Dos_Box Posted November 18, 2014 Posted November 18, 2014 Well, seeing as a couple up the road from me already have their Christmas lights up I take it that it's now open season for festive threads So, to get the ball rolling, I have a request. Can anyone reccomend decent Christmas crackers. All the ones I've seen so far have the usual boring contents. I want something awesome inside them. Any reccomendations? Secondly, some advice. I notice the large supermarkets currently have some very good deals on spirits at the moment. If it's anything like last year I'd take advantage of these quick as once December 1st comes along these will vanish! Get them whilst you can folks.
Tesla Posted November 18, 2014 Posted November 18, 2014 I've seen come crackers based on classic board games (monopoly and cluedo come to mind) They look quite cool, saw them in Dunelm Mill i think, and one other place i can't remember. 2
rickjames Posted November 18, 2014 Posted November 18, 2014 Well, seeing as a couple up the road from me already have their Christmas lights up Already? Lord give me strength. 2
LeMarchand Posted November 18, 2014 Posted November 18, 2014 Could anything be more awesome than Minions? I think not. £2.99 at B&M, apparently. 1
FN-GM Posted November 18, 2014 Posted November 18, 2014 Already? Lord give me strength. A house I pass to and from work has had them up for 3 weeks already! What I found odd was last year a couple of people had placed Christmas trees in the Christmas tree collection point on Christmas eve
Arreks Posted November 18, 2014 Posted November 18, 2014 Christmas? Get it away! It's not even December yet!! 3
NikChillin Posted November 18, 2014 Posted November 18, 2014 Get some cheap nice crackers and buy some little prezzies to put into them, then it can be more personal.
tekins Posted November 18, 2014 Posted November 18, 2014 Make your own crackers - that way you put what you like in them. Kits readily available from ebay. Actually, looking at those prices, be cheaper to grab some from poundland (or similar bargain shop) and do as @NikChillin suggests, and put your own prezzies in.
dhicks Posted November 18, 2014 Posted November 18, 2014 Well, seeing as a couple up the road from me already have their Christmas lights up In Tooting, where there's a fair sized Hindu community, we get dual-purpose non-denominational street lights that cover both Diwali and Christmas - two celebrations for the price of one!
E_G_R2 Posted November 18, 2014 Posted November 18, 2014 Saw my first 'chaved' up house this weeked and Manchesters Christmas Market is almost outside the school gates.
bossman Posted November 18, 2014 Posted November 18, 2014 As my Daughter is leaving for Cape Verde over Christmas we will again be having 2 Christmas's again yehah!! Last year was a ball.............2 lots of pressie's and I get to watch what I want on the TV instead of all the reality TV wahoo!!! Not that I don't miss my lovely Daughter but.......................get in! Happy Day's
Garacesh Posted November 18, 2014 Posted November 18, 2014 No decorations this year, I doubt. I don't usually 'bother' much with Christmas. Though admittedly I've actually purchased presents this year, which is more than I usually do.. Usually I'm not really able to afford anything. Still going to mother's for Christmas dinner, but that's more out of respecting her wishes than my own. It's nice to see the family, I guess.
eyetea Posted November 18, 2014 Posted November 18, 2014 Seen a house with lights and decs up near ours..! Will be a little strange this Christmas - my partner and I have moved in together the latter part of this year (both of use were living with our respective parents before). My parents are retiring next year, and currently their job comes with a live in house which has been my family home for the best part of a decade. I think my partner and I are spending up until about 10:30 - 11ish together in our house, then this year we're going to our respective parents, then starting next year we'll take turns at my parents one year, hers next!
hallb15 Posted November 18, 2014 Posted November 18, 2014 Seen a house with lights and decs up near ours..! Will be a little strange this Christmas - my partner and I have moved in together the latter part of this year (both of use were living with our respective parents before). My parents are retiring next year, and currently their job comes with a live in house which has been my family home for the best part of a decade. I think my partner and I are spending up until about 10:30 - 11ish together in our house, then this year we're going to our respective parents, then starting next year we'll take turns at my parents one year, hers next! Ah, the complications of families at Christmas! - - - Updated - - - I've already started this year's Christmas music quiz for the staff do! Its going to be epic this year :)
Tesla Posted November 18, 2014 Posted November 18, 2014 Ah, the complications of families at Christmas! - - - Updated - - - I've already started this year's Christmas music quiz for the staff do! Its going to be epic this year :) The song by Faith No More? That'll be a short quiz
rad Posted November 18, 2014 Posted November 18, 2014 Take a look at John Lewis crackers @Dos_Box Christmas Crackers | Buy Luxury Crackers at John Lewis 1
witch Posted November 18, 2014 Posted November 18, 2014 I'm doing a quiz for my friends again this year - last year it didn't work out quite the way I thought - all my friends are intelligent, educated people but it became obvious that two pairs of "quizgoers" were very knowledgeable and the others were sadly lacking in what I would think was general Christmas knowledge. This year I shall put some easier questions in and split up the clever ones As for crackers - buy some reasonable quality ones and put your own presents in.
eyetea Posted November 19, 2014 Posted November 19, 2014 Obviously not for this Christmas but... Do what my mum tends to do - in January when all the Christmas stuff gets knocked down she goes and buys "expensive" crackers when they're cheap!
Garacesh Posted November 19, 2014 Posted November 19, 2014 Obviously not for this Christmas but... Do what my mum tends to do - in January when all the Christmas stuff gets knocked down she goes and buys "expensive" crackers when they're cheap! January sales are the best time to order Christmas presents that were coincidentally 'out of stock' ;D Legitly a few of my presents haven't arrived yet because they're out of stock (They probably won't ever arrive anyway, because YODEL) but they should still be here on time.
Dos_Box Posted November 19, 2014 Author Posted November 19, 2014 (edited) Take a look at John Lewis crackers @Dos_Box Christmas Crackers | Buy Luxury Crackers at John Lewis Found these: Buy Ridley's Magic Crackers, Set of 6 | John Lewis Which will fit the bill nicely Cheers for the link @rad Edited November 19, 2014 by Dos_Box 1
LiamH Posted November 19, 2014 Posted November 19, 2014 Not sure about crackers but trying to convince my wife that we need this for our tree.. ThinkGeek :: Weeping Angel Christmas Topper
Danp Posted November 24, 2014 Posted November 24, 2014 Christmas lights will go up in the office this week, that way we will have them up for the last 2 and bit weeks (we break up at lunch on 10th). Spent most of the weekend laptop shopping for my daughters, I think for the money this might be the winner (I need two) Lenovo Essential B50-70 Laptop - Laptops at Ebuyer
witch Posted November 24, 2014 Posted November 24, 2014 Stymied by what to get mrwITch. Thought I was being clever by ordering Elite but apparently - and I have no memory of this - he mentioned it to me months ago NO other ideas. Hmmmmmmmm Don't want to fail - I usually manage to startle him with something cool he wasn't expecting - most recently a quadcopter for his birthday. Last Christmas it was a phone, the previous year a camera. I'm all out of ideas
Garacesh Posted November 24, 2014 Posted November 24, 2014 Stymied by what to get mrwITch. Thought I was being clever by ordering Elite but apparently - and I have no memory of this - he mentioned it to me months ago NO other ideas. Hmmmmmmmm Don't want to fail - I usually manage to startle him with something cool he wasn't expecting - most recently a quadcopter for his birthday. Last Christmas it was a phone, the previous year a camera. I'm all out of ideas USB-powered heated Narwhal slippers from Firebox. Bought them for my housemate. Kind of want them for myself.. 1
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