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I mean christmas shopping ?
Bought a few things today :eek:
The penny jar is filling up nicely, should be full at xmas so i can haul it down to asda to that change machine and buy the turkey :D

Told the lads not to expect half as much as they have had in previous years, at 16 and 18 ...time to cut down. :D

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Christmas shopping? Wow.. No, I haven't yet.

I've only just bought my friend's birthday present, and her birthday's in november. Hmmn, I guess I should start looking around for Christmas presents. :P

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Yes, I think I got the first Christmas presents for this year sometime in July......sad old bird that I am!

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I started some time ago. When I see something that would make an appropriate gift for someone on my list, I make the purchase.

Of course, when I was in the UK in July, did a pretty fair amount of shopping for Christmas.

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yes i started buying them a couple of weeks ago

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I keep a 'Treasure Drawer'....I add gifts to this all year round and when a birthday creeps up on me...as they sometimes do, I go and see what presents I have in my 'Treasure Drawer'.

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Had me scared there for a second Jimmi5bellies. Had to recheck the calander, yup it's not Decemebr 24th yet so I'm still in good shape!:rolleyes:

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Jimmi5bellies......just out of curiosity how much do the change counting machines at asda charge you ? here in California the machines in the supermarkets charge 8.1/2 % , extortionate in my view , but the banks refuse to take coins in quantity unless counted and wrapped into rolls and even then charge a fee.
I think some banks on the east coast have free coin counting machines but not here , maybe someone can put me straight .

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ime having a chavmas instead

chavmas guide follows ..

1: lure a chav to your house with promises of unlimited wing mirrors to be smashed off cars

2: over power the chav and hang him with the rope that he uses as a leash for his staff or pitbull

3: roast the for-mentioned dog in teh oven on a slow heat for 8 hours

4: serve the dog with mixed vegitables and an garnish with an appropiate stock

5: help your self to the chavs 8 inch thick gold look alike chain

6: discard any animal bones into the burbery cap form the deceased chav

7: pat your self on teh back for removing both a piece of scum and a dangerous animal from teh planet

8: use his mobile to ring his girlfriend to come round and have yourself a hoe hoe hoe whore , merry xmas :D

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i'm hopin someone buys me a gift for crimbo in the region of £245,000

or a cheaper version at £195,000

if they do then i'll treat u all to a pint













*cough* fateful last words *cough*

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I think its 7p for every £1 but if you are using the machine for money collected for a charity that is registered to the machine there is no charge.

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What a good idea margaret!! think i will have to give it a go .
I HAVENT STARTED XMAS SHOPPING YET I ALWAYS TELL MYSELF THERES PLENTY OF TIME BY WHICH TIME XMAS IS STARING ME IN THE FACE AND I FIND MYSELF RUNNING AROUND LIKE AN IDIOT

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Havnt started yet but its bee in the back of my mind for a couple of months. Will I get around to it proberly not as my daughter needs a new computer so it might be the Russian Orthodox Christmas for her. ;)

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I bank at Commerce Bank here in New Jersey. All branches have free coin counting machines. Very useful!

I've never encountered any bank that charged for taking properly counted and rolled coins here. Did have a bank that tried to charge an organization I belong to a "cash handling fee" but we promptly took our business elsewhere. There are a lot of nasty little bank charges these days if you are not careful.

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Billcat .....I remember Andy Rooney doing a bit on 60 minutes and how his bank has them , must be an east coast thing, I dont know of a bank in the whole Bay Area which has them

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I have got a few things for the grandchildren but not has much as I usually have by now.
Going to have to get my skates on or it will be here before we know it.

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only 11 weeks till christmas get shopping hehe

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Well I made a very feeble attempt at Christmas shopping today. I purchased my son's Globe lamp.

He enjoys looking where different countries are and likes geography at school so i bought this Globe Lamp from Woolworths that plugs into the mains and acts as a light too.:D

Dunno when I will do the rest :o

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At least you made a start - i havent even thought about it yet ive still got 3 birthdays yet 2 next week and 1 in December. Tell a lie asked my eldest nephew what he wanted and he gave me a clothes catalogue to have a look through - cheapest thing in it was a hat that was £20. Told him to have a rethink! His younger brother - i dont want anything! :D

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I haven't started buying yet but will do shortly, think thats a great idea from Marg P, will have to try that.

