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Surely,There Are No More Worries On What Present To Get For Someone Now?

by creativesaver, 4 months ago•Open Question

Lifestyle•Special Occasions•Christmas

I would find it rather too stressful if I hadn't completed my shopping and Christmas card list by now.

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Hi CS, well I'm always all sorted out by now, but I have at least one male friend who does all his Christmas present shopping on Christmas Eve! Also, I always work Christmas Eve in the Oxfam bookshop, and last year we had loads of men coming in at the last minute looking for a Christmas gift for their wives!!

by fruitcake, 4 months ago

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The worry now is "Have I bought them enough, will they like their presents, have they already got one the same"? Oh well it's too late now and I'm off to order myself The Jersey Boys for my New Year present to myself.

by Sabre, 4 months ago

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I forgot about getting something for myself Sabre, maybe I'll treat myself with a little something courtesy of the HSBC!

by Jazzj, 4 months ago

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Don't worry Sabre, I did mean something small, I'm not good at spending money on myself!

by Jazzj, 4 months ago

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Just get something for a little treat and wrap it up real nice. It will do you good. It doesn't have to be a lot.

by Sabre, 4 months ago

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You are right CS and it just goes to show how we have all evolved to conform to the commercial pressures of life rather than following simple spiritual pleasures.

I have always compared it to sitting an exam, once you enter the exam room the pressure of preparation is off and you can do no more ... it's been a tough year and the 'right' present never seems to get any cheaper.

But if you think about it, all of the worry and preparation in the world only culminates in a few seconds of unwrapping, doesn't it?

by Snoopy48, 4 months ago

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I agree Snoopy, by about 5pm on Christmas Eve there's nothing more to be done but relax and enjoy, and if it doesn't go to plan it doesn't matter as this year I'll be amongst friends and family :)

by Jazzj, 4 months ago

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I haven't even bought cards yet... im only giving a few out anyway. I am doing last minute chrostmas shopping on christmas eve though. I am constantly working and have no holidays left to take for shopping time. and i only realised it was nearly christmas on the first of december and thats when i started buying a few things... eek!

by EmmaMarie, 4 months ago

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Don't panic, EmmaMarie, you will be fine, and there should be lots of bargains! :-)

by fruitcake, 4 months ago

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It takes me by surprise every year EM, and once December comes there's always something that stops me going out to buy things. This year nearly everything has come courtesy of amazon :)

by Jazzj, 4 months ago

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