The 2012 Christmas presents/decorations/etc thread

biko

Halloween is behind us and it just over 50 days until Santa comes. This means the hunt for presents for friends and family begins.
Please use this thread to ask where in the city or surrounding you can find presents and decorations - well, anything that you need to buy for Christmas.

For outings with work, use a separate thread.

Don't forget boards' own Christmas forum.
If you need gift ideas there is a forum here.

snubbleste

Too early, far too early :eek:

fishy fishy

should this not be in the Christmas Forum and not the Galway forum? I've seen lesser things moved.

swine

snubbleste wrote: »

Too early, far too early :eek:

I wouldn't worry about anyone rushing out to get you a present.

snubbleste

Ah c'mon, that's just mean

antoobrien

snubbleste wrote: »

Too early, far too early :eek:

No not too early. Was in liverpool a couple of weeks ago, they had decorations up in the shops and some pubs.

Besides the Christmas shopping season traditionally starts after the October bank holiday in Galway.

biko

Was in Woodies for the Halloween costume hunt. They had a couple of shelves for Halloween and already tonnes of Christmas decorations.

fishy fishy

M and S have the prettiest decorations this year. They are all glass /white - they look so fragile and dainty. V. expensive tho.

Ficheall

biko wrote: »

Was in Woodies for the Halloween costume hunt. They had a couple of shelves for Halloween and already tonnes of Christmas decorations.

Two wrongs don't make a right...

thesandeman

Two Christmas shops opened a day or two ago. One in the joke shop in Mainguard street and another opposite Roches.

Viral Vector

Hey i'm not in Galway this year but i'll be back on the 20th of December and i'm hoping to get to the Christmas Market before it finishes.

Does anybody have any information about it?

ben.schlomo

Viral Vector wrote: »

Hey i'm not in Galway this year but i'll be back on the 20th of December and i'm hoping to get to the Christmas Market before it finishes.

Does anybody have any information about it?

http://www.galwaychristmasmarket.ie/

Asmodean

dinneenp

i already got my 'pis$ take' xmas jumper, looking forward to wearing it. (how soon is okay to wear it?)

antoobrien

dinneenp wrote: »

i already got my 'pis$ take' xmas jumper, looking forward to wearing it. (how soon is okay to wear it?)

Not before the annual invasion of the towns by cluchies doing "da shoppin'" (December 8th to the rest of us).

I also use it as a rule of thumb for all things publicly christmas: house decorations (inside and out), harassing radio stations for songs that we'll be sick of in a few weeks etc.:D

GastroBoy

Anyone know when the lights will be turned on this year?
Only asking because I heard its being done in Dublin pretty soon.

biko

Should be soon, the market start 23rd.

01902

They were being put up tonight!

ben.schlomo

GastroBoy wrote: »

Anyone know when the lights will be turned on this year?
Only asking because I heard its being done in Dublin pretty soon.

'The Christmas Lights will be switched on this Friday evening by Lily Mae Morrison, the Claregalway child who is battling neuroblastoma.' GA Facebook page.

GastroBoy

So the market is in full swing. Anyone been in there yet?
Havent been myself, but from looking at the advertiser web cam of eyre square, it doesn't look half as big as previous years. Hope its just the poor angle of the camera

biko

I never knew they have a webcam pointing towards the square

Link to Webcam

Greaney

Well, if any of you want to get on the train out of town, we're having our Christmas Market in Athenry from Thur 13th till Sat 15th of December. It's mostly local producers with their crafts and food. At the same time there's in The Heritage Centre there's Santa's Winter Wonderland. This is a true community project with local Choirs and schools Caroling and musicians giving it seasonal welly.

This is all happening in the Town Square around the high cross. It's on from 10am till 6pm. A lovely day out with the children, and indeed, yer parents;)

ben.schlomo

GastroBoy wrote: »

So the market is in full swing. Anyone been in there yet?
Havent been myself, but from looking at the advertiser web cam of eyre square, it doesn't look half as big as previous years. Hope its just the poor angle of the camera

Seems fairly similar to last year, a good new addition is the small covered Mulled Wine bar, do other hot drinks too i think. Had a roast pork wrap, damn nice.

Sean1986

Anyone know where to get a real Christmas tree around town?

aw

Dangan Nurseries, near the Westwood, have a big sign up saying real trees available.

Little Sunshine

Anyone know where I can get a hamper of herbal teas as a xmas gift

ger vallely

I'm pretty sure I saw them advertised as being in Debenhams. In a little wooden box. They looked quite nice. I hope I'm not leading you wrong now but I'm almost sure that's where I saw them.

inisboffin

The folks in The Secret Garden are lovely and I think they would make you up a basket. Here's their Facebook Page. They're beside The Blue Note.

You could also buy some boxes at the health food shop, but I think the craft feel of SG would make a nicer present.