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Post by westldner on Jan 5, 2020 2:57:06 GMT
Working in Retail for years ruined Christmas for me. Why would you say that? My time in retail, it was almost the easily Christmas I've ever had.
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Post by daz on Jan 5, 2020 8:49:31 GMT
Working in Retail for years ruined Christmas for me. Why would you say that? My time in retail, it was almost the easily Christmas I've ever had. I would agree with PR1. I too worked in retail and hated the 'festive season'. Most bosses and customers made life intolerable, making it very difficult to get into the spirit of things. Most people I worked with felt the same.
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Post by westldner on Jan 5, 2020 15:17:44 GMT
Why would you say that? My time in retail, it was almost the easily Christmas I've ever had. I would agree with PR1. I too worked in retail and hated the 'festive season'. Most bosses and customers made life intolerable, making it very difficult to get into the spirit of things. Most people I worked with felt the same. Oh, that "part" of the time during the year. Yeah, the festive season, getting everything ready and dealing with the customers. Yeah, it was a bit weird for me myself. I remember because it was winter and the amount of customers running into the store, just to get away from the cold and hog the heating and it would put me off not buying anything and trying to be sympathy with it, very tough. I would get the clown shoes or silly looking cow shoes, because I used to work in a shoe store and try to push a sale on them to make them feel like they were their to buy something. Yes, adds to the hard work already built during the Christmas. Shoes like these but with a button with a speaker in them which would make cow noises. I would go up to them and say "would you be interested in purchasing these shoes, they have one unique feature" *Pushes button* Cow Slippers: "MOOOOOO" Potential Customer:
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Post by KarinB on Jan 19, 2020 12:40:52 GMT
If I could have another option I'd add people saying "Have a good one!" Whenever I hear that I think "What? A good what? Cuppa tea? Trip? A good night's rest? Poo?" ... it's an utterly silly phrase if you ask me, if you can say "one" you can say "day", "holiday" or more relevantly "Christmas" for goodness sake. Bah humbug! Forget Christmas, it's said all the time in Australia, no matter what the season. People say it on Friday referring to the weekend. Better avoid Aussie shores jno, we'll drive you nuts. I like Christmas, even more so this year as I didn't have to visit 'inlaws' as they are no longer 'inlaws' ! I think women enjoy Christmas more than men.
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Post by Arch Stanton on Jan 19, 2020 13:07:41 GMT
I think women enjoy Christmas more than men. Why? A) What makes you think that? B) I’m not disputing your statement and if it is indeed true, why do you think that is?
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Post by Portland Road on Jan 20, 2020 22:56:49 GMT
Karin....
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Post by KarinB on Feb 2, 2020 12:38:22 GMT
Karin.... Yes well I suppose that's a good reason for me enjoying Christmas now. Lol I better tick the "Family ... really, do I have to see them?" box so does that make me a hypocrite that I don't like Christmas? Lol I always like seeing my brothers and sister but I never felt comfortable at the other side's family meals. They are nice people but I always felt that as I wasn't running marathons and pushing forward my career that I didn't meet their expectations. I really like a simple ordinary life. Lol Yep Portland Road I'm single again. Gosh there is a freedom in making decisions without having to check in with a partner and I really wonder if living with someone permanently can be a success? Now I don't want the wrath of couples to come down on me on the forum. There are couples who really are strong and good together. Some of them are good friends but maybe it just ain't for me. It took a couple of years to work through all the financial legal and emotional stuff and to get to the stage I'm at now. Yes I'm still at the stage of talking too much about it. Lol
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Post by KarinB on Feb 2, 2020 12:58:50 GMT
I think women enjoy Christmas more than men. Why? A) What makes you think that? B) I’m not disputing your statement and if it is indeed true, why do you think that is? What no C) and D) ? Lol Ok well - A) I am only basing this on my circle of friends, work buddies, acquaintances and customers. B) When the first Christmas trees and decorations hit the shops in October my female friends initially bemoan their appearance but quickly seem to enjoy the new arrivals and share their plans for the season. Customers seem to mainly be women buying the majority of gifts, discussing with me over the counter what table setting or tree ornamentation they are adopting this year (Heirloom, Luxe and Eucalyptus according to my employer well they're all pretty) and their outfit for the day. But that is early days of the season, people can stress out over trying to accommodate extended family over Christmas. When it is over I hear friends pleased with the success of it all. They managed everything on their list ! The ones who seem happiest at Christmas are the ones who decide how much and how little they want on the day. Plenty of people at my work travel over Christmas and see their relatives the weekend before and spend the day how they want to.
