[Josy]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

I am not having a pop at you Josy, you make good points

I am just hating on the marketing stuff I am seeing now for what is just one day. The more they hype Xmas the more disappointing it becomes.

I agree with you about the marketing and over commercialisation of it tbh and I hate how it has become a competition for certain people to see who can buy their kids the most expensive items and upload the pics to social media etc.

I do enjoy buying for my family and close friends though and I always buy what I think is needed and will be used rather than spending silly money on stupid things, I also make hampers and little gift baskets some years, not filled with expensive things but decent priced stuff that I know they will use and all of it together in the basket both looks lovely and shows how much thought/time I put into it iykwim.

And I do not believe for one bloody minute that you have ever given the mini LT's just a mars bar for crimbo