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John Lewis Christmas department - is it me?

172 replies

Gingernaut · 05/10/2019 22:20

Have they gone for the outright bonkers?

The decorations are themed by colour.

Green/peacock, pale pink, white, red and russet.

Each set of beautifully made glass baubles contain odd additions.

Green for example has avocados, asparagus, onions, wellington boots, greenhouses, Santa as a gardener and a floret of broccoli.

Red has a roast turkey and all the trimmings, a turkey staring straight at you with a full fan tail, a cook book, bacon and eggs in a frying pan, a chocolate Yule log and a pork pie, complete with red berry.

Russet has a caravan and a variety of toadstools.

Tinsel, decorative objects and tree skirts all coordinate.

Who's going to buy all this?

Who's buying a gigantic bauble filled with feathers (white)?

Who's buying a garland consisting of folksy pom-poms and bells?

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sunshinestanley · 05/10/2019 23:15

Er me? I have a narwhal on my tree. And a frog wearing a crown. And some camels, an elephant and a pile of books. Oh, and toadstools. No two baubles are the same. I love it!

UrsulaPandress · 05/10/2019 23:17

My main tree decs are fruit. With additions from holidays. I go to Africa a lot so there’s all sorts.

Gingernaut · 05/10/2019 23:35

Just me then.Hmm

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SilverChime · 05/10/2019 23:37

I bought the greenhouse. I like gardening 🤷‍♀️

Whoops75 · 05/10/2019 23:39

No overly Christmas or matching baubles on my tree.

Love something different

Powerplant · 05/10/2019 23:42

Christmas in October?

HalfManHalfLabrador · 05/10/2019 23:44

They sound like just the type of baubles I’d like- something a bit different and interesting. There are always plenty of the generic ones available in nearly every shop

notso · 05/10/2019 23:44

It's the Christmas topic Powerplant clue is in the name!

BillyAndTheSillies · 05/10/2019 23:45

Glad the pompom and bell garland is back this year, two lengths of it last year wasn't enough for my banisters.

EskewedBeef · 05/10/2019 23:46

My son would like a pork pie bauble. I like the sound of the aggressive turkey one.

Powerplant · 05/10/2019 23:49

It’s still October despite the topic

NoWordForFluffy · 05/10/2019 23:52

But it's the Christmas topic where we talk about it all year. Hence your Confused and Hmm being misplaced, @powerplant.

We have the sweetcorn and owl. The other year the kids chose the tiger and a toadstool! They're all good fun. 🎅🏻

Gingernaut · 06/10/2019 00:21

I've landed in a strange, strange world...

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Iggity · 06/10/2019 00:36

I saw the pink tree this evening; was lovely. I don’t really care what was on it.

Tobebythesea · 06/10/2019 04:35

@Powerplant. Why are you on a Christmas thread then?! The clue is in the name!

Namechangeforthiscancershit · 06/10/2019 04:39

Random Christmas ornaments have been in for the last few years AFAIK. The weirder the better.

I love it but I know it's not everyone's thing at all.

Namechangeforthiscancershit · 06/10/2019 04:41

I like the sound of the aggressive turkey one

Turkeys are generally aggressive little shits I believe. Love it being represented in bauble form!

Limpshade · 06/10/2019 05:26

I am very jealous that you have access to the JL Christmas department! I saw the decorations online but I live abroad now and they won't ship here 😭

When your local options are limited to deer and snowflakes you may find avocados and greenhouses more appealing Grin

Pinkywoo · 06/10/2019 05:55

Ooh I have a gift card for John Lewis, I might need to go and investigate. My tree has loads of random decorations including a sparkly dinosaur, crocodile wearing a tutu and a surfing penguin wearing a hawaiian shirt, but I think this is the weirdest!

John Lewis Christmas department - is it me?
Canyousewcushions · 06/10/2019 06:00

Me too! I have some glass ones which have feathers in already, would happily have that one. And love the sound of the gardening ones- need to go and have a look at those!!

Teacher22 · 06/10/2019 06:05

I love the John Lewis Christmas decorations. I always buy something for the tree in the sale for next year. My tree colour theme is red and gold so I am luckily limited to those otherwise things would get out of hand.

I noticed that the Christmas things are out at my local JL but not so extensive so far and am hoping this is due to their Hallowe’en display taking up space and not due to their being about to go bankrupt.

Lovelydovey · 06/10/2019 06:21

I bought a chameleon, sloth and snail in the JL Xmas department this week - love them!

QueenOfIce · 06/10/2019 06:24

I can only imagine what their advert will be like this year given the weird bauble situation. A dinosaur hunting a turkey trying to save an avocado?

readingismycardio · 06/10/2019 06:25

Some of their stuff is beautiful but our Christmas tree is always gold and red. I'd love to do it a different colour, but I have no place to store so much Christmas stuff (we already have a lot)

NoWordForFluffy · 06/10/2019 06:39

Ooh yeah, I forgot. We have a diplodocus and a stegosaurus too! 🦕 Xmas Grin

The kids have their own tree for such things though.

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