Not buying any Christmas presents this year... | |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 15993935 Netherlands 12/10/2012 10:21 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | except 1. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 1490846 We have a large family. Every year our family gets together for thanksgiving. You put your name in a bowl. Later we draw names. The name you draw is the one you are getting the $20 gift for. Easy peasy. That's the Dutch way. They do this for "Sinterklaas"(holiday name) in all elementary schools and the first one or two years of highschool. They also write poems and construct a container for their gift(like a paper-mache-crafted santa clause(sinterklaas), or they paint cardboard and construct a cartoon figure). |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 18813265 Australia 12/10/2012 10:26 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | YES!! If only everyone else would join this bandwagon!! Quoting: chaakin I FINALLY got my family to agree to not buying any presents this year and I'm ecstatic!! Keep it up! ^this^ I managed to convince all my relatives and friends to not buy me any pagan gifts. I threatened that if they disrespected my wishes, I would throw their gifts out. It worked |
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Butt Pincher User ID: 24926363 United States 12/10/2012 10:59 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | YES!! If only everyone else would join this bandwagon!! Quoting: chaakin I FINALLY got my family to agree to not buying any presents this year and I'm ecstatic!! Keep it up! I quit the xmass madness over 10 years ago.. Back then, not many understood my non-participation.. and they still don't.. I might mention, that some retailers and businesses depend on the xmass season to make a profit for the year, however, many more businesses are starving in December because people put all kinds of business on hold until after the holidays.. I will lose more than half of my normal monthly income during this period.. I celebrate in January.. when the madness is gone and the millions of xmass trees are lining the streets with that stinking tinsel still hanging on the branches.. |
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Renegade (Me too) User ID: 28510817 United States 12/10/2012 11:15 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Only morans will be buying gifts this year. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 26646277 The economy is on the brink. If nothing else, a huge recession has already started. I bought my son and his new wife who live in Utah, under armour. Very expensive, but at least they will be warm. A very practical gift. Last Edited by Renegade () on 12/10/2012 11:18 AM Who is John Galt? |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 27308713 United States 12/10/2012 11:30 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Dont you mean a christian holiday? its also a mass consumer holiday. And im anti-consummerist. It was originally a Pagan celebration of the winter solstice. The Christian Church decided to celebrate Christ's birthday on the same exact day as the Pagan winter solstice celebration in order to convert Pagans and to compete with their party. If Jesus was actually born, he wasn't born anywhere near December 25th. Pagan ritual is right. Google it. |
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truth User ID: 29286560 United States 12/10/2012 11:37 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | youare a true-to-your-Country American: Urgent Message for all of America: War on Christmas: [link to www.youtube.com] |
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Get a Grip User ID: 1265620 United States 12/10/2012 11:55 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Last Edited by Get a Grip on 12/10/2012 11:56 AM |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 22054163 United States 12/10/2012 12:07 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Lets celebrate: Dog eat dog day. Cheat a who day. Beat your brother day. Carjacking trick and treat day. Attack a boss day. Rape a cat day. Starve a neighbor day. Burning houses day. Greedy parents selfish grand mothers day. Grandpas gone wild day. Children of the corn day. Cultists human sacrifice day. I wanna kill the world day. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 4545733 United States 12/10/2012 12:08 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I love giving gifts and always have. But for the last 5 years have been ill and on tiny fixed income. I have zero money by the 3rd week in any given month and not one penny to spend on anything fun for me or any other. I hate it. If it was just conscience or rebellion not to give gifts I think it would feel differently. But when you really want to and can't it's a completely different feeling altogether. My advice to any who read this: DO NOT, UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES, GROW OLD. |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 23005221 United States 12/10/2012 12:18 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I ask that nothing is bought for me this year, my son is only 3 and honestly he cared more about the moving reindeer than Santa when we did pictures. He won't know shit for shat on the day Christmas rolls around. Of course my mother sent him a gift, and his other grandparents will, too. I wish they wouldn't. We have enough stuff cluttering us up, we live on military post housing and the house is small enough as it is. I drew a name out of the hat and got my youngest nephew. I'm going ask my sister where she wants a gift card to. I'll just get that for the limit because I'm not going to spend additional $$$$ for shipping on top of it. |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 27129784 Canada 12/10/2012 01:20 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | You see how the evil has ruined your enjoyment of everything? That's what they want so they can usher in their fucked up combo bullshit religion. Christmas is still Christmas for some of us,and we will celebrate bigger than ever this year!! I've been knitting and sewing like crazy and everyone will get a gift of LOVE from me! MERRY CHRISTMAS! |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 26646277 United States 12/10/2012 02:23 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | You see how the evil has ruined your enjoyment of everything? Quoting: Anonymous Coward 27129784 That's what they want so they can usher in their fucked up combo bullshit religion. Christmas is still Christmas for some of us,and we will celebrate bigger than ever this year!! I've been knitting and sewing like crazy and everyone will get a gift of LOVE from me! MERRY CHRISTMAS! It sounds like you are not buying worthless lumps of plastic shit for anyone, so kudos to you. Merry Christmas! |
BlueSage 13 User ID: 22653515 United States 12/10/2012 02:26 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | It's really just another form of wealth re-distribution. Handout dogs and welfare recipients will scream at you if you don't get them a gift! Last Edited by Natures Wrath on 12/10/2012 02:27 PM My magic is both from Source and Soul. I love everything for what it is...a means to an end. I love the fact we are all puzzle pieces to a Grand Master Design. Oh God, where art though? Why must our souls be shards, is it a dirty trick or lesson or a test? Our free will is nearly begotten. |