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- - First sign of Christmas? (https://britishexpats.com/forum/maple-leaf-98/first-sign-christmas-866247/)

Tootlepootle

Oct 6th 2015 1:47 pm

Re: First sign of Christmas?

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Originally Posted by BristolUK (Post 11765956)

You know it's coming when the Halloween stuff is in the stores.

But what of signs of Xmas itself?

Shoppers Drug Mart have the tins of Quality Street in. :lol:

I bought half a dozen packs of Purdey's Christmas Pecan Rolls, only because I am taking them to the UK as a gift.
I think the Canadians do a better job at keeping Christmas at bay than the UK!

Gozit

Oct 6th 2015 1:50 pm

Re: First sign of Christmas?

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Originally Posted by Ben W Bell (Post 11766512)

The Bay in downtown Toronto has been putting its Christmas display up for the last 6 weeks or so.

Yep, now that I think about it, it was the bay!! God thats so early. Why? Just why? LOL

BEVS	Oct 6th 2015 2:03 pm

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It confounds me. We have the exact same here. :zzz:

leith

Oct 6th 2015 5:58 pm

Re: First sign of Christmas?

Just got a Christmas card from a realtor. Hate to tell her that we really don't want to sell our house.

Stinkypup

Oct 6th 2015 7:35 pm

Re: First sign of Christmas?

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Originally Posted by leith (Post 11766576)

Just got a Christmas card from a realtor. Hate to tell her that we really don't want to sell our house.

Maybe you have a stable available for rent?;)

acrazywolf

Oct 7th 2015 3:23 pm

Re: First sign of Christmas?

shopping in store ,shopping on line

acrazywolf

Oct 7th 2015 3:35 pm

Re: First sign of Christmas?

shopping in store ,shopping online

BristolUK

Oct 7th 2015 10:37 pm

Re: First sign of Christmas?

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Originally Posted by acrazywolf (Post 11767317)

shopping in store ,shopping on line

Is that a sign of xmas? :confused:

Shard

Oct 7th 2015 10:41 pm

Re: First sign of Christmas?

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Originally Posted by BristolUK (Post 11767429)

Is that a sign of xmas? :confused:

No it's the sign of a spammer.

BristolUK

Oct 8th 2015 3:31 am

Re: First sign of Christmas?

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Originally Posted by Shard (Post 11767431)

No it's the sign of a spammer.

One who appears to have forgotten a link :rofl:

Shard

Oct 8th 2015 5:18 am

Re: First sign of Christmas?

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Originally Posted by BristolUK (Post 11767644)

One who appears to have forgotten a link :rofl:

I think they try to build up their post count with quick inconsequential messages before posting links, etc.

caretaker

Oct 8th 2015 5:19 am

Re: First sign of Christmas?

Shopping online and shopping in stores is one of the signs that Christmas is coming. I don't do it personally, but I know that many do.

BristolUK

Oct 8th 2015 7:07 am

Re: First sign of Christmas?

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Originally Posted by caretaker (Post 11767790)

Shopping online and shopping in stores is one of the signs that Christmas is coming.

Doesn't that imply that shopping only happens when xmas is approaching though? :lol:

Hence my confusion at the earlier comment.

caretaker

Oct 8th 2015 7:18 am

Re: First sign of Christmas?

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Originally Posted by BristolUK (Post 11767924)

Doesn't that imply that shopping only happens when xmas is approaching though? :lol:

Hence my confusion at the earlier comment.

I think it's fairly common knowledge that shopping occurs throughout the year, with a marked acceleration in the last 2 or 3 months leading up to the holiday. Some people will leave it until the last week or day while others will try to buy all their presents well in advance to get it over with. I did my Christmas shopping yesterday after work. I bought Ballantines, Bushmills, Screech, and No.12 Ouzo. I'll probably be topping up some presents here and there over the next 2 1/2 months.

scrubbedexpat091

Oct 8th 2015 7:33 am

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I think our spending probably goes down the last 2 months of the year, too many crowds in the stores so we avoid them at all costs.

We don't do presents, but we do send out a few cards to family, that's about the extent of our holiday shopping, $5 for cards and about $10 for postage.

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