Suddenly it's Christmas, right after Hallowe'en

[venta]

This morning the milkman brought us a pint of silver-top.

And a catalogue for 2008 Christmas hampers.

It's bloody February!

Comments

[thegreenman.livejournal.com]

I never got understood the thinking behind hampers.

As I understand it you get a large straw box containing tins and packets that you could buy anyway at the supermarket. Some of them will be things you want and some will not.

And it's probably cheaper to buy yer own.

[venta.livejournal.com]

Yup, I agree. There's something conceptually very appealing about a hamper as a present (it's a box full of food!) but yes, I'd far prefer to buy a box and ingredients and assemble them myself to give to someone. I've never quite got why I'd want to order a hamper for myself, though.

[undyingking.livejournal.com]

To save having to think about the contents (and about managing your saving for it by instalments), I guess is the idea.