Author Topic: So what do yours want for Christmas? (Read 10923 times)

perpetual dan · « **Reply #25 on:** 17 December, 2008, 01:53:43 pm »

The Elder - a Wii and Now n+1. Mrs Dan and I wanted the wii too, so that is a three-way mutual present.

The Younger - hasn't worked out that you can ask for presents yet and is still quite pleased at the daily chocolate from the night garden picture

pcolbeck · « **Reply #26 on:** 17 December, 2008, 02:57:32 pm »

Our Wii board is really a family present I guess.

Eccentrica Gallumbits · « **Reply #27 on:** 17 December, 2008, 05:19:54 pm »

Quote from: ChrisO on 17 December, 2008, 03:58:30 am

he has a Lego lunchbox

A lunchbox made of Lego, or a Lego-branded one?

My colleague's little girl wants a "luxury pink hamster cage." $:-\$

Ariadne · « **Reply #28 on:** 17 December, 2008, 05:26:25 pm »

I want a pink hamster, too!

Ho ho ho.

mr magnolia · « **Reply #29 on:** 17 December, 2008, 06:01:17 pm »

Nintendo DS.

what, for each of them?

yup

but thats £300 - there's a credit crunch you know!

Oh, they've been bought already.

Lets hope they enjoy them! Perhaps it'll keep them quiet on the train down to London and then the 6hr return journey as we crawl around the engineering works.

pcolbeck · « **Reply #30 on:** 17 December, 2008, 06:06:26 pm »

The DS is a brilliant little thing. I like the way they can play games with each other wirelessly.

GruB · « **Reply #31 on:** 17 December, 2008, 09:02:21 pm »

Quote from: pcolbeck on 17 December, 2008, 02:57:32 pm

Our Wii board is really a family present I guess.

Ditto us too.

little miss mac · « **Reply #32 on:** 17 December, 2008, 09:06:02 pm »

I think Minimac would like anything with pictures in. Catalogues and Sunday papers mags are perfect and in plentiful supply. And free

He is also getting wooden bricks and a shape sorter and a squirty bath thing. And probably a veritable mountain of stuff from doting family as he is the only grandchild on both sides. Happily my sensible mum is giving him National Savings certificates.

He's pretty bemused by the whole Santa thing.

Jaded · « **Reply #33 on:** 17 December, 2008, 10:13:28 pm »

That Wowbagger gets everywhere!

scott · « **Reply #34 on:** 17 December, 2008, 10:23:37 pm »

clarion · « **Reply #35 on:** 17 December, 2008, 10:33:36 pm »

No, Scott, not what do you want for Christmas

scott · « **Reply #36 on:** 17 December, 2008, 10:34:16 pm »

Hey, I get to, erm, help, right?

clarion · « **Reply #37 on:** 17 December, 2008, 10:34:52 pm »

Of course! Can I come round to, erm, help too?

Jaded · « **Reply #38 on:** 17 December, 2008, 11:07:53 pm »

The packet says it need 7 or more people, so can I come to help too?

clarion · « **Reply #39 on:** 17 December, 2008, 11:10:59 pm »

Lego Party at Scott's Christmas morning!

pcolbeck · « **Reply #40 on:** 18 December, 2008, 10:41:54 am »

I was both relived and a bit sad when Pcolbeck junior got to about 10 and I no longer had to spend all Christmas morning assembling stuff and applying hundreds of sticker (usually Hotwheels sets).

alan · « **Reply #41 on:** 18 December, 2008, 10:47:05 am »

Somewhat off topic but...
my son owned a Scalextric & a Hornby train set 4 months before he was born

andyoxon · « **Reply #42 on:** 18 December, 2008, 11:14:41 am »

Older mini wants a watch, and a DS game/or large lava lamp.
Younger mini wants a FurReal Feathers McCaw parrot (cheaper at Argos!)
Ages 5-105 (I might have fun with this too

) http://www.hasbro.com/furreal/default.cfm?page=Products/Detail&product_id=19354#

Santa is responsible for the Christmas stockings; well as far as younger mini is concerned...

bomber · « **Reply #43 on:** 18 December, 2008, 11:24:28 am »

Quote from: alan on 18 December, 2008, 10:47:05 am

Somewhat off topic but...
my son owned a Scalextric & a Hornby train set 4 months before he was born

I owned scalectrix 8 years befor I was born:D Still got all the track up in the loft.

Since i'm still basically a juvenile at heart, I'm hoping my mummy gets me this, and hopefully more Lego

alan · « **Reply #44 on:** 18 December, 2008, 12:14:02 pm »

Quote from: bomber on 18 December, 2008, 11:24:28 am

Since i'm still basically a juvenile at heart,

One of the great advantages of being a grandparent is the joy of Having Children Round II with Santa Claus being part of your life again

once a year.

I have ,for the last 10 years, been no older than my grandchildren

& really enjoy being a kid again.

Martin · « **Reply #45 on:** 18 December, 2008, 12:27:34 pm »

Quote from: clarion on 17 December, 2008, 09:18:31 am

Our Kid wants a wethepeople BMX. No chance!

Yeah I saw those (as a sweetener after he missed out on the limited edition Cycle World special slashed from £1200 to a mere £499; for an effin' BMX?

it's just the same Chinese crap with a different logo on) not even got brakes FFS.

He seems quite happy with Kink for half the price once he realised he'd have to stump up some of his own wad.

On a tangent; his m8 worked out a scam whereby he put a Christmas card in each of the free local papers he delivered and came away with a £70 Xmas tip; we toned it down a bit to a simple 1 line printed flyer which went out last week. He wanted to knock on the door and hand over each copy personally

(back in the day)

we used to get given a Christmas tip by 2 or 3 houses and be grateful

(/back in the day)

andyoxon · « **Reply #46 on:** 18 December, 2008, 12:40:31 pm »

Some friends 12 yro wants Call of Duty, rated “15” AFAIA, because his mates play it. He’s been told he can’t have it, because it’s not appropriate, so said mini apparently said in a major stop ‘well then I don’t want any Xmas presents!’ ... $:-\$

Quote from: Jaded on 17 December, 2008, 08:53:35 am

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scott · « **Reply #47 on:** 18 December, 2008, 02:35:57 pm »

Quote from: Jaded on 17 December, 2008, 11:07:53 pm

The packet says it need 7 or more people, so can I come to help too?

Quote from: clarion on 17 December, 2008, 11:10:59 pm

Lego Party at Scott's Christmas morning!

As long as you guys don't mind getting presents from my basement bike-parts box, you're welcome to come! Anybody else? (If a lot of people, might be forced to buy more Lego!)

nicknack · « **Reply #48 on:** 18 December, 2008, 06:15:26 pm »

Daughter's got a frock and some shoes.

Son will get (when I get round to it) some winter motorbiking gloves. (any recommendations?)

Who said stereotypes?

Blah · « **Reply #49 on:** 19 December, 2008, 09:35:46 am »

Young Blah is getting some waterproof trousers and a load of toys that used to be mine and that my mum saved.

He doesn't play with toys anyway, he's into drills and tape measures at the moment.

Author Topic: So what do yours want for Christmas? (Read 10923 times)

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