LT's Christmas Information with a retail edge, thread

[Crimson Dynamo]

:suspect: I am in the queue and have been since 9.45, just on the ticket page now

:hee:

the early bird catches the Monday night tickets

[Cherie]

:hee:

the early bird catches the Monday night tickets

He annoyed me on Jonathon Ross last night with the stupid people he brought with him so maybe it is not a bad thing :hee:

also just been on GETMEIN and the tickets are already on sale for extortionate prices, 8 tickets per person was far too much and just gave the touts a money spinner :idc:

[Cherie]

Got 2 now for 28 Sept, they had added more dates when I went back in 102.00 :hehe:

not loving that Peter is giving the tight scots cheaper tix :hmph:

[Crimson Dynamo]

Radio 2 just played their first Christmas Song

RTtc2pM1boE

[Nicky91]

Radio 2 :fan: who listens to that LOL

[Crimson Dynamo]

Radio 2 :fan: who listens to that LOL

Listening figures for every week?, roughly the entire population of Holland

:smug:

[Crimson Dynamo]

I think I am right in saying that valued member Ashley is the first to go with a Christmas avatar

[Crimson Dynamo]

33

[Crimson Dynamo]

Markets Starting: Bath, Bury St Edmunds, Carlisle, London/Clapham Common

[Nicky91]

I think I am right in saying that valued member Ashley is the first to go with a Christmas avatar

yes i agree with you on this, Ashley really seems a Christmas Princess, i am perched what iconic avatar she'll come up with

[Crimson Dynamo]

31 DAYS

[Nicky91]

31 DAYS

a month till Christmas, ooh so exciting :flutter:

[Smithy]

This thread has about as much of an edge as a bloody circle, useless!

Josy close this sham of a thread

[Ashley.]

I think I am right in saying that valued member Ashley is the first to go with a Christmas avatar

:hee:

[Crimson Dynamo]

This thread has about as much of an edge as a bloody circle, useless!

Josy close this sham of a thread

:nono:

Incorrect this long running and valuable thread has been a boon to many of the more mature members of Tibb. It may not be to the taste of the glue-sniffing squad (ie the younger members :hee:) but it will be excellent reference material as they grow in their Tibb journey

and the reason there isnt a lot of Boots stuff is that its overpriced

:hmph:


(hows the new dog?)

[Crimson Dynamo]

LAST POST: Tomorrow is the last posting day for International Standard HM Forces Mail to Operational BFPOs.

[bots]

what a valuable resource LT, i would never have known that had you not posted

[Crimson Dynamo]

:douf:

[Nicky91]

:douf:

oh my gosh, be careful don't let this go to your head :joker:

[Crimson Dynamo]

Advent calendars used to be a cheap way to count down to Christmas with a seasonal picture or chocolate treat, but behind the doors you can now find everything from expensive whisky to fancy face cream. Are they a rip-off that represents the ever-growing commercialism of Christmas, or just a harmless bit of festive fun?

"Christmas isn't like it used to be," is a familiar refrain. Yet even putting the rose-tinted spectacles aside, one element of the festive period - advent calendars - really have come a long way.

There has long been a tradition in some Christian denominations to mark off the days of Advent, from lighting candles to the calendar's austere origins in 19th Century Germany when 24 chalk lines were rubbed off doors.

But counting down to a festival marking the birth of Jesus has changed, from finding cheap chocolate behind the door of a pretty picture - a style popularised in the 1990s - to an extravagant present-filled bonanza boasting everything from pork scratchings to posh toiletries.

