Elite 11+ shopping and chat thread

mhoc

LEJC wrote: »

Steal away anything you think is suitable....
What's everyone else putting in christmas stockings/bags/boxes for their older kids if do them?
I'm all too aware that we are not a conventional family when it comes to christmas(having never personally cooked a christmas lunch....and spent more in the sun than in the cold)...although this year we are home.
Our presents are usually exchanged a few days before christmas as the day itself has more often or not started at Gatwick and by travelling against the time zones we can sometimes make christmas day last 28 hours from start to finish.

We dont really do main presents either...just the bags of stuff which over the years have really evolved into what can only be described as a mixture of tradition/freebies and tat!!!

This is what the royal family do - lots of joke presents and all laid out on tables and they open presents on Christmas eve

braveheart60uk

Kind reply from Shoes ladyI would guess that they would deduct the £10 of points when you return it otherwise we would all do it, could be wrong though

Dizzy_Ditzy

LEJC wrote: »

Steal away anything you think is suitable....
What's everyone else putting in christmas stockings/bags/boxes for their older kids if do them?
I'm all too aware that we are not a conventional family when it comes to christmas(having never personally cooked a christmas lunch....and spent more in the sun than in the cold)...although this year we are home.
Our presents are usually exchanged a few days before christmas as the day itself has more often or not started at Gatwick and by travelling against the time zones we can sometimes make christmas day last 28 hours from start to finish.

We dont really do main presents either...just the bags of stuff which over the years have really evolved into what can only be described as a mixture of tradition/freebies and tat!!!

Thinking about what my parents put in my stocking - it's usually incredibly tacky and funny - things like novelty straws, Cadbury creme eggs (those are essential!) tape measures, post its, a funky novelty pen - the tackier the better :rotfl:

Of course there is also the obligatory fruit and chocolate too

Chrisv

This is the cost of the Quorn AFTER APG

Quorn Meat Free Mince (350G) 50p
Quorn Meat Free Chicken Pieces (350G) 50p

Quorn Meat Free Roast Chicken Sliced Fillets (140G) 85p
Quorn Meat Free Stew & Dumplings (400G) 85p

Quorn 4 Chef's Selection Best of British Sausages (240G) £1
Quorn Chef's Selection Wild Garlic & Parsley Sausages (240G) £1

LEJC

mhoc wrote: »

This is what the royal family do - lots of joke presents and all laid out on tables and they open presents on Christmas eve

Well it's good to know I'm up there with the best...but our going away started mainly because its very cheap to fly on christmas day and airports are virtually empty.

gocat

Chrisv wrote: »

This is the cost of the Quorn AFTER APG

Quorn Meat Free Mince (350G) 50p
Quorn Meat Free Chicken Pieces (350G) 50p

Quorn Meat Free Roast Chicken Sliced Fillets (140G) 85p
Quorn Meat Free Stew & Dumplings (400G) 85p

Quorn 4 Chef's Selection Best of British Sausages (240G) £1
Quorn Chef's Selection Wild Garlic & Parsley Sausages (240G) £1

Just back from my local A's They haven't got any of the revelant quorn stuff. :eek: Got loads of others and some 4 for £6 offer going on at the moment though.
Might try a different A's tonight

Off out again to get my mum from her oap Christmas meal. Hope shes not too drunk on her two glasses of overpriced sauv blanc

LEJC

Dizzy_Ditzy wrote: »

Thinking about what my parents put in my stocking - it's usually incredibly tacky and funny - things like novelty straws, Cadbury creme eggs (those are essential!) tape measures, post its, a funky novelty pen - the tackier the better :rotfl:

Of course there is also the obligatory fruit and chocolate too

Absolutely ...but I guess you would miss it if they suddenly decided that you didn't need it.....there always has to be a selection box too.

Here's hoping that the second go at your mum's op will have a better outcome x

marmitelovemehateme

gocat wrote: »

Just back from my local A's They haven't got any of the revelant quorn stuff. :eek: Got loads of others and some 4 for £6 offer going on at the moment though.
Might try a different A's tonight

Off out again to get my mum from her oap Christmas meal. Hope shes not too drunk on her two glasses of overpriced sauv blanc

gocat...Not sure if you made a mistake I nearly made...These are in the chilled section not frozen....I thought my A's didn't stock them but I went to look in the chilled section and there they were...:D

Tinyshoes

RIP Greg Lake

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-38251936

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=JPm6CheT6rs

He used to live very local to me in fact my uncle was in a band with him before Greg had his big break. They used to practice in my nan's front room. :A

Dizzy_Ditzy

LEJC wrote: »

Absolutely ...but I guess you would miss it if they suddenly decided that you didn't need it.....there always has to be a selection box too.

Here's hoping that the second go at your mum's op will have a better outcome x

I've always told them that I'd rather have the stocking than an actual present. They never listen :rotfl: there was one year that we didn't get a stocking and me and my brother "moaned" about it so much that they gave in and started doing them again and thank you x