Main reason to hate the Brits

My name is URL

A full four-and-a-half months before presents are exchanged, London department store Selfridges has put its annual Christmas range on sale.

Customers can rush to buy baubles and stock up on decorations from the Yuletide shop this year earlier than ever before.

The flagship first run of Christmas goods is traditionally sold from the end of August.

The store defended its decision to bring the launch forward, insisting: "We wouldn't (do) it now unless we thought there was a market for it."

With baubles adorned with Union flags as well as "We Love England" and "We Love London" slogans, Selfridges is openly coveting the buoyant tourist trade.

A spokeswoman said the state of the British pound meant more and more visitors were spending their cash in the store.

It is too early to know how much demand there will be for Christmas decorations when the temperature in the capital is 23C.

Customers escaping the heat will not yet be forced to shop to a background of festive songs on loop.

But artificial trees on sale in bright pink and bright purple left few in doubt that Christmas has come early to the capital.

Selfridges is set to widen its release of goods over the coming months.

A broader array of festive stock will arrive in late September, when all the Christmas ranges start to appear around the store.

Christmas shops at Selfridges' Manchester and Birmingham branches will then follow at the beginning of October.

Real trees will be available for the first time this year, in December of all months.

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/5/20090808/tuk-yule-what-selfridges-launches-xmas-r-45dbed5.html

I think I'm gonna vomit

Gordon

Why is that a good reason to hate a whole country?

abouttobebanned

Most ridiculous thread title ever.

My name is URL

Gordon wrote: »

Why is that a good reason to hate a whole country?

Because hating just 1 store is discriminatory

K-Ren

Class! Christmas is only 4 and a half months away!

fryup

stupid thread > lock it

donmeister

Its threads like these that make me want to drink excessively

bigeasyeah

I dont care as long as I can have a go at the Germans

Diabhal Beag

I don't see what makes me hate Britain after reading that, except Horne and Corden :mad:

4zn76tysfajdxp

My name is URL wrote: »

Because hating just 1 store is discriminatory

Stupid thread title, brilliant reply.

AckwelFoley

Gordon wrote: »

Why is that a good reason to hate a whole country?

sarcastic wit reception fail/

reboot :pac:

**Timbuk2**

Brummytom will see this thread soon and he'll have your ass for insulting the Brits.

My name is URL

Maybe I failed on the title, but it was only supposed to be satirical

I'm not anti-British =p

thomond2006

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AckwelFoley

fryup wrote: »

stupid thread > lock it

Because AH is full of threads that tickle the brain receptors. This thread fails to deliver.

BURN HIM

TPD

**Timbuk2** wrote: »

Brummytom will see this thread soon and he'll have your ass for insulting the Brits.

Sexually

AckwelFoley

I love the Brits.

Particularly their women.

Essex to be more precise

OPENROAD

Harrods normally start at the end of July, huge tourist numbers and the place is packed with people buying, from a business point of view you can't knock it, Selfridges obviously going down the Harrods route, as they have tended to start later in the past.

My name is URL

OPENROAD wrote: »

Harrods normally start at the end of July, ..... you can't knock it

Now this is trolling !~

OPENROAD

My name is URL wrote: »

Now this is trolling !~

How?? Harrods is a HUGE tourist attraction, year after year the Christmas dept is packed at this time of the year with tourists and all spending, so from a business point of view you can't knock it, I personally avoid it, can't stand Christmas.

My name is URL

Made especially for this trainwreck

http://i25.tinypic.com/2lctobl.png

you can lock it now

kumate_champ07

The Chief Executive of Selfridges retail is Paul Kelly, an Irish man.

mink_man

sure we all know the greeks invented gayness!

kumate_champ07

mink_man wrote: »

sure we all know the greeks invented gayness!

the year of the great olive harvest. so much olive oil, what to do with it?

brummytom

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You really need to stop doing that.

**Timbuk2** wrote: »

Brummytom will see this thread soon and he'll have your ass for insulting the Brits.

Ah **** it, cockney pricks

The Perfect Drug wrote: »

Sexually

If you're lucky

Lollipops23

the shop i work in opens the xmas shop in late september; they wouldn't go to the hassle unless it did the business. we've even had customers give out to us about the dept while holding a bunch of baubles in their hand which they proceed to buy:rolleyes:

my mam bought an xmas dec in paris,even though it was like may.

Ponster

I'm posting this from Mansfield, West Midlands !

Am I a fail ?

brummytom

Ponster wrote: »

I'm posting this from Mansfield, West Midlands !

Am I a fail ?

Yes, Mansfield's in Nottinghamshire, not the West Mids :P

procure11

Main reason to hate the Brits?

