To hate Christmas jumpers and pyjamas

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They weren't a thing when I was growing up, so no warm fuzzy memories attached to them. I look at them and all I see is the worst of disposable fashion made for pennies in Bangladeshi sweatshops. FFS, clothes specifically designed to be worn once as a joke? No wonder the world is goung to hell in a handcart.

Some people have a disposable attitude to possessions. Some people apply that mentality to Christmas.

My Christmas jumper which was grudgingly bought for a CJD a few years ago (and can't be twee because it's age 11-12 which was the biggest size left in the supermarket) does get more reliable use than some of my summer clothing which can bypass entire years if the summer is a damp squib.

I don't like the CJD in schools where you're likely to buy a jumper for about £10 for a £1 charity donation. A couple of years ago I bought DS1 a long sleeved Lego Santa t-shirt with growing room. Its had year round use. An actual jumper, he would never wear as he is very prescriptive over clothes. DS2 gets an additional year or two out of clothes. His most loved and worn clothing is his Halloween t-shirt that's been going over a year. Buying children clothes that they will wear before growing out of is fine. Being pressured to buy something for single use isn't.

Christmas jumpers and pyjamas are really vulgar.

^ that’s kind of the point of them!

If you haven't the room to store boxes of festive stuff, it gets chucked and you buy new

Is this another Mumsnet urban legend?! I always hear about it but don't actually know anyone in real life who bins their decs every year to replace them. We buy news ones from places we visit through the year but never bin them.

And through December, I wear various Christmas jumpers, elf t-shirts, Christmas socks etc as I work with children and they all love it. I also wear Christmas socks through the year.

O have brushed cotton bedding on from end of October to end of Feb to keep warm, not Christmas themed though I do have 4 sets of Christmas pillowcases which match that are 37+ years old that I put on on December.

I also use Christmas plates and cups and swap them in and out at the beginning and end of December. Same with Christmas cushions, tea towels and oven gloves.

Yanbu to hate it but it is being unreasonable to assume that everyone should feel the same and to say those that buy the products are wasteful and buying unethically, especially if the rest of your day to day living isn't ethical.

While for all the people on her saying they reuse their Christmas stuff, the sheer volume of ones on sale, plus the sequins and things that clearly won't wash a lot, suggest otherwise

You can apply this to anything. You word this as though Christmas themed products are purchased then disposed of, whereas many people people, including me, buy to add to their things.

If you only own and use one of everything then fine but if you don't then it's slightly hypocritical. Why do you need more than one pair of pants? Jeans? A top? Socks? A coat? Shoes? Towels? Bedding?

I need more than one of a lot of stuff, as so many people so the demand is there.

Again, I don't know anyone who only wears and buys Christmas things once then throws them each year. I think it's a Mumsnet fantasy to justify their hate of Christmas.

I think it's a Mumsnet fantasy to justify their hate of Christmas

I agree. There have been so so many threads this year on the same theme (maybe people should do an AS before starting a new one?). While I agree that consumerism and waste are a massive issue, this applies to all aspects of life, not just Christmas.

I can't believe how many Christmas bores there are in here!! Enjoy your coal!!

And the things being complained about (thousands of pounds of presents/people throwing away decorations and starting new every year/people bragging on social media) are things I have never encountered in my social circle.

Do people really wear a Christmas jumper once? Surely a jumper, any jumper is designed to be worn in the winter so it really doesn't matter. You won't be arrested for wearing a Christmas jumper after Christmas, nor is it a legal requirement to actually buy one, or any other festive product in the first place.

So who are the people who have donated enough stuff to our charity shop to fill about 50 large boxes?

A significant amount of the bulk stuff we received was due to loved ones passing or getting to an age where they could no longer decorate. There is sentimentality to them people tend to want to donate rather than landfill.

Oh I totally agree that the disposable attitude extends to everything. Every week I fill bags and bags of poorly made, supermarket and cheap high street clothes to go for recycling because they're not fit to sell. When you are seeing SO many old clothes you really notice the difference between fast fashion and decent quality.

