To think all of these Christmas boxes are just mindless consumerism?

[hahbumbug]

Yes it’s been done to death and I’m being judgemental but I wish people would stop buying all of this shit. Like most things Christmas, it’s another tactic to guilt you into parting with your money.

I’m being a right grinch but I’ve come across three posts today with personalised helium balloons & entire walls filled with massive balloon arches for the arrival of the elf on the shelf. Also balloon boxes, plastic Christmas water bottles dated & personalised with names, little Christmas toys and so on. No doubt they’ll have more to come on the 24th. What’s annoyed me more is the influx of comments underneath each post with “you’re the best mummy”, “well done mama!” & all the variants of that.

We’re reluctant to start the elf on the shelf, luckily it doesn’t seem to be on our eldest’s radar. I like the idea of a few little bits on Christmas Eve, I’ll probably pick up a Christmas book & maybe a DVD out the charity shop. We’ll make hot chocolates and they can colour in whilst I prep veg.

Bah Humbug

Yes, it is mindless consumerism.

I am just overwhelmed by the environmental costs of all that stuff that will go into the trash.

I personally stood firm against elf on the shelf, but my kids outsmarted me. One of my girls sewed herself an elf out of old clothes, and my son took himself down to the discount shop and bought one with his pocket money. I refused to be involved but they have kept up the subterfuge for their younger sister over the years. In fact while the handmade elf succumbed to the dog a few years ago (a horror) the other elf, Fritz, appeared yesterday on cue.

Wow! That’s ingenuity!

@TempestTost now that is Christmas done properly! Well done to your lovely children 🙌🙌🙌