Holiday Shopping Explorer Mugs

Young male clicking on a sock on a computer screen

'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!"

Mighty Man Of Justice Goes Christmas Shopping Part 1

"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."

"I love November - the crunch of leaves underfoot... the crisp air... the holiday markets..." "... it getting dark by mid-afternoon..." "Okay, that's less enjoyable."

'We don't know what it is but it was in the sale so we thought we'd better get one before they sold out.'

Holiday Sales: The Starting Line

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

Everything for a buck.

'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...'

Mall 'maze' directory bewilders shopper.

Black Friday

Seasonal shopping.

'Son, you're old enough now to know, there's no such thing as Christmas.'

"I have to confess a sin, Preacher. I went premarital shopping."

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

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

"I am in training for the sales."

'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.'

inflation at Christmas

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

'Dear, this is gift shop number 3. You now owe me 1 bait & tackle, 1 hardware store, and a bar.'

'Everything must go...manners included!'

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

"Maybe they should call it 'in the red' Friday."

"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."

"I want to travel the world, bringing home ugly little trinkets."

"I'm discharging you early - administration wants to make sure you have time to visit the gift shop before it closes."

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"He's my relative from Hawaii."