These bumper versions vary wildly in price, ranging from £10,000 for a rare whisky version, to a rather more modest cheese offering for £8 from Asda.

https://ichef-1.bbci.co.uk/news/660/cpsprodpb/10DFB/production/_98751196_9cb1e9a8-239b-41b8-b1d6-fb2d2ef6e040.jpg


http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-42107580

[bots]

When i was a lad we had pretty little pictures, and that was good enough for us ... none of this commercialised crap :smug:

[Crimson Dynamo]

When i was a lad we had pretty little pictures, and that was good enough for us ... none of this commercialised crap :smug:

I like the old German tradition of 24 chalk marks on your front door

[Nicky91]

https://www.kerststadvalkenburg.nl/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/Kerstparade-Valkenburg.jpg

Christmas Parade 2017 here in holland, 10th december, and 18th december it will be broadcast on our dutch telly :hee:

http://static1.q-music.vmmacdn.be/joe/header_tablet_l/0/5e/1d/92/1317460/_aku9006.jpg

Christmas Parade in Belgium :love:

[Cherie]

When i was a lad we had pretty little pictures, and that was good enough for us ... none of this commercialised crap :smug:

I don't think they were a thing in Ireland when I was young, or maybe my Ma and Pa couldn't afford them, anyway I think they have got to stupid levels now, I would always buy my kids an advent calendar (chocolate) but they always forgot to open doors so they were a bit of a waste for them as well :idc:

[smudgie]

When my kids were little, my sister in law lived in Austria and would go to all the German markets in Germany, she brought back the most amazing advent calendar made up of little hessian sacks on a rope, with the dates on the front with Xmas trees etc, full of sweets and goodies, we used it every year until our daughter took it home with her a couple of years ago.
I have seen poor imitations that have caught on over here but they aren't a patch on ours.

[Nicky91]

LT's Christmas top 1000 golden oldies out now only on ITunes

:laugh:

[Crimson Dynamo]

BBC announced plans to bring a host of box-sets and classic programmes back to BBC iPlayer to watch over the holiday period.

In the lead up to Christmas, fans will be able to tuck into a huge number of BBC drama and comedy series, as well as some of its best-loved family and natural history programmes. This, along with a bumper sack of new festive treats across the BBC, will ensure that viewers can enjoy even more great programmes from the BBC this holiday season.

A huge slate of drama programming will be returning to BBC iPlayer. The first three series of Peaky Blinders will join the new series, which is currently being shown on BBC Two. Other box-sets include hit series Taboo, starring Tom Hardy; Golden Globe-winning Thomas Cromwell drama Wolf Hall, starring Mark Rylance, Claire Foy and Damian Lewis; all four series of acclaimed crime-thriller Line Of Duty and both series of Sally Wainwright’s Bafta-winning Happy Valley, starring Sarah Lancashire.

Sherlock fans will also be able to relive past adventures too - with series three and four as well as 2016’s special, The Abominable Bride available on BBC iPlayer. And those that missed BBC Three’s critically acclaimed drama Thirteen will be able to catch it on BBC iPlayer.

Full series:

Taboo
Line of Duty
Three Girls
Undercover
Happy Valley
Wolf Hall
Peaky Blinders
Feud: Bette and Joan
Clique
Thirteen

Plus:

Sherlock - Series 3, 4 and The Abominable Bride

Planet Earth I and II
Blue Planet I and II
Frozen Planet

Comedy:


Fleabag (Full series box-set)
Inside Number 9 (Full series box-set)
Miranda (Full series box-set)
Josh - Series 2 & 3
Murder in Successville - Series 3
People Just Do Nothing - Series 4
Gavin & Stacey - Series 1 and Christmas Special
Cuckoo - Series 1, 2, 3 and Christmas Special
This Country - Series 1
Bad Education - Series 2 and Christmas Special
Him and Her - Series 3 and Christmas Special
Bluestone 42 - Series 1 and Christmas Special
Uncle - Series 3
The Mighty Boosh - Series 1

EastEnders Christmas Specials


Den and Angie’s divorce papers - 1986
Tiffany’s death - 1998
Kat and Alfie’s wedding - 2003
Max and Stacey’s affair - 2007
Archie’s murder - 2009

http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2017/iplayer-xmas-boxsets

[smudgie]

BBC announced plans to bring a host of box-sets and classic programmes back to BBC iPlayer to watch over the holiday period.

