Annual Let Down
When I was but a wee Kipper my parents didn't have that much money to splash about - this is in the late 60's/early 70's though so there wasn't actually THAT MUCH to splash out on.

However, the last thing a young boy needs to be handed at Christmas time, is a present that's soft.

We all know it's going to be clothes. Your heart sinks, knowing it's something you need, but not something you're actually going to want to play with.

Having a birthday so close to Christmas, I'm surprised they didn't give me a left slipper one day, and then the right one the next!
(Kliper Filllets Getting noticed by twats on the internet since, Mon 30 Nov 2009, 17:11, 9 replies)

Hey
it could be a football shirt!
(wehttamman via B3ta for microwave, Mon 30 Nov 2009, 17:12, closed)

exactly
generally if i got clothes, they were given separately, later.

Football shirts, however, were always wrapped (and therefore obvious)
(bamboozled Can hear you getting fatter, Mon 30 Nov 2009, 17:33, closed)

That's the spirit...
it could have been much, much worse than slippers.
( Moey, Mon 30 Nov 2009, 17:37, closed)

True
But not only don't I follow football, I'm not even sure they sold shirts circa 1970.
(Kliper Filllets Getting noticed by twats on the internet since, Tue 1 Dec 2009, 10:22, closed)

Yes, clothes & books...the 2 biggest present let-downs a child can get.
although I love to receive both now (especially books).
( Colonel Dracula Two manky hookers and a racist dwarf, Mon 30 Nov 2009, 17:27, closed)

I've got to that stage in life an'all now,
socks, lovely, I always need socks...
( ..wil, Mon 30 Nov 2009, 17:55, closed)

the only thing i ever really wanted as a child
was the complete illustrated works of hans christian anderson. i got it, too.
( Smash Monkey lowering the tone of the whole internet, Mon 30 Nov 2009, 22:23, closed)

Kids with birthdays close to christmas,
I do feel for them, almost all have the same story to tell.
( ..wil, Mon 30 Nov 2009, 17:55, closed)

Mine's on Saturday
But I find that it's perfectly placed to be just far enough away from Christmas for me to get 2 lots of presents! Whooo!
(wehttamman via B3ta for microwave, Thu 3 Dec 2009, 10:09, closed)