On Fri, 20 Nov 2020 15:50:05 +0000, Chris J Dixon
wrote:

gareth evans wrote:

Whenever I have wanted something, usually from Amazon on the
Prime next-day delivery facility, I've gone ahead and ordered it.

Now, my wife is in a tizzy because she cannot find anything to
put in my Christmas stocking.

I'm not sure that Amazon can really be blamed. For some time I
have been in the fortunate position that if something small
appeals to me, after rigorously investigating the options, I can
buy it.

+1

But then we don't smoke, the Mrs doesn't drink, we haven't been on
holiday for maybe 15 years and so it all balances out.

If it is too expensive for this solution, then it is out
of the scope for presents.

Good logic.

I have always thought it strange that we would (traditionally) buy our
kids bikes for Xmyth ... when it's freezing cold and ****ing down with
rain and they can't use them. We would typically get our kids / family
the sort of things they would find useful, when it was most likely to
be useful.

Cheers, T i m