I always enjoy our trips to town but yesterday morning was ugh!
I'd had a message, that it had been decided to have a Secret Santa at our SW Christmas lunch... Dh and thought the same, oh no what to buy and also what vile gift would we receive. Ok yes I'm a bit of a prude, but a chocolate 'men's' bits is not for me! I've had it in the past and the nearest bin received it!
But we had seen some things in one of the lovely gift type shops in town, that would be suitable and we could have a coffee in our favourite coffee shop. It was fairly crowded so we couldn't sit where we usually sat.. I found a table at the side while Dh got our coffees. There were two groups of older women there, chatting away and laughing, making quite a noise. One lady got up to go and as she came past me grabbed my arm as though to swing around me! I let her know and the rest of Costa to 'get off me!' Why do some people have to touch you? I hate it!
Then Dh arrived with our coffees, he always has black with milk on the side, and as he put down the tray, he spilt the milk! Fortunately most went in the tray. But then he was discombobulated and sat down.. wondering should he get another milk, he did, but our coffees were cold! Normally we'd have asked for another one, but the noise, the spilt milk, it was all too much and we were glad to get outside!
Of course the best gift shop has a steep step so not for me, but there were things in the window so Dh went in to enquire the prices, £5 was the suggested price for the secret Santa, and to ensure one gift would be suitable for a man..
So we bought..this sequined bow tie for a man. The shop had it on a card as for your favourite pooch, but I thought it would be super for a man and a fun pressie without being offensive.
And this china tree ornaments for a lady, it says 'Nadolig Llawen' Merry Christmas.
So we were very pleased with our buys and hope who ever gets them will be too.
Our morning ended quite pleasantly after all, and we bought new baby Isla, a beautiful Steiff Teddy Bear, that's creamy, soft and cuddly.
Chrisxx
4 comments:
I hate crowds and noise and touchy-feely people. I'm a misery!
I bet the baby is the one that comes out with the best gift. The adult tie look like a funny gift for an adult info.
Those gift exchanges are always hard to buy for, and some people seem to give it no thought, so you end up with junk like you did with those chocolate bits. Ugggh! I think you found good stuff though!
I love Steiff Teddy Bears. I have two of my own. The ornament is sweet---who wouldn't love it. There are several guys living here in my building would would adore that bow tie and get a lot of laugh out of wearing it. So hard to buy gifts when you don't know who will get it. You did well!
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