The Christmas Shop TSV 01/10/22

[Brissles]

I have boxes of decs from previous years in the garage, and having seen the 'offerings' in Dunelms/Range/ garden centres already, I'm glad I've hung on to my stash. They are all the same - just coloured balls, hardly anything different for the christmas tree - yes there are plastic ballerinas and flying reindeer, but I've got beautifully dressed fairy dolls / decorative ladies heads / repo retro metal miniatures / miniature boxes of presents, etc all bought in the last few years, but there is nothing like that now. I'm sure if I gave them to the charity shop they'd get snapped up, but I'd rather have them on display all year than give them away.

I have an open plan lounge / kit /diner - long before it became fashionable, but have little room available for a full tree, so I have a half tree which I can put behind a sofa or stand in the bay window behind a table.

Pardon our interruption...

 

[boffy]

4ft tree £198.00 plus £10.00 postage. Ridiculous. Looks like the 6ft has sold out. 5 easy pays so your still paying for it in the summer. What on earth is our Lady wearing she looks like a 1960's astronaut.

 

[stratobuddy]

I have boxes of decs from previous years in the garage, and having seen the 'offerings' in Dunelms/Range/ garden centres already, I'm glad I've hung on to my stash. They are all the same - just coloured balls, hardly anything different for the christmas tree - yes there are plastic ballerinas and flying reindeer, but I've got beautifully dressed fairy dolls / decorative ladies heads / repo retro metal miniatures / miniature boxes of presents, etc all bought in the last few years, but there is nothing like that now. I'm sure if I gave them to the charity shop they'd get snapped up, but I'd rather have them on display all year than give them away.

I have an open plan lounge / kit /diner - long before it became fashionable, but have little room available for a full tree, so I have a half tree which I can put behind a sofa or stand in the bay window behind a table.

Pardon our interruption...

Never heard of a 1/2 tree before, would be ideal for behind a sofa, also the sofa could be pushed back further towards the wall.

 

[candycane]

I'm just keeping my old tree. Once all my lovely decs are on it it will look as good as it always does, £200 for a 4ft tree? 4ft is a bit small IMO.

CC

 

[boffy]

If you want an expensive tree just buy it just before Christmas as cheap as chips or even cheaper in the january sale

 

[Brissles]

Never heard of a 1/2 tree before, would be ideal for behind a sofa, also the sofa could be pushed back further towards the wall.

I wasn't going to bother this year, but if I do that's what I thought I might do - bring the sofa forward from the wall and put the tree behind it.

 

[Toril]

In case you think I completely ignore Christmas, from my earlier post, because I don’t have a Christmas tree or hang decorations everywhere, I do bring down a Nordic Father Christmas and one of the Festive traditional Santa Claus from QVC and stand them in the lounge. I also have rice lights in lanterns dotted around. I left our tree and all the decorations with the ex when I moved out and haven’t bought one …… yet.

 

[boffy]

I have a beautiful little tree about 10 inches high I put in the hallway on a small lamp table. I use battery lights its so beautiful. I also put those long prelit garland up the bannister and put on extra holly stakes. I cant wait!

 

[Grizelda]

There speaks the voice of sense. My tree came from Grattan catalogue and it cost £50 back in the day which was massive. Not pre-lit. I say every year for the past 10 I'm going to replace it but then I don't have the heart. It would be like rehoming your 15 year old dog wouldn't it? I would never ever ever do that btw (unfortunately none of my dogs have got to 15 )

CC

My dearest Westie will have her 15th birthday next month. I have owned many dogs over the years, but none has reached 15. It is her breed, however, and not unusual for them to have long, healthy lives. And, being a Scots lassie.

 

[Grizelda]

All I have for Christmas is a 12 inch wooden tree with a battery inside.

 

[candycane]

Mr CC's sister had Westies and they were really lovely dogs. Actually I'd have any dog if it needed me.

CC