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The best REVENGE is NOT buying for CHRISTMAS!!! | |
amachiavellian  User ID: 20940257  Canada11/08/2012 06:19 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Just don't shop corporate stores. Try and support the local economy. Local mom and pop shops selling domestically made merchandise. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 25761338 great thinking. we make homemade breads, cookies, etc... for the family and friends. Always appreciated. I totally agree. No one does that anymore. I used to think it sucked ass that my grandma gave me hand knitted mittens, scarves and touques every Christmas. Now I would give anything to have them again. Even those brick Christmas cakes ... actually no ... I don't' miss the Christmas cake bricks. — read for knowledge, not answers. |
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| ceawaves User ID: 26989498 United States11/08/2012 06:29 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Why do I want revenge? Quoting: MelvinKartinWeatherGenius And why would I want to punish my wife and kids during the holidays? My wife and kids are going to have a great Christmas. Go consumerism! It's the American way. I'm pretty sure buying my kids new coats, shoes, clothes and things that they would need/use any other time of the year is just fine. Is it ok if we spend money after Christmas or is that evil too? No one said anything about it being evil. But it does help feed the beast..After Christmas sales are great... People don't have the money for such things these days, you know the working poor? During Carter's four horrid years... can you imagine if he had been reelected? Guess we're about to see just how bad it could have been, much like today.. broke.. We got one button down shirt a piece for Christmas and not one of us complained about it, that was it..but then we weren't used to having much during those bad times, we had food, a small home, family and three new shirts. Oh and wonderful Christmas time... Last Edited by ceawaves on 11/08/2012 09:43 PM |
| ceawaves User ID: 26989498 United States11/08/2012 06:32 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 1550123 United States11/08/2012 06:34 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Why do I want revenge? Quoting: MelvinKartinWeatherGenius And why would I want to punish my wife and kids during the holidays? My wife and kids are going to have a great Christmas. Go consumerism! It's the American way. I'm pretty sure buying my kids new coats, shoes, clothes and things that they would need/use any other time of the year is just fine. Is it ok if we spend money after Christmas or is that evil too? If you wait until after christmas, then you are not spending it on christmas but on good sales. I shop the summer sales when the winter things come out and in January the summer clothes start coming out and that is the time to buy winter clothes for deep discounts. |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 27068761 United States11/08/2012 06:34 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 1383264 United States11/08/2012 06:35 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I think if you want to buy something - buy those gifts. Just don't go over-board. If you want to make hand-made gifts - that's great too. As a former small business owner, I so appreciated people coming into my shop to buy local. Because of this, I was able to do the same for them. It's what makes the world go 'round. The main thing is don't forget what Christmas means. Every family is different - if some choose not to exchange gifts - nothing wrong with that. As long as your motive is about less materialism and not about punishing. |
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| Debauchery User ID: 15455863 United States11/08/2012 06:45 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Why do I want revenge? Quoting: MelvinKartinWeatherGenius And why would I want to punish my wife and kids during the holidays? My wife and kids are going to have a great Christmas. Go consumerism! It's the American way. I'm pretty sure buying my kids new coats, shoes, clothes and things that they would need/use any other time of the year is just fine. Is it ok if we spend money after Christmas or is that evil too? If you wait until after christmas, then you are not spending it on christmas but on good sales. I shop the summer sales when the winter things come out and in January the summer clothes start coming out and that is the time to buy winter clothes for deep discounts. I buy a few things in the summer to stash away for the holidays. I make a lot of my gifts. I have a candle shop and everyone loves candles so that's what I give. I like to bake too. Who doesn't like food? I make cookies and special cakes and gift those. Majority of what I purchase is clothes or books. Useful things..at least in my opinion. We don't go crazy in my household. And the LORD spake, saying, "First shalt thou take out the Holy Pin, then shalt thou count to three, no more, no less. Three shall be the number thou shalt count, and the number of the counting shall be three. Four shalt thou not count, neither count thou two, excepting that thou then proceed to three. Five is right out. Once the number three, being the third number, be reached, then lobbest thou thy Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch towards thy foe, who being naughty in My sight, shall snuff it. I am an evil giraffe, and I shall eat more leaves from this tree than perhaps I should, so that other giraffes may die. |
