Xmas

I get annoyed that food manufacturers feel the need to change the wrapping for Xmas. My loaf had Christmas Greetings and snow on it - the Lurpak is now branded Christmastime.

I don't need it. It must play havock with stock management as well.

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John
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I get annoyed that when I want to go and do my regular shopping I have to go without stuff that they have put away to make room for Xmas stock or that I'm having to battle for space / goods with people who are obviously going to be feeding 1000 people. ;-(

It's a loaf FFS, what on earth has that got to do with religious event, unless you were going to feed a multitude with it?

I'd buy something else. They might notice the change in routine via your loyalty card.

Nor us (and we don't do any of it [1]).

The whole (extended event) plays havoc with all sorts of things.

I 'get' that it's a holiday and that it allows some people to get together who otherwise wouldn't but I'm sure that could / can / does happen without all the other (often expensive / wasteful) stuff.

Cheers, T i m

[1] We aren't religious, don't have small kids, won't be suckered into the commercialisation of the event and aren't uplifted by little flashing lights [2] or the idea of bringing a tree into the house. ;-) [2] I could put my 16 port switch in the window. ;-)
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T i m

It plays havoc with assistive tech for the blind as well, as any additional graphics makes OCR more hit and miss. Brian

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Brian Gaff (Sofa 2)

Hmm, well maybe that terrible clock one sees could be used at Easter, where on the hour a man comes out and hammers the nails into Christ's hands. Trees at Christmas has little to do with religion either. If singing to the deity was supposed to help us, how come we got Boris as Prime minister? Brian

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Brian Gaff (Sofa 2)

/I totally agree with your sentiment.

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John

"Brian Gaff \(Sofa 2\)" snipped-for-privacy@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in news:qrqqfd$ese$ snipped-for-privacy@news.albasani.net:

Most of what we accept has nothing to do with the true Christmas. Robisn, Snow, Bing Bloody Crosby, etc.

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John
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Aldi has signs outside telling us we need to "Put on a Good Show this Christmas"

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John

Exactly. The true commercialisation of a religious event.

I feel sorry for all the store workers having to put up with all the same old Xmas songs on continuous loop. And it's not like it's just for a few days any more. ;-(

Cheers, T i m

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T i m

If you think stores are bad just try to get plants from garden centres.

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Broadback

I have always been confused by the concept of giving children (especially) gifts at Xmas that they often can't fully enjoy. The classic being stuff like a bike or roller skates, when it's often wet, cold or even snowy outside?

I'm betting very few people actually get things they actually want or can even use and I'm not even including things like socks that most people can actually 'use', even if they don't actually want (that said, I get socks with 'light' elastic at the top and I doubt many people would therefore get me something I could use).

Obviously, people who know someone well might know if they want something specific ... or have sometimes pre-arranged / agreed what to get (each other) but what's the real point of that?

I could say 'The Mrs got me a MIG welder' because she paid for it but I physically went and got it after deciding what to get and from where.

So we go from buying each other gifts that neither wants, to getting the gift ourselves to some agreed value to giving each other the money to get their own gift to agreeing how much we should spend on ourselves in some sort of mutual agreement?

And (for most people), all in the name of what?

Bizzare. But I guess it's like many 'commercialised' things people get caught up in where they never stop to think what they are being made to do ... like following fashion or keeping up with the Joneses with cars or decor.

Cheers, T i m

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T i m

Isn't this a good thing - after Dec 25th you can avoid the old stock on the shelves.

Reply to
alan_m

What's Chrismas got to do with any region, apart maybe pagan.

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alan_m

Try getting rael plants that haven't already flowered for the season from most garden centres.

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alan_m

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Best of all - get a Christmas Jumper or Christmas Socks!

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John

T i m snipped-for-privacy@spaced.me.uk> wrote in news:8402ue9j6nsrlmc0frthk70m464a9mqblc@

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Especially dreary droning Bing bloody Crosby.

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John

Double +1

No, 'cause overnight 25th/26th all the Chistmas packaged stuff will be chucked in the bin and replaced by the Easter packaged stuff.

Reply to
Dave Liquorice

Our current festivities are a combination of the Germanic Yule and the Roman Saturnalia (which were marked by feasting, the giving of gifts, and the secretary getting her t*ts out at the office party).

Reply to
Custos Custodum

I celebrate it as a pagan festival. The time to eat and drink, toast your toes in front of a log fire, have a totally pagan christmas tree, etc.

Sod Christianity. It was never a christian festival.

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The Natural Philosopher

more likely priced at its correct value and be found on the shelves of the pound type stores. I note that some Christams stuff has best before dates that are the Christmas 13 months hence.

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alan_m

And you'd only need five of them for that...

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Chris Hogg

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