Christmas crackers [where to buy] - Page 3

Brianb_ie · #41 23.10.2008, 17:19

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	Sorry maybe i should of posted better I meant i have ordered 2 super selection boxes, and last year i had 1 crunchie in each, and i gave them away, and i will be offering my crunchies for free to a good home

I'm a good home Sutter

I could even swap you some filled in coop aktionen cards so you might like to purchase something nice there?

Kate Ayrey · #42 23.10.2008, 17:40

I found some english made, english jokes and everything, in Schilliger which is an upmarket garden centre here in Fribourg, quite expensive but then.....

Lausannebrit · #43 23.10.2008, 19:40

Having suffered the misery of seeing my beloved Christmas crackers confiscated at Bournemouth airport the year before, I ordered some online last year from this company in the UK which posted them out to me here together with a few other goodies. My Swiss colleagues were very confused when the crackers arrived, I ended up pulling one with a colleague to show them how they work! They were all really impressed and wanted some to share with their families!

This year I'm thinking of either these ones or these ones, however, the postage is horrendous and I'm not really sure I can justify it

pat · #44 07.11.2008, 14:30

For those in the Basel area I have just seen that "Fenwicks British Shop" will soon have their Christmas stock delivered:

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	Crackers are on their way and should be available within the next week. Remember to buy early as stocks are limited. Other Christmas items, puddings etc. will be making their appearance over the next couple of weeks. If you have any special requests, please let us know as soon as you can and we will try to oblige.

Pat

Tom1234 · #45 07.11.2008, 15:25

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	But you can buy 'party poppers' in lots of places here: 1. Remove the carboard end cap. 2. Take out the streamers. 3. Trim down the extra plastic. 4. Attach the string to one end of your home made cracker * 5. Attach another string to the other end and attach this string to the other end of the cracker. 6. Roll-up cracker. 7. Test one at least. 8. Repeat 1-6 until you have enough crackers. * Put a hat (tissue paper), a joke and a gift in a cardboard tube (empty toilet roll size). Using a sheet of crepe paper - roll up this toilet roll with two more, in-line with a light gap between them. Scrunch up the bits between the toilet rolls by tieing a piece of string around the cracker and pulling tight (remove string afterwards. Repeat for second scrunched-up bit. Anyway, I'm going to try making ours this way

You can't get Party poppers here it seems. (Please let me know if you can).

So, instead, last year I spent hours scrapping out the 'gun powder' from the dots on strips of toy gun cap paper using a sharp knife.
If just one scrap was not gentle enough, the whole lot went up in smoke and I had to start again.
I then used gummed tape and string to make the cracker pulls.

Each time when I had finished the latest sample, I took it to my wife to demonstrate its suitability.
Each time when I pulled the strings, there was, instead of a magnificient bang, a quiet fizzle.
"Back to the drawing board !", she laughed each time (I sensed she was laughing at me).
Each time I went back to construct a new prototype.

Just before giving up for good, I put all my cracker construction skills in to my final effort. "I'll show her, I thought".
I pulled the two strings apart. There was an almighty explosion with flamming paper and string thrown out in all directions (but mainly over the parquet floor).
"No, no and no!", screamed my wife. "Give up on the pulls ".

So, last Christmas, we all pulled the home-made crackers, ensuring that we shouted "Bang!" at the right moment. Our guests over from the U.K were not exactly impressed.

This year we'll try and get hold of the real thing.

sgknowles · #46 28.09.2010, 20:17

Sorry, can't find how to post new thread.

Can anyone tell me where I can buy party poppers in the Basel area?

I mean the type that look like small plastic bottles, with a cardboard base, with string attached. You pull the string and out comes curly multicoloured threads of paper with a bang.

I have tried Bau & Hobby to no avail.

Thank you.

Shirley