Fucking Christmas duvets??

[sandylion]

I LOVE Christmas, so this is in no way a bah humbug thing, but does anyone else think it's getting way out of hand? Every year there is a new "thing"; Christmas jammies, Christmas eve boxes, advent calendar with actual toys (eg lego ones, playdoh ones etc), elf on the shelf, 24 advent Christmas books and now I see there are bloody Christmas duvet sets! When did these all become "traditions"? Only in the last 5 years? I sound like my mother! Christmas has become over-commercialised! AIBU or is it expensive enough without having to add to the expense! Imagine if you have more than 1 child! Is it competitive parenting? Is it over-compensation for shit parenting? Am I just being an old cow? Sorry I just saw the Christmas duvet tonight and it's proved to be my tipping point.

I have been clicking on links for christmas tat essentials all day. All the kingsize duvet sets are sold out that I can find :(

I bought DS a Christmas jumper (well, sweatshirt) from asda earlier. It's for the school Christmas Jumper day so the most wear out of it he'll get out of it is that, a couple of weekend days in December and Christmas day.

I do buy some Christmas things but the jumper thing is very wasteful imo. I'd boycott but who wants their child to feel different or left out?

Please excuse typos and repetition. I am de-cluttering the wine rack.

I always buy the Christmas jumpers big. DS will be wearing the same one for the 3rd year in a row. Then it'll get passed on to my nephew.

Dad's is age 4-6 from h&m so hopefully that'll do her a few years too.

A Christmas washing up brush? I am worryingly interested..........please tell more!

It isn't a new fangled thing though. I had a BF in the late 80s/early 90s whose mum decorated the whole house for Christmas. TBH I can't remember all the detail but there was def a Christmas shower curtain...

and I have some Christmas tea towels. My Gran gave them to me about 20 years ago. I am v non-traditional and use them all year round. Actually they are a bit tatty. Maybe I'll bin them in January...

MrsDeVere - Christmas doilies?? Can you link please? I had a look but couldn't find them.

I bought Christmas tea towels today too. And some decorations. I spotted .christmas washing up brushes but thought DH might have me committed!

It is just another way for people to spend a ridiculous amount of money at Christmas.
We always got new pjs at Christmas but not Christmas themed and they had to do until my birthday in July!

My SIL got very upset about me using a Christmas bib on my dd in March. She said it should be for Christmas only. By this year, she wouldn't need them!
I'm will further annoy her by using a Halloween top until it doesn't fit. This will blow Sil's mind.
Her house looks like a grotto for all of December.
Last year she bought hundreds of pounds on Christmas crockery. More money than sense I think.

I always got DS Xmas pjs but not Xmas themed ones. He is now 14. Today I bought him Xmas themed ones. just to see his face.

I love the turn that this thread has taken

Does anyone know where I can get Xmas scented handsoap?
Like cinnamon, orange, mint etc?

You guys are the frigging cutest! Today I bought a reindeer onesie and Christmas socks [santa]

The supermarkets should all have their Christmas hand soaps in. Last year I got the Method mulled wine foam hand wash and it made my hands smell lovely!

I've already got both dd's Christmas Day outfits sorted, I usually leave it far to late when there's hardly anything cute left.

Thank you.
I am off to aldi later to purchase the snowman loo rolls and kitchen towel :)
Dh thinks I have lost the plot.

I bought Christmas duvets last year

They are going on the beds on the 1st of December, along with the opening of the advent calendars and erecting the tree.[santa]

I have now got xmas tea towels, loo rolls and kitchen towels courtesy of aldi

And I have put the method hand wash on my next grocery order...thank you!

I have just purchased Xmas zoflora thanks to this thread
I also fully intend to go Xmas tit shopping tomorrow

Tat, obviously, although a set of Xmas tits would be tremendous!

Xmas zoflora!!!! Where from!?