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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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Userzzzzz · 07/10/2019 22:42

I agree with you: the designers have gone rogue. Who wants a fry up or bunch of asparagus on the tree? My parents have had some random shite on theirs over the years but I don’t think even they would buy an aubergine to hang on the tree.

Userzzzzz · 07/10/2019 22:43

I’m going to buy them one though just to see what they say. Smile

Userzzzzz · 07/10/2019 22:50

This thread is such a time killer. I’ve now checked out the ABC theme but my 3 year
old is now getting a pink dinosaur and a unicorn for the tree.

Pipandmum · 07/10/2019 22:52

Me! I already have broccoli and bacon decorations. And avocado. I have a friend who only puts Christmas related decorations on her tree (Santa, angels, snowmen, etc). I have a mini deck chair, airplanes, an octopus... I could go on...

Userzzzzz · 07/10/2019 22:59

Pipandmum The avocado is growing on me. I must get off the John Lewis website before I buy more. I bet some of them end up on eBay for a markup.

Stompythedinosaur · 08/10/2019 00:17

Chrysanthemum Not On The High Street has a couple of different narwal tree decorations to choose from.

SoupDragon · 08/10/2019 07:05

Who wants a fry up or bunch of asparagus on the tree?

You've read the thread, right...?

RedToothBrush · 08/10/2019 11:45

Make neon pom-poms!

I think I love you.

Going to find some neon wool now...

PinkJam · 08/10/2019 11:58

The Paperchase website has some similar baubles to John Lewis (the penguin one with the two penguins & baby penguin looks exactly the same!) and Paperchase have 3 for 2 on theirs.

AwkwardSquad · 08/10/2019 21:29

Selfridges has a bacon bauble to go with the avocado one. Or how about an avocado toast bauble?

www.selfridges.com/GB/en/cat/christmas/?pn=3

AwkwardSquad · 08/10/2019 21:31

RedToothBrush these Argos ones? May not be quite neon enough though

www.argos.co.uk/product/9167621

RedToothBrush · 08/10/2019 21:50

Thank you! Yes they are neon enough for me...

adds to shopping list

goose1964 · 08/10/2019 21:58

Anyone else slightly angry because one of the dinosaurs is a brontosaurus? I thought most people know there was no such thing.

boatyardblues · 08/10/2019 22:01

Santa’s not real either...

Tableclothing · 08/10/2019 22:05
Angry
FurrySlipperBoots · 08/10/2019 22:45

I'm totally with you OP! It sounds bizarre.

Gingernaut · 08/10/2019 22:49

Thanks.

I suppose posting in the Christmas Forum meant I wasn't going to play to the choir, but it's weird and too soon.

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Gingernaut · 08/10/2019 22:49

Neon pom poms. Hmm

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RedToothBrush · 09/10/2019 00:24

What's wrong with neon pom poms???!

PickAChew · 09/10/2019 00:27

I noticed that the squirrel humping a twig is back, this year.

user764329056 · 09/10/2019 00:33

Aaaahhh, the hedgehog ❤️

SoupDragon · 09/10/2019 07:21

*Neon pom poms.^ Hmm

Do you think you might need to unclench a little?

(Neon decorations aren't my thing either but that doesn't mean no one else can like them)

GaaaaarlicBread · 09/10/2019 07:26

@Gingernaut I’m with you ! I’m all for people having their own style but we personally decorate traditionally . Nutcrackers, your traditional baubles, oldy Christmas colours like your dark reds , dark greens etc . I was in selfridges and they had cactus baubles wearing hula skirts !!! 😩😬

NoWordForFluffy · 09/10/2019 07:36

I’m with you ! I’m all for people having their own style but we personally decorate traditionally.

Slightly contradictory! Either you're happy for people to have their own style, OR you're with the OP. You can't be both!

And nothing wrong with neon. They'd go on the kids' tree, but why not add bright colours?!