To people accusing me of not getting into the spirit of Christmas, I thought that was about caring for those less fortunate than ourselves, not consuming pointless tat.

hard hat at the ready

LassWiTheDelicateAir just curious, which picture do you mean? My username isn't inspired by one.

Oh I don’t think you need Christmas jumpers or sparkly tat to get into the spirit of Christmas, of course not.
I do think slagging off other people for what they choose to wear, when it doesn’t affect you at all, isn’t particularly in the spirit of Christmas though.

All the staff at Sainsbury's have been wearing Christmas jumpers and sparkly reindeer antlers since the first, I must admit it puts a smile on my face.

When I emigrated I took our Christmas decorations with us - I didn’t see the point in chucking them as they were only 3 years old. Only think I’ve had to buy was Christmas lights - the notoriously finicky buggers!

We spend our Christmas doing crafts, attending mass and carol services. donating to poor and trying to be kind to others, IMO that’s the meaning of Christmas

Consumerism creates jobs though, we’ll keep making stuff some people consider is shite if it keeps people employed.

CAn't see where I've slagged anyone off... But I think it does affect me in that it's part of a wider mindset about disposable fashion (and yes that includes Primark skirts worn twice) that I think is pretty harmful overall.

LassWiTheDelicateAir just curious, which picture do you mean? My username isn't inspired by one

Sorry I was replying to the poster immediately above me - Thefairyfellersmasterstroke
The Fairy Feller's Masterstroke by Richard Dadd

Oh I don’t think you need Christmas jumpers or sparkly tat to get into the spirit of Christmas, of course not

I hate Christmas. Have done since I was about 15. I hate the tat and the commercialism and stupid Christmas trees appearing in shops before Bonfire night. I don't find anything funny about Christmas jumpers and novelty jewellery or antlers. I avoid Christmas and everything Christmas related as far as possible. And I particularly hate that any saying I don't do Christmas and I am not interested in Christmas is met with the sort of response which might be appropriate if I said my hobby was kicking puppies.

My Christmas jumper is 5 years old, and I've just got rid of one that DD had for 3 years. She looked hilarious, it went from a dress to a crop jumper

I do think slagging off other people for what they choose to wear, when it doesn’t affect you at all, isn’t particularly in the spirit of Christmas though.

A very good point. Hardly in the spirit of Christmas (or just being a pleasant person) is it ...

I do think slagging off other people for what they choose to wear, when it doesn’t affect you at all, isn’t particularly in the spirit of Christmas though

For me it's more of a raised eyebrow on the internet, not a 'slagging off'.

Plus if you have to stare at a Christmas jumper with flashing lights for all of your working day it could affect you.

We are going to stay with family for Xmas for 10 days...DH is buying a Xmas jumper and intends to wear it every one of the 10 days so he doesn't have to bring any more clothes He will also probably wear it every year.
I kind of see where you are coming from but only because it feels like a waste of money to only be able to wear it for one month. I've bought the kids one each; they can wear it for the school Christmas jumper day, school Christmas party and Christmas Day. My mum wants us all to wear one on Xmas day...if I buy one for myself, it will be a more 'wintery' design jumper so that I can wear it until March

I have had the same Christmas jumper for around 5 years. I wear it at least twice a week during December. It’s knackered now due to two pregnancies, and the mess caused by having three smalls. I’ll get a new one this year and hopefully it will last the same length of time or longer. My Oh has had is Christmas jumper the same length of time. It lights up, plays sounds and has a bell which he hates. It goes into the washing machine like everything else. My son gets around two years out of his and then his younger sisters will wear it. My oldest daughter wore her Xmas jumper for two years but now doesn’t fit her or her younger sister so will be passed on to another family member. They are naff but a bit of fun with the kids. If I didn’t have kids I wouldn’t own one. Just because something is Xmas related doesn’t mean it will only be used once and away it goes to the landfill. That aspect of the wonders of Xmas tat is unreasonable but not everyone treats stuff like that. We have the outlook if it’s broke, fix it, don’t bin it! If it can’t be fixed try and repurpose it. If all else fails recycle or bin it. It’s how most people I know work and if not it’s their choice.

Ooh I love it all. Christmas jumpers, pjs, bedding. It's me who's keeping the industry going. So sorry 🎄