Christmas Crackers (the kind you don't eat)

[Marilyn. 340]

you never seen the commericals?

Nah, Nah, Nah, Nah TJ Max

something like that

Oh no! now it's stuck in my head too!!!

at least I am not the only one now

[jezebelseven 0]

I know target started carrying them last year. Up to then, I'd never seen them stateside.

[Lou Lou 1]

When I was a student I once got a job making Christmas crackers (Tom Smith). They were the fancy ones that they would sell on to large department stores like Harrods and Liberty etc. They are all made by hand and take on average 10-15 mins to make. The crappy ones took 3-5 mins to make. You kow how much 1 got paid? 10p per fancy cracker. That was the going rate. I lasted an afternoon. From then on I have never bought another cracker, and vow to never again. I hate to think how much the poor buggers in the east get paid to make them.

Edited December 14, 2006 by Lou Lou

[Mary Lou 683]

I know Pier One sells them as do some speciality stores around here. We have crackers for Thanksgiving too.

[Caladan 19]

They're not a common U.S. tradition, but I've seen them in Target and a few other stores lately. One of my friends here is British, and he always orders in a box from England for our Christmas party.

[irishgirl73 1]

I just saw them for the first time here in the states-I was in Genuardi's, our local food store.

Maybe they have been around but I never noticed before

[de_sjiem 0]

We saw some at Costco the other day... But we dont have a membership so we didn't get any yet...

[Carlawarla 1]

I won't shop at Costo! I don't believe in paying money to a store to be able to shop there...I'll take my business elsewhere.

Carla

[addy 0]

I've ordered them online. My parents think they are interesting especially when you make them pop. There is a british shop on the other side of town that have them too.

[ninamyers 0]

I hate the TJ Maxx advert song! Grrrr. It also bothers me that in the UK it's TK Maxx with a KKKKKKK. What's all this J nonsense. Like when they changed Jif to Cif. If you have any idea what the hell I'm on about...

[PlatyPius 5]

I hate the TJ Maxx advert song! Grrrr. It also bothers me that in the UK it's TK Maxx with a KKKKKKK. What's all this J nonsense. Like when they changed Jif to Cif. If you have any idea what the hell I'm on about...

The "J nonsense" would be the original name of the original company (It's now "The TJX Companies"). TK Maxx was started in 1994. TJ Maxx has been around since 1976. It's the "K nonsense" you need to ponder.

Edited December 16, 2006 by PlatyPius

[rebeccajo 14]

We had crackers for Wes' first US Christmas last year. Of course my family had not seen them before. Everybody thought they were good fun and all were made to wear the paper crowns.

We saved our own paper crowns for our scrapbook.

I love 'em and as far as I'm concerned they are now a permanent part of Christmas. I like to use them when setting the table - place them in the center of the plate. They make the table look festive and cute!

Edited December 16, 2006 by rebeccajo

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[HuffyTheSlayer 22]

We saw some in Sur La Table. But they were about $20 for 10. But I got some from my British store, because of all the other goodies they have stocked for me for the rest of the year. I love to support them.

[StormnRolly 0]

I've made them before... quite easy really. and that way you can fill them with good things we had fortunes from fortune cookies, lottery tickets and little bottles of alcohol in them :-D along with the festive hats and crackers. all supplies were bought at Micheals' of course. Best wishes for happy holidays everyone