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[Andy Hamilton]

Was lovely of you to give yours away to some that would appreciate it.

I did not give all of it away, I am not that much of a saint. Just really the christmasy bits, was a strange hamper though it had tinned ham, tinned peaches and fish. Even a can of baked beans, not the most christmasy of foods baked beans eh?

[Shirley]

was a strange hamper though it had tinned ham, tinned peaches and fish. Even a can of baked beans, not the most christmasy of foods baked beans eh?

I thought all hampers had those in - my mum used to get one every christmas after paying for it weekly all through the year. What excitement there was when it arrived, to be followed by the disappointment when you realise that you wouldn't eat half the stuff... cheap liqueur chocolates (well ok I scoffed them back then but wouldn't dream of doing it now), tins of everything.. from pate to beans.. half the contents would still be in the cupboard when it came to harvest festival at school and would be duly passed along to give to the old people (poor things - gawd knows what they thought of a tin of pate with a week date left on it!)

Once I was old enough to help my mum with the shopping I pointed out that she was paying way over the odds for the 'luxury' of this hamper... she doesn't bother any more

[Tigerhair]

Was lovely of you to give yours away to some that would appreciate it.

I did not give all of it away, I am not that much of a saint. Just really the christmasy bits, was a strange hamper though it had tinned ham, tinned peaches and fish. Even a can of baked beans, not the most christmasy of foods baked beans eh?

Phew, I thought you were a saint until this - I would have nicked a couple of things out of it before giving it away - but good on you anyway! :)