Christmas shopping done, not a penny spent in Ireland

Rabidlamb

Finished the last of my Christmas gift shopping last night.
Only realised after smugly sitting down with my glass of wine that I never spent a single cent on an Irish retailer.
Santy for the kids was through UK shops on ebay & Amazon.
Tablets & smartphones for the grown ups were bought through a Chinese retailer that I've used many times before.

I know the government may get some VAT through Amazon, not sure about ebay & China normally comes through without the customs picking it up.
I didn't make a conscious decision to avoid Irish retailers but I always look for the best bang for my buck.

Should I feel guilty for not donning my green jersey (which incidentally can be got through ebay for €25)

summerskin

Oh Rabidlamb, you old troll you.

Ficheall

Rabidlamb wrote: »

Tablets & smartphones for the grown ups

More money than sense?

fedor.2.

Rabidlamb wrote: »

Finished the last of my Christmas gift shopping last night.
Only realised after smugly sitting down with my glass of wine that I never spent a single cent on an Irish retailer.
Santy for the kids was through UK shops on ebay & Amazon.
Tablets & smartphones for the grown ups were bought through a Chinese retailer that I've used many times before.

I know the government may get some VAT through Amazon, not sure about ebay & China normally comes through without the customs picking it up.
I didn't make a conscious decision to avoid Irish retailers but I always look for the best bang for my buck.

Should I feel guilty for not donning my green jersey (which incidentally can be got through ebay for €25)

Ya right

Mr Whirly

Yes

kfallon

summerskin wrote: »

Oh Rabidlamb, you old, predictable and now rather boring troll you.

FYP

summerskin

Originally Posted by Rabidlamb View Post
Tablets & smartphones for the grown ups

He means three packs of anadin and an old Nokia 3210

My name is URL

Do your parents know you're using their credit card?

eggwhitelad

shame on you!

Gummy Panda

Rabidlamb wrote: »

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Tablets & smartphones for the grown ups were bought through a Chinese retailer that I've used many times before.

Lol poor them getting Chinese knock offs

Rabidlamb

summerskin wrote: »

Oh Rabidlamb, you old troll you.

I have taken umbrage, my good name is all I have left.
Your going on my enemies list ? . . . . ha

I'm only joking, I wrote "I really like Summerskin"

eggwhitelad

"Tablets & smartphones for the grown ups were bought through a Chinese retailer that I've used many times before."


OH DEAR

Death and Taxes

Rabidlamb wrote: »

I have taken umbrage, my good name is all I have left.
Your going on my enemies list ? . . . . ha

I'm only joking, I wrote "I really like Summerskin"

Eh, what do you mean your "good name", what "good name" is that!:D:D

sfwcork

Fair fooks to ya

If I had the time or lived closer to the Brder I would do the same!

Pat on the back for you!

the groutch

despite the trolling of the OP, I expect it may actually be true for alot of people.

when you have Amazon, Ebay, etc. undercutting the high street so deeply, it's hard to justify buying locally.

latenia

People who say Santy should be denied voting rights.

Rabidlamb

Gummy Panda wrote: »

Lol poor them getting Chinese knock offs

eggwhitelad wrote: »

"Tablets & smartphones for the grown ups were bought through a Chinese retailer that I've used many times before."

OH DEAR

Oh look, 2 apple fanboys, well if you like paying 3 times the price for an equally spec'd piece of kit go right ahead.
It almost as if the big name companies want you to believe that their lesser known competitors products are defective.

RobbieTheRobber

Rabidlamb wrote: »

Oh look, 2 apple fanboys, well if you like paying 3 times the price for an equally spec'd piece of kit go right ahead.
It almost as if the big name companies want you to believe that their lesser known competitors products are defective.

Support in a language you can understand has a value.

DebDynamite

Hope no one wants to exchange anything!

Rabidlamb

RobbieTheRobber wrote: »

Support in a language you can understand has a value.

What's the last time you rang Samsung for support cause your Galaxy II couldn't play a mkv file.
You Google it, you find out why it's an issue, you fix it, then you move on.

Micky Dolenz

I remember when trolling was a fine art.

*Stares off into the middle distance*

Lapin

I couldn't care less where anyone does their Christmas shopping.


Having it all done (or even started) before the middle of November annoys me.

Mensch Maschine

I wonder do you say Santy in a south Dublin accent or a north Dublin accent. Assuming you are from Dublin. I never hear people outside that country say Santy.

saiint

Mensch Maschine wrote: »

I wonder do you say Santy in a south Dublin accent or a north Dublin accent. Assuming you are from Dublin. I never hear people outside that country say Santy.

never knew dublin was a country

*waits for cork person to reply*:rolleyes:

ejmaztec

summerskin wrote: »

He means three packs of anadin and an old Nokia 3210

He got the Anadin instead of the knob-extension tablets, an easy mistake to make with the online Mandarin translator.

Wacker The Attacker

summerskin wrote: »

He means three packs of anadin and an old Nokia 3210

He's really getting in to fiver friday

Wacker The Attacker

Mensch Maschine wrote: »

I wonder do you say Santy in a south Dublin accent or a north Dublin accent. Assuming you are from Dublin. I never hear people outside that country say Santy.

Do culchies not say santy?

Rabidlamb, your attempts at trolling are pretty lame.
Try it again and you'll find yourself at the end of a long ban.
Final warning.