Holiday Shoppers Mugs

'Why don't we make it simple this year, and you just extend me a line of credit?'

'What do you do with the time you save?'

"It was terrifying experience being faced with that kind of compulsive, insane behaviour...I tell you it's positively the last time I put foot in the sales!"

"It's a 'Black eye friday'. I got it in a fight over a 56 inch TV."

"I'd like a partridge in a pear tree, 2 turtle doves, 3 French hens, 4 calling birds and 7 swans a swimming."

"So last Christmas it was those Cabbage Patch Kids."

A Snowman checking out some products for blacken his teeth

Holiday Sales: The Starting Line

'I had no idea there were so many types of dog treats.'

Cars follow the sign to the mall rather than the sign to the manger.

"Because it's got a goddam crack in it, that's why."

'Ahh...I see you travelling far and wide on a long fruitless mission but you still can't find a town centre parking space this Christmas...'

Black Friday

Seasonal shopping.

"...And don't forget to include the receipts!"

'Denied?...but it's my last one.'

STRIP "I've tried everywhere to get a new winter court...but all the stores are full of next years summer collections"

"I am in training for the sales."

'We're looking for a sales manager that can take our sales momentum, during December and January, and carry it over for the year.'

'Do I believe?? Listen, I believe in anything that generates $400 billion in annual sales!'

'The good news is, I got your Mum's cardigan.'

'My holiday season: A rich tradition of belated giving and premature babbling.'

'I braved the Boxing Day sales just for you, dear.'

inflation at Christmas

December 24th and the December 26th.

'Everything must go...manners included!'

'First I'd like to remind you of the true meaning of christmas - profits.'

'I think we should put a limit on how much we spend on each other at Christmas, like two hundred and twenty thousand pounds.'

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Television and Christmas Sales

"I'm looking for something that expresses the spirit of the season but doesn't neglect the need for a credible deterrent."

"Do you have the time? We need to be home before Christmas shopping season ends."