Testimonies: Christmas shopping horror stories 9 Articles

by J.A. Laraque

Have you ever been somewhere such as a store or a bank and someone in front of you is getting all loud and making a scene about something that is completely their fault? Doesn't this make you want to just bludgeon them to ...read more

by Pamela Grundy

Remember Beanie Babies? I do, and always will, because I worked at the bookstore that sold Beanie Babies at the mall the first Christmas after they were invented. I took the bookstore job because I love books and this p...read more

by Kecia Mathews

I had heard my brother and sister -in-law tell stories of their 3 and 4 am shopping sprees for bargains the day after Thanksgiving. They had small children. This was not something I was familiar with because my sons are...read more

by Jon Coe

I will always remember Christmas Eve, 1983. It was in England and my wife and I were struggling to make our little antiques' business work. We had driven to the antique market, barely making it on what money we had for gas...read more

by Pat Gray

Christmas Shopping Horror Stories: What a Turkey! - I've been pretty lucky all of my life with Christmas shopping. I seem to pretty much get presents right, maybe I just pick up the subtle clues people give out over t...read more

by Rachelle de Bretagne

Have you ever been so broke at Christmas that you really cannot find a present that you think says enough about the way you feel ? I remember my first Christmas in a foreign country with not even enough money to buy fo...read more

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by A.W. Berry

It was a cold December afternoon on a weekend several years ago, and Christmas day was approaching. I was spending the weekend at a friend's home and we had decided to go to the mall to window shop and look for presents. ...read more

by Diane Palmer

Many years ago, after I had just got married and moved 3 hours away from home, I was looking forward to seeing our families again for Christmas. I had worked overtime at my job to save extra money for presents, and my h...read more

by Violet Fortune

It's nearly midnight, the shoppers rushing madly through the aisles. I'd like to check out, but then I'd have thirteen more gifts to buy - PlayStation 3, and twelve good gaming titles ought to make it. I start to...read more