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Magica · Go Outside

RE: Christmas preperations...have you started them yet?

Syl · FIRM BUT FAIR.

I should put this in the 'irritating' thread really.

My grandson (grown up now and living independently) has an old Henry hoover, a part is broken, and it makes it harder to use...and if anyone has a Henry, they will know they are hard to use at the best of time, it's like dragging a bloody big dog around behind you.

Anyway, we have a Dyson stick vacuum, and it's good, so we said we would get him one for Christmas.

CURRYS, who have the best deals, have raised the price by almost £100....they will probably drop it for a Black Friday event, back to the original price, but we will be away then.
So we either pay the inflated price now, or risk it being out of stock when we get home.

Magica · Go Outside

Syl wrote:
I should put this in the 'irritating' thread really.

My grandson (grown up now and living independently) has an old Henry hoover, a part is broken, and it makes it harder to use...and if anyone has a Henry, they will know they are hard to use at the best of time, it's like dragging a bloody big dog around behind you.

Anyway, we have a Dyson stick vacuum, and it's good, so we said we would get him one for Christmas.

CURRYS, who have the best deals, have raised the price by almost £100....they will probably drop it for a Black Friday event, back to the original price, but we will be away then.
So we either pay the inflated price now, or risk it being out of stock when we get home.

Grrrr that really angers me. They all bloody do it! 😠

Syl · FIRM BUT FAIR.

Magica wrote:
Syl wrote:
I should put this in the 'irritating' thread really.

My grandson (grown up now and living independently) has an old Henry hoover, a part is broken, and it makes it harder to use...and if anyone has a Henry, they will know they are hard to use at the best of time, it's like dragging a bloody big dog around behind you.

Anyway, we have a Dyson stick vacuum, and it's good, so we said we would get him one for Christmas.

CURRYS, who have the best deals, have raised the price by almost £100....they will probably drop it for a Black Friday event, back to the original price, but we will be away then.
So we either pay the inflated price now, or risk it being out of stock when we get home.
Grrrr that really angers me. They all bloody do it! 😠

Cheeky sods. We just went in, the one we have, they had it at the same price we paid, but you now have to buy the attachments separately, so it works out a lot more expensive.

So....there was another Dyson model, actually one up from ours, with £130 off for a Black Friday deal....so we got him that one instead.

Magica · Go Outside

Syl wrote:
Magica wrote:
Syl wrote:
I should put this in the 'irritating' thread really.

My grandson (grown up now and living independently) has an old Henry hoover, a part is broken, and it makes it harder to use...and if anyone has a Henry, they will know they are hard to use at the best of time, it's like dragging a bloody big dog around behind you.

Anyway, we have a Dyson stick vacuum, and it's good, so we said we would get him one for Christmas.

CURRYS, who have the best deals, have raised the price by almost £100....they will probably drop it for a Black Friday event, back to the original price, but we will be away then.
So we either pay the inflated price now, or risk it being out of stock when we get home.
Grrrr that really angers me. They all bloody do it! 😠
Cheeky sods. We just went in, the one we have, they had it at the same price we paid, but you now have to buy the attachments separately, so it works out a lot more expensive.
So....there was another Dyson model, actually one up from ours, with £130 off for a Black Friday deal....so we got him that one instead.

Good for you

Date: Nov 5 12:49 AM, 2023

Magica wrote:
Syl wrote:
Magica wrote:
Syl wrote:
I should put this in the 'irritating' thread really.

My grandson (grown up now and living independently) has an old Henry hoover, a part is broken, and it makes it harder to use...and if anyone has a Henry, they will know they are hard to use at the best of time, it's like dragging a bloody big dog around behind you.

Anyway, we have a Dyson stick vacuum, and it's good, so we said we would get him one for Christmas.

CURRYS, who have the best deals, have raised the price by almost £100....they will probably drop it for a Black Friday event, back to the original price, but we will be away then.
So we either pay the inflated price now, or risk it being out of stock when we get home.
Grrrr that really angers me. They all bloody do it! 😠
Cheeky sods. We just went in, the one we have, they had it at the same price we paid, but you now have to buy the attachments separately, so it works out a lot more expensive.
So....there was another Dyson model, actually one up from ours, with £130 off for a Black Friday deal....so we got him that one instead.
Good for you

TBH Mags after everything that has happened to me over the last two years (and the rest of my f*cking awful life) I truly hate Christmas.

If i could go back to the '70s on Christmas Eve , Jason and the Argonauts, The Wizard of Oz and huge treats (for the time ) like Beef burger sandwiches and Angel Delight I would.

Cherish your families - I hope you all have a wonderful time.