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Almost finnished getting the lads pressies now :D

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HMMM tell me about it. I have my Nieces birthday on the 2nd November, then I have my own sons Birthday on 13th December, then tother Nieces birthday on 22nd December!!!!!!!!!!!!:eek::eek::eek: OMG now you got me panicking Jen.

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spent about £200 at toys r us last week! and thats just the begining!

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Got Siobhan's at the weekend, we will be sitting down one night going through the argos catalogue and reserving everything online like we did last year, had everything collected and loaded into the car in half an hour it was so much easier.

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PHEW .. you lot exhausting me already.

Now, time for me to relax .. not many relations .. daughter 41 .. too old for Chrissie pres., maybe gesture of bottle of perfume; son 24 .. earning more than me !!.. so new suit/clothing or cheque,; grandaughter 16 .. well, she loves trip to Afleck's Palace, so will spoil her; brother solvent, and agreed not to waste money spending on each other. Don't really want anything from them to be honest.

SOOoo ... after all those years of indulging on me kids and putting them first .. just going to be ME, ME, ME ....... can't wait to get started, bit like Scrooge in reverse :D

Oh yes, just the secret Santa at work ... five quid.

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I remember the fun of buying for my children when they were little and the whole family thing. A proper Christmas.

It isn't celebrated until the 6th January here, Three Kings' Day, or twelfth night but the ex-pats do have the odd party here and there on Xmas Eve.

We did push the boat out last year and visited Iceland to buy a turkey and all the trimmings. Such a waste of time and money just for the two of us. Never again.

Having checked out the restaurant prices for this Xmas Day, I've decided against that too!! I haven't told 'im indoors yet but we are having a wander around the village, a few beers and then home for steak and chips!

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iv just started xmas shoppin

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ah ive just got one for my son too from woolworths for xmas,is it for your eldest too?i havnt got much either yet,i was waiting for the pre xmas sales but i dont think theirs gonna be any,i think that the shops have brought out the toys and xmas things early this year

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I made a half hearted start at the weekend but then realised that I have a few birthdays to buy for before Christmas. I have a weeks holiday from work next week and am planning to get the bulk of the shopping done then....:D

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Yes Jacky I got it for Zack lol. Great minds think alike. But then again there isn't that much difference in age. I think he will like his globe.

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I have got a good few presents, and what's more some of them are wrapped too. AND....sad old git that I am, I have made gift tags from some of the prettier cards I received last year.......I like to think of it as being ecologically friendly...a recycling of sorts.

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Dont you just love ebay for all those BNWT items ....bargains galore ! :D

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We haven't even had bonfire night yet.

Gayle runs off muttering 'no, no, no, it's wrong, all wrong, you're all mad, I tell you, mad' to herself.

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Im expecting that mum... Hey mum anything is better then nothing.

The best thing about christmas is watching you mess up the trifel lol Only joking. It was my fault las yeari blew up the blender. hehe :D

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Yes thats right, you blew up my blender, didnt say anything and put it back neatly in the cupboard. Watched me make the sherry trifle the night before, everything set perfectly and them i tried to whip up the cream in the blender .......:eek:

Unless i get a new blender this xmas ... looks like no sherry trifle this year for you ! :D

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Oooo is that a hint for alec by any chance??? :p

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lol, yes ... could be, but ill probably end up buying one myself before xmas.

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Now thats the kind of Christmas we should all have. A great attitude to have Alec pity others arnt the same. Dont blow up the blender though this time. :eek:

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Gee i dont even want to think about it - got birthdays to worry about yet one near end of month :eek:

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You could cheat and role them all in one. ;)

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Bought the first Christmas pressie in the January sale. Organised, eh? - except that that is still the only one I'd bought up until the end of October! I always have good intentions of shopping throughout the year, but it never gets done. Son-in-law is easy, he is delighted with a case of wine, but what do you do about a daughter whose idea of the perfect Christmas present is a cartridge bag?

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Well I have got quite a few now. Got one of the biggies out of the way for youngest son. That arrived this morning thankgod. Just got the other biggy to get for eldest son now, then we are on to all the other bits and bats things that they want.:D

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46 Days

14 Hours

til go until Christmas day.... Hum Bug :-) :-)

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2 more pressies arrived today. :D

Good job my Alec dont believe in brand new games :D . Like he says second hand ones for a 3rd of the price work just as well as new ones, plus it also means i can afford to buy him more.