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crispsandnuts · 19/12/2022 07:21

'With all the trimmings'

I couldn't even type that without my teeth itching.

I'm sure they'll be plenty more...Smile

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Sofasloucher · 20/12/2022 20:26

Moon pig (or similar pre printed and the work done for you for a few quid) cards for every occasion, Especially Xmas. Sending gift vouchers because you haven't a clue what folk like because you don't bother to see or speak to them year in year out, Expressing love for folk you don't even actually give a second thought for.

Properjob · 20/12/2022 20:29

Christ's fictional mass. Merry Yule everyone 😬

ArmyofMunn · 20/12/2022 20:37

SafeMove · 19/12/2022 08:28

I can not stand the 'This one' bought me <insert Michael Kors, LV, Gucci perfume or some rose gold jewelry> social media posts. It drives me nuts. At least use their name if they have gone to the trouble of buying you something expensive! Or even worse 'The boy did good and put a ring on my finger' Christmas engagement posts.

And I have been wanting to write this and suspect I am being a terrible person but DP's Mum has bought us all presents (very, very kind I know) but she definitely is in in the 'I buy what I want because I enjoy shopping for tat camp' and likes quantity. Not only has she wrapped them in wrapping paper. She has put them in plastic green garden bags, tied in to a sack, with a Christmas card as a tag and then put these garden bags in a massive high street shop plastic bag. She even told me that the garden waste bags cost X amount from Homebargains and I should do it for all my gifts because I don't wrap stuff and it looks festive Xmas Hmm As I said, very kind, but she has basically wrapped £20 worth of gifts in 3 layers of plastic and I weep for the environment every year.

Oh my!! I feel for you!!

Ediealone · 20/12/2022 20:40

Famoo in our matching pjs

ArmyofMunn · 20/12/2022 20:41

lottie2888 · 19/12/2022 08:53

I can’t stand the trend of posting reels about ‘ Christmas haul ‘ adds word haul to list
With the disclaimer about this is just what I spent etc the showing boxes and boxes of plastic toys.

I can’t stand the plastic tat. My family are religious and came from poverty and although as a child growing up they were financially stable they never bought much. My best Christmas ever was a second hand bike. I still remember Christmas as an amazing time. We always got a new outfit for Church, some books and a toy.

i hate the way people are guilted into spending and keeping B&M in business.

can I also add gifts sets that are made just for Christmas. Gin gift sets, pretend sweet counters,

Hail you!! ❤️❤️

MistyGreenAndBlue · 20/12/2022 20:42

Pumpupthejampumpitup · 19/12/2022 07:59

Anything referred to as

FAYRE

Applies to Christmas, spring, summer, autumn and winter Fayres.

Also used in conjunction with any food, such as ‘Traditional Fayre’.

URGH!!

But this is wrong. "Fayre" is an alternative, archaic spelling of "Fair"

Traditional fare - means food.

newtoallthisshizzle · 20/12/2022 20:44

Cliff Richard calendars. Cover yourself up, man!
everyone knows my hatred for sir Cliff so every year I get a bloody calendar from about 5 people. So basically what I’m trying to say is celebs cashing in on the calendar market. Mind you I had one of that gleb fellah off strictly in various states of toplessness so I can make exceptions. But not for Cliff

KarenOLantern · 20/12/2022 20:45

People who 'prep' Christmas Dinner on Christmas eve. It's a roast dinner with a few extra small sausages fgs.

And? I'd still rather chill out Christmas morning rather than spend it peeling veg to a schedule...

TeaTowelQueen · 20/12/2022 20:46

Festive performance martyrdom.

Say no, set budgets, order your veg from Cook/sainsburys/M&S, drink the prosecco from Aldi (lovely)

Most of all, pile love on your children, they are what is precious x

KarenOLantern · 20/12/2022 20:49

zzzexhaustedzzz · 20/12/2022 19:02

I usually want to punch the person who says this… I’m always last minute and they’re likely to be smug and organised and just giving me added queasy stress.