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Post by jno on Dec 12, 2020 14:20:01 GMT
It's Christmaaaaaaaaas 2020, so what are we hating about the festive season this year? Can I start by adding Kirstie Allsopp's Channel 4 Christmas programmes to the list. Oh AND the fact it started too early again, pictures from 9th September 2020 when the shops were open (briefly) ...
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Post by daz on Dec 12, 2020 14:49:07 GMT
Xmas lights and decorations outside of houses realy, really grate me and it seems worse than ever this year. There are a few houses beside us with so much lights on them I reckon you could seem them from Mars. Doesn't help when my Wife bangs on about we don't have any and I aim to keep it that way and I don't think she will push me on it as she knows how much I really detest them. Some idiot at the top of our street even hired a cherry picker to hang lights off a very high tree with a star on top, must be round 40/50ft high. What a waste of money to show off. All this cheer really gets a grinch down.
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Post by Arch Stanton on Dec 12, 2020 17:54:49 GMT
Xmas lights and decorations outside of houses realy, really grate me and it seems worse than ever this year. Such a flagrant waste of electricity, eh Daz.
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Post by daz on Dec 12, 2020 19:56:46 GMT
Xmas lights and decorations outside of houses realy, really grate me and it seems worse than ever this year. Such a flagrant waste of electricity, eh Daz. First thing I think of. It's heartbreaking.
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Post by jno on Dec 13, 2020 7:14:18 GMT
Such a flagrant waste of electricity, eh Daz. First thing I think of. It's heartbreaking. Christmas, a reason to save a few quid so you can buy your loved ones even less next year, while sitting in the dark with bread and water. Daz, you must have a meltdown when you see those overpriced mens' toiletries gift packs! How much?!
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Post by daz on Dec 14, 2020 7:01:22 GMT
Another one, M&S Xmas adverts. A Brussel Sprout is a Brussel Sprout, no matter how much Tom Hardy tries to tell us differently.
Hate the shop with a passion, hate their adverts even more.
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Post by chopper on Dec 14, 2020 19:57:07 GMT
I ticked 10, for varying reasons. I like the feeling of Christmas coming, having a bit of different food and drink in the house. Bit of relax and family time. My favourite bit is the ‘nothing bit’ between Christmas and New Year. I hate the sales, and New Years Eve is over rated.
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Post by jno on Dec 15, 2020 5:01:29 GMT
The phrase "Have a good one mate!" One what? If it's Christmas, why can't you say it you lazy get? Two syllables too much for you? Secondly, you are way too presumptuous regarding the level to which our relationship extends. Mate, I don't mate with you because you use silly phrases at Christmas and are clearly unable to use two syllable objects in a simple imperative sentence! Really, there is something about that phrase that I can't stick. Still, not as grinding as Wilson Philips singing "Hey Sanna" (with no t in it).
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Post by simon316 on Oct 18, 2023 17:42:19 GMT
It will be here before you know it and it is too commercial. I like Christmas it seems via TV adverts to be a mass competition as to who best the best one (usually expensive too). I'm not in the least bit religious but the whole meaning is taken out of Christmas. It starts way to soon with some town I believe switching their lights on at beginning of November. But that, I suppose is the world changing and people cashing in...
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Post by simon316 on Oct 18, 2023 19:10:21 GMT
The song by the band named after Fletch's prison is a good reason to turn off Christmas, too
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