Haven't ranted for a while but I'm now going to seriously have a rant about Christmas.
It's November for goodness sake. Only half way through November, yet every shop one goes into has it's Christmas tree and Christmas decorations up. And irritating piped Christmas music is blaring from everywhere.
OK, I must admit the 'John Lewis Christmas Advert' (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iccscUFY860) is fabulous. I love the John Lewis Christmas Advert. Though I have to admit to being a victim of 'social media'. The John Lewis ad popped up on my twitter feed so I knew it was the John Lewis Christmas Advert..................... But how does anybody know that it's advertising John Lewis until the very end??? OK, I guess everyone knows, because it's the John Lewis Ad and everyone has social media.
Anyway, I live in Cornwall. It's not exactly the metropolis of the universe and yet today when I went to a 'retail park' it was jam packed. I can't mention which store I went into because I might end up on the 'Jeremy Kyle Show'. However an overheard conversation went a bit like this..................
I think they were mother & daughter. Both in leggings, both had hair tied back in a greasy pony tail and both had teeth missing!!! ................OK this is me making assumptions now!
Mother - 'You've got some vouchers. If you spend £30 you'll get £10 off.
Daughter - 'Well I'm definitely going to do that anyway'.
Mother - 'What are you getting'?
Daughter - 'The leggings are two for one'.
Mother - 'Lets get a trolley'.
Daughter - 'They've got sexy santa underwear over there.
Mother - Do you think they've got some in my size? That'll get Dave going.
Daughter - £8.99's a lot of money to spend just to get it ripped off in minutes.
Mother - 'I'll make Dave wait!'
...................At which point I wandered off.
OMG!!! This is Britain in 2014.
I know that I'm a 'middle aged ranting spinster' but really?...........................
No way would I ever have had that kind of conversation with my mother.
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas.
........................More Christmas RANTS will follow. LOL.
