tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1374269644093476975.post6645666820785289804..comments2023-10-26T15:34:56.807+01:00Comments on Pond Parleys: Going Crackers at ChristmasPond Parleyshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03127142379706540812noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1374269644093476975.post-77220820326884969282010-01-24T19:52:30.246+00:002010-01-24T19:52:30.246+00:00This is a lot late in coming. I've just start...This is a lot late in coming. I've just started reading. But...I saw crackers at Tuesday Morning. I don't know if they are everywhere; I'm in Texas. I suppose I could look, but instead I'll give you their web site, and maybe next year (oops, this year) you can order them, having them delivered rather than chasing them down. www.tuesdaymorning.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1374269644093476975.post-43177843504231626542009-12-26T08:33:49.831+00:002009-12-26T08:33:49.831+00:00We love Christmas crackers. When we were back in t...We love Christmas crackers. When we were back in the US I even incorporated them into our Thanksgiving celebration. Weird I know, but the kids love it.A Modern Motherhttp://www.amodernmother.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1374269644093476975.post-49490562016940801222009-12-24T06:37:31.084+00:002009-12-24T06:37:31.084+00:00Thanks all,
Happy Christmas and all the best in ...Thanks all, <br /><br />Happy Christmas and all the best in the New Year.MikeHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01530099708429116393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1374269644093476975.post-17396596211623019882009-12-24T00:10:22.492+00:002009-12-24T00:10:22.492+00:00Happy Christmas and a super 2010 to you both! Have...Happy Christmas and a super 2010 to you both! Have a crackin' time the pair of you....Hadriana xxHadriana's Treasureshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03740533954842010870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1374269644093476975.post-50719109304494699522009-12-22T02:30:55.291+00:002009-12-22T02:30:55.291+00:00Meryy Xmas to all and to all a good night. (The Ni...Meryy Xmas to all and to all a good night. (The Night Before Before Christmas - a tradition in our house on Xmas Eve when grandad reads it).<br />And isn't is nice to know the US security is doing it's job and letting fire hazards through when last year they confiscated my plastic knitting needles.Expat mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17798190669591053390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1374269644093476975.post-11539025041560108892009-12-21T19:07:06.694+00:002009-12-21T19:07:06.694+00:00We mail them every year to family in the US - who,...We mail them every year to family in the US - who, as a mark of respect (or maybe to take the p*ss out of) for their British brother in law/stepfather solemnlywear the hats during Christmas lunch and do the whole cracker pulling thing. We mailed some this year and were up front on the customs declaration and they arrived with no problem at all.steveghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05613989768301181748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1374269644093476975.post-21777230579946484042009-12-21T17:42:02.385+00:002009-12-21T17:42:02.385+00:00Ever since we lived in England for three years, ou...Ever since we lived in England for three years, our Christmases are just not complete without crackers! And good ones are tough to find on this side of the pond. <br /><br />And it always amazed me how many actually wore the silly paper hats over there.<br /><br />Merry Christmas to Mike and Toni (and to your respective families).Danie B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05511535869022410118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1374269644093476975.post-6415737676299100372009-12-21T16:14:28.866+00:002009-12-21T16:14:28.866+00:00Illegally mail them? Blimey I must have had mine s...Illegally mail them? Blimey I must have had mine sent before the "heightened security". I suppose they do consitute a firearm these days don't they?Expat mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17798190669591053390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1374269644093476975.post-49883571133385139082009-12-21T04:28:51.455+00:002009-12-21T04:28:51.455+00:00I first realized that crackers were not a US '...I first realized that crackers were not a US 'thing' when showing my Californian roommates pictures of my family that were taken around our Christmas table. "why are they wearing paper hats? I was asked. "because it was Christmas" was met with blank stares, so I had to explain the cracker phenomenum, the first of many times<br /><br />over the past 13 years I gave smuggled them over, had my parents illegally mail them, and finally discovered a little British store where I can buy them!geekymummyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10529149669501249892noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1374269644093476975.post-14882572495411728082009-12-21T02:13:47.668+00:002009-12-21T02:13:47.668+00:00Prepare for a second mortgage Pam. I don't kno...Prepare for a second mortgage Pam. I don't know - for some reason I always think they should be cheaper here, but they were about $12-15 per box, which I realise is cheap when you convert it to pounds, but when you need three boxes for a school thing, it adds up. Especially since they're usually full of tat. However, the Cost Plus ones had fair-to-middling gifts in them, relatively speaking.Expat mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17798190669591053390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1374269644093476975.post-53616561094842786322009-12-21T01:22:14.287+00:002009-12-21T01:22:14.287+00:00Arggh, I just realised I don't have Crackers y...Arggh, I just realised I don't have Crackers yet! I'll have to go to World Market like Toni and get some tomorrow. Last year my son got a whoopie cushion in his and it made his (our) day!Pamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05443153003836499323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1374269644093476975.post-62150974133064553282009-12-20T22:27:37.776+00:002009-12-20T22:27:37.776+00:00I love crackers!! And had no idea that they dont ...I love crackers!! And had no idea that they dont Exist, as it were in USA. Wow. what would we do without them here in England.Ladybird World Motherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04410236464722005178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1374269644093476975.post-45283705358063766742009-12-20T20:52:33.098+00:002009-12-20T20:52:33.098+00:00This is my first year with Crackers, and I have to...This is my first year with Crackers, and I have to say, having never heard of them before last month, I was hesitant to spend good money on something that was of no use and pointless in my mind. I finally did look into them, and when I realized that you could see on the back of the box what was in them (would have helped me understand a little sooner had dear husband told me this!), I decided to get on board with it. Part of this is also due to the fact that this is our only Christmas together in England, so we should enjoy all the traditions while we can. I still think they are way too much money for what they are, and the smallest (inexpensive) packs we could find at our Sainsbury's was a 12 pack. I realize with packaging costs, it wouldn't be that much cheaper for a 4 pack, but still, not everyone feeds the whole neighborhood or extended family on Christmas!Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06380937047826954640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1374269644093476975.post-2347581191175312762009-12-20T20:00:11.623+00:002009-12-20T20:00:11.623+00:00Ha, crackers are great. But incredibly expensive f...Ha, crackers are great. But incredibly expensive for what they are - more than £2 each, a lot of the time. The better quality ones, whose gifts you may even have half a chance of using, are worth buying in the sales, but if you have young kids it's much better to go cheap 'n' cheerful, as it'll all end up in the bin eventually anyway.<br /><br />Still, it's all good fun, and Christmas just wouldn't be the same without them.Mrs Baumnoreply@blogger.com