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Apparently I am a "sad specimen"!!

TravellingAbuela · 2013-01-04 21:54:43

I was mortified to read a comment in the Daily Mirror yesterday on Brian Reade's page which read as follows - "Some of life's saddest specimens flock to New Year's sales to buy next year's Christmas presents". Well, ok, I'll put my hand up, I am one of those sad specimens! Admittedly I don't flock there on the first day…

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TravellingAbuela Posts: 7,182 Forumite

6 January 2013 at 8:22AM

Thanks to all who have replied to my original post - it's nice to know I am not the only "saddo" and most of you are with me at buying gifts in the sale. As someone said "it's daft not to". I am lucky in that I have quite a bit of spare storage space in an old built in wardrobe in the spare bedroom. Well done all of you who have got a good stash already! We'll be the ones laughing come November and December!!

"If you dream alone it will remain just a dream. But if we all dream together it will become reality"
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