Tis the season to be jolly...
 

So now the stores have their Christmas trees up who has started their Christmas shopping? who is almost done? and who hasn't even given it a thought yet?

By the can you still not bring Christmas Crackers back from the UK? last I heard they were not allowed on the plane, did they change the rules on that?

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Humbug

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You can buy luxury ones for about $16 for 10 at Costco...but they sell out very quickly.

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Have you got shares in cosco JG? :D

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No but I should...or at the very least be on their payroll.

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World Market sells crackers. And I saw them all over last year - Walgreens, even the grocery stores. Apparently they are becoming more popular.

Or are the ones in the UK better?

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I have almost done mine. My best buys were $11 freshwater pearl bracelets from HSN for all my nieces.

I make my own Christmas Crackers. You can buy the bits and then put whatever you want people to receive inside. Cheaper and bettter than buying them here. I usually put in a lottery ticket, some sweets, paper hat and something for each guest/person. I print off my own jokes and cut them out.

I have found the crackers for sale at my local store in the old town here also, Liniens n Things have them. There are online stores that sell them as well. I bought them from one but was disappointed with the size etc so now I make my own.

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I don't know about better but they are more readily available, you can go for the real cheapo stuff or you can spend the really big bucks....

I've seen some on sale (in the UK) for about $1000, but you did get things like Silver cufflinks, gold ear-rings etc....

I love the ones from World Market, but will have to definately try the ones from Costco as well

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"'tis the season to be jolly"

to which I reply: "is it ****! It's only October, you lecherous retailing bastards!"

Erm, Christmas shopping was finished in June, thanks to Mrs Titchski :o

International Christmas Crackers!
 

Hi,
I have found a cracker site that delivers worldwide. At last!

http://usa.sendit.to/perl/search.cgi?query=crackers

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we've been getting the odd pieces through out the year, mostly stocking stuffer type things or things we see on sale for those family members we're not to keen to spend the money on...miserable sods :D

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Started in September, but I probably won't finish until 12/24. ;)

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YES

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What about the bangs though?

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You can buy those too.

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I might try that then - where can you get them?

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Wow you must have a lot of time on your hands. Sounds a bit Martha Stewart to me.

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Gun shop:eek:

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http://www.christmas-crackers-usa.co...n-crackers.htm
Here you can buy the snaps for $2.95 a bundle. I use my own Christmas paper and I don't bother with stiff ends.

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:eek:

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Thank you.

I'll have to think about the stiff ends :)

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LOL. Perhaps Martha will have me on her show. They don't take that long, I think I did about 20 in an hour and my 3 year old likes to help!

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oh errr indeed :D

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That’s not so bad. Doesn’t you little one just want to snap all the snappy thingies?

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Yup just pull the pin and lob across table…..Happy bloody Xmas.. :lol:

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I thought about buying some cracker in the UK and bringing them back but the last I heard (a couple of years back) you couldn't bring them on the plane... anyone know if this is still true?

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Don’t know. Bloody hard to bring down a plane with crackers though. :D

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One would think so... I just don't want to splash out on some nices ones only to have some little control freak take them from me at the airport

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I haven't made my own since I was about 10 :)

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Not sure abot in the hold but last year they were certainly taking them from people infront of us who were trying to take them in hand luggage.

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I’m inspired. I will try making my own this year. Poor bloody fools….I can’t wait…Hello cracker (Boooooooommm) good bye eyebrows. :blink::eek::rofl:

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Aren't you allowed to put them in your suitcase?,

IMO I wouldn't chance bringing them, with the way security is at the moment it really wouldn't be worth it if you had to throw them away at check-point...

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Allegedly you can do it with half a bottle of water and some shampoo so it should be a doddle with a box of crackers.

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Well bloody hell shampoo can burn you in the eyes. I guess the crown from the cracker could give someone a false sense of power. :D

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thats soo true....my MIL puts her crown on for xmas dinner and she sits at the head of the table and you can feel the power oozing from her....:lol:

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I’ll send you one of my home made crackers. She will be oozing something else this year. :blink::lol:

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:rofl::rofl:

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Christmas shopping........:ohmy::ohmy::ohmy: You mean you aren't supposed to wait until the last weekend, or the last payday, whichever comes first? :eek:

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What he said!!!!