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I have started Christmas shopping, and I have made some Christmas cards to give (and sell) so I don't think it's too early to get organized....do you?scruffy



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I was invited to reserve a Xmas grocery delivery slot…on 1st October. I swear it gets earlier every year, madness.



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Syl wrote:

I have started Christmas shopping, and I have made some Christmas cards to give (and sell) so I don't think it's too early to get organized....do you?scruffy

😂 For a minute there, I thought you had started a new trump thread! 

This is when you‘re gonna go right off me 😜 Pressies, cards, gift bags, etc - I’m all done 😎 Just gotta bag them up and give them out.

I‘ve got a crazy busy couple of months ahead, so I started extra early this year. 



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Went out today, got my granddaughters theirs, other gifts, so I've only got a few to get for now yippee.

Got drenched, it bucketed down! ☔🌨

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Syl wrote:

I have started Christmas shopping, and I have made some Christmas cards to give (and sell) so I don't think it's too early to get organized....do you?scruffy

 No. But I do dread all the work that goes  to Christmas xr ..Maybe that's a tad bah humbug of me but yes I would say early November is when I start getting ready.



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I won't even begin to do start doing anything until December.

I'm a far bigger fan of Thanksgiving than Christmas.

Black Friday to NYE is the worst time of the year..

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Syl wrote:

I have started Christmas shopping, and I have made some Christmas cards to give (and sell) so I don't think it's too early to get organized....do you?scruffy

 Cunting Christmas? lol



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I have started Christmas shopping, and I have made some Christmas cards to give (and sell) so I don't think it's too early to get organized....do you?scruffy

 Cunting Christmas? lol

 Did I say the C C word?ragga

Anyway...I have started my grandsons hamper. When he was little he used to love picking items for the hamper we made for his dad...now we do it for him. It's become a family tradition, in return he does one for us.

Shop bought hampers are ridiculously expensive, and not always filled with food you would necessarily want. This way we can pick things we know will be enjoyed.



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Syl wrote:
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I have started Christmas shopping, and I have made some Christmas cards to give (and sell) so I don't think it's too early to get organized....do you?scruffy

 Cunting Christmas? lol

 Did I say the C C word?ragga

Anyway...I have started my grandsons hamper. When he was little he used to love picking items for the hamper we made for his dad...now we do it for him. It's become a family tradition, in return he does one for us.

Shop bought hampers are ridiculously expensive, and not always filled with food you would necessarily want. This way we can pick things we know will be enjoyed.

 I used to do one for my nan years ago.  She loved it.



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Magica wrote:
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Syl wrote:

I have started Christmas shopping, and I have made some Christmas cards to give (and sell) so I don't think it's too early to get organized....do you?scruffy

 Cunting Christmas? lol

 Did I say the C C word?ragga

Anyway...I have started my grandsons hamper. When he was little he used to love picking items for the hamper we made for his dad...now we do it for him. It's become a family tradition, in return he does one for us.

Shop bought hampers are ridiculously expensive, and not always filled with food you would necessarily want. This way we can pick things we know will be enjoyed.

 I used to do one for my nan years ago.  She loved it.

 Aww did you Mags, I bet she did too.

A hamper filled with luxury Christmas items, or little treats that you know someone loves but never buys themselves, is a lovely thoughtful gift.

This is not for Christmas, but for birthdays. My OH loves walnut whips, every year on his birthday, apart from his main pressies, people buy him boxes of walnut whips. This year he got loads, he will still be wading through them come Christmas.lol



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Syl wrote:
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Syl wrote:
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Syl wrote:

I have started Christmas shopping, and I have made some Christmas cards to give (and sell) so I don't think it's too early to get organized....do you?scruffy

 Cunting Christmas? lol

 Did I say the C C word?ragga

Anyway...I have started my grandsons hamper. When he was little he used to love picking items for the hamper we made for his dad...now we do it for him. It's become a family tradition, in return he does one for us.

Shop bought hampers are ridiculously expensive, and not always filled with food you would necessarily want. This way we can pick things we know will be enjoyed.

 I used to do one for my nan years ago.  She loved it.

 Aww did you Mags, I bet she did too.

A hamper filled with luxury Christmas items, or little treats that you know someone loves but never buys themselves, is a lovely thoughtful gift.

This is not for Christmas, but for birthdays. My OH loves walnut whips, every year on his birthday, apart from his main pressies, people buy him boxes of walnut whips. This year he got loads, he will still be wading through them come Christmas.lol

 lol I love them too, but like everything else not much cream and they've shrunk!

Every Harvest Festival, when in Primary School and Sec School,  I did a hamper for nan n grandad.  I said why am I taking in food, when I can give it to nan and Grandad.  So I did.  my nan thought my idea was a lovely thought.  My mum n dad did too. happy



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It was a lovely idea Mags, if anyone is stuck for an idea for a lovely thoughtful gift, I think a hamper is a great choice.
They don't have to be expensive either, jams, honey, biscuits and nuts etc, they are all good.
My grandson puts a bag of Peppa Pig toffees in mine.lol



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It was a lovely idea Mags, if anyone is stuck for an idea for a lovely thoughtful gift, I think a hamper is a great choice.
They don't have to be expensive either, jams, honey, biscuits and nuts etc, they are all good.
My grandson puts a bag of Peppa Pig toffees in mine.lol

 Thanks Syl, it made sense to me.

lol  At Peppa Pig toffees.



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The Christmas ads are back, bigger and better than ever.

Apparently the £65 sparkly mini dress Dawn French wears in the M&S ad...is selling out fast. jaws

 

 



-- Edited by Syl on Wednesday 5th of November 2025 11:36:26 AM

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Syl wrote:

The Christmas ads are back, bigger and better than ever.

Apparently the £65 sparkly mini dress Dawn French wears in the M&S ad...is selling out fast. jaws

 

 



-- Edited by Syl on Wednesday 5th of November 2025 11:36:26 AM


😌 I miss seeing the UK Christmas ads all the time. But I can’t make out enough of Dawn French’s dress to comment.

M&S have recently teamed up with the 16Arlington brand. SO tempted by this skirt and 2 tops! 👇🏻

 



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Not my style Vam, but I bet you would look fab in them.
Do you have an M&S where you are?

One thing I have noticed about M&S, their maxi dresses are so long I swear they are made for women over 6ft. I am tall, and they swamp me.
Considering some of the short, dumpy women they have used over the years to advertise their lines....seems a bit daft.

I still love their food, underwear and sometimes tops, but some things are overpriced, and their cashmere is crap....it bobbles more than any other brands.



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@ Syl…there are a couple of M&S branches dotted around, and one in Gibraltar. But they’re all franchises, and rarely have a comprehensive range on offer. 

I sometimes use M&S online, which is available here. But I try to be very sure of what I’m ordering because, as you say, the sizing can be a bit hit and miss. And yes, the quality of their cashmere is the pits! 



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Vam wrote:

M&S have recently teamed up with the 16Arlington brand. SO tempted by this skirt and 2 tops! 👇🏻

 

 Don't buy that second top whatever you do - it looks inside out and that the tailor has left the pins in

You might end up in A&E with puncture wounds!



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M&S have recently teamed up with the 16Arlington brand. SO tempted by this skirt and 2 tops! 👇🏻

 

 Don't buy that second top whatever you do - it looks inside out and that the tailor has left the pins in

You might end up in A&E with puncture wounds!

 L O L … I know those ‘spikes’ might seem that they could have someone’s eye out, but. I’m not looking for a part in Game of Thrones! lol

The ‘spikes’ are made of sequins and beads, Red wink

 



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