What's the best christmas present you ever got?

ForgottenCandy · 24-11-2011 01:10PM

This is might seem like a small thing, but back when I was 5 years old, my father went away from home for a couple of months due to work, but he came back on the night of Christmas Eve, and that was the happiest Christmas that I have ever had in my entire life.

Handy11 · 24-11-2011 01:11PM

kfallon wrote: »

My M.A.S.K. toys when I was a little lad, God I loved them. Here's a flavour of them:

http://www.albertpenello.com/mask/box/jackhammerboxfrontus.jpg

http://www.albertpenello.com/mask/rhino1.jpg

http://www.jeebstoys.co.uk/mask_thunderhawk.jpg

I wish I was young again

Good Christ they were class

emeraldstar · 24-11-2011 01:11PM

ForgottenCandy wrote: »

This is might seem like a small thing, but back when I was 5 years old, my father went away from home for a couple of months due to work, but he came back on the night of Christmas Eve, and that was the happiest Christmas that I have ever had in my entire life.

Aw

giant_midget · 24-11-2011 01:12PM

scaletric (the old mini cooper cars) with le mans track. God id love a go of that even today an im 30!

foxyboxer · 24-11-2011 01:12PM

Handy11 wrote: »

Good Christ they were class

AFAIK the cartoon was created with the explicit intention to sell toys

tribalwings · 24-11-2011 01:15PM

Haha I still have that green car at the top of the MASK page. Class...
my daughters actually playing with it now, doesn't look the same with Mickey Mouse or Peppa Pig in it

Handy11 · 24-11-2011 01:19PM

foxyboxer wrote: »

Handy11 wrote: »

Good Christ they were class

AFAIK the cartoon was created with the explicit intention to sell toys

Never had a single M.A.S.K. toy. Wanted them so bad!!!! Friend of mine had Matt Trackers car and a couple of other bits.

A tinker kid called Liam was in our class for a couple of weeks and he said he had 5 Rhino Rigs. 3 red and 2 black (I know, I know, they didn't come in black) and he was going to bring me in one of the red ones for free on Monday. I doubt i slept the whole weekend. My mam was trying to break it gently to me that this kid was not ... em... reliable, or "permanent". I told her she was wrong and was literally shaking going in to school on the Monday. He wasn't in. Nor was he in the next day. Needless to say I never saw him again.

razorblunt · 24-11-2011 02:20PM

kfallon wrote: »

My M.A.S.K. toys when I was a little lad, God I loved them. Here's a flavour of them:

http://www.albertpenello.com/mask/box/jackhammerboxfrontus.jpg

http://www.albertpenello.com/mask/rhino1.jpg

http://www.jeebstoys.co.uk/mask_thunderhawk.jpg

I wish I was young again

Sniff sniff they were awesome!

ladypip · 25-11-2011 09:36PM

Handy11 wrote: »

Castle Grayskull. 7 years of age. It was the b0ll0cks!!!

That same year I was told that Santy didn't exist. In the car on the way home from my granny's. Jaysus. The horror

My brother got that when i was about 5 or six we played with that thing so much!! It must have been the most played with toy in our house, I was always skeletor he thought he was being mean i secretly loved being evil Muh ha ha ha ha!!!

sgb · 25-11-2011 09:40PM

Last year I got a Roberts Internet radio

Love it absolutely brilliant

orourkeda · 25-11-2011 09:41PM

a blow job

DEFTLEFTHAND · 25-11-2011 09:42PM

The Gift of life. I was born on Christmas Day.:D

wiger toods · 25-11-2011 09:45PM

foxyboxer wrote: »

When I was 4 years old, I really wanted a bike for christmas. I prayed night and day that Santa would bring me one on Christmas morning. Being unaware of how tight money was for a lot of people then (mid 80's), my mother tried to make excuses for why Santa couldn't bring a bike (about £50 back in the day). "It's too big for him to bring down the chimney/ He'll have to bring it all the way from the North pole" etc etc.

I now know it was a cover story but ultimately my 4 year old self accepted that rationale and reluctantly forgot about the bike still secretly hoping Santa would be able to lug it all the way.

