View Poll Results: Which is it?
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Which is it?
Nov 15th 2017, 11:01 pm
#1
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Which is it?
Shops are trying to convince us it's Christmas. Is it?
Nov 15th 2017, 11:48 pm
#2
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Re: Which is it?
It can't be Christmas yet, we haven't had thanksgiving. 
Nov 16th 2017, 12:04 am
#3
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Re: Which is it?
It's not Christmas until the kids break up from school. No idea when that is any more but it's certainly not in November.
Nov 16th 2017, 7:17 am
#4
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Re: Which is it?
My tree is up though.........
Up in the friggin loft where it should be and will stay till at least the 20th Dec!!! ;-)
Up in the friggin loft where it should be and will stay till at least the 20th Dec!!! ;-)
Nov 16th 2017, 8:30 am
#5
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Re: Which is it?
I love Christmas 
, I love sparkly things, I love planning what delicious items I can bake, I love looking around the shops and in Christmas catalogue, I just love it.
However I will tut-tut the Christmas tunes playing and the Christmas products being sold in October /November whilst adding mince pies to my shopping trolley
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Our Christmas tree doesn't go up until the last Sunday before Christmas Day or the Sunday before that if Christmas is on a Monday or Tuesday.
Whilst I'm quite happy with the festive period being in the 'Summer' here, I do miss the northern hemisphere build-up to it. Not least because shopping is sh1t in NZ and other than himself, I don't have many people to buy pressies for.
, I love sparkly things, I love planning what delicious items I can bake, I love looking around the shops and in Christmas catalogue, I just love it.However I will tut-tut the Christmas tunes playing and the Christmas products being sold in October /November whilst adding mince pies to my shopping trolley
.Our Christmas tree doesn't go up until the last Sunday before Christmas Day or the Sunday before that if Christmas is on a Monday or Tuesday.
Whilst I'm quite happy with the festive period being in the 'Summer' here, I do miss the northern hemisphere build-up to it. Not least because shopping is sh1t in NZ and other than himself, I don't have many people to buy pressies for.
Nov 16th 2017, 9:00 am
#6
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Re: Which is it?
I'm kind of getting used to the idea that after months of dark, cold wet weather and boring selection of winter fruit and veges comes summer; a time to come alive again and feast on tomatoes, cucumbers, lettuce, courgettes, strawberries, ice-cream, pavlova, ice cold rose wine, mince pies and cherries. Can't come soon enough!!
Nov 16th 2017, 9:34 pm
#7
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Re: Which is it?
Well that's millions in marketing budgets wasted trying to convince people mid-November is actually Christmas.
Nov 25th 2017, 10:25 pm
#8
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Re: Which is it?
Bah humbug, I just moved into a rental to stay in until I get to NZ at the end of next year, my head is spinning and it's hot here, I'm Australian and still feel it's too hot to think about Christmas, my daughter wants to put up a tree and I haven't even got my furniture..
It's November I say!!
Michelle
It's November I say!!
Michelle
Dec 1st 2017, 1:47 am
#10
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Re: Which is it?
As I'm the 7.69% and it's now December the rest of you miserable bar stewards can come and join me with the mince pies and a small glass of Bristol Cream 
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Don't forget to dust off your copy of Michael Bublè's Christmas cd
.Don't forget to dust off your copy of Michael Bublè's Christmas cd
Dec 11th 2017, 5:37 pm
#12
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Re: Which is it?
So December! Famous for being the fourth month of Christmas it seems.
Dec 12th 2017, 5:27 am
#13
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Re: Which is it?
What's December without an endless string of people to see and places to go, shopping for Secret Santa gifts and deciding what not to wear to all office Christmas parties.
Only two weeks to go and there's a serious lack of Christmas spirit around, sort if out NZ!!!
Only two weeks to go and there's a serious lack of Christmas spirit around, sort if out NZ!!!
Dec 13th 2017, 2:26 am
#14
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Re: Which is it?
Thanks Mikelincs, only just got to see this as my tablet and phone keep giving me an unsupported links message.
Bo-Jangles - I don't feel one bit Christmassy at all this year. No idea what to get Mr Big Sticks, I'm not particularly bothered with getting anything, just feels very "meh!"
Bo-Jangles - I don't feel one bit Christmassy at all this year. No idea what to get Mr Big Sticks, I'm not particularly bothered with getting anything, just feels very "meh!"
Dec 13th 2017, 2:52 am
#15
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Re: Which is it?
Just got back from the UK...very Christmassy everywhere. I just can’t seem to get in the Christmas mood here. Come to think of it...Christmas has never felt the same since we left the UK in 1996. 