Passing Time Posted December 14, 2011 Share Posted December 14, 2011 It has been reported that most families will spend £650 on Xmas Idont know anyone stupid enough to spend this kind of cash, does anyone? Good grief Ebeneezer Hissingsid - including Christmas food/drink and presents I would say they got off lightly if they only spent £650 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Buddysmum Posted December 15, 2011 Share Posted December 15, 2011 On the subject of Christmas shopping, a note to all males: If your wife or girlfriend does want something from Ann Summers she will either tell you or she'll get it herself! Point taken. Ann Summers vouchers it is then. Next vouchers may be appreciated more tho....... ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macmannin Posted December 15, 2011 Share Posted December 15, 2011 Was after two metal halide floodlights.On the net 100 pound delivered,at one of the electrical wholesalers where I have a trade account 360 pounds.For exactly the same lights.So fuck shopping local. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wheels Posted December 15, 2011 Share Posted December 15, 2011 Mine all done via Amazon I will not be told where to spend my money by bell and co Period Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pierrot Lunaire Posted December 15, 2011 Share Posted December 15, 2011 Period Ah, that explains it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j2bad Posted December 15, 2011 Share Posted December 15, 2011 I have found the toy shops like Toymaster, and the bit at the back of Shoprite are the same price or even slightly cheaper than buying through Amazon or Play, we have had to buy some stuff online as it was not stocked locally but I don't think you can generalise that all local shops are rip off merchants. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebees Posted December 15, 2011 Share Posted December 15, 2011 OMG did you see that Jamie Oliver cook last night? We are so having a Jamie Oliver Christmas, foood fooood foooooood. Sid I have 3 children, a husband, 2 sets of parents and a whole pile of other close relatives, £650 sounds about right........for my booze bill lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EORH Posted December 15, 2011 Share Posted December 15, 2011 Went shopping local the other day,and found that one retailer had put their price up by £2 for one item,now it's exactly the same price as it's opposition just down the road,so in future I'm going on line to find out how much cheaper it can be or not. Did buy something on line yesterday,cost £6.59,same here £29.95,I did try and get it local,but no luck. Looking at the massive effort by the shops in Strand Street to make the place a bit more Christmas'y,I was disapointed,same as last year,even though the Corpy make an effort via the Lights,it seems like the street is full of scrooges as usual. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thommo2010 Posted December 15, 2011 Share Posted December 15, 2011 Well done I have also done my christmas shopping. Do you want a medal or something? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jam_Sandwich Posted December 15, 2011 Share Posted December 15, 2011 Yes - will you be acquiring the medals locally or via the internet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manxy1pper Posted December 15, 2011 Share Posted December 15, 2011 Shopping in the IOM is both tedious and a rip-off! Online all the way! (Cheaper, easier and more fun!) and you don't have surly sales staff to serve you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paswt Posted December 15, 2011 Share Posted December 15, 2011 On the subject of Christmas shopping, a note to all males: If your wife or girlfriend does want something from Ann Summers she will either tell you or she'll get it herself! Point taken. Ann Summers vouchers it is then. Next vouchers may be appreciated more tho....... ;-) bet you didn't say that in the "early days" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merkin Posted December 15, 2011 Share Posted December 15, 2011 i realised today that i have done 90% of my christmas shopping on the internet. it was so nice not having to traipse into douglas to face, roadworks on prospect hill, limited parking, arrogant locals and surly uninterested sales assistants. with the empty shelves thanks to the steam packet i am happy in the knowledge that all of my presents are wrapped and ready for my love ones to open. i dont care if the boat sails or if the douglas shops get their supplies. even my turkey is in the freezer ready to go. the steam packet is going to destroy christmas for many island residents luckily im not one of them. shop local? i would rather give my cash to people who treat me like a person. Welcome to my world! Stuff the Steam Racket and the local scrooge shops. They have had their day. Let them rot. I do not give a toss about the Manx economy. I never benefited in the boom and I am suffering in the recession like most. Presumably you're not going to moan when half of Strand Street is vacant and boarded up or when the multiples finally smash the independents out of business, or when Ramsey Bakery and the Flour Mill closes. Maybe this is just piss poor trolling, maybe you genuinely don't care, or maybe you're too short sighted to make the connection. Anyway, i suspect these things will occur in due course in any event. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Endovelicus Posted December 15, 2011 Share Posted December 15, 2011 it seems like the street is full of scrooges as usual. Not completely full - there'll still be room for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jam_Sandwich Posted December 15, 2011 Share Posted December 15, 2011 Presumably you're not going to moan when half of Strand Street is vacant and boarded up or when the multiples finally smash the independents out of business, or when Ramsey Bakery and the Flour Mill closes. Maybe this is just piss poor trolling, maybe you genuinely don't care, or maybe you're too short sighted to make the connection. Anyway, i suspect these things will occur in due course in any event. Not at all - I'll have got the boat that morning Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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