{"id":3158,"date":"2010-11-30T17:55:53","date_gmt":"2010-11-30T16:55:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ethicalsuperstore.com\/blog\/?p=3158"},"modified":"2010-12-01T11:56:15","modified_gmt":"2010-12-01T10:56:15","slug":"johns-christmas-letter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ethicalsuperstore.com\/blog\/friends\/johns-christmas-letter\/","title":{"rendered":"John’s Christmas Letter"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Dear Santa…<\/span><\/p>\n

My Name Is<\/span> John Hinton<\/span>, But you can call me (just about) anything<\/em>, I’m pretty thick skinned!<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

I’ve been a good boy this year because<\/span>… well… you have such a positive and optimistic view of people I’m sure you can find some redeeming features buried deep down in me, somewhere….
\n<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n

This is what I would like for Christmas:<\/span><\/p>\n

1)<\/strong> I would like a Recycled Bottle Ligh<\/a>t<\/a>, because It is a genius way to reuse a used wine bottle, and I fully intending emptying quite few bottles this Christmas.\u00a0 This would be an excellent way of making sure that I don’t over-fill the recycling box!<\/p>\n

2)<\/strong> And I would like a Dualit 2 + 1 Toaster Polished Chrome<\/a>, because I have an undiagnosed phobia of even numbers!\u00a0 This would be the perfect partner for my unconventional appetite – two isn’t quite enough but four is too much.\u00a0 What could be better.<\/p>\n

3) <\/strong>And I would like Divine Milk Chocolate Minis<\/a>.\u00a0 There are precisely 200 reasons why I want this – each one of them is delicious!\u00a0 I might even share, certainly I’ll share the good news that farmers in Ghana are benefiting, but whether I’ll part with the choc remains to be seen!<\/p>\n

Oh and Just One More Thing…<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

If I could have one wish this Christmas it would be<\/span> that I keep perspective about what the celebrations are all about – whilst trying to avoid get trapped in a web of sellotape, string and ribbon when attempting to wrap up the presents I’m so fortunate enough to be able to give.<\/p>\n

And to listen to my favourite song, which is <\/span>either Christmas Wrapping by The Waitresses or Stop the Cavalry by Jona Lewie.<\/p>\n

When You Come to Visit<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

The best way to get to my house is<\/span> by magic.<\/p>\n

But Make Sure You’re Careful Of<\/span> my daughters Cairn terrier\u00a0 -he’s not ferocious but has a highly inquisitive nature which can make him a bit of a tripping hazard. I’d suggest that you bring him The Organic Pet Jumbo Bone Dog Biscuits 3 pack – Sun-dried Tomato, Spinach & Herb<\/a> – to ‘immobilise’ him.<\/p>\n

When you visit, I promise I’ll leave you out a<\/span> Sm\u00f6rg\u00e5sbord. (Not only do I want you to have a great selection, but the nerd in me wondered just how well our blog could cope with a single word with more than one special character….)<\/p>\n

And I’ll leave Rudolph<\/span> some home-made organic carrot cake.<\/p>\n

With Lots of Love<\/span><\/p>\n

From John x<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

P.S.<\/span> I think you do an awesome job \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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