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Aviation Pro

(15,151 posts) Fri Nov 28, 2025, 08:07 AM Nov 28

Happy Buy Nothing Friday!

How you like them apples, you fucking chomo and you goofy, fucking billionaires?

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Happy Buy Nothing Friday! (Original Post) Aviation Pro Nov 28 OP

I'm afraid I am buying something this morning: my Costa Rican retiree residency. sinkingfeeling Nov 28 #1

Congrats SheltieLover Nov 28 #2

That's acceptable Aviation Pro Nov 28 #3

Congratulations!!! 2naSalit Nov 28 #6

But my Bath & Bodyworks candles are on sale today! Polybius Nov 28 #4

K&R 2naSalit Nov 28 #5

Buy local! tavernier Nov 28 #7

Aw. Wish I lived local to you!! Nittersing Nov 28 #8

Thank you! tavernier Nov 28 #9

The last time I got a Christmas tree Nittersing Nov 28 #10

We're heading out today to a local Christmas Tree Farm. haele Nov 28 #11

Thank you! tavernier Nov 28 #12

I have to confess RoadRunner Nov 28 #13

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sinkingfeeling

(56,953 posts)

1. I'm afraid I am buying something this morning: my Costa Rican retiree residency.

Reply to Aviation Pro (Original post)

Fri Nov 28, 2025, 08:13 AM

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SheltieLover

(75,582 posts)

2. Congrats

Reply to sinkingfeeling (Reply #1)

Fri Nov 28, 2025, 08:14 AM

Nov 28

Aviation Pro

(15,151 posts)

3. That's acceptable

Reply to sinkingfeeling (Reply #1)

Fri Nov 28, 2025, 08:15 AM

Nov 28

And congratulations!

2naSalit

(99,366 posts)

6. Congratulations!!!

Reply to sinkingfeeling (Reply #1)

Fri Nov 28, 2025, 09:28 AM

Nov 28

Polybius

(21,298 posts)

4. But my Bath & Bodyworks candles are on sale today!

Reply to Aviation Pro (Original post)

Fri Nov 28, 2025, 09:20 AM

Nov 28

2naSalit

(99,366 posts)

5. K&R

Reply to Aviation Pro (Original post)

Fri Nov 28, 2025, 09:28 AM

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tavernier

(14,143 posts)

7. Buy local!

Reply to Aviation Pro (Original post)

Fri Nov 28, 2025, 09:30 AM

Nov 28

My family sells Christmas trees and relies on this day to make up for an entire year of planting and weeding and fertilizing. And they actively work against Trump in bright red Indiana!

Nittersing

(8,003 posts)

8. Aw. Wish I lived local to you!!

Reply to tavernier (Reply #7)

Fri Nov 28, 2025, 09:33 AM

Nov 28

Haven't done a tree for a while, but would happily buy one to support a DUers family!

tavernier

(14,143 posts)

9. Thank you!

Reply to Nittersing (Reply #8)

Fri Nov 28, 2025, 09:40 AM

Nov 28

I’m in the Keys but I spend four months in Indiana helping out with the tree farm. Black Friday is the busiest for tree growers. They have been up since 4:00 opening the shop which is stocked full of holiday goodies, brewing coffee and hot chocolate for customers, stoking up a fire pit where all can warm their hands (and butts, lol). And Santa will be there in a sleigh as well.

Nittersing

(8,003 posts)

10. The last time I got a Christmas tree

Reply to tavernier (Reply #9)

Fri Nov 28, 2025, 11:33 AM

Nov 28

I was driving my Smart Car.

The folks running the lot took a picture!!

haele

(14,962 posts)

11. We're heading out today to a local Christmas Tree Farm.

Reply to tavernier (Reply #7)

Fri Nov 28, 2025, 11:45 AM

Nov 28

That actually grows them (mostly Norfolk Pine), along with working with other small farms in Northern California, Oregon, and Washington.
We're looking for an approximately 6 1/2' Noble Fir, preferably Natural.
Yes, it's expensive and frivolous. Yes, we don't need real tree - the destroyer of fake trees passed this summer, and we could just go with something a bit lighter, cheaper in the long run, and easier to deal with...but the smell. The ritual. The memories.
That's the only major shopping we've left to do anyway. Next major expense is shipping. We always try to get the holidays taken care of before September.