection, and the consumables are used throughout the year. It’s definitely the way to go!

Agree…people then donate it to not feel so bad, but then the charity shops who are then stuck with it 😓

88% so far agree, yet I'm guessing most of us are guilty. Thanks for bringing it up to our intention. We can only Tey to do better... much better next year.

Yep I call it a retail feast and do not participate.

I agree - I’m really trying to make mine see Christmas as a time for slowing down and family time, but god they love plastic shite.

I completely agree, but I think you have to make small changes that you can and not worry about everyone else. I try and buy my niece and nephew 1 x big fun present each they will enjoy, rather than lots of little bits of shite. I have also changed our secret Santa at work and everyone who wants to join in now get gifts for a homeless charity to give out on Xmas day (they provide a list of useful/suitable stuff!) instead of us all getting each other £10 shit presents at work. There are positive changes you can probably make ☺️

I was quite glad the crackers bought by a relative had no gifts only jokes, facts etc

PIL’s proudly bought us and 2 DC so much tat from Temu that will go straight in the bin. They got the kids t shirts and hoodies from Temu that are made from shiny polyester material that is rough and scratchy (DC are SEN) so they are heading for the clothing bin at the local tip tomorrow. We also got given pens that don’t work, watches that don’t work and rechargable nose hair trimmers - all Temu. They definitely go for quantity over quality and DH has already said that next year we will suggest a no gift Xmas to avoid all the waste.

I know. I try to make a conscious effort to buy stuff that can be eaten, drunk or will last for someone.

It’s very depressing that we are destroying the world with all the tat. Dealing with kids stuff is so difficult. They get given so much junk.

Went shopping this afternoon (food bits). Tons of Christmas themed stuff left over in the sale. Popped to the Post Office, which happens to also be a Morrisons local. Loads of tatty crap left over there too. I can't decide if people are buying less of it, hence the leftovers, or if manufacturers are making more of it and there is a surplus. Either way, the consumerism is bonkers.

I can't throw stones though, I ended up buying more than needed over this period. I swear next year to buy less food and gifts for DC. There's absolutely no excuse for it.

Yep! For this reason I don’t get my kids to write a Christmas list, I get an idea what they want through out the year but don’t just buy endlessly from the Argos catalogue. Me and my sister give second hand presents to the kids(very cheap) and put money in their bank accounts. My mum gives about 3 dustbin sacks full of Poundland plastic crap that smash apart around my house for a few days and then Go straight back in the dustbin sacks then to landfill. I tell her not to every year but never listens!

I honestly think the tide is turning at last - people are so fed up with the mass consumerism and the rubbish plastic tat. Let's go back to a low key Christmas without the excess,

No, you're right OP. There was a recent thread about "Christmas Eve boxes" and people described what went in theirs and YES it did meet the description of pointless tat despite all their justifications about how great they were. As if kids need even more presents over Christmas - insanity.

Do I get bonus points?! I said both tat and landfill in my post 🥳

Look guys I tried to play "mn says tat or landfill have a drink" and it's 27th and it's just too much😂
Stop it😂

Totally agree OP, consumerism to the point of destruction and don’t even get me on the subject of packaging

Instead of buying plastic toys ask your family what books they would like and always buy books. My sister always bought my children books and I loved it.

Aye, being totally honest I just (not sarcasm) I try to block it all out, I don't use it (MN aside, and it's mostly anonymous text on here) I grew up in the 90s and I vaguely remember it wasn't a thing then, I mostly try and remember back then, a tablescape would have been met with a "you what now" and although there was a fair amount of destined-for-landfill-tat, we had nothing that could be described as a decorative "theme".

Imagine. No Pinterest. Bliss.

Agree OP, I try so hard to steer people away from buying me and my family stuff because it’s just piles of unnecessary rubbish. Sounds grabby but for my children, I usually say give us money for their savings accounts if they absolutely must gift something because lord knows they don’t need anymore piles of plastic toys.

we’ve yet to visit PIL…my FIL trawls Amazon every year and ends up buying the most random plastic crap that ultimately ends up in the bin. They proudly declared the other day they have loads of presents for us…help!

This is why I resent all of the blame being put on big families for the state of the planet when there will be smaller families not giving teeny weeny little fuck.

I agree with PP who say the next generation don't want all the tat. My DDs are 15 and 17 and they both wanted a replacement phone as theirs was broken and old but had no interest in anything else.

Totally agree but having read a thread on here about a week ago from a Mum panicking that one of her kids had something like 30 gifts and the other 'only' 20 and what else can they buy etc, there's no hope really.

At least recyclable wrapping paper is becoming easier to get hold of now.

But that doesn't look the same on social media, does it @Emergencysandwich ?