Christmas Spirit - What a great feeling
23 December 2006, 01:33 PM
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Christmas Spirit - What a great feeling
Well I got a Wii last week. It was a Christmas Present to myself (33yrs old) Big kid.
Today I find out that a little lad down the road has asked for one but his parents havent been able to get one and are now looking at local ones on ebay for up to £300.
I come home and my son is playing on it .....
I tell my son that Father Christmas hasnt got any left and this little boy wont have one on Christmas Day .... I assure Little Wish that Father Christmas will have lovely toys for him on Christmas Day and I would replace my Wii in the New Year.
So Ive just called the Parents and had the Lady crying down the phone at me saying its a lovely thing to offer and will make He Sons Christmas.
THATS THE BEST PRESENT I COULD ASK FOR !!!!! I FEEL GREAT !!!!
So Im going to be Wii's less in 20 mins but feel great for it !
MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE
Today I find out that a little lad down the road has asked for one but his parents havent been able to get one and are now looking at local ones on ebay for up to £300.
I come home and my son is playing on it .....
I tell my son that Father Christmas hasnt got any left and this little boy wont have one on Christmas Day .... I assure Little Wish that Father Christmas will have lovely toys for him on Christmas Day and I would replace my Wii in the New Year.
So Ive just called the Parents and had the Lady crying down the phone at me saying its a lovely thing to offer and will make He Sons Christmas.
THATS THE BEST PRESENT I COULD ASK FOR !!!!! I FEEL GREAT !!!!
So Im going to be Wii's less in 20 mins but feel great for it !
MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE
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23 December 2006, 05:25 PM
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Are you happy because you made a killing on it or that you gave it away free?
I have a real problem with parents doing anything they can so that their child can have what they want - we are teaching the adults of the future that they can have what they want ........................
................... don't want to **** on your party, but imagine how much better you would have felt had you sold it for £300 and sent the money to the NSPCC - to help those children who have LESS than NOTHING (not just the latest toy!)
The Xmas Spirit is great if it makes you feel good ..... I, and everyone else, is however desperate to know how much you made on the deal
I have a real problem with parents doing anything they can so that their child can have what they want - we are teaching the adults of the future that they can have what they want ........................
................... don't want to **** on your party, but imagine how much better you would have felt had you sold it for £300 and sent the money to the NSPCC - to help those children who have LESS than NOTHING (not just the latest toy!)
The Xmas Spirit is great if it makes you feel good ..... I, and everyone else, is however desperate to know how much you made on the deal
23 December 2006, 05:27 PM
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Originally Posted by pslewis
Are you happy because you made a killing on it or that you gave it away free?
I have a real problem with parents doing anything they can so that their child can have what they want - we are teaching the adults of the future that they can have what they want ........................
................... don't want to **** on your party, but imagine how much better you would have felt had you sold it for £300 and sent the money to the NSPCC - to help those children who have LESS than NOTHING (not just the latest toy!)
The Xmas Spirit is great if it makes you feel good ..... I, and everyone else, is however desperate to know how much you made on the deal
I have a real problem with parents doing anything they can so that their child can have what they want - we are teaching the adults of the future that they can have what they want ........................
................... don't want to **** on your party, but imagine how much better you would have felt had you sold it for £300 and sent the money to the NSPCC - to help those children who have LESS than NOTHING (not just the latest toy!)
The Xmas Spirit is great if it makes you feel good ..... I, and everyone else, is however desperate to know how much you made on the deal
Come on Pete don't be so cynical.
23 December 2006, 05:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Einstein RA
Come on Pete don't be so cynical.
It's a warm feeling making a killing - but, it should not be confused with the feeling you get when you actually give something away to someone who has nothing .....................................
They are distinctly different - I know both feelings well ..........
23 December 2006, 05:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Wish
Well I got a Wii last week. It was a Christmas Present to myself (33yrs old) Big kid.
Today I find out that a little lad down the road has asked for one but his parents havent been able to get one and are now looking at local ones on ebay for up to £300.
I come home and my son is playing on it .....
I tell my son that Father Christmas hasnt got any left and this little boy wont have one on Christmas Day .... I assure Little Wish that Father Christmas will have lovely toys for him on Christmas Day and I would replace my Wii in the New Year.
So Ive just called the Parents and had the Lady crying down the phone at me saying its a lovely thing to offer and will make He Sons Christmas.
THATS THE BEST PRESENT I COULD ASK FOR !!!!! I FEEL GREAT !!!!
So Im going to be Wii's less in 20 mins but feel great for it !
MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE
Today I find out that a little lad down the road has asked for one but his parents havent been able to get one and are now looking at local ones on ebay for up to £300.
I come home and my son is playing on it .....
I tell my son that Father Christmas hasnt got any left and this little boy wont have one on Christmas Day .... I assure Little Wish that Father Christmas will have lovely toys for him on Christmas Day and I would replace my Wii in the New Year.
So Ive just called the Parents and had the Lady crying down the phone at me saying its a lovely thing to offer and will make He Sons Christmas.
THATS THE BEST PRESENT I COULD ASK FOR !!!!! I FEEL GREAT !!!!
So Im going to be Wii's less in 20 mins but feel great for it !
MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE
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23 December 2006, 05:35 PM
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Originally Posted by pslewis
I'm a realist ...... Wish heard that a neighbour was willing to pay £300 for this toy - £££££££££ signs appeared and the deal was done.
It's a warm feeling making a killing - but, it should not be confused with the feeling you get when you actually give something away to someone who has nothing .....................................
They are distinctly different - I know both feelings well ..........
It's a warm feeling making a killing - but, it should not be confused with the feeling you get when you actually give something away to someone who has nothing .....................................
They are distinctly different - I know both feelings well ..........
That being the case then he is very much a pseud who should be shown for what he really is.
23 December 2006, 05:38 PM
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Originally Posted by pslewis
I'm a realist ...... Wish heard that a neighbour was willing to pay £300 for this toy - £££££££££ signs appeared and the deal was done.
It's a warm feeling making a killing - but, it should not be confused with the feeling you get when you actually give something away to someone who has nothing .....................................
They are distinctly different - I know both feelings well ..........
It's a warm feeling making a killing - but, it should not be confused with the feeling you get when you actually give something away to someone who has nothing .....................................
They are distinctly different - I know both feelings well ..........
23 December 2006, 06:44 PM
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So you gonna apologise to wish then pissy???
all of us saw the thread as a bit of christmas cheer, unlike you who HAS to turn anything into a controversial dig.
ebeneezer scrooge pales into significance compared to you
Mart
PS Nice one wish, shame there ar'nt more of you around
Mart
all of us saw the thread as a bit of christmas cheer, unlike you who HAS to turn anything into a controversial dig.
ebeneezer scrooge pales into significance compared to you
Mart
PS Nice one wish, shame there ar'nt more of you around
Mart
23 December 2006, 06:54 PM
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Originally Posted by mart360
So you gonna apologise to wish then pissy???
all of us saw the thread as a bit of christmas cheer, unlike you who HAS to turn anything into a controversial dig.
ebeneezer scrooge pales into significance compared to you
Mart
PS Nice one wish, shame there ar'nt more of you around
Mart
all of us saw the thread as a bit of christmas cheer, unlike you who HAS to turn anything into a controversial dig.
ebeneezer scrooge pales into significance compared to you
Mart
PS Nice one wish, shame there ar'nt more of you around
Mart