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Fucking tinsel

158 replies

Foxysoxy01 · 05/12/2016 21:05

I am quite ready to be told IABU!

DP and I have put up the xmas tree. Its great, nice size, red and gold with a few vintage style baubles along with some other nice red ones.

Now the problem.....I hate tinsel with a passion and we had some inherited hideous red with gold holly tinsel that is quite threadbare in places.

For some reason DP thinks it looks lovely and has put it on the tree. It looks awful. I gently suggested we put the gold beads on instead and used the tinsel round the mirror but no he won't hear anything against the fucking horrible stuff!

Just so I'm not drip feeding it wasn't from his family so no sentimental feelings towards it he just has really bad taste.

I will be having family over and I am really embarrassed by it as I cannot describe how hideous it is!

Wibu to wait till he is asleep, take it off, put the beads on and ignore the fallout or do I just suck it up and try not to look at it (it's in my living room so will spend a lot of time with it)

* I know first world problems and it is slightly tongue in cheek.

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LadyMonicaBaddingham · 09/12/2016 11:27

I bloody love tinsel, I can't understand why it seems to be so uncool...

CondensedMilkSarnies · 09/12/2016 11:28

Grin BrightSpark

TheClaws · 10/12/2016 07:50

Cautionary tale. I have tinsel on my tree as the kids love it. So does the cat ... she eats it. So unfortunately we have had tinsel shit. (It isn't shiny any more. Grin)

TheBreastmilksOnMe · 10/12/2016 22:31

How the fuck do you inherit tinsel!!?? It's a bit of plastic! Shall I leave my plastic carrier bags for my children to inherit too?

Kbear · 11/12/2016 09:53

There were horrified faces when I suggested perhaps no tinsel on the tree this year - I bowed to my teenagers' request for a tinselfied tree and red berry lights ala 1970. It's lovely and cosy and proper and all is well!

pipsqueak25 · 11/12/2016 13:14

dh has suggested, after seeing your photo...if the tinsel was arranged at the back of the tree where it couldn't be seen at all it would great, you win dh wins, win win situation Grin

pipsqueak25 · 11/12/2016 13:15

bright IT BURNS MY EYES arrgggh!! what HAVE you done ??

mumsiedarlingrevolta · 12/12/2016 08:26

I use tinsel similar to the Victorian- very pretty and sparkly and finishes the tree. You can buy it lots of places- anywhere that sells Christmas stuff 🎄

Fucking tinsel
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