25th December Christmas ruined by late present delivery


 A 42 year old woman from the small Nottinghamshire town of Hucknall has had her entire festive period ruined after being handed a Christmas present by a so called friend at 5.55pm on Christmas Eve.

Barbara Bauble received the uunexpected (and it must be said unwanted) gift shortly after hearing the doorbell ring and assumed it was simply her 18th Amazon Prime delivery of the day or her husband Baryy unable to get his key in the front door after 'a couple' down the local pub. Opening her front door she discovered it was something much much worse. It was her so called friend Tamara Tinsle who had just popped round to drop off 'a little something' for Christmas.

Clearly overcome with the stress Barbara Bauble spoke to Grace Under Pressure, "She just stood there, in her perfect outfit, with her perfect Turkish teeth smile and wished me a very Merry Christmas before thrusting a present into my arms. Just a little something she said. Yeah a little last minute something wrapped in paper that makes Lulu Lyte wallpaper look cheap, a silk ribbon and the most exquizite bow made from swan feathers." 

"It even smells expensive. What sort of a psycopath does that at 5.55pm on Christmas Eve for God's sake!!!! Tescos has already shut and even the late night garage will look as if a Barbarian horde had enjoyed a good old pilage on the forecourt."

“Christ. What do I do now? I’ve got to find a Christmas present, wrap it and then drive it over to her house to deliver it in person. In Beeston. And Celebrity Catchphrase Christmas Special is about to start. God she must really, really hate me.”


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