In the lead up to Christmas, fans will be able to tuck into a huge number of BBC drama and comedy series, as well as some of its best-loved family and natural history programmes. This, along with a bumper sack of new festive treats across the BBC, will ensure that viewers can enjoy even more great programmes from the BBC this holiday season.

A huge slate of drama programming will be returning to BBC iPlayer. The first three series of Peaky Blinders will join the new series, which is currently being shown on BBC Two. Other box-sets include hit series Taboo, starring Tom Hardy; Golden Globe-winning Thomas Cromwell drama Wolf Hall, starring Mark Rylance, Claire Foy and Damian Lewis; all four series of acclaimed crime-thriller Line Of Duty and both series of Sally Wainwright’s Bafta-winning Happy Valley, starring Sarah Lancashire.

Sherlock fans will also be able to relive past adventures too - with series three and four as well as 2016’s special, The Abominable Bride available on BBC iPlayer. And those that missed BBC Three’s critically acclaimed drama Thirteen will be able to catch it on BBC iPlayer.

Full series:

Taboo
Line of Duty
Three Girls
Undercover
Happy Valley
Wolf Hall
Peaky Blinders
Feud: Bette and Joan
Clique
Thirteen

Plus:

Sherlock - Series 3, 4 and The Abominable Bride

Planet Earth I and II
Blue Planet I and II
Frozen Planet

Comedy:


Fleabag (Full series box-set)
Inside Number 9 (Full series box-set)
Miranda (Full series box-set)
Josh - Series 2 & 3
Murder in Successville - Series 3
People Just Do Nothing - Series 4
Gavin & Stacey - Series 1 and Christmas Special
Cuckoo - Series 1, 2, 3 and Christmas Special
This Country - Series 1
Bad Education - Series 2 and Christmas Special
Him and Her - Series 3 and Christmas Special
Bluestone 42 - Series 1 and Christmas Special
Uncle - Series 3
The Mighty Boosh - Series 1

EastEnders Christmas Specials


Den and Angie’s divorce papers - 1986
Tiffany’s death - 1998
Kat and Alfie’s wedding - 2003
Max and Stacey’s affair - 2007
Archie’s murder - 2009

http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2017/iplayer-xmas-boxsets

Oooh, Peaky Blinders could be my viewing of choice.
I was going to watch it but missed out, looking forward to it.

[Crimson Dynamo]

If anyone hasnt seen Fleabag, its very good

[Denver]

When are they available

[Crimson Dynamo]

The following programmes will be available on BBC iPlayer from 16 December:

[bots]

The following programmes will be available on BBC iPlayer from 16 December:

So the Beeb are a bit light on content this year then :laugh:

[Nicky91]

The following programmes will be available on BBC iPlayer from 16 December:

:hehe: no shows available on iplayer :joker:


not LT being a scrooge now :omgno:

[user104658]

The following programmes will be available on BBC iPlayer from 16 December:

EASTENDERS! ... is totally cancelled
DOCTOR WHO! ... is totally cancelled
PANEL QUIZZES! ... are also cancelled

...and all other shows are pending.

[Nicky91]

Doctor Who: Invasion of the Horror Santa's

LOL :joker:

[Lostie!]

The following programmes will be available on BBC iPlayer from 16 December:

So the Beeb are a bit light on content this year then :laugh:

:joker:

[Eddie.]

great for Secret Santa gift ideas!

[Nicky91]

is there more Christmas information, maybe for me in netherlands

[Crimson Dynamo]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CSp9uotWEAAql3q.jpg

An annual debate in the Netherlands about the Christmas season practice of white people blackening their faces, colouring their lips red and donning wigs to play Zwarte Piet, a sidekick to Saint Nicholas, has this year descended into street brawls, vandalism and a conviction for inciting racial hatred.