| Redpaw360 User ID: 11235712 United States11/08/2012 07:08 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Black Friday. That will be the last time I shop. The wife and I decided that the commercialism of the holiday season is out of hand when they start before Thankgiving with Christmas items.... American made or nothing this year, that's my resolve. Oregon Constitution Article I, Section 27 The people shall have the right to bear arms for the defence of themselves, and the State, but the Military shall be kept in strict subordination to the civil power. |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 16800654 United States11/08/2012 07:12 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | |
| Redpaw360 User ID: 11235712 United States11/08/2012 07:13 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | American made: Ruger, Colt. Remington, Winchester, etc..... Oregon Constitution Article I, Section 27 The people shall have the right to bear arms for the defence of themselves, and the State, but the Military shall be kept in strict subordination to the civil power. |
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| Anonymous Coward User ID: 22323395 United States11/08/2012 07:16 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Ain't buying nothing... giving out some pretty rocks and some yarn i bought from a yard sale last summer. with a few peppermint sticks thrown in..Don't have money to spend on it. Gonna be a 0bamanation Christmas. So you're too poor to afford xmas but you want the govt. out of your life? You're thinking with your ass. Those plutocrats will eat you for dinner, and your family for dessert. |
| Mi'Kmaq User ID: 1002628  Puerto Rico11/08/2012 07:17 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | |
| INK3 User ID: 27337849 United States11/08/2012 07:17 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Just don't shop corporate stores. Try and support the local economy. Local mom and pop shops selling domestically made merchandise. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 25761338 great thinking. we make homemade breads, cookies, etc... for the family and friends. Always appreciated. Yeah, pretty much going that way myself. I'm tired of the "gimmees" every freaking year. "When tyrants tremble in their fear, and hear their death knell ringing, When friends rejoice both far and near, how can I keep from singing" page7 |
| Thai'd Up User ID: 23564318 United States11/08/2012 07:17 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 1106916 United States11/08/2012 07:17 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | What I have bought my wife and kids so far. Quoting: MelvinKartinWeatherGenius 3 new Ipads 2 new deer rifles 1 new youth compound bow 3d deer archery target. 2 Digital SLR cameras. 1 Diamond tennis bracelet 1 pair of diamond earrings. 1. Freaky doll head thingie my daughter can do make up on. 600 bucks worth of Bass Pro Shops gift cards. Im about 1/4th the way done with my Christmas shopping this year  I had one of those as a child. I did bad things to it. Same here, I kept mine and we drew on it, freaked out it's hair and made it look awful. When I was a teenager we strapped it to the hood ornament on my station wagon and went through McDonalds drive thru. The look on the lady's face at the window was priceless.....lol. She freaked for a minute until she figured out what it was. We sped away laughing hysterically. I was a terrible teen.  |
| ceawaves User ID: 26989498 United States11/08/2012 07:20 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | |
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| Debauchery User ID: 15455863 United States11/08/2012 07:25 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | What I have bought my wife and kids so far. Quoting: MelvinKartinWeatherGenius 3 new Ipads 2 new deer rifles 1 new youth compound bow 3d deer archery target. 2 Digital SLR cameras. 1 Diamond tennis bracelet 1 pair of diamond earrings. 1. Freaky doll head thingie my daughter can do make up on. 600 bucks worth of Bass Pro Shops gift cards. Im about 1/4th the way done with my Christmas shopping this year I had one of those as a child. I did bad things to it. Same here, I kept mine and we drew on it, freaked out it's hair and made it look awful. When I was a teenager we strapped it to the hood ornament on my station wagon and went through McDonalds drive thru. The look on the lady's face at the window was priceless.....lol. She freaked for a minute until she figured out what it was. We sped away laughing hysterically. I was a terrible teen. I cut the hair really short on mine. Then I burned the hair. I drew on it, it looked like an evil clown. lol @ you going through the drive-thru with it on your car. You were naughty.  And the LORD spake, saying, "First shalt thou take out the Holy Pin, then shalt thou count to three, no more, no less. Three shall be the number thou shalt count, and the number of the counting shall be three. Four shalt thou not count, neither count thou two, excepting that thou then proceed to three. Five is right out. Once the number three, being the third number, be reached, then lobbest thou thy Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch towards thy foe, who being naughty in My sight, shall snuff it. I am an evil giraffe, and I shall eat more leaves from this tree than perhaps I should, so that other giraffes may die. |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 1106916 United States11/08/2012 07:27 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | What I have bought my wife and kids so far. Quoting: MelvinKartinWeatherGenius 3 new Ipads 2 new deer rifles 1 new youth compound bow 3d deer archery target. 