Roll on christmas morning and lo and behold, there's the bike under the tree!
My mother probably scrimped and saved and quite possibly borrowed the money just to spare me from a crushing disappointment.

This post be a cool post!:)

Chuck Stone · 25-11-2011 09:54PM

One year Santa brought me the best Xmas present ever.. a little baby brother..

Na, that's bollocks

A fucken 6 ft pool table! Aw yeah!

sgb · 25-11-2011 10:53PM

DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: »

The Gift of life. I was born on Christmas Day.:D

Are you Jesus?

Latchy · 25-11-2011 11:05PM

I have had many wonderful christmas presents but two tickets to go see Paul McCartney on december 20th next , just before christmas, is the best 'early ' christmas present ever

Larianne · 25-11-2011 11:37PM

A keyboard, probably.

lastlaugh · 03-12-2011 12:54AM

What was the best present you got for Christmas as a kid?

Mine was a 6x3 Snooker table (that barely fit in the living room), but my brothers and I got years of entertainment out of it...

John Doe1 · 03-12-2011 12:56AM

Bag o spuds

earpiece · 03-12-2011 12:57AM

To this day.... my Yamaha FG330 acoustic guitar back in 1985...... Thanks folks.

lastlaugh · 03-12-2011 12:57AM

John Doe1 wrote: »

Bag o spuds

Did you mash them, roast them or leave them grow?

Saganist · 03-12-2011 12:59AM

Amstrad CPC464

lastlaugh · 03-12-2011 01:02AM

Saganist wrote: »

Amstrad CPC464

I had a Sinclair Spectrum which I thought was well cool.

Dotrel · 03-12-2011 01:03AM

Commodore 64.

sgb · 03-12-2011 01:03AM

Hate to give a serious answer to give a serious answer on AH at this time of night but last year I got a Roberts inter net radio, absolutely love it

lastlaugh · 03-12-2011 01:07AM

sgb wrote: »

Hate to give a serious answer to give a serious answer on AH at this time of night but last year I got a Roberts inter net radio, absolutely love it

I'm seriously considering getting an Internet radio, does it have a headphone O/P?!

goat2 · 03-12-2011 01:07AM

Christmas for me is not about presents, it is about family, all of us together on christmas eve and day and having great fun, people calling, money dont buy that, i do get plenty presents, but nothing means more than all being together and having fun

Dotrel · 03-12-2011 01:12AM

kfallon wrote: »

My M.A.S.K. toys when I was a little lad, God I loved them. Here's a flavour of them:

http://www.albertpenello.com/mask/box/jackhammerboxfrontus.jpg

http://www.albertpenello.com/mask/rhino1.jpg

http://www.jeebstoys.co.uk/mask_thunderhawk.jpg

I wish I was young again

Some genius got the idea to mash-up GI Joe with Transformers and the result was MASK.

The initial run of vehicles were great toys tho. Later series were kinda crappy unforunately, like they'd already run out of ideas. By the end they were doing shipping crates that turned into things. Kinda reminds me of....

http://www.i-mockery.com/blabber/2009/06/29/the-transforming-skyscraper-from-big/

Shanotheslayer · 03-12-2011 01:16AM

foxyboxer wrote: »

When I was 4 years old, I really wanted a bike for christmas. I prayed night and day that Santa would bring me one on Christmas morning. Being unaware of how tight money was for a lot of people then (mid 80's), my mother tried to make excuses for why Santa couldn't bring a bike (about £50 back in the day). "It's too big for him to bring down the chimney/ He'll have to bring it all the way from the North pole" etc etc.

I now know it was a cover story but ultimately my 4 year old self accepted that rationale and reluctantly forgot about the bike still secretly hoping Santa would be able to lug it all the way.

Roll on christmas morning and lo and behold, there's the bike under the tree!
My mother probably scrimped and saved and quite possibly borrowed the money just to spare me from a crushing disappointment.

I hope the same thing happens to me with the laptop I want for Christmas :pac:

Chuck Stone wrote: »

One year Santa brought me the best Xmas present ever

A fucken 6 ft pool table! Aw yeah!

How tall are you :O

bluemachaveli · 03-12-2011 01:17AM

Got a Mac Book Pro off herself in 2008! Hands down best present ever!

What's the best christmas present you ever got?

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