The characterisation of Zwarte Piet – or Black Pete – has divided Dutch society in recent years. In 2015 the UN stepped in to declare it was a “vestige of slavery”. Some major cities, including Amsterdam and The Hague, have refashioned Zwarte Piet’s image, or done away with him altogether, to avoid accusations of racism.

Others, however, continue to believe the character’s portrayal to be a harmless tradition. In a survey of 272 of the 388 Dutch municipalities, 239 said they would be sticking with the traditional image in 2017.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/nov/28/black-pete-extreme-right-appears-to-stoke-dutch-divisions

[Crimson Dynamo]

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Crystal-Head-Vodka-70-cl/dp/B007MLY2CM

Great present idea

https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0107/7082/products/crystal-head-vodka.jpg?v=1483350527

[Crimson Dynamo]

Right, today is the day you have to do your bloody Christmas cards otherwise they will arrive to late AND PEOPLE WILL JUST THINK THEY ARE A LAST MINUTE THOUGHT


So write them tonight and post them second class tomoz. 14 cards second class will be about £7

Dont be bloody lazy


:oh:

[user104658]

Right, today is the day you have to do your bloody Christmas cards otherwise they will arrive to late AND PEOPLE WILL JUST THINK THEY ARE A LAST MINUTE THOUGHT


So write them tonight and post them second class tomoz. 14 cards second class will be about £7

Dont be bloody lazy


:oh:

U neva heard of WotsApp or summink mate?

[caprimint]

Christmas cards are so expensive, I'm not getting any this year (even for family etc) and I've told my parents I'd rather just have the money even if the card is like £1. :shrug: So many people just throw them in the bin as well.

[Crimson Dynamo]

U neva heard of WotsApp or summink mate?

yes and sending someone that instead of a card is tight and unthoughtful

[Crimson Dynamo]

Christmas cards are so expensive, I'm not getting any this year (even for family etc) and I've told my parents I'd rather just have the money even if the card is like £1. :shrug: So many people just throw them in the bin as well.

what do you want them to do with them after Christmas?

[caprimint]

what do you want them to do with them after Christmas?
We used to make labels out of the pictures and stick them on presents :hee:

Might as well just send a message on Whatsapp tbh

[bots]

Haven't sent cards for years. What is the point of sending a card to someone you are in touch with regularly. Sending cards to people once a year you haven't spoken to in years, may as well be an "i'm not dead yet" message

[Nicky91]

what do you want them to do with them after Christmas?

i throw em away :laugh:

[Cherie]

Haven't sent cards for years. What is the point of sending a card to someone you are in touch with regularly. Sending cards to people once a year you haven't spoken to in years, may as well be an "i'm not dead yet" message

LT needs everyone to know he is alive.

I sent my American cousins cards on Friday. I will do the Irish lot today, and the English ones next week, plenty time.

[Crimson Dynamo]

i think i have like 7 to send and that was a struggle

the TL wants me to send one to some sick kid who "loves cards" but iv heard of this tons of times and may just tell her I sent one today :idc:

[Cal.]

Christmas cards are so expensive, I'm not getting any this year (even for family etc) and I've told my parents I'd rather just have the money even if the card is like £1. :shrug: So many people just throw them in the bin as well.

MESS not a 'rather have the money person'

It's the thought!

But I don't do them. A waste of time.

[caprimint]

MESS not a 'rather have the money person'

It's the thought!

But I don't do them. A waste of time.
Money is better :nono:

And you can't give me that if you say they're a 'waste of time' :hmph:

[Crimson Dynamo]

giving money is a horrible present

[caprimint]

Tbf I don't like giving people money either but I prefer receiving it because the stuff people buy me usually isn't to my taste

[Nicky91]

i give nothing, i only want to get presents myself :hehe:

[Crimson Dynamo]

i give nothing, i only want to get presents myself :hehe:

Nicky do your parents actually give you any money or do you have to ask for things?