2 Digital SLR cameras. 1 Diamond tennis bracelet 1 pair of diamond earrings. 1. Freaky doll head thingie my daughter can do make up on. 600 bucks worth of Bass Pro Shops gift cards. Im about 1/4th the way done with my Christmas shopping this year I had one of those as a child. I did bad things to it. Same here, I kept mine and we drew on it, freaked out it's hair and made it look awful. When I was a teenager we strapped it to the hood ornament on my station wagon and went through McDonalds drive thru. The look on the lady's face at the window was priceless.....lol. She freaked for a minute until she figured out what it was. We sped away laughing hysterically. I was a terrible teen. I cut the hair really short on mine. Then I burned the hair. I drew on it, it looked like an evil clown. lol @ you going through the drive-thru with it on your car. You were naughty. LMAO! I did the same thing! Drew all over the face, made hideous scar looking things, made it look perfectly disgusting and horrific....oh the stuff we do when we were kids. I look back and can't believe it! LOL!  |
| Redpaw360 User ID: 11235712 United States11/08/2012 07:27 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | What I have bought my wife and kids so far. Quoting: MelvinKartinWeatherGenius 3 new Ipads 2 new deer rifles 1 new youth compound bow 3d deer archery target. 2 Digital SLR cameras. 1 Diamond tennis bracelet 1 pair of diamond earrings. 1. Freaky doll head thingie my daughter can do make up on. 600 bucks worth of Bass Pro Shops gift cards. Im about 1/4th the way done with my Christmas shopping this year I had one of those as a child. I did bad things to it. Same here, I kept mine and we drew on it, freaked out it's hair and made it look awful. When I was a teenager we strapped it to the hood ornament on my station wagon and went through McDonalds drive thru. The look on the lady's face at the window was priceless.....lol. She freaked for a minute until she figured out what it was. We sped away laughing hysterically. I was a terrible teen. My youngest daughter came to me for a display needed for a college class she is in. She needed a mannequin head to use for a prop for her neurological courses. ....so I went looking around for mannequin heads and found one of these "freaky doll head things" at a goodwill for 3.00 versus the hundreds for a mannequin head. Well, a quick 20 minutes on the scroll saw to remove the skull cap and she was off and running with her project..Modeling clay, some paint, mod podge for sealant...... The professor was pleased. Last Edited by Redpaw360 on 11/08/2012 07:29 PM Oregon Constitution Article I, Section 27 The people shall have the right to bear arms for the defence of themselves, and the State, but the Military shall be kept in strict subordination to the civil power. |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 1106916 United States11/08/2012 07:29 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | What I have bought my wife and kids so far. Quoting: MelvinKartinWeatherGenius 3 new Ipads 2 new deer rifles 1 new youth compound bow 3d deer archery target. 2 Digital SLR cameras. 1 Diamond tennis bracelet 1 pair of diamond earrings. 1. Freaky doll head thingie my daughter can do make up on. 600 bucks worth of Bass Pro Shops gift cards. Im about 1/4th the way done with my Christmas shopping this year I had one of those as a child. I did bad things to it. Same here, I kept mine and we drew on it, freaked out it's hair and made it look awful. When I was a teenager we strapped it to the hood ornament on my station wagon and went through McDonalds drive thru. The look on the lady's face at the window was priceless.....lol. She freaked for a minute until she figured out what it was. We sped away laughing hysterically. I was a terrible teen. My youngest daughter came to me for a display needed for a college class she is in. She needed a mannequin head to use for a prop for her neurological courses. ....so I went looking around for mannequin heads and found one of these "freaky doll head things" at a goodwill for 3.00 versus the hundreds for a mannequin head. Well, a quick 20 minutes on the scroll saw to remove the skull cap and she was off and running with her project..Modeling clay, some paint, mod pose for sealant...... The professor was pleased. Awesome idea! |
| Anonymous Coward User ID: 26844291 United States11/08/2012 07:29 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | |
| Northman User ID: 1101610 Puerto Rico11/08/2012 07:40 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | If you have money to spend and WANT to spend it and it makes you feel good do it. Maybe there's something you want, or somone you want to buy for. It's true, Christmas is a big buy spree come on, but that's no reason to just close the spigot, you can't take it with you. It never was just the money, it was what the money was for. |
| ceawaves User ID: 26989498 United States11/08/2012 07:45 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Which Queen of England started the practice of giving gifts on the winter soltice season? Quoting: Anonymous Coward 8545334 Believe you're referring to Queen Victoria.. and as usual most you people don't know much of nothing.. She married a German prince, and it was custom for them (Germany 100's of year prier) to give gifts at Christmas.. Just caught on when she married him and incorporated it into English customs.. Same for the Christmas tree <<< Cause pretty sure you don't know that either.. |
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