Bah humbug 2015

[davhill]

I went into the local Asda (Kendal, Cumbria) yesterday. It was the 7th November and Santa 'garden gnomes' were ranked outside. Christmas stock was also inside, in the seasonal aisle.

It has begun.

[Ki3r]

My girlfriend put Christmas songs in the CD player in the car last night. Wasn't impressed.

[jimothy]

http://www.canitalkaboutchristmasyet.com

[davhill]

Hey, don't shoot the messenger.

[Spiffing]

My friend's convinced me to see Elf The Musical. I clearly speed read the messages and put it in for the 13th of December, luckily one mentioned it yesterday as we are seeing it on Friday!!! Being not Christmassy at all, I'm not chuffed about starting the festive season so early

[Blib]

I was in Selfridges last week, Christmas musak was playing throughout the store. An employee told me that the Yuletide songs had kicked in midway through October.

[davhill]

Blib said:

I was in Selfridges last week, Christmas musak was playing throughout the store. An employee told me that the Yuletide songs had kicked in midway through October.

Ah, the festive sound of a cash cow being milked!

[Butter Face]

Ki3r said:

My girlfriend put Christmas songs in the CD player in the car last night. Wasn't impressed.

A CD player?







You need to get a SONOS on your Christmas list mate

[Impasse]

That reminds me, I must get around to booking my end of December two week holiday soon. Sunshine, a lonnnng drink and not a hint of Slade or Wham for a whole fortnight, then come back here when it's all done with.

[e21Mark]

It's incredible that so many Christmas ads are already on the TV. If I had my way it wouldn't start till December 20th at the earliest. It just seems to get earlier every year and by the time Christmas Day rolls around, you've had an absolute gut full and it ruins the day. It'll be aisles full of Easter eggs by the 27th.

[RemaL]

Butter Face said:

Ki3r said:

My girlfriend put Christmas songs in the CD player in the car last night. Wasn't impressed.

A CD player?







You need to get a SONOS on your Christmas list mate

You have a Sonos in your car? your Posh

I only have one Sonos and that's in the lounge. Unsure if the 3 pin plug will fit in the car's USB port

Edited by RemaL on Monday 9th November 15:46

[wseed]

I saw a tree lit up this morning on my way to work and thought the same.

[P-Jay]

IMO there's the 'retail Christmas' and Christmas - the shops will start stocking Christmas crap from September, they always have done, the only difference these days is that Halloween has become such a 'thing' now that we get a bit of a break in October, but come the afternoon of 31st they're ripping out the Ghouls and Ghosts and the Snowmen and Father Christmas are being flung in their place.

For most people with kids, most of the Xmas Shopping gets done payday at the end of Oct and the end of Nov that's why the shops are full of crap music, crap gifts and crap booze, I can accept that.

People though, dropping the C-Bomb in a jovial fashion before December at the earliest, unacceptable in my book. I know people who are in full fking Christmas mode already and were through most of October - 3 bloody months of the year going all gooey eyed over 1 day a year when everyone eats too much and at least tolerates their fellow month - that's a quarter of their life devoted to it - insanity if you ask me.

[Butter Face]

RemaL said:

Butter Face said:

Ki3r said:

My girlfriend put Christmas songs in the CD player in the car last night. Wasn't impressed.

A CD player?







You need to get a SONOS on your Christmas list mate

You have a Sonos in your car? your Posh

I only have one Sonos and that's in the lounge. Unsure if the 3 pin plug will fit in the car's USB port

Edited by RemaL on Monday 9th November 15:46

I've got a touchscreen in my dash with BOSE speakers, definitely no CD player though..





You smartass, you knew I meant in the house but it's my own fault for assuming

[jesta1865]

the wife has found the christmas 24 hour film channel

mind we are having xmas day early this year as the kids will be in australia for xmas and new year.

[Ki3r]

Butter Face said:

A CD player?







You need to get a SONOS on your Christmas list mate

In my defence it is her car and not mine...

Also doesn't help that I have a Corsa...Not worth spending any money on it.

[Mr-B]

Last Friday night the council were putting up the christmas lights in the high street, went into local shopping centre yesterday and there is a fully decorated 20+ foot xmas tree in there and all the xmas lights have been put up, so effectively they are going to be up for a full 2 months all devoted to a single day of the year.

[Cotty]

Easier to just not do presents they you don't have to visit the shops. Not that I do as most things can be purchased online and delivered.

[RemaL]

Butter Face said:

RemaL said:

Butter Face said:

Ki3r said:

My girlfriend put Christmas songs in the CD player in the car last night. Wasn't impressed.

A CD player?







You need to get a SONOS on your Christmas list mate

You have a Sonos in your car? your Posh

I only have one Sonos and that's in the lounge. Unsure if the 3 pin plug will fit in the car's USB port

Edited by RemaL on Monday 9th November 15:46

I've got a touchscreen in my dash with BOSE speakers, definitely no CD player though..





You smartass, you knew I meant in the house but it's my own fault for assuming

[FlossyThePig]

http://www.thepoke.co.uk/2015/11/06/bristol-reside...