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Open the selection box- Christmas Forum Chat Thread

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    #3002
    baby and crumble
    Registered Users Posts: 8,512 ✭✭✭baby and crumble


    Was paying for something today and the woman said "Sunmer's over- roll on Christmas!" And I wanted to hug her. :)


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    #3003
    freshpopcorn
    Registered Users Posts: 30,242 ✭✭✭✭freshpopcorn


    It's September 1st.
    Only October 1st and November 1st to go and it's Advent calendar time!


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    #3004
    Posy
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 27,533 Mod ✭✭✭✭Posy


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    #3005
    leahyl
    Registered Users Posts: 14,245 ✭✭✭✭leahyl


    Yaaaay September! Just got a sudden rush of excitement! Roll on the dark winter evenings, warm cosy house, stew and shepherds pie for dinner..... :D

    Btw I'm currently listening to Christmas playlist on YouTube :-D


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    #3006
    washiskin
    Registered Users Posts: 2,360 ✭✭✭washiskin


    freshpopcorn wrote: »
    I'm the 3000 poster.
    I was in Tesco at the weekend. I saw small boxes of Roses. The box is redesigned. It's sort of a light blue.
    There's also a new sweet in it. I think it's some sort of almond toffee. All the wrappers are changed and they look so strange.

    If it's a milk chocolate hard toffee with nuts, then it's one they used to have in the selection years ago. I'm nearly positive.


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    #3007
    Whispered
    Registered Users Posts: 14,772 ✭✭✭✭Whispered


    It's autumn!!

    This is when the excitement really starts for me!!


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    #3008
    fussyonion
    Registered Users Posts: 7,818 ✭✭✭fussyonion


    I also heard a rumour that Milk Tray have changed some of their sweets.
    I'd be interested in those; Milk Tray have become stale over the years, IMO.

    I know it's annoying that Cadbury and Nestle have reduced the size of their tins this year (and last year), but I will still buy them because it's not Christmas without them.
    I don't think it's going to stop people buying them; they're traditional for a lot of people.

    My Mam doesn't buy tins, though, she buys a big box of Milk Tray or Black Magic instead.

    Strictly Come Dancing starts next week, doesn't it?
    That's always a sign Christmas is coming!!


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    #3009
    kitten_k
    Registered Users Posts: 6,046 ✭✭✭kitten_k


    It's just the launch show on Saturday. Not sure when the live shows starts.


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    #3010
    Loughc
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 24,755 Mod ✭✭✭✭Loughc


    kitten_k wrote: »
    It's just the launch show on Saturday. Not sure when the live shows starts.

    Usually three weeks after the launch show.


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    #3011
    Littlehorny
    Registered Users Posts: 2,351 ✭✭✭Littlehorny


    Whispered wrote: »
    It's autumn!!

    This is when the excitement really starts for me!!

    Me too! as far as i'm concerned the !st of September is the beginning of my Christmas Countdown, can't bloody wait!:D


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    #3012
    emmagination
    Registered Users Posts: 155 ✭✭emmagination


    I listened to Christmas songs on the way to work this morning - it put me in such good form! And we were asked to put in for our Christmas leave today - holidays are coming! :)


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    #3013
    Jude13
    Registered Users Posts: 3,801 ✭✭✭Jude13


    I have been looking up flights home for Christmas, only day 2 with the new firm and think its too early to start asking for Christmas off.

    My old place had cheap flights, Christmas presents this year may be my presence at home (apart from my nephews and kids presents)


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    #3014
    freshpopcorn
    Registered Users Posts: 30,242 ✭✭✭✭freshpopcorn


    Littlewoods Christmas decorations!

    http://www.littlewoodsireland.ie/home-garden/christmas-decorations/e/b/102379.end?numProducts=100


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    #3015
    Posy
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 27,533 Mod ✭✭✭✭Posy


    First visit of the year to the Brown Thomas Christmas shop today! :D


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    #3016
    washiskin
    Registered Users Posts: 2,360 ✭✭✭washiskin


    Yaaaaay Posy! :D


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    #3017
    Jude13
    Registered Users Posts: 3,801 ✭✭✭Jude13


    I really over did it last year with the Christmas excitement. I was flying back to Ireland on the 18 Dec so I thought it would be reasonable (my OH thought I was mad) to put up the tree, decorations, and start playing festive music and movies from 18 Nov. By the time Christmas rolled around it was saturated and I was wrecked.
    I will be flying home (hopefully) on the 18 Dec this year but I think I will have to leave it till 1 Dec before I get the ball rolling.

    I also need to give away/bin my Christmas tree. It looks amazing and I spent a good bit on it (it’s on the Christmas tree thread). However its 11 feet tall and our new place doesn’t have double height ceilings. It also means I have left over decorations.


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    #3018
    Toto Wolfcastle
    Registered Users Posts: 25,005 ✭✭✭✭Toto Wolfcastle


    I saw these on Facebook. Glitter Glasses is the name of the company.

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    #3019
    shelly22
    Registered Users Posts: 175 ✭✭shelly22


    Toto Wolfcastle wrote: »
    I saw these on Facebook. Glitter Glasses is the name of the company.

