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Just a rant here- I think I am going to quit watching TV until after Christmas, I am already so tired of the "Christmas Sale ads":mad2:

Me too! I am so with you there! Lets start a boycott!

It's worse when you're watching and know it would have to be nearly free for you to be able to afford to give it to a loved one.

Damn commercialism.

I third that.... unfortunately.

and another thing, who the hell buys someone a CAR for Christmas?

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Originally Posted by binky (Post 411761)

and another thing, who the hell buys someone a CAR for Christmas?

I was surprised.

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The results have been impressive. Lexus now sells more vehicles in December than in any other month, and the campaign has spurred similar ads from rivals, including General Motors and Jaguar.

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"I didn't think that happened until I sat on the showroom floor and heard someone say, 'I'm not going to pick the car up until the 24th,' " said Rosario Criscuolo, the owner of two Lexus dealerships in Michigan. "It blew my mind. But if your wife needs a car, it's a good way to do it, right? It saves you from having to go to the malls."

Mr. Criscuolo said that each year, about a half-dozen customers wait until Christmas Eve to pick up their new cars.

And the demand for the oversize red bows is so strong that Lexus stockpiles them in a warehouse near its North American headquarters in Torrance, Calif.

:eyebrow: well they clearly have more pocket money than i do

Makes me want to puke[/blatant jealousy]

wipes mouth/you too/spits

I just did the paperwork for a couple that was purchasing a 350Z
http://www.cardotcom.com/cars/images...issan-350z.jpg
for their son. They're going to park it in a neighbor's garage until the 25th.

i lumped them up.

omg that car is sweet! Reminds me of this car I want: I can dream, can't I? :rolleyes:

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Originally Posted by LJ (Post 411801)

WTF is wrong with people?? My daughter will be getting my husbands (at that point) 7 yr old truck when she can drive

My new one is becoming saggy already due to weight loss
I'll have to get re-measured over Christmas

Oh, sorry
thought it was BRA-humbug

ugh let's not even talk about bra shopping

This sums up my thoughts about Christmas. :) "Christmas Is Pain!"

This guy (Roy Zimmerman, allegedly) has a dozen or so quite funny to very funny satirical songs on his YouTube page. This one is the most explicit Dylan parody.

I'm pretty humbug about Yule this year. We are dissolving the coven (which I've already stepped out of in order to pursue music more), although we will continue to hold open Sabbat rituals for the community, including Yule. However, our finances are so tight that Xmas giving is going to be extremely curtailed. I try not to worry about it too much, but we do love to give - getting is not such a big deal, because we have *so much* already. Wonderful home, great kids, exciting and intriguing lifestyle, steady employment, plentiful cheap food, friends out the ying yang and the respect of our associates.

Still, it is difficult to completely dismiss the consumer frenzy that is Xmas in this country. Habits of a lifetime are hard to put aside. I feel bad for the kids, even though they're all adults, because they aren't going to get the usual lavishment of trendy gifts that we've always given them. Deserving friends will have to make do with a hug and a hearty "love ya, bro".

So humbug it is. I've been pondering whether or not I can actually be a *really* bad boy so that Santa will bring me a lot of coal. At least I can burn that and save on the gas bill.

Go ahead, be a really bad boy. You may (or may not) get coal, but at least you'll have enjoyed yourself in the process.

If you are trying to buy for the lovable geek in your life...
http://www.thinkgeek.com/

I like the 0 and 1 blanket!

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Originally Posted by binky (Post 411838)

WTF is wrong with people?? My daughter will be getting my husbands (at that point) 7 yr old truck when she can drive

I may be able to afford a bottle of ArmorAll for my 17 year old to clean the dashboard of his new 1989 Honda if I'm lucky. He has to pay for the car, of course. Not a bad deal, though...only 300k miles on the body, and the engine only has about 20k on it.