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Re: Christmas

#711 Post by funthing29 » Mon Nov 14, 2011 11:09 pm

Last year we did secret Santa at work and I had a few days off just before Christmas so I left my present in the 'box' early as I was going to miss the day they opened the gifts. I came back to work a few days later and I unwrapped my present to find it was the one I'd originally given in the first place, but just with different wrapping paper! And I knew it was the exact same one (and not a coincidence) because the slight crease in the box was in the exact same place.
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Re: Christmas

#712 Post by a_person » Mon Nov 14, 2011 11:55 pm

funthing29 wrote:Last year we did secret Santa at work and I had a few days off just before Christmas so I left my present in the 'box' early as I was going to miss the day they opened the gifts. I came back to work a few days later and I unwrapped my present to find it was the one I'd originally given in the first place, but just with different wrapping paper! And I knew it was the exact same one (and not a coincidence) because the slight crease in the box was in the exact same place.
What a low thing to do. Could you guess who did it? :rolleyes:
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Re: Christmas

#713 Post by McG » Tue Nov 15, 2011 12:44 am

a_person wrote:
funthing29 wrote:Last year we did secret Santa at work and I had a few days off just before Christmas so I left my present in the 'box' early as I was going to miss the day they opened the gifts. I came back to work a few days later and I unwrapped my present to find it was the one I'd originally given in the first place, but just with different wrapping paper! And I knew it was the exact same one (and not a coincidence) because the slight crease in the box was in the exact same place.
What a low thing to do. Could you guess who did it? :rolleyes:
It wasn't ME! 8O I didn't do it! :rolleyes:
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Re: Christmas

#714 Post by claire » Wed Nov 16, 2011 6:51 am

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Re: Christmas

#715 Post by canadian_turtle » Wed Nov 16, 2011 6:58 am

We had the Coca Cola truck from the commercial tour the Netherlands once (the long one covered in lights), I was so excited to see it with my own eyes but when we went to the nearest city to have a look it was just one tiny part of it, so disappointing!
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Re: Christmas

#716 Post by claire » Wed Nov 16, 2011 7:05 am

Apparently it was in Westfield (white city one). On Monday. :(

Everyone at work knows I'm mad about Christmas. They all came to work yesterday to tell me. But did any of them text me to let me know? Of course not. :(:(.
There was fake snow and everything.
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Re: Christmas

#717 Post by claire » Wed Nov 16, 2011 7:08 am

Ooo. Just seen that marlyebone Christmas light being turned on today by jonny Vaughan and Lisa snowdon. And their fee is goin to a children charity that grants wishes for sick children.
Some celebrities do it. Just a shame the big ones like Justin beiber didn't do the same as it woul have been so much more
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Re: Christmas

#718 Post by ejwrank » Wed Nov 16, 2011 11:22 am

Beate wrote:Yes you can opt out of it but how does that look? We have a spending limit too, £5 or £10 or something. And then you sit around a big table and everyone unwraps their gifts in front of everyone and then you have to guess who it's from and it's just excruciatingly embarrassing when you have to fake delight at some pretty horrible candles or a mug with a Santa on it. ARGH.

Well I would think any Secret Santa for Beate with half a brain would get her a cinema token -- and I think she would be delighted with that!
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Re: Christmas

#719 Post by weliveandbreathewords » Wed Nov 16, 2011 11:29 am

All Xmas shopping DONE, yay!

Now just to design/print 2 tshirts before xmas :rolleyes:
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Re: Christmas

#720 Post by butterfly » Wed Nov 16, 2011 1:40 pm

Beate wrote:Yes you can opt out of it but how does that look? We have a spending limit too, £5 or £10 or something. And then you sit around a big table and everyone unwraps their gifts in front of everyone and then you have to guess who it's from and it's just excruciatingly embarrassing when you have to fake delight at some pretty horrible candles or a mug with a Santa on it. ARGH.
yes true, especially if your the only one to do so. Ejwrank. is right for the perfect present for you, then no need to fake delight.
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