    11953184_1646218082291846_8957625951225461501_n.jpg?oh=8f343d73c0b259bcca4db56c122ecb5b&oe=567D347A

    They look fabulous


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    #3020
    Whispered
    Registered Users Posts: 14,772 ✭✭✭✭Whispered


    Little fellas first birthday is Dec 13th, I bought him a birthday pressie in Heatons today. Excited! Their half price toy sale is great. I got a ride on Airplane thing with loads of lights etc that he will love for about €30.

    Lads, they have a Christmas train set from €80 to €40 in the one in Naas. Looks gorgeous.


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    #3021
    Glitzgirl
    Registered Users Posts: 1,737 ✭✭✭Glitzgirl


    Whispered wrote: »
    Little fellas first birthday is Dec 13th, I bought him a birthday pressie in Heatons today. Excited! Their half price toy sale is great. I got a ride on Airplane thing with loads of lights etc that he will love for about €30.

    Lads, they have a Christmas train set from €80 to €40 in the one in Naas. Looks gorgeous.

    They have great stuff don't they. Better selection on line as I find the stores sell out of stuff super quickly !

    Seen that train in heatons in carlow. I found that very expensive? Homestore and more had one on half price last year for month of December can't remember the price now unfortunately.


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    #3022
    c_man
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,436 ✭✭✭c_man


    Watching a Christmas episode of Always Sunny in Philadelphia :)


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    #3023
    Jude13
    Registered Users Posts: 3,801 ✭✭✭Jude13


    I have failed miserably at keeping Christmas out and its September!

    I was innocently waiting on a furniture delivery so threw youtube on to my phone, there right on the suggested videos was Fr. Ted Christmas special (its Ireland biggest lingerie department!), I said I'd watch it till the movers arrived...


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    #3024
    Glitzgirl
    Registered Users Posts: 1,737 ✭✭✭Glitzgirl


    My neighbour has halloween decorations up ! Was out grabbing last few clothes off clothes line before bed and they had a massive spider hanging from their ceiling in the window! Scared the bayjasus out of me!!

    Convinced myself there was some cheap syfy eight legged freaks kinda thing going on next door !


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    #3025
    Loughc
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 24,755 Mod ✭✭✭✭Loughc


    Glitzgirl wrote: »
    My neighbour has halloween decorations up ! Was out grabbing last few clothes off clothes line before bed and they had a massive spider hanging from their ceiling in the window! Scared the bayjasus out of me!!

    Convinced myself there was some cheap syfy eight legged freaks kinda thing going on next door !

    2 months Halloween decorations?!? That's mental. Halloween is literally only one day and it's not a holiday or a season like Christmas is.


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    #3026
    Whispered
    Registered Users Posts: 14,772 ✭✭✭✭Whispered


    Loughc wrote: »
    2 months Halloween decorations?!? That's mental. Halloween is literally only one day and it's not a holiday or a season like Christmas is.

    Halloween is a whole season for some. I love it!


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    #3027
    Glitzgirl
    Registered Users Posts: 1,737 ✭✭✭Glitzgirl


    Loughc wrote: »
    2 months Halloween decorations?!? That's mental. Halloween is literally only one day and it's not a holiday or a season like Christmas is.

    That or they never took them down from last year! Lol ! My eldest loves halloween in fairness and our decorations start going up on the first of October to give him some time to enjoy them but early Sept is waaay to early for halloween decorations ! Earliest I've seen anyway !


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    #3028
    Loughc
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 24,755 Mod ✭✭✭✭Loughc


    Whispered wrote: »
    Halloween is a whole season for some. I love it!

    I like Halloween and horror movies myself but I've no idea how it can be a season.

    Christmas is a full season as it has Christmas Eve all up to little Christmas. What does Halloween have to match that?


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    #3029
    Glitzgirl
    Registered Users Posts: 1,737 ✭✭✭Glitzgirl


    Whispered you have a son born in December too if I remember correctly ? Maybe your my doppelganger lol :)


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    #3030
    Whispered
    Registered Users Posts: 14,772 ✭✭✭✭Whispered


    Obviously Christmas is the biggest celebratory season of the year. But for me, and quite a few of my friends, the whole of October builds up to Halloween night. We don't even do anything, it's just the heralding of winter and celebrating all winter brings (where as Christmas is a celebration all of itself if you know what I mean). Maybe it's a paganistic thing.

    But you know yourself how it is when people tell you you're ridiculous or mental for celebrating Christmas too early.


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    #3031
    Glitzgirl
    Registered Users Posts: 1,737 ✭✭✭Glitzgirl


    Loughc wrote: »
    I like Halloween and horror movies myself but I've no idea how it can be a season.

    Christmas is a full season as it has Christmas Eve all up to little Christmas. What does Halloween have to match that?

    Feel free to correct me if I'm wrong here but wasn't halloween originally all hallows eve to mark the end of the harvest season? Ok granted were now more about latex zombie bites and fake blood but originally I believe it was to mark the end of a season ?


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