Holiday Shopping Sensation Pillows

"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!"

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

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

Stuff: You Don't Really Need But Still Don't Have.

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

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

A Snowman checking out some products for blacken his teeth

Holiday Sales: The Starting Line

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

Oi to the world!

"Let's just get through this first aisle...then we'll discuss your impulse buying."

Black Friday

"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...'

Seasonal shopping.

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

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

"I am in training for the sales."

"We have every visible wavelength in stock. What color would you like to filter out?"

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

"December 29, 1991: Janet sacrifices months of self esteem therapy for the perfect New Year's Eve dress." "It's called an 'Everest' gown because it would be a monumental task to squeeze that mountain you call an ass into it."

'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.'

Mary had forgotten about her recent online shopping purchase!

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

December 24th and the December 26th.

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

'Everything must go...manners included!'

'Just follow my voice to the checkout stand.'

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

'Why not just serve Thanksgiving dinner in the shoe department next year and be done with it??'

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