Phil. XXX

-- Edited by Syl on Sunday 5th of November 2023 12:11:24 PM

Syl · FIRM BUT FAIR.

Hiya Phil, I think we all look back with nostalgia at Christmas of our childhood. No matter how our lives have turned out, we gradually lose loved ones as we get older, and they can never be replaced, not for any of us.

Have you got a laptop yet? If you have, it would be good if you could rejoin.

Date: Nov 5 12:29 PM, 2023

Syl wrote:
Hiya Phil, I think we all look back with nostalgia at Christmas of our childhood. No matter how our lives have turned out, we gradually lose loved ones as we get older, and they can never be replaced, not for any of us.

Have you got a laptop yet? If you have, it would be good if you could rejoin.

No Syl, I would love to get one when I have some money.

-- Edited by Syl on Sunday 5th of November 2023 12:55:19 PM

Syl · FIRM BUT FAIR.

wrote:
Syl wrote:
Hiya Phil, I think we all look back with nostalgia at Christmas of our childhood. No matter how our lives have turned out, we gradually lose loved ones as we get older, and they can never be replaced, not for any of us.

Have you got a laptop yet? If you have, it would be good if you could rejoin.
No Syl, I would love to get one when I have some money.

-- Edited by Syl on Sunday 5th of November 2023 12:55:19 PM

Well Keep trying Phil, it would be good to have you back. x

Magica · Go Outside

Hey Phil, Christmas was Christmas back in the day. Much has changed now, but I still love it, magical.

You know things will get better Phil, just hang in there, your day will come xx

Vita · Know It All

I've been buying a few things, chocolates will be left to the last minute because I can't control myself and scoff them.

🎅🤶

SF · Getting Gobby

wrote:
Syl wrote:
Hiya Phil, I think we all look back with nostalgia at Christmas of our childhood. No matter how our lives have turned out, we gradually lose loved ones as we get older, and they can never be replaced, not for any of us.

Have you got a laptop yet? If you have, it would be good if you could rejoin.
No Syl, I would love to get one when I have some money.

-- Edited by Syl on Sunday 5th of November 2023 12:55:19 PM

Maybe you could set up a go fund me page? Few of us could put our money where our mouth is xx

Syl · FIRM BUT FAIR.

SF wrote:
wrote:
Syl wrote:
Hiya Phil, I think we all look back with nostalgia at Christmas of our childhood. No matter how our lives have turned out, we gradually lose loved ones as we get older, and they can never be replaced, not for any of us.

Have you got a laptop yet? If you have, it would be good if you could rejoin.
No Syl, I would love to get one when I have some money.

-- Edited by Syl on Sunday 5th of November 2023 12:55:19 PM
Maybe you could set up a go fund me page? Few of us could put our money where our mouth is xx

You will be contributing loads then.

Date: Nov 9 4:59 PM, 2023

Magica wrote:
Hey Phil, Christmas was Christmas back in the day. Much has changed now, but I still love it, magical.

You know things will get better Phil, just hang in there, your day will come xx

Phil.

SF · Getting Gobby

Syl wrote:
SF wrote:
wrote:
Syl wrote:
Hiya Phil, I think we all look back with nostalgia at Christmas of our childhood. No matter how our lives have turned out, we gradually lose loved ones as we get older, and they can never be replaced, not for any of us.

Have you got a laptop yet? If you have, it would be good if you could rejoin.
No Syl, I would love to get one when I have some money.

-- Edited by Syl on Sunday 5th of November 2023 12:55:19 PM
Maybe you could set up a go fund me page? Few of us could put our money where our mouth is xx
You will be contributing loads then.

Yes, I would. And will.

you ?

Syl · FIRM BUT FAIR.

Anonymous wrote:
Magica wrote:
Hey Phil, Christmas was Christmas back in the day. Much has changed now, but I still love it, magical.

You know things will get better Phil, just hang in there, your day will come xx

Phil.

What Mags said. x

Syl · FIRM BUT FAIR.

Every Christmas we make a hamper up for our grandson and his girlfriend...started today.
Chocolates, chilli and garlic oils, will start on the booze soon.

I think if you are stuck on giving someone a nice present, a hamper makes a lovely gift...and making one up is a fraction of the cost of buying one.

Vita · Know It All

When do folk put up their Christmas trees?

I'll put mine up at the start of December!!

It gives the house a cosy feel and it's nice!!

🎄

Vita · Know It All

Oh and real or artificial?

Mine is artificial and my decorations have been gathered over the years.

Sentimental and nostalgia!!

Magica · Go Outside

Mine goes up 1st December and comes down after New Year.