[Nicky91]

Nicky do your parents actually give you any money or do you have to ask for things?

i have lots of money myself :smug:


if i had to ask my parents for things, i would be such an immature spoilt brat no thank you :hmph:

[Crimson Dynamo]

i have lots of money myself :smug:


if i had to ask my parents for things, i would be such an immature spoilt brat no thank you :hmph:

given to you by your parents


do they let you have a bank card etc i mean can you use it to buy things from say Amazon or not?

[Nicky91]

given to you by your parents


do they let you have a bank card etc i mean can you use it to buy things from say Amazon or not?

does the TL ask for many presents from you :suspect:

[Crimson Dynamo]

so that would be a no

[Nicky91]

so that would be a no

don't ask me too difficult questions :umm2:

[Cal.]

He had his own job for years LT so leave him be

[Cal.]

And he's already said he gets money for his autism

Stop questioning him!

[Nicky91]

He had his own job for years LT so leave him be

And he's already said he gets money for his autism

Stop questioning him!

LT can be so annoying sometimes :hehe:

[Crimson Dynamo]

i give nothing, i only want to get presents myself :hehe:

i have lots of money myself :smug:


if i had to ask my parents for things, i would be such an immature spoilt brat no thank you :hmph:


:idc:

[Crimson Dynamo]

And he's already said he gets money for his autism

Stop questioning him!

people can say all sorts of things..

[Cal.]

Do you not buy your parents a present Nicky?

[Crimson Dynamo]

Do you not buy your parents a present Nicky?

Stop questioning him!

[Cal.]

It's a friendly question, brat!

[Nicky91]

Do you not buy your parents a present Nicky?

It's a friendly question, brat!

of course i do, and you're Always friendly Cal :love:

[Crimson Dynamo]

of course i do, and you're Always friendly Cal :love:

so what have you bought this year then?

[Niamh.]

have to send back a hoodie I ordered online because it arrived with a stain on it, I hope the replacement gets here on time :fist:

[Nicky91]

so what have you bought this year then?

:facepalm:

[Crimson Dynamo]

have to send back a hoodie I ordered online because it arrived with a stain on it, I hope the replacement gets here on time :fist:

The TL bought 2 jumpers online for her mum on m and s and when she was wrapping last night she noticed it was only one and went on line and discovered that they had not it in stock so refunded her so just as well she checked

[Crimson Dynamo]

:facepalm:

no that would be zilch then

[Nicky91]

no that would be zilch then

yup yup maybe it's my turn to be scrooge of this year :hehe:

[caprimint]

Stop questioning him!
:joker:

i give nothing, i only want to get presents myself :hehe:
Selfish :idc:

[Niamh.]

The TL bought 2 jumpers online for her mum on m and s and when she was wrapping last night she noticed it was only one and went on line and discovered that they had not it in stock so refunded her so just as well she checked

They should have refunded me some money I think, its been an awful hassle getting a replacement sent out, I've had to ring atleast 5 times,send pictures of the jumper then they sent me out a free post label so I've had to pack the jumper back up go to the post office to send it then ring them again with the tracking number and then email it to them as well before they send me the new one out, it better get here before Christmas

[Crimson Dynamo]

They should have refunded me some money I think, its been an awful hassle getting a replacement sent out, I've had to ring atleast 5 times,send pictures of the jumper then they sent me out a free post label so I've had to pack the jumper back up go to the post office to send it then ring them again with the tracking number and then email it to them as well before they send me the new one out, it better get here before Christmas

plan for it not to arrive

[Niamh.]

plan for it not to arrive

It's only an extra present for my son but still, it'll be really annoying if it doesn't get here :fist:

[Livia]

What can I get a nine year old girl? She loves playing the piano, ice skating and dancing. She's got two teenage sisters (who I've already bought for) so it can't be anything naff. Any ideas would be SO gratefully received.

