So, off she goes on the one day shopping expedition.

Number one is chocolates

Number two is some sort of cheesy thingy like fondue or raclette

Number three is calendars with pics of cows

Number four is a new headset and webcam for me.

What does she come home with....?

Let you know in about two hours.

sounds more like a shopping list for self than Xmas shopping

So i got the choccies and the webcam and a nice little number to wear on christmas day.

The rest shall be bought in about a month.

I do my shopping on Boxing Day.

Crazy sales all over the place.

Give grandkids shopping vouchers for presents, family thing., bin doing it for years.

They love toting up and go buy sumfin THEY like.

Best ever way for presents.

Got to have a real tree. Love the smell and it just makes my year............

From my understanding of Christmas celebration is that we should share what we have with the poor people in our neighborhood.

Invite your street beggar for the Christmas meal, give them a present, stuff like that.

But I guess this view goes against that of the gray mass.

Kind regards and happy X-Mass.

Alex

From my understanding of Christmas celebration is that we should share what we have with the poor people in our neighborhood.

Invite your street beggar for the Christmas meal, give them a present, stuff like that.

But I guess this view goes against that of the gray mass.

Kind regards and happy X-Mass.

Alex

Me me me me.............I'll wear sack-cloth for food. ( and or presents and money )

Alex. I live in Switzerland - i haven't seen any beggars in the street here. And if i did i would give them something. But i don't think i would invite them to my home. I am not being horrible but would you invite a homeless person into your home? Someone who may not understand or may not like the invitation? And may, in their own way, hurt your family?

There are some strange people out there.

Waiting for the crap - my family come first and second and third

Well, I lived in a town in the US that the crazy homeless people flocked to after Governor Reagan released all the non-violent indigent mentally ill from the hospitals and put them on the street.

These people were sad and completely incapable of taking care of themselves and definitely not anyone I would ever invite into my home. They wouldn't bathe for weeks, despite public bathing facilities.

You go ahead and invite a few of the Bangkok street beggars into your home Alex, and you can feel self righteous that you did so. But I won't and I won't be judged for it either.

Gettin WAYYYY to serious in here.

So a proper serious question for ya Patsy. Obviously I'll get my dear old mum her usual bottle of Chanel....but my old granny I reckon deserves some chocolates this year alongside her bottle of whisky (no kidding the elixir of life at 88!).

So which is best....Belgian or Swiss?