Tbh would simply mean you do not have a life!!

dvpower

Why would they sell more fridges at Christmas time anyway?

brummytom

dvpower wrote: »

Why would they sell more fridges at Christmas time anyway?

People having family/friends round for Christmas - more food to store. Might think "Well let's get a bigger fridge" ?

goldenbrown

lock this thread...

britain looks pretty good compared to this burst country just now

thread startedr goes on with this gibberish about 'brits' a lot:mad:

Kradock

Cos they just don't get The Wolfe Tones

InkSlinger67

procure11 wrote: »

Main reason to hate the Brits?

Tbh would simply mean you do not have a life!!

I agree, it was obvious play on Brit-Hate to invoke reaction. I'm sure, like I do, URL spent the required 72 man hours reviewing and editing the thread before posting. He would have spent at least 6 hours on the title and decided the risk of offence was worth the amount of thanks received in return while depending on people to jump to his defence throughout the thread life-cycle to keep it active and receive as much thanks as possible!

What did I just say? :pac:

My name is URL

goldenbrown wrote: »

thread startedr goes on with this gibberish about 'brits' a lot:mad:

Although I don't agree with your statement, I'll defend to the death your right to say it

Poor Uncle Tom

Over 700 years of opression is enough to hate them for, but every one of them I've met is not THE ONE to hate (they've all been normal just like us), I'm just waiting till I meet him or her then I'll show them the face I've been saving for them, just wait......

**Timbuk2**

Ahh, why hate the British. They did bring us High-class British Porn

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qFi2GWrliDA

brummytom

Kradock wrote: »

Cos they just don't get The Wolfe Tones

I like the Wolfe Tones

Poor Uncle Tom

brummytom wrote: »

People having family/friends round for Christmas - more food to store. Might think "Well let's get a bigger fridge" ?

or lets just invite them when they are after the dinner...:D

goldenbrown

the phrase 'the brits' is used by a colourful - and easily defined - minority on this island....

InkSlinger67

brummytom wrote: »

I like the Wolfe Tones

I don't think he was talking "in that way" Brum! :eek:

grenache

Can a mod lock this thread please.

ejmaztec

I hate all people called Britney as well. Damn them all to hell.

procure11

Poor Uncle Tom wrote: »

Over 700 years of opression is enough to hate them for, but every one of them I've met is not THE ONE to hate (they've all been normal just like us), I'm just waiting till I meet him or her then I'll shom them the face I've been saving for them, just wait......

Totally agree with you.

Britain historically made a lot of ethical errors,but I think it is plain stupid to keep having a ceaseless hangover over it.Most of the Brits as we know them today were not privy to those atrousious acts and it would be very stupid to sink to the level of the their ancestors that commited those crimes.

brummytom

A thread about a posh shop getting ready for christmas has turned into a republican-bashing thread.

Jesus Christ

procure11

grenache wrote: »

Can a mod lock this thread please.

Why???

I think most posts have been quite civil...within reason.

Poor Uncle Tom

brummytom wrote: »

A thread about a posh shop getting ready for christmas has turned into a republican-bashing thread.

Jesus Christ

not republican bashing Tom, I'm a republican, I love my republic, I just don't see the need to hate people for the sake of hating or where they were born or where they live...

brummytom

Poor Uncle Tom wrote: »

not republican bashing Tom, I'm a republican, I love my republic, I just don't see the need to hate people for the sake of hating or where they were born or where they live...

Oh ok, sorry.. I misunderstood.
For what it's worth, I'd be more on the republican side (which sounds a ridiculous thing for an English lad to say :P)

EDIT: What a strange 1,000th post!

Poor Uncle Tom

all gods children, tom all gods children,
now your cherry's popped, tell us something strange......go on you know you want to.....

My name is URL

There's alot of absolute dicks in this thread,

If you're gonna assume that I'm against British people then you better have a good reason to do so

Show me a thread where I've shown anything of the sort, and if you think I'm being offensive report it, I've reported many of your posts

If you think I'm a wanker then ignore me, there's a block button you can use

I don't care if you if you're small minded enough to take everything to heart

brummytom

Poor Uncle Tom wrote: »

all gods children, tom all gods children,
now your cherry's popped, tell us something strange......go on you know you want to.....

Does the strange thing have to be to do with this thread? :P If so, my great uncle was in the 'RA and disowned my nan when she married an Englishman; and would only call my uncle Sean 'John' because he wasn't Irish :P


If it's random... ermm.. last year, I spent half of my geography lessons discussing banjos, letting homeless people sleep in the classrooms, and red light districts (seriously )