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Yes, I think that's it for me too, as a very much last-minute person. Although the smugness doesn't bother me, I'm just baffled by it. Why would I have my presents wrapped by the 10th December, I haven't even bought them yet! Have I bought all my Christmas food? Er... no? There's a couple of weeks left for that. What a silly question!

JeanMarie · 20/12/2022 20:54

I'm generally quite tolerant of all things Crimbo(😁) except matching Xmas pj's. My one teeth curling one is that when I've been out this week I lost count of how many people said "Oooooh this time next week it'll all be over". Don't know why but that gives me the absolute rage!

FoxtrotOscarFoxtrotOscar · 20/12/2022 20:54

No idea what the elf thing is and I've no intention of googling it because it sounds like shite.
《crawls back under rock》

Richard2022 · 20/12/2022 20:55

Menopants · 19/12/2022 07:37

‘X many sleeps’ uttered by adults to adults
anything about ‘making traditions’
elf on the shelf
making ridiculous amounts of work for yourself and being a martyr

I know actual adults that post daily "Elf on the Shelf" updates on Facebook.....FFS!

theblackradiator · 20/12/2022 21:02

Hellybelly84 · 19/12/2022 11:02

Guilty of doing a few of these 🙈

But Elf on the Shelf is the big one for me. I wonder if it would still exist without Social Media?

No I don't believe it would and neither would a lot of the cringey (shit) things now like matching family pj's, Christmas eve boxes etc. that's why they previously weren't a thing years ago as who could be arsed or want to even do those things. it's mostly all done for the insta pics etc

Harissaontoast · 20/12/2022 21:04

Christmas eve 'boxes'.
Matching PJs
'Chocs' or 'Hot choc'
'Picky bits'.
Trips to see Father Christmas that cost 50 quid per child.
'Making Christmas memories'. It's Christmas. They will remember it.

Judijudi · 20/12/2022 21:05

Creepy bastard elf on the shelf
matching family pjs

eastegg · 20/12/2022 21:10

SlurpSlooChortle · 19/12/2022 09:53

Mine is my DP who always hovers over everyone with a black bin bag to retrieve the wrapping paper immediately.

The kids are not even allowed to put a shred on the floor. Like Chill out! Let people enjoy opening a gift and savour the moment rather than looming over them with your baggy dressing gown hanging open and flapping round them!

We laughed our heads off the other day when I told him about it and he's promised not to do it this year. We'll see!

This, this, this, a million times! DH is exactly the same! I want to deck him.

Autumn61 · 20/12/2022 21:21

crispsandnuts · 19/12/2022 07:21

'With all the trimmings'

I couldn't even type that without my teeth itching.

I'm sure they'll be plenty more...Smile

“Merry Christmas”, when you you damned well to fuck it was filmed in July!

JackandVera · 20/12/2022 21:22

blessed

OMG just FO

and flipping matching pyjamas

girlswillbegirls · 20/12/2022 21:23

Tinselpipes · 19/12/2022 07:50

Families in matching festive pyjamas

🤣🤣🤣 totally agree

JackandVera · 20/12/2022 21:23

OOPs - tried to say hashtag blessed.......

JackandVera · 20/12/2022 21:23

#sorry

girlswillbegirls · 20/12/2022 21:24

JackandVera · 20/12/2022 21:22

blessed

OMG just FO

and flipping matching pyjamas

Blessed 😂

Chantelle302412 · 20/12/2022 21:26

I kind of think 14 is too old to think Santa is still real they are secondary school age and their peers are most likely to know the truth as you said his friend told him he’s 2 years from leaving school for college/job. Each to their own but I would’ve thought 10/11 would’ve been sufficient. My partners 9yo doesn’t believe no more but some but not all of his friends still do.

OldFan · 20/12/2022 21:28

People who moan about consumerism. Smile They tend to not be poor either- I think the lower someone's socioeconomic class the more they try to go all out for their kids at Xmas financially.