Bah humbug! A retreat for those lacking in Xmas spirit

[myglaren]

Hoping that it will pass by unnoticed.
There are so many of us now that we have agreed not to bother with presents, usually things that ho-one wants or needs. I prefer to give them when they are unexpected.
Only youngest granddaughter and the two great-grandkids will get presents.

[CitroJim]

We have a strict Christmas present policy in our family of buying only what's wanted.

We too give unexpected ones outside of the usual present giving occasions.

Not long to go now until it's all over for another year

[Gibbo2286]

I have a different idea to Dickens:

Young Ebenezer was a very poor boy but he worked hard at school to learn to read and write and especially maths.
When he left school at just 13 years old he worked in all sorts of labouring jobs and saved hard whilst his school mates sat around an moaned at their lot and spent any money they could scrounge on booze.
Soon Ebenezer had saved enough to rent a room to set himself up in a small accountancy business, he looked around for staff and paid them well but they pilfered his goods, pens and paper, toilet rolls and coal from the shed all went missing on a regular basis.
The rent rises and the taxman wants a bigger bite every year so the business is struggling, Ebenezer spends long hours trying to keep things afloat and on Christmas Eve he's still struggling to make things work, he looks out the window and sees his workers partying, think's 'Sod it' gathers all the funds he can from the tills and joins the party.
New years day the business goes broke and all the staff are unemployed..............It is of course all Ebenezer's fault.

[BusybeasDS]

OMG...

Is the the first of 2026?

Evesham 'The Valley' garden centre last weekend.
A large Crimble Tree being erected in the shopping area...

2 guys and a female decorating it , their van livery was 'Professional Christmas Tree Decorating Service'
Not even middle of July and it's already started.... Cough... Really !

Today, in Next ( local retail park) they have started their 'Halloween' Section.. pumpkin tat everywhere... no doubt well before that's due.. the wretched 'Season' will also begin.
Ermm.. its not even mid July yet !

Humbugs are for 12 months of the year...
I am proud to be a Bah Humbug member ;o)

[CitroJim]

That's outrageous

I'm not truly in the 'Bah Humbug' category but do believe Christmas should not even be mentioned until the 1st December each year, by law...

[PaulC5]

I mentioned the garden centre starting putting up Christmas stuff to Mrs P and she is now out shopping with our daughter. I hope it did not inspire them to start buying presents. Next time I read something I will keep quiet.

[myglaren]

Had a neighbour who would buy Christmas presents in June/July, always cost less then.
I have never been organised enough to do that.

[mickthemaverick]

My ex and her mate used to do their Xmas shopping in the January sales and then clog up the cupboards and wardobes with 'secret' stuff for the year. Used to drive me mad, what's wrong with the petrol station on Xmas Eve I want to know?

[bobins]

Absolutely, Mick. I'd be only too happy to receive a couple of jerry cans full of super unleaded on Xmas day - that'd be quite the useful present