Christmas Shopping

[tscnmuk]

It has been deceided by us *her* that we are going christmas shopping on Saturday to get it all done and out of the way with. I want to go somewhere different, not bothered about distance as we might make a weekend out of it but - where is good to go, either town based or even one of the big shopping centres?

 

Tom

[webman]

World Wide Web?

[Edu-IT]

World Wide Web?

I was going to suggest that. I managed to get most of my shopping done on eBay, Play and Amazon.

[tscnmuk]

That was what I did think at first - however, you know what these female types are like, I get the enjoyment of being dragged round eleven million shops all day long :-)

[gwendes]

t'interwebs... 100%

[kestrel1]

I hate Christmas shopping. Baa humbug.

[Edu-IT]

That was what I did think at first - however, you know what these female types are like, I get the enjoyment of being dragged round eleven million shops all day long :-)

She only wants you there for the money.

[jsnetman]

Metro centre near Newcastle Upon Tyne is the largest in Europe, all you need under one complex and a choice of hotels.

 

http://www.metrocentre-gateshead.co.uk/

[webman]

I volunteered to go Christmas shopping with my girlfriend in Newcastle this saturday. Have I gone mad? :?

 

(Actually, I don't get to see her that often so I'm prepared to go shopping to see her )

 

EDIT: Metro Centre FTW!

[dave.81]

No ideas on where to go but just wanted to say i've finished all my shopping with most off the web.

 

*sits back and feels smug*

[kestrel1]

Webman. I think you have flipped your lid.

[tscnmuk]

He's not flipped his lid - it's all to easy to volunter for something like this before imediately regreting it half a second later. How do you think I ended up going shopping :-)

[tallan]

@webman yes you have gone mad and

i have already done for christmas so i can relax over the hoildays such a good feeling

[webman]

I thought so. But I will make the most of it and will spend all of Sunday recovering I love 'er really

[tallan]

@webman that will be a case of if she lets you recover lol

[elsiegee40]

That was what I did think at first - however, you know what these female types are like, I get the enjoyment of being dragged round eleven million shops all day long :-)

 

This female type had to go to Bluewater last Saturday. Did it first thing; in and and out in an hour; Christmas shopping being done on the internet.

 

I can't bare shopping centres; especially in the run up to Christmas!

[Guest richard]

Only ggot to get presents for my daughter and my girlfriend. So mine is pretty much sorted as I know what I am buying and have just got to go and get it.

[TechMonkey]

@ tscnmuk & webman: Do yours all online then when you get dragged off you can just soak up the atmosphere or be incredibly smug you know everything is sorted. If you spot anything extra there is then no pressure wether to get it or not. Added bonus that if you get bored out of your skull....... I mean the excitment gets too much you can whisper sweetly "I've seen something I must buy alone", give a coy look & smile and then head to the nearest drinking establishment (preferably out of the centre so less chance of being caught).

 

Christmas, that great time of year when no questions are allowed to be asked.

[stephenleak]

O God. Accompanying a woman whilst she is clothes shopping.

 

Only at least a 95% certainty of seeing her in them and then, fairly rapidly, out of all of them, would make me to ever do this again.

 

Saying things like, "So, let me get this straight. Apart from the size, style and colour, its exactly what you're looking for" are not recommended.

 

The question, "Does this make me look fat?" is, of course, the worst case scanario. "No, your arse and podge do that" is not the correct answer.

[kestrel1]

I must admit the better half hasn't spoken about it yet, maybe I can get away with it this year.

Wishful thinking I suspect.

[witch]

I will pass lightly over the raging sexism appearing in this topic....

 

I hate shopping and would no more 'drag' my partner shopping than fly.

(but then, I am an engineer!)

 

However, why is it the woman who dictates when the Christmas shopping should be done anyway?

If it is your family, YOU do it!!

 

Grrrrrrrrr

[chrbb]

Just been shopping this afternoon (day off today) unfortunately omitted to do any xmas shopping just bought stuff for me!

 

I won't take my husband shopping with me - he's perfected the art of standing right behind me when I'm looking at clothes and when I turn to find him I fall over him. With a joint credit card I'm afraid men are no longer essential to shopping! (and yes I am being sexist!)

 

We as in husband and me do most of our xmas shopping on t'internet now but even this gets fraught and requires lots of alcohol to recover.

[dhicks]

Went to Covent Garden yesterday to buy some shoes. "Shopping" was impossible - the place was so crowded you couldn't stay still long enough to actually look at anything without being swept away by the crowd!

 

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David Hicks