Christmas Narc?

Blitzgreen
Blitzgreen Community Member Posts: 11 Listener
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Kindly share your thoughts on this image.

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  • 66Mustang
    66Mustang Community Member Posts: 15,508 Championing
    My thoughts are it looks quite pretty and someone is very lucky

    No idea on the politics or reverse snobbery

    I am not overly keen on the wallpaper
  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Community Member Posts: 64,375 Championing
    I see 5 stockings in the picture on the right so 5 people in that property. For this reason that amount of presents isn't as much as you think it is. Wallpaper not my style....


  • Hannah_Alumni
    Hannah_Alumni Scope alumni Posts: 7,848 Championing
    I am also not keen on the wallpaper :D

    In my opinion, social media is a way for people to share their life, almost like having a public diary. I see a lot of social media posts like this. I think it becomes another way for people to judge how others spend their money.

    I know many parents who go "all out" at Christmas and fill their living rooms with presents. But they don't spend outside their means. Some save because they don't celebrate birthdays, or they don't eat out in the year, or don't go on holiday. They may go to charity shops or buy second hand like the poster above has said.

    I think unless you have had to budget, you don't realise how far your money can go. Meaning many assume that lots has been spent.

    I go all out for the children in my family at Christmas. But I wait until the offers come round with Black Friday and use websites like Pound Fun or Toys for a Pound. Go to shops like Home Bargains and B&Ms where the prices are better because they buy in bigger bulk. 
  • Blitzgreen
    Blitzgreen Community Member Posts: 11 Listener
    Interesting thank you, now a little more information,
    The unnamed 5 stockings are for decoration sake, 2 adults one child live there, 95% of the presents are for the child.
    The Facebook post about all the presents being second hand and only spending £200 is not true, the actual total spent is £1000+. 
    I can tell you that the child wasn't "thrilled" to open so many presents, in fact got bored and the mother laughed there were still unopened presents still on the 27th.
    The mother claimed she "couldn't afford new" but mid November boasted that she got PIP and over £2000 backpay, continued to update me on spending it and at least half was spent on presents alone.
    Yes the wallpaper was from wilkos £15 a roll, before that it was just red painted walls.

    Now knowing more information how does that change how you think about it?

  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Community Member Posts: 64,375 Championing
    Where the wallpaper is from doesn't change my mind, i still don't like it. What a person does with their money is entirely their decision. If they want to spoil their children then so be it, it's their choice.
  • THE_DUDE
    THE_DUDE Community Member Posts: 234 Empowering
    I say spend your money on what brings you joy. This clearly makes the mum happy.  The kid is going to find something in the presents that they're going to like. 

    Might take the Christmas after this one to open them all though lol

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