Am I allowed to unwrap ds's present from neighbour (which I strongly suspect is MONSTER tube of smarties), bung in something lentilly, and rewrap tonight when he is in bed?

[FrannyandZooey]

Or not?

oh I always peek in the kids pressies before the day to avoid duplicates (I make a list of who to thank for what) and then I can sit back at let the fun begin without having to shout who was that one from!

Yuk haribo is the pits. I just sneakily chucked a bag in the bin from a party bag of ds's. I wouldn't give them to anyone because I think they're actually really properly bad and I'd feel guilty giving them to any friends.

oh i'll have htem next time!

Haribo [yuck]

If you look very carefully on the back, to the left of the 'if you are dissatisfied' bit,it says in very small font that they're made from reconstituted bogeys, pritt stick and tyre shavings, flavoured with children's fruity toothpaste and coated in a smooth, chewy gelatine made from rodents.

do you all open the kids pressies first and then rewrap? sounds like a whole loads of hassle!

Spider.

Yes. I should feel even worse for giving the Haribo to unsuspecting trick or treaters, shouldn't I?

Foul stuff. Made with gelatin

Have just peeped in other neighbour's present

is selection pack of Milky Bar chocolates (even I know THAT one is ruddy Nestle)

I give up

Addicted no, just the ones that look like they are huge fuck off packs of chocolate and then I only open one end. I want to put your mind at rest that it is not too arduous for me

bloody nice neighbours though

unimaginative Nestle buying very kind

Franny if you do that you have to eat the smarties yourself as a punishment. Only fair.

I have already been told that

I am not mad keen Quattro, may pass that onerous job onto dp

No.Let him have the present as it is. You don't have to let him eat al the smarties. Just let him eat some then put them away for later. You can then eat some yourself and hope he forgetsabout them!

My ex's mum has bought me and DP a box of quality street. I refused to buy them but do I eat them?

Look it is Christmas Day and I am on this thread

ffs, WHAT HAPPENED?

I said earlier on, ooh, ages ago

I hid them and may or may not give them at another time

he opened the milky bar selection pack (I had given up by this point) and just went oooooooh for a little while and then put it with his pile of 'things to do later'. He didn't eat any of the stuff he got in his stocking, either, except one jelly bear (he has never had one before) 2 chocolate coins and a satsuma

bless his heart

do you think the Queen has ever said the word 'penis'?

idly wondering

maybe she goes into a room by heself and shouts 'penispenispenispenispenispenispenis' just to get it all out her systerm

Don't be RIDICULOUS MrsJC

She is veh veh posh, she says COCK

hmmm do you think she has ever had reason to say the word penis though? A situation calling for her to use such vocabulary has probably never come up!

that's what I was thinking Calcifer!

but am loling at cock