[Niamh.]

been a long time since my daughter was 9, trying to think back to what I got her back then :think: I think Nintendo DSs were all the rage back when she was 9

[Crimson Dynamo]

What can I get a nine year old girl? She loves playing the piano, ice skating and dancing. She's got two teenage sisters (who I've already bought for) so it can't be anything naff. Any ideas would be SO gratefully received.

This is what i got my 10 year old neice so far


this is a great thing and its only a tenner https://www.superdrug.com/medias/sys_master/ls4-zoom/ls4-zoom/hba/h60/9197076906014/Superdrug-Secret-Santa-A4-Cinematic-Light-Box-723913.jpg

https://www.superdrug.com/Secret-Santa/Superdrug-Secret-Santa-A4-Cinematic-Light-Box/p/723913

plus this https://www.superdrug.com/medias/sys_master/front-zoom/front-zoom/h4b/h43/9155684859934/Little-Mix-Wishmaker-Party-Edition-30ml-742910.jpg


https://www.superdrug.com/Fragrance/Perfume-For-Women/Women%E2%80%99s-Perfume/Little-Mix-Wishmaker-Party-Edition-30ml/p/742910


:hee:

[Josy]

Anyone seen COD WW2 for the ps4 on offer?

[Niamh.]

plan for it not to arrive

It arrived this morning :hee:

[Nicky91]

no more Christmas information from LT :suspect:

[Crimson Dynamo]

1 WEEK TODAY

[Nicky91]

oh wow almost Christmas

[caprimint]

Can't believe it's only a week away, doesn't feel like it at all

[bots]

no more Christmas information from LT :suspect:

Nicky, it would be quite nice if you stopped attacking LT in every thread he posts in

[Nicky91]

Nicky, it would be quite nice if you stopped attacking LT in every thread he posts in

what, i just like his Christmas information ;)

[Crimson Dynamo]

TV PICK: Jamie's Italian Christmas, C4, 8pm; Greatest Ever Christmas Movies (R), C5, 10.30pm; A League Of Their Own Christmas Party, Sky1, 10.30pm; Alan Davies: Xmas Untitled, Dave, 11pm

[Nicky91]

choices, choices, what choices must thou make :think:

[Crimson Dynamo]

put the ironing board on its lowest setting, put it in front of your sofa and wrap pressies watching tv. it provides a great surface for wrapping.

:thumbs:

[Nicky91]

put the ironing board on its lowest setting, put it in front of your sofa and wrap pressies watching tv. it provides a great surface for wrapping.

:thumbs:

wow great inventive idea :hee:

[smudgie]

put the ironing board on its lowest setting, put it in front of your sofa and wrap pressies watching tv. it provides a great surface for wrapping.

:thumbs:

Been doing this for years, but I put mine next to the bed, pressies strewn on the bed and door locked in case of prying eyes.
Everything yo hand then as well.

[bots]

this years hot toy

https://ichef-1.bbci.co.uk/news/660/cpsprodpb/10D80/production/_99229986_gettyimages-871560368.jpg

Every Christmas there's one toy that causes holiday mayhem - a must-have that seems almost impossible for desperate parents to get their hands on. But what goes into making a global best-seller?

The stakes will be high for parents whose children have Fingerlings on their holiday wish-lists as they head into the final weekend before Christmas.

The miniature chirping animatronic monkeys, inspired by the world's smallest primate - the pygmy marmoset - are one of this season's runaway hits and can be tough to find.

WowWee, the Hong Kong-based Canadian company behind the robotic toy, says Fingerlings were the brainchild of brand manager Sydney Wiseman, who saw the tiny primates online on a viral social media post and recognised a toy in the making.

WowWee's chief technical officer Davin Sufer says they knew they had a hit on their hands with the US launch of the interactive toy in August, after it was released in the UK and Canada in spring.

"Because of the UK launch and the buzz on social, there was almost pent-up demand for it in the US," he says. "So when it hit the shelves there was this huge blast of sales. And it kept going."

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-42374523

[caprimint]

They're cute :love:

[Crimson Dynamo]

350 days to go